Revolutionary way for Rondo to improve his game.

[LarBrd33]

I figured it out... I figured out how to fix one of Rondo's most crucial issues.   This is going to revolutionize the game of basketball. 

What's Rondo's biggest woe?  He can't hit free throws.  Thus, he doesn't penetrate inside for fear of going to the line.  Last night, he didn't attempt a single free throw.  He finished the game with 2 points.  His offensive ineptness makes him a liability down the stretch.

... But what if Rondo's weakness could be his strength?    This is some next level Basketball 2.0 stuff.  Prepare for the Rondinator. 

Rondo is currently shooting 30% from the foul line.  That means that each time he takes a free throw, it has a 30% chance of resulting in a point.  That means that each Rondo free throw attempt is worth  = 0.3 points.    Each trip to the foul line for Rondo (including both free throw attempts) is worth a whopping 0.6 points.

So Rondo can't shoot.  So what?  Who cares if he can't shoot.  What does Rondo do well?  What does Rondo do better than anybody?   Pass, baby!   Rondo is one of the finest passers in the league.  Let's strop trying to fit a round peg into a square hole.  Let's maximize what the guy actually exceeds at... passing. 

From now on, Rondo should stop wasting time practicing his free throws.  Why bother?   He should instead opt for practicing his front-rim pass. 

Here's the plan... on the first free throw attempt, Rondo can make a good faith effort to make the bucket.   He'll make it 30% of the time. 

On his second free throw attempt... unleash the Rondinator.   

Here's a typical diagram of a free throw lineup with Celtic players marked as green dots:



Instead of attempting a free throw, Rondo will execute a beautiful picture-perfect violent chest pass off the front of the rim... which will promptly bounce back into Rondo's hands safe and sound:



Once the ball is secure in Rondo's passerific paws, he will dippsidoodle a sick pass to one of the two players waiting behind the 3-point line.   I suggest passing the one who is most open, but I'll leave it to Rondo's passing instincts:



At this point, the player should shoot a wide open 3-pointer and hopefully make it.

BRILLIANT. 

Now, now... I know what you're thinking.  You're thinking, "A perfectly executed violent chest pass off the front of the rim is exceptionally difficult to pull off"... Uh... we're talking about Rondo here.  He's like... the best passer ever.  And let's think about this clearly...

A 3 pointer = 3 points if it goes in.   A Rondo free throw attempt = 0.3 points.   It would take 10 Rondo free throw attempts to equal 1 made 3-pointer.  So in other words, this plan only needs to work 1 out of 10 times for us to break even.   If an average shooter makes 33% of their 3-pointers, that means that each time an average shooter attempts a 3-pointer, it's worth about 1 point.  Thus, Rondo only needs to successfully execute the front-rim self-pass 3 out of the 10 times for us to break even (regardless of whether or not the player makes the shot)...  4 out of 10 times for this to be a wild success.   I don't know about you, but I'd take my chances on SuperPasser Rondo executing the front-rim chest pass 4 out of 10 attempts.  That's money in the bank, baby. 

I call it the 2-point free throw, since 4 out of 10 successful chest passes (regardless of whether or not the 3-point shot goes in) = 4 points... which is 1 point more than 10 Rondo Free throw attempts.   

5 out of 10 successful chest passes = 5 points (2 more than 10 Rondo free throw attempts). 

6 out of 10 successful chest passes = 6 points (3 more than 10 Rondo free throw attempts).   You get the idea.

Time to print Banner 18.  It's ovah.   

[Greenback]

I just gave you your 700th TP.

Very funny.  At first, I thought Bball Tim wrote the post.

[BballTim]

  I'm just amazed you took the time and effort to post that. Must have been a slow day in the great northwest. I'll give you your 701st tp for the effort though.

[Timdawgg]

I figured it out... I figured out how to fix one of Rondo's most crucial issues.   This is going to revolutionize the game of basketball. 

What's Rondo's biggest woe?  He can't hit free throws.  Thus, he doesn't penetrate inside for fear of going to the line.  Last night, he didn't attempt a single free throw.  He finished the game with 2 points.  His offensive ineptness makes him a liability down the stretch.

... But what if Rondo's weakness could be his strength?    This is some next level Basketball 2.0 stuff.  Prepare for the Rondinator. 

Rondo is currently shooting 30% from the foul line.  That means that each time he takes a free throw, it has a 30% chance of resulting in a point.  That means that each Rondo free throw attempt is worth  = 0.3 points.    Each trip to the foul line for Rondo (including both free throw attempts) is worth a whopping 0.6 points.

So Rondo can't shoot.  So what?  Who cares if he can't shoot.  What does Rondo do well?  What does Rondo do better than anybody?   Pass, baby!   Rondo is one of the finest passers in the league.  Let's strop trying to fit a round peg into a square hole.  Let's maximize what the guy actually exceeds at... passing. 

From now on, Rondo should stop wasting time practicing his free throws.  Why bother?   He should instead opt for practicing his front-rim pass. 

Here's the plan... on the first free throw attempt, Rondo can make a good faith effort to make the bucket.   He'll make it 30% of the time. 

On his second free throw attempt... unleash the Rondinator.   

Here's a typical diagram of a free throw lineup with Celtic players marked as green dots:



Instead of attempting a free throw, Rondo will execute a beautiful picture-perfect violent chest pass off the front of the rim... which will promptly bounce back into Rondo's hands safe and sound:



Once the ball is secure in Rondo's passerific paws, he will dippsidoodle a sick pass to one of the two players waiting behind the 3-point line.   I suggest passing the one who is most open, but I'll leave it to Rondo's passing instincts:



At this point, the player should shoot a wide open 3-pointer and hopefully make it.

BRILLIANT. 

Now, now... I know what you're thinking.  You're thinking, "A perfectly executed violent chest pass off the front of the rim is exceptionally difficult to pull off"... Uh... we're talking about Rondo here.  He's like... the best passer ever.  And let's think about this clearly...

A 3 pointer = 3 points if it goes in.   A Rondo free throw attempt = 0.3 points.   It would take 10 Rondo free throw attempts to equal 1 made 3-pointer.  So in other words, this plan only needs to work 1 out of 10 times for us to break even.   If an average shooter makes 33% of their 3-pointers, that means that each time an average shooter attempts a 3-pointer, it's worth about 1 point.  Thus, Rondo only needs to successfully execute the front-rim self-pass 3 out of the 10 times for us to break even (regardless of whether or not the player makes the shot)...  4 out of 10 times for this to be a wild success.   I don't know about you, but I'd take my chances on SuperPasser Rondo executing the front-rim chest pass 4 out of 10 attempts.  That's money in the bank, baby. 

I call it the 2-point free throw, since 4 out of 10 successful chest passes (regardless of whether or not the 3-point shot goes in) = 4 points... which is 1 point more than 10 Rondo Free throw attempts.   

5 out of 10 successful chest passes = 5 points (2 more than 10 Rondo free throw attempts). 

6 out of 10 successful chest passes = 6 points (3 more than 10 Rondo free throw attempts).   You get the idea.

Time to print Banner 18.  It's ovah.

I would love to see this experiment...I want to see how good Rondo is at the violent chest pass. If he can nail it 75% of the time you might be onto something.

[manl_lui]

best

post

ever!

TP for you

[cons]

Saber metrics at its finest. Someone ought to hire you for several mil per year!! Haha  love it

[letsgoblue86]

Amazing.

[gift]

I logged in just to give you a Tommy Point (and declare that I had done so).

I'm pretty sure you just used math against itself. Can you please solve all of this team's other problems? Like maybe Kelly Olynyk should just tie his shoelaces when on defense. Or instead of dribbling Avery Bradley can just throw the ball Brandon Bass' head where it will likely lead to a 50-50 shot of retaining the possession on a loose ball (which is better than a 100% chance of turnover).

[D.o.s.]

Your MSPaint skills know no bounds. TP.

[Jailan34]

Hilarious as always, great light hearted post in dark times.

[timobusa]

Hahah

Or he can just pass it to the center of the rim.

[GetLucky]

TP! Very creative idea and quality post. See, if Rondo had come up with that, he'd probably do it, but since someone else thought of it, it's off the table. What if we tell Rondo, "It's impossible to make behind-the-back free throws"? Maybe he says, "No it isn't," and he's so stubborn that he shoots 90% on them.

[ronaldo943]

Best post ever. TP

[jaketwice]

YES YES YES

[Rosco917]

Very good, but can Rondo even hit the rim?