Could Rondo average a triple double for the season?

[Beat LA]

If he wanted to do it this year, does anyone think that he could?  I certainly wouldn't put it past him, haha .  Honestly, the only stat that would concern me in such a pursuit would be points, lol .  We all know how incredible of a passer and rebounder he is, so why not go for it and etch his name next to the Big O's, and as a 6'1" player, no less.  I don't think such a goal would take away from the team, either, honestly, because he wouldn't be like Kobe jacking up 35 shots a game, haha .  Thoughts?

Sidebar - I'm not sure if this topic should be under Celtics Talk or Celtics History, so if it's in the wrong section, I apologize.

 

[guava_wrench]

Maybe can can also shoot over 30% from FT, FG, and 3!

This might be tougher though.

[rondohondo]

Maybe can can also shoot over 30% from FT, FG, and 3!

This might be tougher though.

why would you expect him to be a good ft shooter or 3 pt shooter when he hasn't been for 8 years?

He is still an all-star caliber player.

[ederson]

+30% ft fg 3p doesn't make him a good shooter. He s shown he can be a decent one though!

[BballTim]

If he wanted to do it this year, does anyone think that he could?  I certainly wouldn't put it past him, haha .  Honestly, the only stat that would concern me in such a pursuit would be points, lol .  We all know how incredible of a passer and rebounder he is, so why not go for it and etch his name next to the Big O's, and as a 6'1" player, no less.  I don't think such a goal would take away from the team, either, honestly, because he wouldn't be like Kobe jacking up 35 shots a game, haha .  Thoughts?

Sidebar - I'm not sure if this topic should be under Celtics Talk or Celtics History, so if it's in the wrong section, I apologize.

  The rebounding is unlikely to happen. There were significantly more missed shots a game when Oscar played.

[hwangjini_1]

rondo is currently averaging:

8.5 points
6.4 rebounds
10.8 assists

it is conceivable he could do it, though the rebounding will be a stretch. he would have to rebound at about a 50% great rate. doable, but why?

[moiso]

He's not even close on the rebounds.  He could average 10 rebounds for a couple weeks at a time, but it's not what he should be focusing on. 

[bdm860]

rondo is currently averaging:

8.5 points
6.4 rebounds
10.8 assists

it is conceivable he could do it, though the rebounding will be a stretch. he would have to rebound at about a 50% great rate. doable, but why?

Actually 7.6 rebounds.  The 6.4 is only defensive boards.


Rondo has 144 boards so far through 19 games, with 62 left to play.  If he plays in the remaining 62 games (so 81 for the season), he needs to grab 810 total rebounds.  That means he needs to average 10.74 boards a game over the next 62 games.  So he either has to get at least 11 boards almost every single night for the rest of the year, or have regular monster rebounding games (like at least once a week).  Even if he pulled down 15 boards once every 5 games, he’d still need to average 9.75 in the other 4 games for him to pull this off.

I know we always think about Rondo’s 18/20/17 game and think he does things like that all the time (also thanks in part to some awesome playoff stat lines), but in reality  he’s had only 2 regular season games with 15 or more rebounds in his career.  He also has only every gotten more than 11 rebounds twice in any single season, and you just know he’s going to have several games with 0-4 rebounds, so he’ll need regular monster games to pull up his average.

It’s fun to think about, and I know the thought has crossed my mind with how Rondo’s been a triple double threat regularly this season, but it’s not really a possibility.

[Smitty77]

Maybe can can also shoot over 30% from FT, FG, and 3!

This might be tougher though.

why would you expect him to be a good ft shooter or 3 pt shooter when he hasn't been for 8 years?

He is still an all-star caliber player.

Huh?  So you are happy with RR shooting 32% at the line when he is a career 61% shooter from the stripe??  So you are happy with RR shooting UNDER 40% from the floor when he has a career average over 48%???  Help me understand.

Smitty77

[Celtics4ever]

Nope, only one player has ever done it and that was for one season.  He has three this season out of what twenty or so games.  Not even close.

Larry Bird, Magic nor LBJ did not or could not do it.  Do you really think RR can?

[mgent]

He's trying to, but I think he'll be hard pressed to average 8 rebounds.

[blink]

No way Rondo averages a triple double this year.  Averaging double digit rebounds is pretty difficult for any non-post player.  I mean there are only 10 guys in the whole nba that are averaging 10 boards a game and they are all PF/C's.  I can see him averaging a double double in assists and points though.

If he did somehow manage to average a triple double then he probably deserves whatever contract he is able to get, from whatever team.

[Celtics17]

Magic is the only player I have ever seen who really could have averaged a triple double. He was close i the early 80's. If memory serves, he was only a half rebound away on both rebounds and assists for the season. That's about as close as we will probably ever see.

[GetLucky]

No way Rondo averages a triple double this year.  Averaging double digit rebounds is pretty difficult for any non-post player.  I mean there are only 10 guys in the whole nba that are averaging 10 boards a game and they are all PF/C's.  I can see him averaging a double double in assists and points though.

If he did somehow manage to average a triple double then he probably deserves whatever contract he is able to get, from whatever team.

This whole post, the bolded part in particular, reflects my feelings on this.

[hwangjini_1]

rondo is currently averaging:

8.5 points
6.4 rebounds
10.8 assists

it is conceivable he could do it, though the rebounding will be a stretch. he would have to rebound at about a 50% great rate. doable, but why?

Actually 7.6 rebounds.  The 6.4 is only defensive boards.


Rondo has 144 boards so far through 19 games, with 62 left to play.  If he plays in the remaining 62 games (so 81 for the season), he needs to grab 810 total rebounds.  That means he needs to average 10.74 boards a game over the next 62 games.  So he either has to get at least 11 boards almost every single night for the rest of the year, or have regular monster rebounding games (like at least once a week).  Even if he pulled down 15 boards once every 5 games, he’d still need to average 9.75 in the other 4 games for him to pull this off.

I know we always think about Rondo’s 18/20/17 game and think he does things like that all the time (also thanks in part to some awesome playoff stat lines), but in reality  he’s had only 2 regular season games with 15 or more rebounds in his career.  He also has only every gotten more than 11 rebounds twice in any single season, and you just know he’s going to have several games with 0-4 rebounds, so he’ll need regular monster games to pull up his average.

It’s fun to think about, and I know the thought has crossed my mind with how Rondo’s been a triple double threat regularly this season, but it’s not really a possibility.

my mistake. good catch. thanks for that and a post with good homework behind it. tp.