Mavs (28-10) at Celtics (11-18) Game #30 1/2/15

[sofutomygaha]

Why the hell do they keep switching on Dirk?

Lucky that it ended up a turnover but by Lord, why???

They're trying to make the guard stick dirk in place, sag the big back in case Rondo drives, and then work on switching back to him to help. Yeah it's not working great =/

[SCeltic34]

So since I missed the first half... some explain to me how Rondo went 7-9 shooting with 4/4 from threes?  Did we just leave him wide open?

Nope, Rondo's working.

Wait until Dirk gets going, lol.

Dirk torched us even during the Big Three days...I hope I'm wrong this time, though.

Law of averages is going to catch up to Rondo here.  No way does he continue shooting 38% from three for the Mavs.  That would be THE biggest shocker of the season.

Better than his FT %.  Hack a Rondo.

[KeepRondo]

Danny please upgrade Bradley.

he has gotten really bad. He was playable before but now I wouldn't even want him as a bench player.

[jpotter33]

Rajon is really sticking it into Danny isnt he?

Would've been nice if he could've done this for us.... Naw, slacking on D and only deciding to play once every couple of games was good enough for him.

He did play this way for us. A lot. Ask D Wade and D Rose and Lebron and Kobe

Well, I can't excuse the lack of extra effort when we are a losing team, but when it mattered, he did play like this if not close.

Yeah, I feel like he hasnt been National TV Rondo with us this season, but I certainly disagree that he was slacking off. You cant average double digit assists by slacking off, could have been better if he stepped on that extra gear, but I believe that being dangled in the trade rumors kind of got him disinterested.

I agree, I said that on another post.....LOL..some got ruffled over it....LOL...even at half speed, if it was...he played better and harder, and more effective than most...

Haha good one. I'm seriously wanting to know what Rondo you guys were watching that you think he played harder than most.

The guy who led the league in assists at the time he was here and led all guards in rebounds.

Oh, you must mean the guy who consistently let his guy drive past him, didn't fight through screens, and didn't give a crap about D in Boston. That guy? 

He wasn't playing like this when he was here. Not since 2012 playoffs anyways.

Uhm, gee wiz Mr Rondo, you are only getting triple doubles all the time....don't you think you could do MORE....and then more, and then more.....even though we don't ask hardly anything from anyone else yet we call it STANDARDS.....it means only what we want it to when we say so.....LOL...

Those triple doubles are so empty. And, yes, we could ask him to do plenty more: 1) lead his team, 2) hit a [dang] free throw, 3) score more than a third string point guard at 7 points a game, 4) AND I CAN'T STRESS THIS ONE ENOUGH, GIVE CONSISTENT EFFORT EVERY NIGHT. Is that so much to ask from what you guys want to consider a superstar player?

[Meadowlark_Scal]

coach is still hoping Bradley will develop into the 2 guard we need....LOL...he isn't ray allen.....turner looks like the best hope for any 2 guard on this team.....but they mostly play him as a pg......

[Chief]

funny how some he have omitted the most important part of a players playing..THE COACH......why do you think Bradley gets the green light to shoot 6 for 20.......a LOT....because the coach sets those plays for the guy he wants to turn into a 2-guard.....and zeller, who he never runs a shooting play, even though zeller can shoot very well...and makes a high % of his free throws.....it is what the coach tells you to do / be......THINK people....this isn't your game of pickup....!

Like Rondo said, he didn't play defense because Stevens did not expect it.

[2short]

Bradley 1 for 7 and taken the most shots on team

[viking]

AB couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo, let alone a contested fadeaway

[KeepRondo]

funny how some he have omitted the most important part of a players playing..THE COACH......why do you think Bradley gets the green light to shoot 6 for 20.......a LOT....because the coach sets those plays for the guy he wants to turn into a 2-guard.....and zeller, who he never runs a shooting play, even though zeller can shoot very well...and makes a high % of his free throws.....it is what the coach tells you to do / be......THINK people....this isn't your game of pickup....!

Like Rondo said, he didn't play defense because Stevens did not expect it.

I got the same out of that also

[LarBrd33]

So since I missed the first half... some explain to me how Rondo went 7-9 shooting with 4/4 from threes?  Did we just leave him wide open?

Nope, Rondo's working.

Wait until Dirk gets going, lol.

Dirk torched us even during the Big Three days...I hope I'm wrong this time, though.

Law of averages is going to catch up to Rondo here.  No way does he continue shooting 38% from three for the Mavs.  That would be THE biggest shocker of the season.

It would make the Jason Kidd comparisons fairly eerie, though, wouldn't it?

You might want to look at Kidd's numbers again:  http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kiddja01.html

He was a fairly consistent 35% shooter from three for 14 years... he had a slight uptick in year 15 when he shot 40% and then 42%... then back to 34% the year after. 

But Rondo spending 9 years shooting 25% to jump up to 38% as soon as he's traded?  Don't count on it.  Law of averages is going to catch up to him here.

[HomerSapien]

Bradley has really regressed. It's getting pretty bad for him.

He is a poor passer and offensive decision maker. If he's driving or pulling up to score he does a nice job, but when he faces two or more choices he usually doesn't execute well. I'm definitely concerned about him earning that $32M.

[Chief]

Danny please upgrade Bradley.

he has gotten really bad. He was playable before but now I wouldn't even want him as a bench player.

Well in 6 years, Young will be ready.

[tomrod]

So now that Rondo is gone we turn to the second most talented guy on the team for the scapegoat, and that happens to be the coach...

[Meadowlark_Scal]

Ya....triple doubles are empty....why that is why everyone else on the team got them......what...no one else did.....well.....no really.....come on buddy....the only thing that is empty here is your point. Let it go. you can dislike rondo, but you cannot undo facts.

[bostonsportsforlife]

Danny please upgrade Bradley.

he has gotten really bad. He was playable before but now I wouldn't even want him as a bench player.

Overreact much? Yes, I didn't like the Bradley contract, but he has had a few huge games. He has to keep on trying to score due to our lack of scorers, and he isn't good when used primarily as a scorer. If we add another scorer, Bradley can focus more on defense, and be a complementary piece on offense, which is what he is best as.