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In response to Kirk6's comment:

Some dude is currently spreading this, but give the choice of Rondo or Gorat and an adequate/okay PG, who are you taking?

I'm starting to think Gortat and the adequate PG, but it's too early to judge. I want to see how we play tomorrow without Rondo and how this team plays against stronger competition w/o him. However, i'm starting to agree more with the idea of trading Rondo.

Just one game.  We're not better without Rondo.   We just need Rondo to stop holding on to the ball so long, to check his ego, and to get the ball moving.   Doc, KG, etc, have created a monster by continuing to tell this kid its his team.   He already drove Ray away.   I hope he watched tonight and saw how good a team can play when the ball is shared (and yes, I know it was a tired and weak Portland team, but so was Detroit and we got blown out by them!).

Too small a sample................but maybe!

In response to Celtsfan4life's comment:

Good point and I guess this is what I want too. We need the ball to be in the hands of players besides Rondo more often...I say trade him only if he can't get this into his head (or if a trade that is too good to pass up comes around...but that probably won't happen).

In response to AyyyBoston's comment:

Like your posts.............hate your avatar.....LOL!!

No.  We're better when Jeff Green decides he wants to play.

In response to Kirk6's comment:

U trying to curry favor w Pud & Darkman?

no but we're better when Jeff Green finds his game and scores 20 points....

if Green averaged even 16 a game we'd be a whole different team

In response to breaktime's comment:

Someone that is trying to be objective should always be commended. 

When Rondo doesn't play: The ball moves better, and more people are involved in the offense, which becomes less predictable and opens it up for more options.  I wish Rondo would have gotten suspended longer, so the Celts could gel and show how good they could be when the ball is shared.  

Trade Rondo for a half decent big man...let Terry run pg until the Celts can get someone better.  

In response to BostonTrollSpanker's comment:

He might just do that if he gets the chance.. It's kind of hard to do that with 5FGA per. When Rondo is in the game the ball goes to Pierce or Garnett.. He hardly looks at anyone else. I didn't notice until I paid attention to Green's game. It's really a shame =\

Rondo is a key player on this team and no way this team can roll on a first round playoff without him..

Rondo is a key player on this team and no way this team can roll on a first round playoff without him..

In response to hedleylamarr's comment:

Someone w/ more time on their hands should look up the C's record when RR is out(Fierce?). That should be a large enough sample to determine the question... 

Quote of the evening from Courtney Lee..... "We all know Rondo's capabilities. He's a great playmaker. He's going to rack up assists. Today we just came out and played together."

Wrap your mind around Lee's notion of just coming out and playing together.

Sounds like winning basketball to me. Doesn't it to you too?

Pud

How can he not "rack up assists" when he has the ball 90% of the time, and won't shoot a wide open lay up?

In response to kyceltic's comment:

+ 1

 

In response to kyceltic's comment:

-1

In response to puddinpuddin's comment:

Now thats a + 1

But can Doc get him to play differently?

I want to see tonights game, but Rondo may be a case of "subtraction by addition" for this team.

Doc cant do anything about it even if what many seem to be suggesting is true.. Doc has had his tail between his legs with this kid for years trying to force feed sweet thoughts and tender lullabies into his head...

Even after the "fight" Rondo started, Doc criticized Humphries and probaly cuddled up with Rondo into the night whispering repeatedly in his ear "it's not your fault, it's not your fault....."

He's a brat and a leader by appointment, not earned..  Just remember the hiatus  Rondo took on the court a couple years ago after Perk got traded.. He rubbed it in DOc & Dannys face and they both stood by and took it bending over... 

A respectable PG and Center would be a good exchange for our allstar hof PG imo

In response to Karllost's comment:

You should be leading the charge to get rid of Doc.  If a coach can't control his players, particularly his key ones, as you're saying, what  business does he have  coaching the team?

No, we're better with Rondo. Remember this happened last year  and the ball started moving when AB played. Rondo just needs to stop holding the ball and now that the streak is over I think we'll see Rondo really turn up his game.

Our defense is better overall because Rondo likes to gamble and it leaves our bigs to step up and then teams find open shots. We saw last night better team defense and hopefully Rondo becomes a better on the ball defender and not risk team defense.

Jeff Green has to keep th.at mentaility and boy do we need AB back to set the tone on our perimeter defense

In response to breaktime's comment:

It's systemic in all pro sports... why? Cause usually the star players make much more $$$ than the coach and make their league/team much more $$ than the coach... So when push comes to shove..goodbye coach... ownership wont back him.

My point was DOc needed to attempt nipping in the bud Rondos brat behavior early on.. before he got empowered.  No differrent than raising a kid and spoiling him for years.. ya think when hes 15 you're gonna change his ways??

Now its unlikely any coach can make much of a difference unless Rondo "brats" himself into oblivion and nobody wants him  (see Marbury and AI)

 

 

In response to Karllost's comment:

  I don't think it can be done. Tubby Smith tried to change him at UK. He went as far as to bench him, it didn't work. Rondo came back and played just like he always did!!