If Rondo does not do OKAY tonight. i loose hope on him.

I'm just glad that people with vibrating brain cells run the team instead of fair-weather, myopic quasi fan provacatuers ala BDC.

The last time the Celtics had a guy like Rondo was Tiny, Jo-Jo, Couz or DJ.  So DJ retired in 1990.  So, it's been 21 years since we have had a legitimate point guard.  We went trough John Bagley, Sherman Douglas, Gary Payton, Kenney Anderson, Sebastian Telfair!!, don't let me leave anybody out.  (oh yeah we traded Billups who could have made a difference, but in retrospect I would pick Rondo over Billups in any draft.) So now we have a two-time all star, playoff triple double machine and top offensive facilitator on the best offensive percentage team int he league...and oh yeah, he also happens to be top percentage shooting point guard in the NBA for the second straight year.  but I guess all of that is a mistake.

All players hit spots where they don't play well. Cut Rondo some slack. He has had a very good year so far. Have some patience. He has earned it.

Is it mental or physical? Both can be fixed with time...

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I posted this yesterday, but few were paying any attention:

Kenny Anderson
Chucky Atkins
John Bagley
Marcus Banks
Dana Barros
Chauncy Billips
J.R. Bremer
Dee Brown
Sam Cassell
Calbert Cheaney
Bimbo Coles
Chris Corchiani
Ricky Davis
Tony Delk
Dan Dickau
Sherman Douglas
Tyus Edney
Joseph Forte
Marlon Garnett
Rickey Green
Michael Hawkins
Chris Herren
Mike James
Greg Minor
Doug Overton
Milt Palacio
Gary Payton
Kevin Pritchard
Gabe Pruitt
Brian Shaw
Erick Strickland
Sebastian Telfair
Wayne Turner
David Wesley
Delonte West
Shammond Williams

These are all (or most of) the people the Celtics have tried at point guard since DJ retired.  The most tiresome line I heard for the better part of 15 years was: "The Celtics need a point guard."

Given that Wesley and Billips were run out of town by an impetuous Rick Pitino, and that Gary Payton was already old and gray when he was here, which of the above would you prefer to have running the team over Rondo?  

I had thought that after he seemed to prove himself the last few years, I'd never have to hear "We need a point guard" again for another ten years.  But I underestimated the refusal of hard-core forum fans ever to be satisfied (yeah, was I stupid.)

We aren't going to get Derrick Rose or Chris Paul, even if we were to want them.  So can't we enjoy the unique skills of what we have (and admit that he's going to have off stretches -- like Paul and Ray and KG and every other NBA player)?   On the all-time Celtics PG list, I'd rank him no lower than five (after Cousy, KC, DJ, and (Archibald?  Chaney? Take your pick.).

Let's take a deep breath and chill a little.  It is only a game.

cheers --

Any player having a slump is normal... they all go through it

So as frustrated as I am with Rondo, Im hoping he bounces out of it asap..

My main issue with him is effort... its not there.  Poor shooting, getting beat off the dribble here & there, thats one thing... not hustling, picking up switches etc... thats another.  Thats why I have a bigger problem with Rondos slump than most others

The thing is you have Rondo or Arroyo. I like Arroyo but he is not the guy who is going lead you to a championship. Rondo has the ability to do it. So let's hope he gets back to doing those things that can get the team there.