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ShadowSoldier said:
RONDO!!!! man as a Shaq fan im happy dude got 17pts...but Rondo just scorched the Cavs.... |
I'd be concerned if I were the Celtics. Both of their wins came off of flukey performances from one player. Rondo was playing out of his mind, but everyone else is going to have to pick it up if they want to win the series. Rondo may not have another game like that the rest of his career.
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Rondo's performances have definitely not been flukey as he has been known for getting triple doubles since last years playoffs.....will he ever have as much rebounds as tonight? Probably not , but he can give you at least 20-10-10 at any given night.
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His game tonight was one of the best games a player has had in celtics history. Like hell it wasn't a fluke.
It's not about a triple double. It's about the kind of Triple Double it was. If he would of had a "regular" triple double, they would of lost.
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Rondo has broken numerous boston records this season.....he is a premier pg in the NBA and is the best pg in the playoffs. Again I dont think this would be a fluke considering all his accolades but it was definitely his greatest night as an NBA player.
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Best Point Guard in the playoffs... not named Deron Williams or Steve Nash.
Best PG in the playoffs? What are you on?
Rondo this season 13.7 and 9.8.
Deron Williams 18.7 and 10.5
Nash 16.5 and 11.
You either gotta be a Celtics fan or have some serious East Coast bias to say Rondo is the best PG in the playoffs. Rondo tends to do amazing for a half then disapear.
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I said in the playoffs.....not in the regular season which are the stats you provided about rondo and I am not only talking about this playoffs but also including last years playoffs as well.
And this isnt bias I am speaking from , rondo is doing what he is while not even being the leader on his team as nash and d.will are.
He beats both of them in assists , steals , and rebound.....what more do you want?
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He's currently playing better in the playoffs. That doesn't make him the best PG in the playoffs. Nash or D-Will would destroy Rondo 1 on 1.
Rondo has been up against Mo Williams and... who even is the PG on the Heat? I can't even name him.
Carlos Arroyo?
That's why the regular season stats mean more. The level of competition is more even.
Now, D-Will... he played his first round vs Chauncy Billups. And while he's got Fisher this round... he's being guarded by Kobe a lot.
Nash was against Tony Parker and Andre Miller.
A bit of a talent difference as far as competition.
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The bolded is where you are wrong as rondo is a FAR better defender than both of them (which is why he is an NBA-first all defensive and neither of them are even close in the votings) and in basketball defense outweighs offense especially in a one on one situation.
There are players who play much better in the post-season than they do in the regular.....
Rondo is NEVER defended one on one while slashing , which is what he always does since he doesnt have a jumpshot...... and also in todays basketball, rarely is a player who is a threat is played with no help.....so your whole point doesnt really add up when rondo is facing the 3rd best defensive team in the playoff's this series.
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I gurantee. If boston were somehow aloud to trade Rondo for Nash or D-Will for the rest of the playoffs. They would. (assuming they got time to integrate them into the system.)
I gurantee that.
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But you just admitted that rondo is playing better than both of them in the playoffs so how does that work?
Ignoring that however , Boston would never trade rondo for another PG. Boston is 2nd in defense in the playoffs so far and Rondo and KG are a big part of that......trading rondo(the best defensive pg in the league right now) for players who falter on the defensive end compared to him is laughable at best......rondo just gives you far more bang for your buck than either nash or williams right now.
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Because if Nash or D-will were playing who Rondo was playing... they would of played BETTER. Rondo has been playing nothing but WEAK competition at PGs.
If Rondo was in Nash's shoes last night... he wouldn't of gotten up. Hell, he'd probably miss the first game vs the Lakers. Your DREAMING if you think Rondo measures up to D-Will or Nash.
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But neither Nash nor D.will have faced a defense quite live the cavs yet (Cavs a 3rd in defense with boston and Orlando ahead of them) rondo is basically scoring through at least 3 of the cavs or is getting easy fast break points/assists (I know you like that behind the back pass to tony allen). They would not play better in the boston system...nash is a fullcourt point guard so he isnt efficient in the half court game the boston celtics play 90% of the time. D.will is a good halfcourt pg but isnt even in the same league in defense compared to rondo while they are comparable on offense.
Nash is a very tough player , no question about it.....but rondo is a very tough point guard. Lets not forget that this 6'1 170 lb pg has literally been thrown around like a doll everytime he goes into the paint and just gets up like nothing happened....
