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Celtics247.com » Blog Archive » Today’s Links 5/26 — Mon, 26 May 2008 15:54:30 +0000

[...] Can KG be redeemed? USA Today Banged up Billups intends to push through injury HoopsAddict Celtics continue to thrive despite shaky point guard play SP Sports Boston doesn’t deserve it FanHouse Kobe, a shirtless dwarf and a pool of snakes [...]

By: Me

Me — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:46:28 +0000

ALright, thats fine, it just seems to me that everybody is hating on Rondo. He’s definitely had some shaky games, such as this the past two games, but always finds ways to contribute. Game 2, he went 2-9 but nearly had a triple double. Anyway, I guess I’m just kind of ticked off that everybody has been hating on ROndo since he came in to the league. And it really came out in Game 3 when Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson would drool and rave over Rodney Stuckey, while pointing out everything that Rondo did wrong and going on and on about it. And then when Rajon did something positive, it was completely ignored. Hell, at one point Rondo had a nice up and under move for a basket, but Van Gundy dismissed that, calling it “accidental offense,” while pointing out that Rajon had turned down an open shot eariler in the possesion. If Stuckey had made that move, they would’ve been comparing him to Dwayne Wade or something. I guess I’m a little frustrated with the lack of credit that Rondo’s getting. I understand what you’re saying in your article, and I’m not just calling out you. I’m just sort of using this space to fume.

By: Rashad

Rashad — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:55:45 +0000

I hear your points, and if this were the Atlanta Hawks, then your points about Rondo would be well taken. But these are the Boston Celtics, who are led by the big 3, who just happen to be on the downside of their careers. There is no time for growing pains and moral victories on team where the leaders are saying its championship or bust. Stuckey has praised heaped on him, because nothing was expected of him, and he’s come out of nowhere to produce. He has the luxury of playing behind a 70-75% Billups. Rondo has no such luxury. Plus this article took shots at Cassell and House, not just Rondo. I’m an equal opportunity hater in this instance.

By: Me

Me — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:50:27 +0000

As usual, idiots are using Rondo to blame for any sort of Celtic shortcoming. They ignore when he makes good plays (I’m talking to you Jeff Van Gundy and Marc Jackson). Then when he makes a mistake, they chastize him endlessly and talk about all the negative things he does (once again talking to Van Gundy, Jackson and the guy who wrote this article). Then everybody drools over Rodney Stuckey and how he’s only a rookie and playing so well. Yet how quickly everybody forgets Rondo’s twenty point, thirteen assist performance that saved the Celtics in Game 5 against Cleveland. Or that huge three that Rajon hit at the end of Game 1 against Detroit. Or the fact that he’s only twenty two years old! Stuckey’s lucky; he gets to come off the bench and show off his incredible talents while playing behind and being tutored by Billups. Rondo’s being baptized through fire, starting in only his second year pro for a championship caliber team. Of course there’s gonna be incosistency. It seems that nobody wants to see the upside that Rondo has, yet everybody is going crazy over Rodney “Dwayne” Stuckey.