Big Ticket Praise For Rondo

by Jeff Clark on Oct 6, 2007 5:25 AM EDT in Boston Celtics News & Links

"I didn’t realize how young Rondo was," Garnett said of the 21-year-old. "And I didn’t know how good of a defender he was. I just thought of him as an average defender, knowing what little I did from last year.
"But so far he’s been phenomenal for us. He’s come in and he’s a very, very hard worker. You know I respect that right off the bat. He comes in and gets his nose dirty. He plays really, really hard. I love him. He’s unselfish. I’m trying to get him acclimated with Ray and Paul and myself."
Garnett paused, shook his head and added, "I didn’t know this was just his second year, man. If Rondo’s not good, it’d only be because he doesn’t want to be good. The sky’s the limit for that kid."

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The NBA will be in shock once they see how good Rondo actually is. At the moment, he is being depicted as that mediocre backup the C’s plan on starting to fulfill secondary roles… like fulfilling defensive assignments, allowing the big 3 to create shots for themselves without being a traditional playmaking PG, etc. The portrayal of him is just so wrong. Rondo is a legitimate NBA starting PG with all the tools to be dominant at his position. The lack of a jumpshot, to me, is meaningless because it isn’t an actual required PG trait like creating and handling the ball are. Rondo will put up disgustingly good stats in his sophomore season.

by TradeProposalDude on Oct 6, 2007 6:09 AM EDT reply actions

Just tells you something about Garnett and his appreciation for defense. Like alot of us Rondo supporters he is more than a good defender. He proved that last year especially when he started.

by wbones1 on Oct 6, 2007 6:41 AM EDT reply actions

It was only a matter of time before we saw comments like this from KG. Rondo MIP 2007-2008

by Green_Lantern on Oct 6, 2007 6:45 AM EDT reply actions

What’s also interesting are KG’s comments about the Celtic organization. And I don’t think he’s just saying the right things.

by TrueGreen on Oct 6, 2007 8:08 AM EDT reply actions

Rondo is the reason, IMO, that despite all the rave reviews of the C’s we are still underrated as a team. Rondo is better than most if not all the prognosticators are saying. If he’s NOT phenomenal this season I will be shocked.

by alchemist on Oct 6, 2007 8:43 AM EDT reply actions

Rajon is the reason we will win 60, if he underachieves for the season then we only win 45.

by bopna on Oct 6, 2007 10:20 AM EDT reply actions

Wow Bopna you think Rajon is good for a 15 win swing one way or another?? Thats a lot of games for me. I think the team will win 50 some odd games regardless. With Rajon and Perkins playing to my expectations I would give them another 5-7 wins. If Powe or TA “breakout” this season you could be looking at a 60 win team.

by alchemist on Oct 6, 2007 12:14 PM EDT reply actions