Maybe Rondo Should Shoot More

a couple of thoughts.

rondo is an enormously skilled athlete. But he has bad form. I point out the athlete part because jordan went from competent to exellent by teaching himself how to shoot, and that improvement was because he was a high IQ great athlete.

I don’t buy the “Rondo’s hands are to big to cup the ball” argument. If he wanted to, he could figure out how to shoot over the course of one month.

Second point is that bob ryan claimed rondo is a one-offer. I don’t buy this either. Jason Kidd and Rondo share the same skill set. Rondo, if he doesn’t teach himself how to shoot, can be like Kidd.

By the way, Hondo taught himself how to shoot late in life, too.

Rondo, meet Hondo.

btw, my above comments tie into confidence. If you don’t have good form, you need to feel like you are hot before you shoot it. If you have good form, you always feel like the next one is going down.

So it doesn’t surprise me that he shoots well from outside, because he only shoots when he feels it.

Rondo should shoot more! But why stop there? Rondo should shoot more, Perk should start shooting 3’s, Bill Walker should be recalled from the D-League and shoot only halfcourt hook shots, KG should hang on the offensive end while the C’s are on D, Ray Allen should start at center! Definitely the guy with the worst shooting stroke this side of Barkley’s golf swing should shoot more!

If his shooting percentage went down 7 points it’d still be above average for his position.

Jamaal Wilkes had the worst shooting stroke of his era and was a great shooter. Rondo’s stroke isn’t nearly as bad and his shot seems to go in more often than it doesn’t.

Rondo is absolutely horrid outside the rim. I don’t want him shooting any more out there until he learns to shoot.

As far as the rim, that’s actually quite horrid as well. How on earth can the guy who shoots most of those as layups only hit 62%?! My buddy who isn’t a Celts fan but watches when he can to discuss with me asked me the other day why Rondo misses so many layups. Sadly I have no answer.

The truth is Rondo should only shoot wide open layups and pass the rest of the time.

The big difference between this year and last year is that defenses play him a little tighter. Last year, especially against the Cavs and the Lakers in the playoffs, he had open 15 footers whenever he wanted them. This year, there’s usually someone there to contest them, partially because they know he can make them, and partially because he’s proven to be so explosive if he gets that first open step with the ball.

To me, it doesn’t look like he’s passing up wide-open shots all that frequently. He chooses to go at the hoop and disrupt the defense, which seems to work pretty well. I don’t know that our offense would get any better if Rondo became a volume shooter.

That said, I don’t agree with the idea that he’s a horrible shooter. He’s a decent shooter, but his main talents are speed and ball handling, and I’d rather focus his touches on trying to accomplish something with his speed than with his shooting.

Its safe to he didnt work on making his shot better in the offseason, and doesnt deserve to be anywhere near an all star until he does…all stars improve there games…rondo isnt any better than last year, its just his chemistry that was better with the guys to start the year, which seems to be slippin and slippin fast

…on a more frequent basis, but he is still seeing a lot of ops for wide open shots that he either misses or doesn’t take…

I think it is very, very clear that he didn’t work on his jump shot at all this past off-season….between years one and two it was quite evident that Rondo concentrated on his jumpshot due to the vast improvement in form and execution…this season his form and finish has digressed to the point where I think it is quite safe to assume he focussed on other elements of his game…

…good news is that he should be able to go into the gym in his spare time and start working on it again, as well as pre-game shooting, etc…Rondo needs to hit set shots though or he’ll eliminate a huge amount of PT from his resume…and subsequently force the team to find a true backup PG who can play 18+ minutes a night….