Agent Rondo

by Green17 on Dec 4, 2009 2:18 PM EST in Boston Celtics News & Links

Lion Face: Rajon Rondo
In case you didn’t remember, Rajon Rondo is 23 years old. He’ll be 24 in February. Think about that for a second. OK, now stop thinking about it and hum the theme to Growing Pains for a bit. Now go back to thinking about how young Rajon Rondo is. He’s arguably the best defensive point guard in the NBA, right? At the age of 23? Think about how difficult it is going to be to score against him when he’s 27. You can say that he can’t shoot. And you can say that he isn’t a good enough scorer to be considered elite. Or go ahead and talk about how he wouldn’t be this good without his Boston teammates around him. But none of that matters because he’s basically Agent Smith in Matrix. He can bend the laws of physics to be quicker than you. Maybe someone will come along someday that proves to be his Neo but until that happens, he’ll just be wrecking shop in the NBA and shutting every point guard down who is arrogant enough to think they can score on him. He’s insane.

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We do lose sight of that

Rondo is really just SO young. We forget that because we want it all right now, but the kid is really that, just a kid.

Reporter: About a year ago I asked about the Celtics-Lakers thing and you said you'd really only seen it on TV. Now you've been through it, can you talk about playing the Boston Celtics for the NBA championship?
Kobe: It Sucks.

by Tom Bellinger on Dec 4, 2009 2:25 PM EST reply actions

It's a nice thought.

Especially when you consider how his jumpshot has so much time to develop. No matter if he’s worth his contract right now, I think he’ll end up being worth more by the end.

USG

by Ben Buchanan on Dec 4, 2009 2:25 PM EST reply actions

at the same time

Baron Davis never improved his shooting… and their are countless other examples

Libertarianism is just Anarchy for rich people

by Murcy on Dec 4, 2009 2:36 PM EST up reply actions

Lord of the Rings

I like watching that guy as the Elf King in LOTR and say “Mr. Anderson” after everything he says

…yes, I’m immature

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V

by Jeff Clark on Dec 4, 2009 3:12 PM EST reply actions

He’s arguably the best defensive point guard in the NBA, right?

No, wrong.

I don’t know who the best defensive PG in the league is, but it must be someone who can actually stay in front of his man more often rather than not.

by kozlodoev on Dec 4, 2009 3:56 PM EST reply actions

maybe you're wrong...

I don’t think Rondo is far and away the best defensive pg, but the write-up does say, ‘arguably’. You also don’t give any specific pgs who may be better than he is. I can’t remember which of the numerous Rondo topics in the forums it took place in, but if I recall, there were a good number of people who agreed that by the very nature of the position, there really isn’t a pg who always stays in front of his man.

by jambr380 on Dec 5, 2009 12:46 AM EST up reply actions

Right. But there are some that can chase people to the spot when they can — as opposed to letting them get where they want to, which is what happens when Rondo tries to steal the ball from behind.

by kozlodoev on Dec 5, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions

Thats like calling KG a bad defender because he cant guard a single big man in the game on the post…hes a great perimeter and help defender

Rondo is not a lock down defender, but his defensive pressure, hands, speed, make him the best defensive PG in the league…. notice how u couldnt even come up with anyone else?

by takeit on Dec 5, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions