Rondo vs. Rose, One For The Ages

I just wonder how much more Rajon can give us in game 5? He played out of his mind today and we still lose. Probably another sleepless night for him…

and shift back to Rondo totally dominating instead. My heart rate and productivity levels are taking huge hits with these games.

Rondo’s progression (and him finally getting some recognition) has made this series tolerable, when otherwise I would have just be totally frustrated by most of the rest of the team.

Perk has played great and you have to hand it to Noah. He gives it everything he’s got. How he sinks a free throw is beyond me. I have touted Perk all year on this blog and am getting redundant but I just love the developed skills. Rondo has developed his shot but possessed every other skill you could ask for. Perk two years ago was a boob, and last year was still a project.
Yes the guy on the previous post who blamed Rondo for the loss is an idiot but what are you going do

I love D Rose’s incredible upside potential and am confident he will shine as the Bulls best player outside of Micheal Jordan in a few years, maybe even sooner. I had seen Rajon play in the past and was blown away by his quickness, but never realized what an amazing all around game he now has. Maybe he felt he had to defer to the 3 Celtic all stars in the past, but with KG down he has elevated his overall game to a level that I would be hard pressed to argue, he hasn’t actually surpassed Chris Paul.

I predict Rondo/Rose will eventually be talked about as much as Magic/Bird as the decade progresses. Without his unbelievable rebounding, shooting and passing skills with a low turnover ratio, the Celts would be back on their heels facing elimination being down 3-1.

As a diehard Bulls fan who refuses to drink the kool-aid, the combination of Rondo/Allen/Pierce and a far superior coaching staff will likely be the difference to get the Beantowners to the 2nd round, especially with Ben Gordon (the assasin) suffering a hamstring injury. Regardless of the outcome, this series has been a basketball fans dream with the drama where it seems every possession could determine the outcome and the Celtics have been in a battle for their lives.

I hope the Bulls can somehow pull this out, but if they don’t I think the new kid on the block deserves the MVP for the series driving the lead car, with the old guard lucky to be along for the ride. Needless to say his name is RONDO.

But once Rose gets more experience and learns from his mistakes, than Rajon better watch his back, because these two road runners are the quickest draws in the East and maybe the West as well.

It is a great rivalry, but with the loosening of rules on ball screens it is a shame that they’re not even guarding each other so much of the time.

He has been constantly caught in screens all season, unable to recover while his man is racking up another season high. If he had to guard Rondo for the full 48 minutes, new Celtic records would likely be set. Rose gives maximum effort, but with only one year of college experience and the Bulls having inept coaches, his learning curve has been somewhat hindered.

The players win in spite of, not because of their coaches most of the time, which is the main reason I think the Celtics will win the series. Thibedau (spelling?) gives them a huge edge on the defensive side over Bickerstaff and when Doc Rivers is matched up with our rookie, Vinny DelClueless in game strategy it’s like a slightly above average checkers player going against a chess champion.

Is it any wonder that Bill Simmons of ESPN calls him the anti-coach in a recent article titled THE DUNCE? Thank God that youth and sheer athletic ability can sometimes overcome what on paper, appears to be gross mismatches.

He’s clearly making the effort to come out strong from the start in this series. Both on the road and at home. Its just a shame that the team has lost two games with him playing like this. Sigh I miss the days when we were unbeatable when Rondo had a great game.

nowadays if Rondo doesn’t have a great game, we have absolutely no chance.

I love the fact that we’re going to get to watch Rondo for a long time in green! Up to Danny to put the other pieces with him to keep the train running from the KG era into the Rondo era.