Rajon Rondo Answers The Critics, Defeats The Bulls

trade who ur crazy trible double!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO BOSTON CELTICS YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, he had an amazing game, I’ll give him that. THIS is the Rajon Rondo we need. THEN WHY DOESN’T HE STAY THIS AGGRESSIVE?!

I’m not going to complain about it. Rondo played well but we need CONSISTENCY. Let’s see if Rondo stays this aggressive in future games. If he doesn’t, this game only improves his trade value.

It was nice to see JJ and CW run with RR. Look what youth does for ya! RR with a triple double and everyone wants to trade him away. He is the most complete guard in the NBA. I guess this means I have to start going to church every day if RR will have games like this!

And how about tre J

Good win for the Cs! And Rondo’s price is now at an all-time high!

Think about it, we get a veteren point guard with playoff experience and the drive to win titles!

for blasting Rondo for his performance against the Lakers. Good performance all-around.
My favorite plays were his jump shots. I think he should take them every single time if he’s wide open. He should think about doing that more when we meet the Lakers again.
Great pushing the ball and being aggressive from start to end. When Rondo has his mind set that way, he is a hell of a baller.
Loved the prospect of young bigs running the court with Rondo. Wilcox’s motor is really impressive. If Rondo stays as a Celtic, that is a scene we would get used to seeing.
Granted, it was a win against the rose-less bulls, but a win always feels good :)

- Energy and effort was pretty spotty from guys not named Rondo or Johnson. Generally mediocre in the first 3 quarters, better in the 4th but still spotty. Bulls won the 50-50 game and rebounding in the first 3 quarters, hustling their butts off on almost every play.

- Rondo had a great game, right? So why did he not ONCE crack a smile, or show any emotion at all? You could see KG and coaches trying to get him to be happy or at least feeling good about the win and his performance…. and still he remained blank. Could he be depressed? Or jaded beyond caring? Either way, it could be a problem. Hopefully not serious or long-lasting, but seems there right now.

- But the Bulls got at least 6 points, by my count, on lucky bounces off broken plays. I.e., they should have had another 3 turnovers which instead turned into points for them, by sheer luck.

- On the other hand, no Rose. Not the same team, though still tough.

Rondo is built for a fast-paced team. When Boston plays mixed lineups and push the tempo he becomes a scoring threat and it carries over into his half-court execution.

When Boston slows it down – like they do every game in the last 5-6 minutes of the 4th quarter – the team’s offensive efficiency plummets and Rondo becomes invisible.

This team is extremely limited offensively. When they don’t run they are a bottom 5 offense in the league and Rondo is a fraction of himself offensively.

When the team runs, it changes the complexion of the game….its that simple…

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….as long as the team’s effort to push the pace is inconsistent – he’s a passer in a strictly half-court game – he’s dynamic when the team plays with a real pace and operates with motion and energy in the halfcourt, feeding off that pace

and that he seems either depressed, distracted or just doesn’t care. Didn’t react in any way to the win or his performance. Nada. A blank. Wonder why…..

Rondo did play well and got his numbers, contributing to a nice win but they still didn’t cover him. Most NBA players would get 30 pts if not covered. His game today was pretty much what Rondo is. A good player who contributed to a win but he still missed some easy shots, had some turnovers, and didn’t cover is man all that well. All in all, I will take that for the Celtics but that is not an all star level (or better than Rose).

But, its extremely hard to play night in and night out knowing that you’re fighting an uphill battle to get your teammates to push tempo.

The best this team has played has been when multiple starters have been out and the team has mixed “old” with “young”.

Rondo in or out, the team has played its best when their are “energy” guys on the court with the “execution” old farts.

He’s going to be getting a lot more run the next 2 weeks while Bass is out. Same with Wilcox. I think both are great fits with Rondo, as they can be big men who run the floor.

Great bounce back game for Rondo. He was confident, aggressive and made clutch free throws even! It was reminiscent of earlier in the season where Rondo was getting to the foul line frequently. Can’t expect a triple double every game but if he could just play with the type of energy and aggressiveness he showed today that would be more than enough.

Good thing Rondo had a great game since Paul and Ray were both surprisingly mediocre offensively today. Great effort by Wilcox with some nice baskets and 9 big rebounds.

Good win to hopefully get the Celtics back on track. Can’t forget that the Bulls were missing the MVP with Rose being out which obviously makes them a totally different team.

Let’s hope Doc blasting the team and then the team meeting will right the ship for more than one game…

Solid game for JJJ as well.

Doc really have to give them more minutes, even when there is no injury issue. Rondo need someone who can run, period. And all those critics should give him a rest. Those b2b alley oops were amazing.

gave me heart attacks. what’s wrong with him?

but what was he doing the last few mins… lots of sloppy plays and not a solid defensive game from him either

are 100% correct. A triple double and 4 FTs to close it out? Nothing to it, even a caveman could do it.

MUCH BETTER than your last game when you gave us 5 pts, 7 ast, 5 to against the Toronto raptors…

its not just today. He has been shooting that elbow jumper well all year.

a 14 point lead under 5 mins to play , and to win in the final seconds , don’t want to take any thing away from this good win today , but this team has no killer insinct , and will still be lucky to get a 7th or 8th seed come playoff time

But nobody seems to remember how championship teams play him in a 7-game series. He’s a great PG but not Top 5. Rose didn’t play and that’s huge. He’s the reigning MVP. Doc’s system is not a run and gun system. They’ll run when they can, but it won’t happen all the time, not even with young players. In the playoffs, the pace slows down, that’s a reality? You won’t run every time and Rondo’s weaknesses will overshadow his strengths once again, not against the Knicks, not against the Bucks or the Hawks, but against the Heat, the REAL Bulls, etc.

If you want to go ahead and call us bad fans, go ahead and do it, see if I care. I jus happen to have a different perspective on Rondo’s game.

Any of our other bigs are better, they can run and are active. Great game by Rondo on offence, but played very little defence. Nice to see him make free throws.

The problem is consistency. Oftentimes I think those slumps he goes through are more mental than anything else.

Very good words , it is hard to replace rondo or big 3. I agree Rondo sets the bar very high. anyone who watched 2010 playoffs would know what rondo is capable of him. thats why i dont short him ever. he is an MVP but for his injuries and poor games. Once I heard that he confessed to doc he is playing a crappy game against toronto, I felt better. he is atleast not out of his mind. i can totally understand people go through that.

tough losses like against raptors and lakers are when you really have to stay with your team. they came from initial season slump and won 9 out of 10 or something. that itself shows what this team is capable of.

i think rondo should make JJ his alley oop partner. he almost made shaq one but for his injuries.

but can you imagine Rondo with the USA basketball team? He’s running the court with guys like LeBron, Blake Griffin, and Durant or DH12. The pace would be incredible.

Think about this we beat the Bulls(yes they were missing Rose) we were but without Bass, and with NONE of the big 3 scoring more then 13 points. Let that sink in a bit……….

Who do Celtics fans turn on next? KG? He only had 13-12. PP? The captain only scored 9. JO? He didn’t play. Mark my words, it will happen.

We cut Dooling and Bradley and offer contracts to Iverson and Penny Hardaway. We trade Wilcox and Bass for Korver and a fat kid from NJ. We send KG to the Lakers for future considerations and Jack Nicholson’s autograph. And Pierce gets amnestied to save $$$. This GUARANTEES that DH12 comes here!!!!!!!!! Cmon now, ya’ll know I’m onto something here.

rondo has always had the talent, but his game revolves around speed and his passing because of his smarts and big hands— say what you might but the toronto game was pure head case- he was throwing soft passes, no d, and walking the ball up- something was going on and there is more to the story.

How does rondo go from stinking to putting up big stats? What is going on with him and this team? Where has his he been the last month or do? This team is Jekyll and hyde. In the end we have no post game and not enough size so if you’re Danny what do you do? Ride it to the end or make a deal! This game only proves that rondo can play when he wants to

Great effort from Rondo. Wilcox and Johnson really ran well, credit to them. I think this is a pretty good win, and I know they didn’t have Rose, but we also didn’t have one starter or our sixth man which depletes us significantly too.

When you compare this to the last game it is very confusing to try and figure out where this team is, but a good win!

All the team needs is a little nudge every now and then. Its funny that reading that Chicago blog even they know that a lot of “fans” have been “blowing up” on this team. But whats new the critics have always bet against this team. The only difference this time is that the fairweather guys are taking off the masks and showing thier true color which is fine with me. Im going all in with this team. I bet you we can get out of the East and beat whoever in the west. Rondo once again proved that all our player have that extra gear that we can still turn off and on. Weve seen it before im just suprised not everyone believes in a team they are so invested in.

It was the energy that won it and Rondo was phenomenal. Doc needs to find time for Johnson. Wilcox had a nice game and continues to fulfill the promise of inconsistency, good one game, bad the next. I thought Johnson was the biggest story of the day. Doc needs to find him playing time.

They do need to find a way to play differently though.

They just look so good when Rondo has players to run with. I do not like the JO/KG/PP/RA/RR lineup for long stretches. These guys just are complete polar opposites to the style of play that best suits Rondo.

I’m not saying take KG/PP/RA out of the starting lineup, but JO may need to be replaced. Also, it seems imperitive to get Trey J and Wilcox more time with Rondo as well. Doc needs to use better rotations.

As far as the 4th quarter troubles, I think Pierce needs the ball a little more in the half-court set, but as a distributer, not as an ISO player. More ball-movement is necessary.

And good to see JJJ getting some burn and giving some great contirbutions. Good win.