14 in a row! This is crazy. We're like on a whole 'nother level from everybody else.

Nah, cavs are right there with a 10 game winning streak, and I believe 19-3

Paul was Paul but rondo definitely held his own. Man i wish one day rondo would just dominate paul. I would love to see a new orleans vs celtics playoff match

He actually gave cp3 nightmares last year, and pretty much did dominate him in the 2nd meeting last year

So we've played 6 teams in the top ten record wise and have beaten 5 (Cleveland, Orlando, Portland, New Orleans and Houston). That's pretty impressive.

Cleveland has played 4 and is 2-2 (They lost to us and New Orleans), while beating Denver and Utah.

Quote from: KCattheStripe on December 12, 2008, 10:46:01 PM

Quote from: ma11l on December 12, 2008, 10:31:28 PM

We all know how much I love Rajon, but this game shows how much room for improvement he has.  Paul is the best PG in the last 5 years, and Rajon's numbers are way down.

Agreed, although I don't think he got some calls he would if he was being guarded by someone like a Calderon, but thats the NBA. I did like that he didn't let it get to him and played solid defense on Paul. Will he ever be as good as Paul, no. But DJ didn't have to be as good as Magic.  

Now i dont see any of horrible Rondo play everyone is talking about in the 3rd, 4th! to me it looked like the Hornets were taking away Rondo's game by filling up the lane' and that the Celtics were going to other options.

Now i didnt see the first 2 qtr's but from the last two' i think it would have been different if Rondo' was playing as the man as CP3 is currently, there's other options on the floor and it seemed like looking at what the Hornets did Rondo was by far the worst possible option of the team.

And i dont see that as a weakness' i see it as team stregth

He didn't play horribly, it was just that he didn't capitalize on some of the moments he had. I thought he had a solid game, but the point the OP made was that watching him play Paul, you could see what an Elite point can do to Rondo and that he still had room to grow. I agree that Rondo has room to grow, but there were definite positives from tonight. His vision was excellent, he hustled and was unafraid of the jumper. The negatives were that he forced his shots in the post and that he gambled a little too much on CP3. A solid game against a great PG, just room for improvement.

Quote from: Dybdal on December 12, 2008, 10:50:17 PM

Quote from: KCattheStripe on December 12, 2008, 10:46:01 PM

Quote from: ma11l on December 12, 2008, 10:31:28 PM

We all know how much I love Rajon, but this game shows how much room for improvement he has.  Paul is the best PG in the last 5 years, and Rajon's numbers are way down.

Agreed, although I don't think he got some calls he would if he was being guarded by someone like a Calderon, but thats the NBA. I did like that he didn't let it get to him and played solid defense on Paul. Will he ever be as good as Paul, no. But DJ didn't have to be as good as Magic.  

Now i dont see any of horrible Rondo play everyone is talking about in the 3rd, 4th! to me it looked like the Hornets were taking away Rondo's game by filling up the lane' and that the Celtics were going to other options.

Now i didnt see the first 2 qtr's but from the last two' i think it would have been different if Rondo' was playing as the man as CP3 is currently, there's other options on the floor and it seemed like looking at what the Hornets did Rondo was by far the worst possible option of the team.

And i dont see that as a weakness' i see it as team stregth

He didn't play horribly, it was just that he didn't capitalize on some of the moments he had. I thought he had a solid game, but the point the OP made was that watching him play Paul, you could see what an Elite point can do to Rondo and that he still had room to grow. I agree that Rondo has room to grow, but there were definite positives from tonight. His vision was excellent, he hustled and was unafraid of the jumper. The negatives were that he forced his shots in the post and that he gambled a little too much on CP3. A solid game against a great PG, just room for improvement.

Yeah, I'm not saying he played horrible.  He orchestrated the superior team tonight.  I was just wishing that he would show out over Paul so the All-Star hype would gain some momentum.  They're are few players that are as quick as Rondo, and for now when he matches up with them his numbers and play go down. 


I think 5 years down the line this matchup might be one of the best in the league.  Right now Rajon is just clearly behind the best PG in the league, nothing that is his fault.