Would A Rondo/Smith Duo Bring This Team To A Championship Ring And Playoffs?

[krook]

Will Rondo And Smith Duo Bring This Team To A Championship Ring And Playoffs? Next Year?

[LarBrd33]

Not when there are duos out there like bron and wade, Paul and griffin, durant and Westbrook,, etc.   if we managed to add smith while keepin our two best players, kg and pierce, then we would at least make some noise

[Rondo2287]

Thank god, another poll....

and no, a team built around rondo and smith could not win a chmapionship. 

[Chris]

They should be a playoff team.  They would need a lot of help to be a contender.  Rondo and Smith, along with Bradley, would be a nice defensive core.  But, they would need scorers.

[Rondo2287]

They should be a playoff team.  They would need a lot of help to be a contender.  Rondo and Smith, along with Bradley, would be a nice defensive core.  But, they would need scorers.

I agree with both your points but at the end but im not sure this team could realistically be a contender.  I don't necessarily believe you can win without a top tier guy.  And I think Smith is a third tier star and rondo a second tier.

[Chris]

They should be a playoff team.  They would need a lot of help to be a contender.  Rondo and Smith, along with Bradley, would be a nice defensive core.  But, they would need scorers.

I agree with both your points but at the end but im not sure this team could realistically be a contender.  I don't necessarily believe you can win without a top tier guy.  And I think Smith is a third tier star and rondo a second tier.

I agree with you.  And I am not thrilled at the idea of going forward with those two as your core.

With that said, top tier guys are insanely hard to come by.  And if this is a way we can keep the team winning ball games, I would at least consider it. 

[scaryjerry]

obvious playoff team...doubtful you get a title out of it

[mmmmm]

I concur with most of the other comments.  The poll should probably be reworded.  It is two questions:

Would they be a playoff team?  Yes.

Would they win a title?  Probably not - depends a lot on what the rest of the team is composed of.

A core of Rondo, Bradley, Green & JSmith is a pretty solid, athletic foursome, that would probably be very good defensively, so that's always a great place to start.

But as others have mentioned you need reliable and consistent scoring as well.

[Kane3387]

Playoff team? Yes.

Championship Team? Who else is on the squad?

Green = Schrempf
Bradley = Hawkins
Sullinger = Sam Perkins
Rondo = Payton
Smith = Kemp

The 1995-96 Seattle SuperSonics were two wins away from World Title against the greatest player ever in Michael Jordan.

[gar]

Two very talented but erratic players. D would be horrendous.

[Roy H.]

Probably not, especially since there wouldn't be a lot of help coming in free agency.

[BballTim]

They should be a playoff team.  They would need a lot of help to be a contender.  Rondo and Smith, along with Bradley, would be a nice defensive core.  But, they would need scorers.

I agree with both your points but at the end but im not sure this team could realistically be a contender.  I don't necessarily believe you can win without a top tier guy.  And I think Smith is a third tier star and rondo a second tier.

  Rondo's certainly shown that he can play like a top tier star in the playoffs. They certainly wouldn't be title favorites but with a decent center and subs their title chances would probably be somewhere around that of the Clips right now, second tier contenders.

[fitzhickey]

Playoffs but no ring

[Neurotic Guy]

Playoff team? Yes.

Championship Team? Who else is on the squad?

Green = Schrempf
Bradley = Hawkins
Sullinger = Sam Perkins
Rondo = Payton
Smith = Kemp

The 1995-96 Seattle SuperSonics were two wins away from World Title against the greatest player ever in Michael Jordan.

Interesting.  Not that it needs saying but if Sully becomes Perkins (esp. given the surgery) and Green becomes Schrempf (Schrepf was dang good), I'll be pretty happy.

I think that, as others have said, it's all about who else they have.    Neither Smith nor Rondo are MJ, Shaq, Larry or Magic.  With Sully, Green, Bradley playing key roles, I think they still need another stud to be top tier.  One who can shoot a free throw. 

[snively]

Rondo/Smith would have some similarities to Kidd/K-Mart.  A good core for staunch defensive team with a streaky transition-dependent offense. 

I'd want a gifted volume scorer to go along with them. Rudy Gay, Danny Granger, Brook Lopez...