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Is it time to admit Rondo meant so much to this team?
« on: February 21, 2013, 10:38:37 AM »

Offline Clench123

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And ladies and gentlemen, we are back to earth...

If a new fan walked in here couple weeks ago, they would think Rondo was the cancer on the team and I think it's a [dang] shame how people (his haters) unfairly criticize the guy that has given us years of briliancy just because we were in the lala land of 8 games winning streak or so after he went down.  The thought that we are better without Rondo is ludicurous. 

I saw a lot of holes in last nights' game and the game before that Rondo would've filled.  Just because whole bunch of role players found motivation and started playing the way they're suppose to play after Rondo's injury didn't mean we're better without him.  He is still our best play and if you ask me, you don't trade a special player like Rondo
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Re: Is it time to admit Rondo meant so much to this team?
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2013, 10:40:18 AM »

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Rondo can't play center and guard Howard as effectively as Bass can.

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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2013, 10:40:41 AM »

Offline pearljammer10

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I dont know how people could admit that we were better off without him because its not true. 7 game win streak or not.

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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2013, 10:41:21 AM »

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Rondo's game is penetration and that's what we needed last night

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« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2013, 10:43:10 AM »

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Just as I'm not going to base my opinion on a 7 game winning streak, I won't do it on a 2 game losing streak.

I thought Rondo helped our team before his injury and still do.

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« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2013, 10:47:52 AM »

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Rondo's game is penetration and that's what we needed last night
Right, because getting outrebounded by 15 really didn't matter much.

We got schooled on rebounding by Earl Clark -- we need help in the worst way.
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« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2013, 10:50:22 AM »

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Rondo is also a very good rebounder so that would've helped a lot but we've needed help in that department for a while

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« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2013, 10:57:32 AM »

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Rondo is also a very good rebounder so that would've helped a lot but we've needed help in that department for a while

Very true.

Remember when some posters were saying Rondo was "stealing" rebounds from our bigs and padding his rebounding stats?

LOL.
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« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2013, 10:59:24 AM »

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I think he coulda really helped with our rhythm.  We were really outta sink

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« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2013, 10:59:59 AM »

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Rondo's game is penetration and that's what we needed last night

Is it really? And I pose that question to both of your statements.


I don't think anyone really thought we were a better team by simply upcoming him out of the lineup. But with the 4 guards we had when Barbosa was healthy, we created a new system (one in which our defenders continually tried to keep their man in front of them and on offense there were threats everywhere on the floor).

I think Rondo is a very good player. I don't think he is a franchise player. I especially don't think he is a good fit for this team. And I think 29 GM's in this league know this.
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« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2013, 11:05:13 AM »

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Rondo's game is penetration and that's what we needed last night

Rondos absence does not affect this team in how the team plays. Last nigh and other night CS team is suffering rebounding in defence and offence. So, there is no point to cry for Rondo penetrations but to be concerned about missing a big man under the rim. Of course DA is not bringing a big man to solve this issue, opened since Perk left the Cs

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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2013, 11:07:04 AM »

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Rondo's game is penetration and that's what we needed last night

Is it really? And I pose that question to both of your statements.


I don't think anyone really thought we were a better team by simply upcoming him out of the lineup. But with the 4 guards we had when Barbosa was healthy, we created a new system (one in which our defenders continually tried to keep their man in front of them and on offense there were threats everywhere on the floor).

I think Rondo is a very good player. I don't think he is a franchise player. I especially don't think he is a good fit for this team. And I think 29 GM's in this league know this.

So according to you, Barbosa's injury is what made us a non contender.  That is laughable

And yes, for those eight games people are saying we are better without Rondo.  I didn't just came up with that.

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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2013, 11:12:54 AM »

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Rondo's game is penetration and that's what we needed last night

Rondos absence does not affect this team in how the team plays. Last nigh and other night CS team is suffering rebounding in defence and offence. So, there is no point to cry for Rondo penetrations but to be concerned about missing a big man under the rim. Of course DA is not bringing a big man to solve this issue, opened since Perk left the Cs

Yeah...like we didn't become more of a jumpshooting team after Rondo's injury

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« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2013, 11:13:28 AM »

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Rondo's game is penetration and that's what we needed last night

are you kidding me? lol
I saw lots of that last night and it made me upset that people would get so close to the basket only to pass it out and watch everyone run around some more

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« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2013, 11:14:12 AM »

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That Rondo means a lot to this team...I'm under the impression that everybody knows it.
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