Can rondo dominate without the ball being in his hands all the time tho?
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We've had great teams with this apparently bad formula of Rondo dominating the ball. I like the movement now and I think Rondo can fit into it, why wouldn't he?
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GREAT teams? We've had good teams not great. There's a difference between good and great by the way. Also those teams ain't this team. People can't seem to grasp that simple concept. Rondo dominating the ball might work with certain groups of players but it doesn't work well with this one.
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What concept are you saying I can't grasp?
The Celtics teams of the last few years have been pretty great teams.
This teams woes this year were not just on Rondo's play. It was the whole team. People are fabricating things to support the claim, like saying our pace is so much faster and when fast break more when we really don't and we're playing at the same pace.
I think Rondo should adapt to playing more off the ball, it would allow him to increase scoring which would be great.
Since Rondo's ACL injury the C's are:
Shooting .6% better on 2 point shots
Shooting 3.5% better on 3 point shots
Taking a higher ratio of 3s to 2s.
Also turning it over slightly less as a team.
Our FTAs to FGAs is essentially the same
Our FT% is essentially the same.
Our pace has increased roughly 1 possession per game.
And our defense? Better right?
And this coincided more with Avery Bradley coming back than Rondo being injured.