We actually look better

[Eja117]

No lazy defense.

No pounding the rock.

No bad attitudes.

No slowing down the pace.

Uptempo, here we come.

The pounding the ball argument is ridiculous and overstated, and Smart got a technical, so it's not all sunshine and rainbows, lol.

Smart's 20 yrs old. It will be ok. Let the kid develop, than run your mouth.

I'm not saying that Smart is crap.  I like him a lot, but he's not even remotely close to Rondo, imo.

Funny you say that, because just yesterday on Felger and Maz, Maxwell was saying how he thinks Smart is better than Rondo right now because Smart plays both sides of the ball. Again, this is today, not 2012.

Smart better than Rondo right now? That's a good one.

[OhioGreen]

Nobody WANTED to see Rajon go--the fans, the owners, BS, or Danny Ainge!  It's a business!!  Just keep repeating that! For everyone who just can't get past this, just keep repeating "it's a business" to yourselves! And if you have to blame someone, blame CURT FLOOD!!!!

[Eja117]

If we are better without Rondo than it was stupid to let him go right?  I suppose it is possible we might be a tad bit better now....like maybe just good enough to make the 8th seed. Is that the goal? Is that what is going to move us towards major contention?

Or was the way to contention to get better players?

Because in that case we could have let Rondo ruin the team for another year, thereby getting a much better draft shot, get a better player, and let Rondo walk.

Instead we got better and got some worthless stuff.

The anti-Rondo camp just keeps contradicting itself hoping nobody notices. It's not going to work.

[kozlodoev]

I'm not saying that Smart is crap.  I like him a lot, but he's not even remotely close to Rondo, imo.

He is, in fact, VERY close to where Rondo was when he was 20, so...

[Eja117]

I'm not saying that Smart is crap.  I like him a lot, but he's not even remotely close to Rondo, imo.

He is, in fact, VERY close to where Rondo was when he was 20, so...

Rondo was a great passer. Smart isn't. Rondo had savant type court vision and awareness. Smart doesn't. 

[hwangjini_1]

I'm not saying that Smart is crap.  I like him a lot, but he's not even remotely close to Rondo, imo.

He is, in fact, VERY close to where Rondo was when he was 20, so...

koz, you raise very interesting point and i would like to see more. would you please expand on how they were similar?

[Tr1boy]

Smart is a better fit for this team

[Eja117]

Smart is a better fit for this team

Perhaps in the way that Pressey or Jae Crowder is or that maybe Tim Frazier would be.

[GetLucky]

I'm not saying that Smart is crap.  I like him a lot, but he's not even remotely close to Rondo, imo.

He is, in fact, VERY close to where Rondo was when he was 20, so...

Rondo was a great passer. Smart isn't. Rondo had savant type court vision and awareness. Smart doesn't.

Rondo was also a much better athlete than Smart. He might not have been as big, but he was much quicker. He was also a better finisher than Smart is, if I can rememebr.

[Chris22]

Yes, Smart is better than Rondo.

Most of the starting point guards in the league are.

[Eja117]

Yes, Smart is better than Rondo.

Most of the starting point guards in the league are.

Smart isn't a starting pg. He's so highly thought of by his coach that they started Evan T last night.

[Chris22]

Yes, Smart is better than Rondo.

Most of the starting point guards in the league are.

Smart isn't a starting pg. He's so highly thought of by his coach that they started Evan T last night.

So what?

It's who finishes that counts.

[jambr380]

I'm not saying that Smart is crap.  I like him a lot, but he's not even remotely close to Rondo, imo.

He is, in fact, VERY close to where Rondo was when he was 20, so...

Rondo was a great passer. Smart isn't. Rondo had savant type court vision and awareness. Smart doesn't.

Rondo was also a much better athlete than Smart. He might not have been as big, but he was much quicker. He was also a better finisher than Smart is, if I can rememebr.

These two really couldn't be more different. While Rondo is quicker (not necessarily faster) and has the ability to finish at the rim with spin shots, Smart is more explosive and can finish through contact at the rim.

I believe Rondo to be the better PG between the two by a pretty fair margin, but Smart has a pretty crazy strength/athleticism combination that should help him be a successful NBA player.

[Eja117]

Yes, Smart is better than Rondo.

Most of the starting point guards in the league are.

Smart isn't a starting pg. He's so highly thought of by his coach that they started Evan T last night.

So what?

It's who finishes that counts.

Smart would have to become a markedly different player to finish as the starter (well, actually maybe he wouldn't.)  But you can't even compare him right now to like Trey Burke and he hasn't looked any better than Dante Exum. Has he even looked any better than Tyler Ennis?

He'd have to start hitting shots, getting rebs, getting assists....and to do that he'd actually have to get playing time too.

Marcus Smart has done nothing whatsoever to even hint at being a pg of the future for us. So far he's been all hype and a lot of injury.

[Eddie20]

Yes, Smart is better than Rondo.

Most of the starting point guards in the league are.

Smart isn't a starting pg. He's so highly thought of by his coach that they started Evan T last night.

That's because of his injury. Smart is the face of the franchise and was way better than Rondo at the same age. Smart is the face of the franchise, but people are taking it out on him because Rondo, a flawed player who probably would've bolted in free agency, was traded.

Last I checked this was celticsblog not rondoblog, but you wouldn't know it judging by some of the shortsighted posts. Some Rondo fans have left (Tim? Tim?), but those that remain sound like dumped x's.