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.
Bingo. The first time I saw Rondo in the preseason, he was incredible, whereas with Smart, I see a guy who plays with a lot of intensity, but is nowhere near Rondo in any facet of the game. Not only can he not even finish layups against the most minimal amount of traffic, but he couldn't even make a routine bounce pass to Zeller yesterday for a dunk. Actually, I'm sorry, I look at that pass as 'routine' now because Rondo made it look so effortless out there, even if he had to get it through two guys. Smart has had a couple of great passes, and it certainly looks like he's picked up quite a bit from Rondo, but unlike our former captain,
, Smart hardly has eyes in the back of his head, to say the least.