The points of view on Rondo are in my opinion accurate and defensible but definitely on the negative end of the range of what could be considered as reality. It has only been one game but in that game, statistically, Rondo was about the same as he was here this season (and against the Spurs bench which no matter how you slice it is a pretty bad team by NBA standards). I did not see the game but saw comments that he was playing more aggressive defense.
I also found the comments about Nelson interesting. He was playing about 24 min and mostly just taking 3Pg shots (hitting I think around 37%). That is a pretty limited role for Nelson. He certainly has done more in the past but maybe that was the right role for him on that team. It is certainly not a role that Rondo can assume though.
I guess my point is that if they had Nelson sitting in the corner staying out of the way because that was all they felt he could contribute, then Rondo can expand the role. If they had him doing that because it was what was needed to give space to Ellis and Dirk, Rondo isn't going to be able to do that.
Based on that one game... Rondo was similar to his production in Boston... Dallas' offense was worse and less efficient. Basing anything on one game is silly, but based on that one game alone, so far all the points made in this article are accurate.
That game, although played against a depleted roster, was (from what I've heard) the first game Dallas has won against a WC team that made the playoffs last year. That's probably much more the reason they made the trade than trying to improve their regular season offense.
Jury is out whether or not Rondo is going to help them beat the better teams. Obviously last night didn't count. The champ's top 8 guys didn't play. That's like a team beating the Celtics right now and claiming they just beat the 2008 Champs.
Since you like using one game to make judgements. How did the Celtics look tonight? I recalled you saying how much better the Celtics look without Rondo against Timberwolves. Well, hey there, the Heat were without Lebron obviously, Dwade and Bosh. Yet the Celtics got destroyed. Oh but you still think the Celtics looks better without Rondo? HAHA. Dont you dare give me any excuse about this just being one game either
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I'm basing jack squat on one game, Blazey3g
Dallas was a good team prior to the trade... should be a good team after the trade.
Boston was a bad team prior to the trade... should be a bad team after the trade.
Rondo makes little to no impact on either situation. If anything, he'll make Dallas worse and we'll be a little better without him. Thanks. Let me know if i need to repeat this for you another hundred times, I can PM you instead so everyone else doesn't have to plod through me saying it over and over.
My apologies if while careering through this forum with blinders on, you misinterpreted my commentary to mean that Boston was going to be a championship caliber team without Rondo and that Dallas was going to finish with 12 wins. That wasn't at all what I was suggesting. Boston will be a 25-30 win team regardless of that move... that's why Ainge made it. Dallas will still be solid because they have Dirk... but I disagree with the idea that they will be making a leap with the addition of Rondo. It doesn't jibe with what we know about Rondo and the Dallas offense.