C's can't figure it out
| Posted on February 20, 2012 at 2:40 AM |
Fearing that he would be rejected. Rondo always did what was expected;pleased, appeased, capitulated,ensuring conflict was mitigated.All the while, with introspection,soul-searching and deep reflection, Rodno realized people-pleasing had a cost, his authentic self was all but lost.Principle dictated taking a stand his day of reckoning was soon at hand.
What happened next was what I expected this season, Rondo was discounted and rejected.Surprisingly, by delight, his ego put up quite a fight, assertiveness came over me,rejection set my spirit free.
The Celts are just 1-2 when Rondo scores 30-plus points and 2-4 when he’s gone for 20 or more.
“Yeah, I think we have to figure out where it’s going to come from,” Paul Pierce [stats] said before last night’s game.
“It’s kind of challenging. As Rondo is getting better, my role kind of changes into more of a slasher and spot-up shooter and a screener, things of that nature.”
Rondo is just taking the next natural step in his progression. He’s doing as the club asks and getting more like the player for whom it tried to trade him, Chris Paul.
“He’s just taking advantage of the opportunities given to him,” Pierce said. “Teams are allowing him to take those shots, and he’s just being more aggressive, especially in the mid-range.
“A lot of teams are trying to trap me and Ray (Allen) off of picks, and they’re allowing Rondo space. They’re going under a lot of his pick-and-rolls, and I just think he’s being more aggressive.”
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That play where Rondo got rejected was fascinating. I say, study that video. It encapsulates everything that is wrong with the Cs. First you have Rondo standing outside the three point arc while two players lifelessly run a criss cross pattern, poorly using poorly set picks. One could hardly hope to see more anemic offense. With his man standing well away from him, Rondo should probably shoot the 3, but he hasn't really added that one to his repertoire yet. Eventually, he surely will. But he hasn't yet. So he passes up the 3 and passes the ball to one of his crisscrossing wingmen (Pietrus and Allen I think), who briefly holds the ball on the wing and then tosses it back to Rondo. All this time JJJ and O'Neil are setting screens and doing little else, so they aren't really options. So far the whole exercise looks like people going through the motions, except for Rondo, who seems alert. All this time, the lane looks pretty inviting, and Rondo finally decides to attack. His man has been laying off him, but Rondo still manages to beat him off the dribble. The guy stays physically in front of Rondo, but is backpedaling and has to foul Rondo's arm to prevent the floater from scoring. The floater flies two feet to the left of the basket, obviously the result of a foul, but not only is there no call for that, but there is also no call on Monroe who tackles and then tramples Rondo. Rondo ends up sprawled on the floor, lucky not to have been hurt. Note too that when Rondo attacks the basket, the only person who sets up an option for him to pass is Pietrus. Kudos to Pietrus, who seems to be the second most alert Celtic on the floor. One would think that Allen could slash to an open place on the arc, or that JJJ could find his way to the elbow for a kickout, and that O'Neil could work his way towards the baseline near the basket for a dish. HELL NO!!! They all stand around, almost hiding.
Meanwhile, Doc is sitting soporifically on the sideline, as we see when the camera shows him. EVEN WHEN RONDO GETS FOULED ON THE ARM, TACKLED AND TRAMPLED, he doesn't even bother to react facially, much less in any other way. No Celtic player on the floor reacts to what just happened to their star player. O'Neil does come out of his slumber to grab the rebound. He does not seem concerned about Rondo, or about the fact that his guy just mugged Rondo. Admittedly he does react to the rebound more enthusiastically then he did to one I saw in Chicago where he stood and reached for a rebound, which a much smaller player snatched away from him.
What a horrible play in every possible way. Study it if you want to know and understand these Celtics.
Eric says...
It's how the work force is as well. My job does the same to me. They say do one thing, and then they change their mind, and they coach me, and make me feel low. I can see Rondo getting abused for nothing.
Gotta love that about the workplace. Boss always tells you something that you and he both know you can't and won't do, or that he can't and won't do, but it's always about CYA.
jlil89 says...
This is so sad to me. I live in Dallas and I am actually going to this game (My first NBA game ever) yet I am hearing the possibility of Rondo and KG not being there. **** my life.
I'm so sorry, I saw my first game in 2008 the title year, Golden state. It was amazing even if we lost at the buzzer to Baron Davis.Hopefully they pick up the win for you,and us.
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