Rajon Rondo Discussion: He's A Cleveland Cavalier

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  1. karacha

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    ...soon he sprains one of his fingers again.
     
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    …. sprains a finger / mangles a hand :(
     
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    I said it the minute we got him. Rondo is going to play a lot of regular season minutes.

    There is no such thing as sitting him all season then rely on him in the playoffs. Basketball doesn’t work that way. Players have to get reps in with each other to get a feel for one another’s tendencies, how they like the ball delivered, hands etc… that goes double for a PG.

    Then you get the fact that Vogel trusts him and won’t bench him for bad stretches of play, like he didn’t in the championship run. You should expect to see Rondo on the court a lot this season IMO.
     
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    I really hope this is true.
     
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    The 2019-20 tenants know something about that.

    :Noddingyes:
     
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    They're a hell of a pair. I think AD received more lob passes from Rondo this pre-season than he did from DS all of last year.

    Also, Rondo is looking pretty close to Bubble Rondo--9 boards, 5 dimes. Three looks good. Decision making and passes are good. He's not going all out defensively and was actually a liability on that end vs. GS, but it is pre-season.
     
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    WTF is Rondo playing 20 mpg?

    I thought he is going to be more of an assistant coach. I'll be ticked if this continues after the other guys come back.

    Rondo doesn't belong into the regular season games anymore.
     
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    he was mostly good in the preseason, and lots of guys are hurt. plus i think they realized nunn and THT aren't pgs.
     
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    Rondo is a better fit than Westbrook on this team, even if WB is a better player overall when on a bad to mediocre team. In Game 1, Westbrook was -23, and Rondo was +16 when not playing next to Westbrook (and still +1 overall even though the team lost by 7). I expect this type of trend to continue.

    I want Nunn and Monk and others to play more, but at the expense of Westbrook, who needs to mainly just lead the 2nd unit, or play with AD, but limit the minutes he plays with LeBron. Rondo is a good floor general until Nunn or eventually THT or someone else shows they can run the team.
     
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    'Do on the altercation and our start

     
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    Count on Rondo to bring some leadership - and keep us updated. We're fortunate to have him on our team again.
     
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    Move over Scorsese


     
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    I wonder why Rondo was a DNP-CD this game. Punishment for the fan finger gun incident, or something else?
     
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    Great point: weird that they wouldn't give him a shot at Morant who was roasting everyone else
     
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    Keeping him out of sight until people forget about the finger-pointing incident.
     
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    What did I miss with this fan fingering thing you speak of? :giggle:
     
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    OH. He said he was just pointing at the fan though …… (with that gun I counted he discharged 5 or 6 times :D).

    Yeah he will get fined for that fo sure.
     
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    Vintage Rondo to AD!!!
     

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