but but but rondo the best point guard in the league

[Miggs]

That motive for a trade is completing different from trying to say it was an attempt to tank. The rumored trade of Lowry to the Knicks is a tanking move, trading him for an all-star PG is not. But it's all good, breh. Lowry's been good for y'all and us Celtic fans are fine with Rondo.

It was to shed payroll and hope to fall into the draft to get Wiggins,they didnt give a fck if it was Lowry or Rondo.....They wanted to shed salary and build around that draft pick...

Its really not that hard to understand...

 

[SchoolboyC]

It was to shed payroll and hope to fall into the draft to get Wiggins,they didnt give a fck if it was Lowry or Rondo.....They wanted to shed salary and build around that draft pick...

Its really not that hard to understand...

How is that move a to shed payroll when Rondo made twice as much as Lowry did last season and makes more than him this year? You don't shed payroll by bringing in a player that makes more.

And if I'm not mistaken, the rumors about the Raptors wanting Rondo popped up around the trade deadline in which the Raptors were a top 3 seed in the East so how the fukk would they possibly be trying to tank by making a trade like that and why would they be trying to tank considering the seed they were at?

 

[Miggs]

How is that move a to shed payroll when Rondo made twice as much as Lowry did last season and makes more than him this year? You don't shed payroll by bringing in a player that makes more.

And if I'm not mistaken, the rumors about the Raptors wanting Rondo popped up around the trade deadline in which the Raptors were a top 3 seed in the East so how the fukk would they possibly be trying to tank by making a trade like that and why would they be trying to tank considering the seed they were at?

They'd be paying for 2 years of Rondo as opposed to 4 + years of Lowry....
Rumor at the deadline was Lowry to the Knicks....and ur telling me they werent tanking lol.
They started the season 6-12 and dealt Rudy Gay who was there leading scorer,the thought was they would be so bad once they dealt him and then Lowry they'd be a lottery team,the plan was to draft Wiggins and bring him home...they were trying to tank last season before the deadline,but the team got hot and won games and basically nothing Masai could do about it but ride the wave and adjust in the off season...

 

[Bledswole]

nikka averaging 8,11,8 with a team full of bums,nikka Rondo is still one of the best PG's in the league, and had 15 assist tonight

 

[I.V.]

Did you just call the Celtics starters scrubs? The same starters who are ALL averaging more points than Rondo.

But he's the point guard, though. His role is not to score. His role has never been to score. That's not where his skillset is.

That's like saying Ichiro isn't a great player because he didn't hit home runs. A lot can make you great besides scoring.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

But he's the point guard, though. His role is not to score. His role has never been to score. That's not where his skillset is.

And that's fine, but then you don't relegate those players to being scrubs, when they're out there putting points on the board. His role is to put his team in the best position to win, that means balancing out when to shoot/pass - something that he's incapable of.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Yup, that Kyrie is doing wonders for the Cavs.

Too bad Rondo doesn't score 35 points 0 assists like him with dudes like LeBron and Kevin Love on his team.

Yeah the scoring PG. A staple of the future.

2013/14 standings-

#1 seed in the East - Indiana - shoot-first point guard
#1 seed in the West - San Antonio - shoot-first point guard

2012/13 standings -

#1 seed in the East - Miami - shoot-first point guard
#1 seed in the West - Oklahoma City - shoot-first point guard

2011/12 standings -

#1 seed in the East - Chicago - shoot-first point guard
#1 seed in the West - San Antonio - shoot-first point guard

2010/11 standings -

#1 seed in the East - Chicago - shoot-first point guard
#1 seed in the West - San Antonio - shoot-first point guard

You were saying?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

OKAY let me break it down to you. Since you don't understand.

Your argument: He handles the ball too much

I said: Have you watched the new Celtics games? They are averaging 96 field goal attempts (FGA) The highest in the league. This generates 102.9 pace, the 2nd highest in the league.

You lack reading comprehension.

If Rondo pounded the ball until the 1 sec was left, there would be no way the team would average such a high number of field goal attempts and generate such a high pace.

Show me where I said or even alluded to that Rondo pounded the ball until there was 1 sec left on the shot clock?

It is virtually impossible. So your claim is not up to date.

My claim is up to date, because FOUR games doesn't disprove countless seasons of him dominating the ball.

Do you understand now? Or do I need to include pictures for you.

I think you're the one that might need some pictures.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Naw, not letting you off, we talking bout this season. He is fully healthy and is starting the season off. I told you I will not take you seriously if you are using some small ass 38 game sample in a tank season. They are just not valid.

Where it's been four games, and he's got a 1-3 record to show for it?

You're not taking a small ass 38 game sample seriously (which is funny because he never even played 38 games), but you're using 3-4 games of this season to prove your point?

Do you not understand how stupid that sounds?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Stop. You just said you didn't and said rondo pounds the ball without realizing he doesn't.

Show me where I said I didn't watch the Celtics play this season?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

you do realize those two dudes can't run an offense? We aint talking about Pierce and KG here. They are very limited, both can hardly dribble a ball..

Who said anything bout them running an offense? You don't have to run the offense to be the best player on a team.

. When Arizaa scores 26, is he carrying the Rockets? You making no sense right now. Your hater goggles are glaring hard though.

Depends on what the pother players' productions are, and I don't know where you're getting this 26 points from. He hasn't scored that much this season.

If you're talking about the game where he scored 24 points against Philly, then no he didn't carry the Rockets.... do you wanna know why? Because Harden did.

Ariza - 24 points
Harden - 35 points

If you average the least amount of points among starters, then you clearly ain't carrying the team.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I know you aint talking. . You just got washed and can't admit. You basically lied that you have watched every game, when its very apparent you have not.

This coming from the dude that has constantly thrown wrong stats against the wall, hoping they stick?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

NOPE, cant use that argument this is Paul's 4th season on that team with top talent and still is getting the same results. That excuse has been expired.

Chris Paul runs the offense and has been the 1a/1b scoring option every single season since he's been in LA. A team that relied on Rondo to fulfill these roles would be forever stuck in the lottery.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I KNOW! I mean its one thing to irrationally hate but its another to base your whole argument on a past (obviously tank hard) season then try to act like you watched every game this season when you did not. You aint talking to fools here.

What else do we have to go on? How can you say it's nonsensical to use a previous season as a rule, then bring up the fact things are different after 3-4 games?

How does that make any sense. If we did that, we might as well say that LeBron isn't the best player in the league any more because last season and all the seasons before that aren't relevant.

You say they tanked last season, what's gonna be your excuse when the Celtics have another shytty season?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Exactly his description of the Boston offense already proved that. He must think the C's are doing the same offense last year. The whole season was in tank mode though.

Yet they're 1-3 this season....... go figure.