Rajon Rondo leading these misfits to Playoff position *free Daps and reps*

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Ethnic Cleansing said:
Rondo out rebounded them both in a series where that was the Lakers advantage (Having the twin towers and all). Pierce shot 43 percent, and Garnett disapeared in 3 games and with the game Rondo was having game 7, a W would have surely got him MVP. Your the hating ass bytch nikka we all think you are if you feel otherwise :lolbron:
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You've got to be one of the most dumbest muhfukkas on this board.

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Your fellow Celtics stan is saying Rondo would've been the FMVP in 2010, if Boston won. :mjlol:
 
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Since y'all seem to agree with the OP in regards to Rondo leading "misfits" to playoff position - this basically reiterates what I've been saying in this thread (posted a few weeks ago) -
Is Rajon Rondo really helping the Kings?

The Kings are just 13-20 this season and have been outscored by 3.4 points per 100 possessions, a mark right in line with their 2013-14 season. Without a major run and one of the teams in the playoff picture above the Kings collapsing due to injuries, it seems very unlikely they’ll make the postseason.

This team really wanted to be good now, evidenced by the Kings paying the Sixers a king’s ransom to get rid of Nik Stauskas to open up space to sign Wesley Matthews, a player they obviously didn’t end up getting. Unfortunately, they’ve been the same old Kings – surrounded by constant trade rumors, internal strife and an unhealthy amount of turnovers (only the Sixers average more) and technicals.

The Kings have been pretty bad with Rondo on the court. The team has been outscored by 5.4 points per 100 possessions with Rondo on the floor, and surprisingly (for some) the Kings have actually outscored teams by 1.5 points without Rondo – equivalent to the difference in net rating between the Chicago Bulls and the New Orleans Pelicans.

For comparison, the Kings are 8.2 points better with Cousins on the court than with him on the bench.

A secret not many people know is that throughout his career, when Rondo has had a major role in the offense, his teams have not been good at that end. Even during the golden years with what is considered to be pretty high-end talent – Paul Pierce, Allen and Kevin Garnett – Rondo has never actually been the head of a good offense. During Rondo’s four All-Star seasons, the Celtics ranked just 15th, 18th, 27th and 24th in offensive efficiency, and only their historic defense made the Celtics a contender.

NBA defenses have become increasingly sophisticated in the past few seasons, and having a player like Rondo that teams aren’t afraid to leave completely open is in many ways devastating for the hopes of a good offense. Every pick-and-roll gets tougher when teams are able to go under the screen and keep a good distance from Rondo to stop him from getting to the rim.

Some guards are able to turn that extra space into a head start, but after suffering his ACL tear Rondo hasn’t been the same force getting to the rim. Particularly when he’s shooting just 50 percent from the foul line and is terrified to draw contact. Too often, the offense is forced to reset with half the shot clock gone just because Rondo holds the ball and can’t get anywhere to draw help and force rotations.

This is a problem, considering that we know how a possession degrades in value every second that is lost. This makes sense because the deeper you have to go into your offensive possession, the less likely you are to draw help and put the defense in a bad position.

Rondo ranks second in the NBA in touches per game at 96.5, and him not being an efficient scoring threat is a huge problem for the Kings. Defenses are able to focus on disrupting passing lanes, which has led to Rondo averaging 3.9 turnovers per game this season. Even for a passer of his caliber, the angles just get too tight and it’s hard to make pocket passes consistently when the margin of error is nothing.

Most of the drop off for the Kings when Rondo is on the court actually comes defensively, which is surprising considering Rondo’s long arms and smarts to come over from the weak side and get into passing lanes for steals.

In many ways, Rondo has shown more effort than he did with the Celtics post-ACL tear, and he’s been considerably better than he was in Dallas… but he’s still prone to bouts of falling asleep and allowing cutters and shooters to get open. Rondo is too often focused on playing the middle of the floor and is vulnerable in back screens and the like.

With an offensive genius at the helm in George Karl and a once-in-a-generation type of force on the inside, mixed in with fun elements of small-ball with Omri Casspi – who’s actually the plus-minus star of the team – and Gay, it’s just so difficult to build a great defense around a high-volume ball-handler who doesn’t shoot at all. The Magic and Timberwolves are going through the same struggles, and will continue to do so with Elfrid Payton and Ricky Rubio – which is something interesting to watch going forward.​
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Gil Scott-Heroin said:
You haven't provided any facts to help your claim though. :jbhmm:
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Ethnic Cleansing said:
Stop those nitpicking minor differentials.

5 facts p*ssy:

2014:
Sacramento was 14th in points with 101.3

2015:
Sacramento is currently 3rd in points with 106.0



2014:
Sacramento was 9th in Rebounds with 44.2

2015:
Sacramento is currently in 7th with 45.3


2014:
Sacramento was in 26th with 20.3 assists

2015:
Sacramento is currently in 4th with 24.7 assist


2014:
Sacramento was in 20th with .341 3p%

2015:
Sacramento is currently tied for 6th with .360 3p%


2014:
Sacramento was 13th with .455 fg%

2015:
Sacramento is currently 4th with .474 fg%


So they improve across the board when Rondo joins the team, but he's not directly responsible.

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