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Brozay said:
He didnt say he was expecting a handout breh, I like his confidence that he knows hes gonna earn that contact. Youre looking at it backwards
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nah nikka...I'm lookin at every dissapointed bulls fan. This nikka told us flat out he looking forward to meetings in the future than playing NBA games right now...Nah nikka no more mercy for this nikka. He aint built for this shyt. We see Sabo breaking damn near every bone in his body and he be comin back right away. Rose would have shut that shyt down with Sabo's injuries
 
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No, I won't assume a terrible campaign is an anomaly for a 29 y/o that's missed 96 games combined in '13 and '14 because of a ACL tear and then went on to produce that abomination in '15. If you have to attach "when motivated" to a player's skill its a problem. He hasn't been that on a consistent basis in years and when all of his biggest stans thought he'd turn up for the postseason, that bytch quit on his team. Hasn't "leads tops the league" whatever the fukk that means in steals since 2011, and his rebounding is insanely overrated. How many times do you watch the man rip uncontested boards from his big men? Do you really think this masks his deficiencies? For the life of me I don't understand why Rondo gets argued over other players because of rebounding totals rather than actual traditional guard skills, like a fukking jumpshot, 1on1 scoring or not bricking free throws like a 7'2 center.

Rondo shot 31% from mid range on wide open attempts this past season. That's 8% below the league average for mid range jumpshots. He shot 39% from the free throw line and even in his best years he's been inexcusably bad from the line. His inability to be a threat from three does impact the game, defenses don't respect him and will happily help off him to double others on the team. He hurts the spacing of any team he plays for and whenever Boogie or Gay try to go 1on1 they'll be hurt by his presence on the floor.

Rondo is a very good passer, but his absurd turnover rate and ineffectiveness on drives (he is NOT the penetrator he once was) dulls his impact as a playmaker. Darren Collison will give you better penetration than him. He does not belong in the same category as a floor general with Chris Paul who turns the ball over at a much less frequent rate while retaining the same innate playmaking ability.

Not sure why you're excluding Collison's recent season, but the biggest difference between him with the Clips in '14 and Kings now is his role, not talent. Collision is one of the best mid range shooters in the league (47% on 179 attempts), gets to and finishes well at the basket and unlike Rondo invites contact where he gets to the line at a good rate (.335 ftr, compared to Rondo's abysmal .133) and actually hits his damn FT's. He was the best spot up shooter on the Kings last season converting 37% of his attempts behind the arc and provides efficient scoring as evidenced by a 57.6 TS% in each of the past two seasons, as compared to Rondo who's been among the most inefficient players in the game for years and is a big liability when he's not controlling the ball which will be a problem playing next to high usage ball dominant players like Rudy Gay and Demarcus Cousins. He's a good defensive player that'll actually commit to giving effort against "trash teams in the regular season" unlike Rondo who's apparently above trying against inferior competition as if that's a real copout. Not even LeBron can get away with that coasting excuse. The Kings will be a better team with Collision on the floor than Rondo because he compliments the team better and he's a flat out better player at this stage of the game. That stance isn't hard to understand if you take off the homer goggles. You aren't in a position here to be insulting other people's knowledge of the game.
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Outside of last year rondo has had better seasons than collision every single year of his career.

6 out of 8/9 seasons rondo has shot at or above the league avg for mid range fg%. He is especially potent at the elbow. When I said lead the league in steals I am not talking at the end of the season... He at some point every year is in the top 4 for steals per game.

What u are judging off is perception and last year. Exclude last year completely. Rondo is more sensitive to driving after his acl tear but that's expected. He's not the first or last player to do this this.

None of his supossed defiencies have harmed any team of his in the playoffs. Only the opposite. A lot of fans have short term memory so I don't blame you.

A lot of it perception and that can confuse ppl... Similar to how kobe will get hate on for his last season fg%... When it was an anomaly in his almost 20 year career. And completely forget how dominant he was the year when he was last healthy in 13'. Short term memory.
 
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I expect Anthony Davis to be even better then he was less season as hard as that is to believe. 25 and 12 is not a stretch for him at all along with 2 or 3 blocks a night and a couple of steals to go with that. He is probably gonna take that corner 3 a couple times a night and if he's in the high 30's from 3 range i'll be fine with him taking that many a game. I also feel he's gonna eventually improve his playmaking and passing skills even more out of the post when he is doubled and that will make his team better as well. I cant wait for the season to start cause even though i'm picking Bron to be MVP AD might just have a season for the ages to the point where you cant deny him any longer.
 
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