people say rondo was lucky to have pierce, ray, and kg. but i think they're actually lucky to have him..i mean he makes such smart decisions and his passes only go to where his teammates can get them and away from the defenders' reach
wishing he could get his fg% a bit higher and his ppg a bit higher. but yeah he's still recovering and getting back up there. glad his passing is still in elite form though! also great to see his jumpshots improving considerably from previous seasons
even after an ACL injury he still Greatest point guard ever! 2013-2014 season only played 30 games because of that injury but still got 11.7 points 9.8 asists and 5.5 rebounds? What point guard in the leauge is a walking double-double and a triple-double machine like this dude?
Outside of a consistent jump shot he's the best point in the league Boston has all bums and he'll still average the same amount of assist he had with the stars on the team The thing I like the most about Rondo is he makes around him better He's has the pass first mentality The same mentality that Russell need to use in his game and he would get the same stats
You have to wonder how many assists this Rondo would have gotten in Mike D Antoni's run N gun offense or Brett Brown's speed ball. Speed ball teams tend to inflate assist stats and scoring stats. I'm sure Rondo would have averaged 15+ assists on a D Antoni team.
He's different and that's why he always stands out among other nba players. He's not here to be a superstar but he's here for his team. And that' what a player should be. It's not hollywood it's nba.
I would. Are you gonna tell me that I'm high? Rondo controls the game, something that Westbrook and many of the guys you listed have yet to achieve save for Tony Parker.
Tjm2037 rondo not only led his team to the eastern conference finals but he already has a ring. That's from his second year in the league much better than an MVP rose by far
Sact0wnbidness He is going to be amazing in sac, we have players that are near or at the talent of the talent of the big 3. garnet-boogie pierce-rudy gay ray allen-(bellinelli/mclemore) obviously those two are not on the same level as ray allen was but they are both good shooters, I think we get the 8/7th seed for sure!
+Samuel Omotade comparing Rudy Gay to hall of famer Paul Pierce 😂😂😂. Comparing top 15 players of all time which gave the Celtics the #1 defence in 2007-2008 KG to Boogie who hasn't even got his team to the playoffs 😂😂😂? Give me what you're smoking Bruh
Paul is the better passer careerwise but in the 2012-2013 season Rondo averaged 11.1 apg while Paul averaged 9.7. Also, Rondo has been the better passer since the 2011-2012 season. Cp3 averages more playing time too. On top of that, it's not Rondo's fault that he got drafted pick 21 by the Phoenix Suns. And last of all, send me links to those ball handling vids. I want to see them myself.
+Abigail Weller exactly a point guards job is to pass the ball to the best possible shot option if he can't find one then he is suppose to score. Therefore rondo is still the best.
Rondo is already considered to be on the same level as far as a point guard as CP3 n D-Rose he is actually ranked 2nd best point guard in the NBA after CP3 .. N once his scoring comes in that'll be the past. Because his ability to score is there we saw it with the 45pt game he had against the Heat last year. He just needs to bring it out more often
agreed man, WB is almost a point-forward? thunder is a team with alot of hybrids, it works well for them. WB's can turn on his explosiveness to break down the defense's equilibrium over multiple possessions (to his teammates' advantage i suppose, WB himself is not so consistent as you've mentioned).
hate it when people bring up triple doubles. Oscar Robertson leads NBA All-Time with 181 career triple doubles(one season averaged a triple double). Only won one title, and on that team he had a guy named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
@Sleepydoughnut very true. Numbers dont lie. Karl Malone IMO was a much more dominante PF. I understand he didnt earn any rings in his time but who did in an era dominated by MJ?
i like rondo a lot hes a super pg and one of the last true pgs in the league if you ask me. but he has to shoot more cause in reality you can kinda not mark him once he has the bal land pay more attention to the other celtics seeing as hes wayyy more likely to go for an assist than a basket i mean this season hes averaging 11.9 point and 11.7 assists if he had to slightly bump up the scoring easily top 5 best pgs of all time.
Chris Paul is a better passer because over his career, he's averaged 9.8 apg and 2.4 topg, while rondo has averaged 8.3 apg and 2.8 topg. I think that shows that Rondo is the better passer because they're is no clearer way to show it. On top of that, Chris Paul (for most of his career, excluding clippers) has not had a good team (excluding david west). Rondo on the other hand, has had Pierce, Garnett, Allen, and Shaq on his team. Ball handling is better bc ive watched training vids on both.
He got offered to, but declined it because he would rather take a break and enjoy his summer. I'm tired of people acting like he didn't make it, when he did, he just declined it.
The game has changed but not the way you say. It used to be a big man dominated game where the point guard was responsible for feeding the dominant big man in the post, if you had one. Otherwise, you implemented the pick and roll or dished out to a good shooter on the wing. Either way, the point guard's first priority was passing the ball. Furthermore, defense is, due to lesser ability and offense-happy rules, far weaker than it used to be. Basketball today is all about the perimeter.
I couldn't resist myself screaming every amazing pass he's doing.Though he ain't a good shooter, He's incredible for not shooting the ball, passing instead! lol
BY THE END OF HIS CAREER he is working on his jumpshot he is a better defender better passer he is a better rebounder i.e. TRIPLE DOUBLE MACHINE by the end of his career he will go down as the greatest point guard the Nba has ever seen no more arguing
Nash is definitely one of the greatest PG's of all-time and won back to back MVP's. Incredibly impressive, but I don't think he's a better shooter than Larry Bird, Mark Price, and others...
Greeneight Yh this team had so many star players, just unlucky with injuries. This team and the 2008 one were the best modern day C's. The 2008 team was unstoppable.
and so you can't say im avoiding the topic for passing, I will say this. In the 12-13 season, Chris Paul had the highest pure point rating, while rondo was second. If you don't know, pure point is "a John Hollinger-designed "Sabermetric" state which attempts to measure a point guard's ability to play as a point guard should (by maximizing assists and minimizing turnovers through good decision-making, vision, and ballhandling.) next time, instead of just watching it, actually evalutate the game
Correct me if I'm wrong, but i thought that if the ball was passed, say from Rondo to Big Baby, and Big Baby puts the ball down, then there is no assist?
Ya actually! After looking at his career averages and how spectacular of a shooter he is, I think I would take him over Rondo. Good work :-) I forgot about him! The overall point I'm trying to make though is... I just think Rondo is overrated because he happens to get these unorthodox triple doubles, but look at his CAREER stat line. IMO it doesn't produce more offense than others I mentioned. The 3 assist difference is more than made up for by the other players averaging over 20 ppg plus FT %!!
he chooses to enjoy his summers he told the media last year he likes his breaks for example this year he went to the Philippines and France for his training camps and for a Red Bull training camp
I agree that Rose, when he was healthy, could take over a game with his scoring, but for a point guard, his passing is mediocre at best and he could never take over a game with it. Rondo is the best passer in the league by far.
Honestly in my opinon Rondo is the the best at Leadership in terms of setting up his teammates he has the best PG I.Q he's able to pass out of shoots to a teammate without a turnover. Derrick Rose is the best pg at closing out a game and he is probably the fastest pg in the league along with Wall. CP3 is just the best at maturity and not getting hurt lol. Deron or Curry is the best pg at shooting 3's. As for defense i have to either go with Rondo or Westbrook. And for crazy shots Rubio or Parker
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I miss this squad... Rondo, Ray, Paul, KG, Shaq, Nate, Baby, Perk :/
people say rondo was lucky to have pierce, ray, and kg. but i think they're actually lucky to have him..i mean he makes such smart decisions and his passes only go to where his teammates can get them and away from the defenders' reach
he've got 18 assist on 2014 season now, what's the excuses?
Pedro Soares He's still recovering from the ACL injury...
wishing he could get his fg% a bit higher and his ppg a bit higher. but yeah he's still recovering and getting back up there. glad his passing is still in elite form though! also great to see his jumpshots improving considerably from previous seasons
what happened to the Celtics record this year?
he avg 10assist this season
10pts 24ast 10reb changes the game without even scoring unlike most pgs in the game now
h point taken!
PREACH
+Its24x i can't even think of anyone who had 20+ assists in a game in NBA history, if there is anyone let me know, cuz that shit is crazy
Juan Rivera have you ever heard of magic jonson?
Juan Rivera Brandon Jennings had a 24 assists game
For most PGs, 20 and 10 means 20 points/10 assists. Not for Rondo. The greatest Assist Man I have ever seen.
Watch Rondo make 4 HOFamers careers last 4 years longer than they should have
Allen left. Pierce left. Kg left. Shaq was on Keep Gettin Them Checks mode
+Hector Popocateptl lol Shaq diesel getting that cash.
start calling him Cash Diesel
It just goes to show how underrated Rondo was back then. Not once during the whole game did they mention his assist total.
listen close at 7:52
Right at the end.
That's all they ever talked about Rondo, all the time dude
If Rondo only had one arm..... ONE arm, he still would still lead the league in assists.
On each possession, I was guessing who he might pass to, LOL
even after an ACL injury he still Greatest point guard ever!
2013-2014 season only played 30 games because of that injury but still got 11.7 points 9.8 asists and 5.5 rebounds?
What point guard in the leauge is a walking double-double and a triple-double machine like this dude?
Chris Paul.
niro710 He's aight but needs up rebound more.
I like Rondo better, and he makes more triple double than cp3 so he's the real deal.
Rondo is great but don't say greatest pg ever lol.
rondo the best pure point no disrespect to paul but rondo does all aspects
chille rasputin Russell Westbrook, the 2017 MVP
I miss this kinda rondo ..
This rondo is coming back
Triple double machine, he is a monster !!
Djordje Velenderic Unfortunately that is Russell Westbrook in he 2016-2017 NBA Season.
Outside of a consistent jump shot he's the best point in the league
Boston has all bums and he'll still average the same amount of assist he had with the stars on the team
The thing I like the most about Rondo is he makes around him better
He's has the pass first mentality
The same mentality that Russell need to use in his game and he would get the same stats
Russell would get better stats
If he played more like a point guard
yeah
Haha well now he averaged 31/10/10 on the season on his way to getting the MVP, so yeah he can clearly get them stats if needed
And at 7:39 Ray Allen has a pre Shaqtin A Fool moment
You have to wonder how many assists this Rondo would have gotten in Mike D Antoni's run N gun offense or Brett Brown's speed ball. Speed ball teams tend to inflate assist stats and scoring stats. I'm sure Rondo would have averaged 15+ assists on a D Antoni team.
He's different and that's why he always stands out among other nba players. He's not here to be a superstar but he's here for his team. And that' what a player should be. It's not hollywood it's nba.
Gino time at the end, was anyone else reminiscing to those days with KG loving it!
boston had a really deep bench that season that hinged on perkin's health.
Rondo... being awarded for being so awesome :)
Glen Davis played really well in this game
I would. Are you gonna tell me that I'm high? Rondo controls the game, something that Westbrook and many of the guys you listed have yet to achieve save for Tony Parker.
Damnnn how fast he talk, thumbs up if u agree !!!
Allann Allan Holy shit, and he has an high pitched voice too
he will, this upcoming season. wait for how many assists he can rack up with the arsenal he has this season.
You gotta love rondo and the Celtics and how humble they are.
Tjm2037 rondo not only led his team to the eastern conference finals but he already has a ring. That's from his second year in the league much better than an MVP rose by far
Ramon Rondo is a great playmaker indeed
I was at this game. The Knicks fans in back of me couldn't believe the assists he put up!
Rondo always looks both intense and chill at the same time.
Huge rondo fan boy but he should rack up assists...Defenses sit there and let him play quarterback w/ no ball pressure
25 now almost 26 but a missed alley oop happened... still great though.
Welcome to Sacramento, you heard it here "1st"
Sact0wnbidness He is going to be amazing in sac, we have players that are near or at the talent of the talent of the big 3.
garnet-boogie
pierce-rudy gay
ray allen-(bellinelli/mclemore)
obviously those two are not on the same level as ray allen was but they are both good shooters, I think we get the 8/7th seed for sure!
Samuel Omotade 8 seed will be Pelicans or kings imo
Samuel Omotade Comparing Mclemore and Bellinelli to Ray Allen? Give this guy a manual.
Obviously, they aren't as good ad allen but they are good shooters which will help theta.
+Samuel Omotade comparing Rudy Gay to hall of famer Paul Pierce 😂😂😂. Comparing top 15 players of all time which gave the Celtics the #1 defence in 2007-2008 KG to Boogie who hasn't even got his team to the playoffs 😂😂😂? Give me what you're smoking Bruh
such a good team. they should have not traded perkins.
Rondo got 25 assists with the Pelicans last year!
Paul is the better passer careerwise but in the 2012-2013 season Rondo averaged 11.1 apg while Paul averaged 9.7. Also, Rondo has been the better passer since the 2011-2012 season. Cp3 averages more playing time too. On top of that, it's not Rondo's fault that he got drafted pick 21 by the Phoenix Suns. And last of all, send me links to those ball handling vids. I want to see them myself.
Chill, comedy king
So glad it wasn't a full ACL tear he will be back sooner then expected
0:18 rondo's like ''i guess ill show em to the crowd''
Rondon looked stoked getting that 1st Team All D.
I think Rajon Rondo is the best definition of a PG. I don't see why he isn't on Team USA this year for the Olympics.
Rajon rondo hes 24 assist rondo the best point gaurd for evver
John Stockton, Magic Johnson, Steve Nash, and Jason Kidd were better. He isn't even the best in the current NBA.
+sonofaballer96 In terms of passing he's the best. Led the league in assists this season soooooo....
+Abigail Weller exactly a point guards job is to pass the ball to the best possible shot option if he can't find one then he is suppose to score. Therefore rondo is still the best.
Rondo is already considered to be on the same level as far as a point guard as CP3 n D-Rose he is actually ranked 2nd best point guard in the NBA after CP3 .. N once his scoring comes in that'll be the past. Because his ability to score is there we saw it with the 45pt game he had against the Heat last year. He just needs to bring it out more often
agreed man, WB is almost a point-forward? thunder is a team with alot of hybrids, it works well for them. WB's can turn on his explosiveness to break down the defense's equilibrium over multiple possessions (to his teammates' advantage i suppose, WB himself is not so consistent as you've mentioned).
Damn, I really liked this team, especially the team chemistry.
Rondo you are mind Idol.
Sorry but that was the the coolest pass to I have ever seen and the accuracy was ridiculous!!
This could have been a big baby highlight film
I love this guy
oh yeah best point guard in the NBA right now Rajon Rondo!!!
Rondo's a beast.
hate it when people bring up triple doubles. Oscar Robertson leads NBA All-Time with 181 career triple doubles(one season averaged a triple double). Only won one title, and on that team he had a guy named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I really think we could have won a ring with this roster... Especially, with Shaq and Perk. This season was a complete disaster after all those trade.
If rondo masters his jumper
it'll be even more harder for other point guards in trying to be the best pg in the nba currently
At 6:35 Marquis Daniels had the most nonchalant celebration with Big Baby😂
aye can everybody give rondo his respect he a good point guard 😊
It is very very amazing assists！
@Sleepydoughnut very true. Numbers dont lie. Karl Malone IMO was a much more dominante PF. I understand he didnt earn any rings in his time but who did in an era dominated by MJ?
i like rondo a lot hes a super pg and one of the last true pgs in the league if you ask me. but he has to shoot more cause in reality you can kinda not mark him once he has the bal land pay more attention to the other celtics seeing as hes wayyy more likely to go for an assist than a basket i mean this season hes averaging 11.9 point and 11.7 assists if he had to slightly bump up the scoring easily top 5 best pgs of all time.
He could be the best pizza guy ever, always delivering on time....
If you never saw NBA you would think that Baby is the best Center in the league
that starting lineup tho
Chris Paul is a better passer because over his career, he's averaged 9.8 apg and 2.4 topg, while rondo has averaged 8.3 apg and 2.8 topg. I think that shows that Rondo is the better passer because they're is no clearer way to show it. On top of that, Chris Paul (for most of his career, excluding clippers) has not had a good team (excluding david west). Rondo on the other hand, has had Pierce, Garnett, Allen, and Shaq on his team. Ball handling is better bc ive watched training vids on both.
Man. The Celtics in their prime. I miss these days.
if rondo plays like this tonight, the heat will be in bad shape
He got offered to, but declined it because he would rather take a break and enjoy his summer. I'm tired of people acting like he didn't make it, when he did, he just declined it.
i love hearing rondo shouting
The game has changed but not the way you say. It used to be a big man dominated game where the point guard was responsible for feeding the dominant big man in the post, if you had one. Otherwise, you implemented the pick and roll or dished out to a good shooter on the wing. Either way, the point guard's first priority was passing the ball. Furthermore, defense is, due to lesser ability and offense-happy rules, far weaker than it used to be. Basketball today is all about the perimeter.
i like how every time Kevin Garrett is open Boston doesn't even try to get the rebound.
I couldn't resist myself screaming every amazing pass he's doing.Though he ain't a good shooter, He's incredible for not shooting the ball, passing instead! lol
BY THE END OF HIS CAREER he is working on his jumpshot he is a better defender better passer he is a better rebounder i.e. TRIPLE DOUBLE MACHINE by the end of his career he will go down as the greatest point guard the Nba has ever seen no more arguing
Rondo is awesome
Rondo best pg in the game and I'm a heat fan
NBA 2k13 corrupted how I see basketball games now. I always imagine getting awarded teammate grades for assists.
4:30 Rondo "Paul you just missed.. you dont get it again"
Nash is definitely one of the greatest PG's of all-time and won back to back MVP's. Incredibly impressive, but I don't think he's a better shooter than Larry Bird, Mark Price, and others...
What a team, wow.
+Jeevan Gill My favorite was C's of 2010. I loved this team.
Greeneight
Yh this team had so many star players, just unlucky with injuries. This team and the 2008 one were the best modern day C's. The 2008 team was unstoppable.
he said he wants to enjoy his summer with family and friends
@2:46 look at that CELTICS LINE UP,DAMN,ALL THEM IN THEIR PRIME AND ADD A 2012 P.O. RONDO,THATS A DYNASTY
Anyone else notice at 1:50 the stats about Amar'e spelt "assists" wrong...?
i never seen anyone mentioned at all, but does anyone notice big baby davis tried to learn ray allen shooting style??
#9 Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics.
I'd pick Rondo over any point guard. He sees the floor like no other PG in the nba
I miss watching these celtics
Dang he got contributed 50+ points, that's crazy ( 24 assists and his own points)
Rondo seem to eat Knicks for lunch on a constant basis! All the triple-doubles!!
and so you can't say im avoiding the topic for passing, I will say this. In the 12-13 season, Chris Paul had the highest pure point rating, while rondo was second. If you don't know, pure point is "a John Hollinger-designed "Sabermetric" state which attempts to measure a point guard's ability to play as a point guard should (by maximizing assists and minimizing turnovers through good decision-making, vision, and ballhandling.) next time, instead of just watching it, actually evalutate the game
rondo is a monster
Big baby was working that game!
"An assist can be scored for the passer even if the player who receives the pass makes a basket after dribbling the ball." wikipedia. So yes, he can.
hes like wtf the fuck are these this aint no raaaang
and he had a triple double.........!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but i thought that if the ball was passed, say from Rondo to Big Baby, and Big Baby puts the ball down, then there is no assist?
Ya actually! After looking at his career averages and how spectacular of a shooter he is, I think I would take him over Rondo. Good work :-) I forgot about him! The overall point I'm trying to make though is... I just think Rondo is overrated because he happens to get these unorthodox triple doubles, but look at his CAREER stat line. IMO it doesn't produce more offense than others I mentioned. The 3 assist difference is more than made up for by the other players averaging over 20 ppg plus FT %!!
He was asked and went to and went overseas for the 2010 championship but left home and didn't want to go again because he said he needed his summers
he chooses to enjoy his summers he told the media last year he likes his breaks for example this year he went to the Philippines and France for his training camps and for a Red Bull training camp
If Austin Rivers breaks Rondo's ankles....DOC TAKES OUT THE BELT
I agree that Rose, when he was healthy, could take over a game with his scoring, but for a point guard, his passing is mediocre at best and he could never take over a game with it. Rondo is the best passer in the league by far.
when hes done hell be the best celtic point guard ever
Rajon Rondo!!!!
Honestly in my opinon Rondo is the the best at Leadership in terms of setting up his teammates he has the best PG I.Q he's able to pass out of shoots to a teammate without a turnover. Derrick Rose is the best pg at closing out a game and he is probably the fastest pg in the league along with Wall. CP3 is just the best at maturity and not getting hurt lol. Deron or Curry is the best pg at shooting 3's. As for defense i have to either go with Rondo or Westbrook. And for crazy shots Rubio or Parker
The thing about Curry having a team he needs to guide means that he gets more playing time, unlike Rondo.
MONSTER !