Comments on: A Small Sign of the Future: Rajon as the Lone Starter http://celticshub.com/2009/11/25/a-small-sign-of-the-future-rajon-and-line-up-creativity/ Thu, 24 May 2012 12:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The 10-man rotation, starring another Thunder Twitvid http://celticshub.com/2009/11/25/a-small-sign-of-the-future-rajon-and-line-up-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-14381 The 10-man rotation, starring another Thunder Twitvid Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:25:37 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=4393#comment-14381 [...] Ya."PF: Mister Irrelevant. Should the Wizards change their name back to the Bullets?SF: CelticsHub. One key sign Doc Rivers is ready to increase the burden on Rajon Rondo(notes).SG: SRI. Jeff Bower [...] [...] Ya."PF: Mister Irrelevant. Should the Wizards change their name back to the Bullets?SF: CelticsHub. One key sign Doc Rivers is ready to increase the burden on Rajon Rondo(notes).SG: SRI. Jeff Bower [...]

]]> By: Cptn Bubbles http://celticshub.com/2009/11/25/a-small-sign-of-the-future-rajon-and-line-up-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-14358 Cptn Bubbles Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:59:37 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=4393#comment-14358 Rondo is young, & it does not appear to me that he needs as much rest as the older big 3. I think he still looks explosive in the fourth quarter which is where you would expect to see fatigue. He looks like his speed is even faster against the bench of the other team. I agree with you all. Experiment NOW. Further experimentation would be a great idea Doc! I'd especially like to see a more rested/fresher KG in the 4th quarter. Not sure if he is as fast at getting back on D but Shelden runs the floor extremely well on offense. Rondo could get him the pass in stride. Also, Shelden is very good with the pick & roll on offense. You see some biggies just stand there after setting the pick. Not Shelden! He rolls HARD to the basket, & I've seen Eddie & Quis throw beautiful bounce passes for extra super ez baskets. Why they don't run plays which actually work over & over & over, I don't know. The Cs are extremely bad at exposing/finding a weakness on the other team & only exploiting it once....maybe twice. I really love the idea of the final 2 minutes or so being Paul's time. Let Paul bring the ball up & run the offense from the top. He, usually, makes good decisions. He handles the ball well. He can get in the lane to get an easier basket plus the foul (assuming the refs will call it--they don't seem to give bigger guys calls unless you are LeBron). He can shoot the 3. He can draw the D & make the pass (won a game at Philly last yr. hitting Ray in the corner, won the playoff game at Orlando hitting Baby, won vs the Knicks hitting KG...). You see the trend. I love Rondo. He gets people ez baskets, but closing out quarters, especially the final 2 minutes or so of the 4th, I'd like to see Pablo with the ball with all those options at the ready. I've seen Doc absolutely ballistic 2 times this year at halftime ranting to Paul as they walked to the locker room that he wanted the ball in Paul's hands. Paul has that I know look on his face, & they both looked miffed. They could make it happen. They should be making it happen. If subbing Rondo early (let Paul run the final 2 minutes of 1st quarter offense), & playing Rondo with the bench some gets you some ez points, do it! If holding Rajon out & putting Eddy (assuming he plays good D) in during the last 2 or so minutes of the game to spread the court with shooters for Paul works, do it! I don't think Quis is the answer for point. If he dribbles slowly he looks ok, but I saw him trying to bring the ball up with speed, & it looked horrible. He ended up being out of control & losing the ball. Turn over. I don't think his handle is great if you gotta go quick. If what I fear is true, he would not be able to lead any fast breaks. Creative Rondo subbing might be the best answer for that bench unit. Rondo is young, & it does not appear to me that he needs as much rest as the older big 3. I think he still looks explosive in the fourth quarter which is where you would expect to see fatigue. He looks like his speed is even faster against the bench of the other team. I agree with you all. Experiment NOW. Further experimentation would be a great idea Doc! I’d especially like to see a more rested/fresher KG in the 4th quarter.

Not sure if he is as fast at getting back on D but Shelden runs the floor extremely well on offense. Rondo could get him the pass in stride. Also, Shelden is very good with the pick & roll on offense. You see some biggies just stand there after setting the pick. Not Shelden! He rolls HARD to the basket, & I’ve seen Eddie & Quis throw beautiful bounce passes for extra super ez baskets. Why they don’t run plays which actually work over & over & over, I don’t know. The Cs are extremely bad at exposing/finding a weakness on the other team & only exploiting it once….maybe twice.

I really love the idea of the final 2 minutes or so being Paul’s time. Let Paul bring the ball up & run the offense from the top. He, usually, makes good decisions. He handles the ball well. He can get in the lane to get an easier basket plus the foul (assuming the refs will call it–they don’t seem to give bigger guys calls unless you are LeBron). He can shoot the 3. He can draw the D & make the pass (won a game at Philly last yr. hitting Ray in the corner, won the playoff game at Orlando hitting Baby, won vs the Knicks hitting KG…). You see the trend.

I love Rondo. He gets people ez baskets, but closing out quarters, especially the final 2 minutes or so of the 4th, I’d like to see Pablo with the ball with all those options at the ready. I’ve seen Doc absolutely ballistic 2 times this year at halftime ranting to Paul as they walked to the locker room that he wanted the ball in Paul’s hands. Paul has that I know look on his face, & they both looked miffed. They could make it happen. They should be making it happen. If subbing Rondo early (let Paul run the final 2 minutes of 1st quarter offense), & playing Rondo with the bench some gets you some ez points, do it! If holding Rajon out & putting Eddy (assuming he plays good D) in during the last 2 or so minutes of the game to spread the court with shooters for Paul works, do it!

I don’t think Quis is the answer for point. If he dribbles slowly he looks ok, but I saw him trying to bring the ball up with speed, & it looked horrible. He ended up being out of control & losing the ball. Turn over. I don’t think his handle is great if you gotta go quick. If what I fear is true, he would not be able to lead any fast breaks. Creative Rondo subbing might be the best answer for that bench unit.

]]> By: Vic De Zen http://celticshub.com/2009/11/25/a-small-sign-of-the-future-rajon-and-line-up-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-14354 Vic De Zen Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:04:45 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=4393#comment-14354 Surely the fact that this unit hadn't shared the floor together before has to be a big part of why they were outplayed, yeah? I agree with you, experimenting is good. Surely the fact that this unit hadn’t shared the floor together before has to be a big part of why they were outplayed, yeah? I agree with you, experimenting is good.

]]> By: steve http://celticshub.com/2009/11/25/a-small-sign-of-the-future-rajon-and-line-up-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-14339 steve Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:04:41 +0000 http://celticshub.com/?p=4393#comment-14339 Now is the time the C's miss Big Baby for that second unit. His scoring would come in handy for that group, especially when Sheed is shooting like he is right now. I still like the idea of Rondo with the second unit. Now is the time the C’s miss Big Baby for that second unit. His scoring would come in handy for that group, especially when Sheed is shooting like he is right now. I still like the idea of Rondo with the second unit.

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