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Rondo Replacing Johnson on All-Star Team

The Herald got it right from Rondo’s agent. According to his agent, Bill Duffy, the Celtics point guard has been named to the Eastern Conference All-star roster, presumably to replace Joe Johnson, the injured Atlanta Hawks guard. This would be Rondo’s third all-star appearance. Nice birthday present for RR, who probably should have been selected [...]

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3 days ago

Comments Deleting?

We apologize if your comments are being deleted (provided that they are not offensive). We are looking into why this is happening. We also want to apologize for the lack of a game thread for last night’s game.  We had a premonition that the Celtics would play that poorly and thought if we pretended the [...]

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7 days ago

5 Questions With Greg Monroe

I talked with Detroit star forward Greg Monroe prior to the Celtics-Pistons game on Wednesday night.  Here is what the 2nd year big man out of Georgetown, who is averaging 16.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game had to say. 1. Just your 2nd year in the league, but playing so well, were you disappointed [...]

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8 days ago

Call for Responses: 5-on-5

Readers! Last week’s responses to the 5-on-5 questions were really, really great. We had way more qualified answers than we were able to use. So we’re going to keep doing it! FOREVER. Here are this week’s questions: 1. Are you concerned about Rondo’s media boycott this week? 2. The trade deadline is less than a [...]

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11 days ago

5 Questions With Ronnie Brewer

I talked with Chicago starting guard Ronnie Brewer prior to the Celtics-Bulls game on Sunday.  Here is what the 6th year man out of Arkansas who is averaging 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists had to say. 1. You guys have a lot of the same players back from last year’s team which was [...]

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13 days ago

5 Questions With Josh McRoberts

I talked to Los Angeles back up big man Josh McRoberts prior to the Celtics-Lakers game Thursday night at the Garden.  Here is what the former Duke Blue Devil, who is averaging 2.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in his first year in LA, had to say. 1. How have you guys been able to deal [...]

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I knew that was coming…

No, I’m not talking about E’twaun Moore signing a contract with a European team. It was as near a certainty as Shaquille O’Neal not making it through 82 games but I am still referring to something else. Something Celtics’ fans have heard ever since his break out season in 2009: Rajon Rondo is overrated.

ESPN.com/NBA
The Tease: Who’s the best point guard in the NBA today? What about all time? The most overrated? Our crew gets straight to the point: 5-on-5: Top PGs

I reluctantly clicked. With all the starting point guards in the NBA, I still felt like all five of my TrueHoop brethren had an ax to grind about the chippy point guard who “couldn’t shoot” and had “the luxury of playing with 3 future hall of famers.”

To my surprise, only one picked Rondo. To my greater surprise, his reasoning was sound:

That wasn’t so bad right?  Jovan didn’t mention the resumes on the roster.  Instead, Jovan succinctly listed all of Rondo’s problem’s last season.  His jump shot was still not reliable and he began having trouble getting to and finishing at the rim.   Rondo is still an elite defender and one of the best passers in the NBA but he was also exposed a bit last year.

It was long season for Rondo.  He had nagging injuries.  He lost his closest friend on the team.  He was thrust into a much larger role.   It was no longer “Rajon, you have to play up to the level of your teammates, prove you belong.” It was, “Rajon, we need you to carry us tonight.” And many times, he couldn’t.

We do not know what would have happened had Rondo’s elbow been intact for the entire playoffs.  Most likely, it would have bought the Celtics a couple of games in the Heat series before they less than gracefully bowed out.

My question to you is:  Is Rajon Rondo overrated?  Is he “the guy” you want to go into battle with for years to come?

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