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Back when the C’s played the Bobcats earlier this season, I noted a string of Rondo-based plays that started in an usual place: Along the left sideline, just across midcourt. That’s a tight spot far, far from the hoop. I wondered whether the C’s ran screen/rolls that far away as an on-the-fly response to Charlotte’s pressure defense or as some pre-planned strategy. 

Whatever the nature of the strategy, those plays worked like magic. 

We saw a string of them again this week against Golden State, and they worked again. Whether they worked in these cases because the opponents (one good defensive team and one awful one) defended them stupidly is an open question. But as we search for ways to jump start Rondo against teams that sag off of him completely (i.e. Orlando), this play—and the idea of involving Rondo in more screen/rolls in general—is something to keep in mind. Would it work against the Magic? Who knows.

Here’s one clip from the Warriors game.

As you can see early in the clip, Rondo notices something as he approaches midcourt and waves at Perk to get in position. We’ll look at some still images, after the jump. » More: A Thing That Works