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rofl.......I completely missed those.
I thought you were talking about lakaluva responding to him. Same thing tbh.
Yes, defensively I would have been right up on Rondo.
If he goes by you and scores so be it. Kind of like how the Spurs play Nash, let him be a scorer. I was impressed with Rondo, he knocked down some big shots at the end. Also, many of his passes seem to be soft and right on the money where shooters can go cleanly right into their shots.
rofl.......I completely missed those.
I thought you were talking about lakaluva responding to him. Same thing tbh.
First time in parker career that he allows +20 assists?
After that track meet against the Knicks I was surprised that the Spurs even came close to winning this one. Didn't that Knicks game set this season's record for points score at the half?
I remember months ago that Parker commented on Rondo being overrated for a similar reason haters used to use against Parker: he's only good because of the talent around him. Well Parker...Rondo didn't have KG that game and he was still damn good!
Although I think teams should still sag off of Rondo and dare him to shoot wide open jumpers - they're more flukey than not if they go in. If Rondo gets close to the rim then treat him like Shaq since his FT % is also terrible. Ray Allen was also a beast and abused Hill and the rest of the Spurs on him throughout the game which might've accounted for a lot of Rondo's assists.
So far ya gotta say that Parker and the rest of the Spurs guards and their defensive plan have been pretty ty against Felton, Allen and Rondo when it comes to end results. Plenty of stuff to work on although the basic plan of sagging off of Rondo will probably stay but definitely needs tweaks like how and when to collapse defenses especially with the scoring options the C's have.
As for the C's getting out of the East...well if they're healthy then they should be a favored contender but as each day goes on the Florida teams look stronger and hungrier and the C's have been dealing with serious injuries to multiple starters and reserves....I don't think they'll make it out of the East unless KG can return back to form or the Florida teams fall apart. The C's seem to have too many guys falling apart physically but the season's still young.
Last edited by Cane; 01-06-2011 at 01:12 PM.
Bump.
I guess the coaching staff didn't believe that stove was hot the first time so they went right back to the same strategy. Most teams play off of Rondo, yes, but the Spurs give him so much got damn space. They literally let him do anything he wants above the free throw line. Like I said last time, he's too good of a passer to put no pressure on him.
And it's no mistake that he shoots like Reggie Miller against the Spurs and Chris Dudley against everyone else. I'm all for sagging off of him ... but you actually have to guard him when he has the ball. If for no other reason than to make his passes more difficult.
Pop and the coaches usually have great defensive strategies. Against the Celtics, they overcoach. Defending Rondo like he's a leper Does. Not. Work.
Yep, any NBA caliber player can hit a shot when they are left the wide open.
Why the bump?
Nothing new. I was pissed last time that they gave him all floor.
Now again Rondo with 22 14 and 0!
Spurs are aware not getting anybody inside that's why shooters gonna kill them every time. The rotation is not stellar as well. But fooo it's not my thread
You answered your own question.
Team defense or lack of it is what is hurting this team. Rondo hurt the Spurs but when he went to the bench they still scored, easily.
Pop is an asshole, if the guy make some mid range shoots. STOP GOING UNDER THE SCREEN. Or at leats mix it.
IF you play over and over the same defense, Rondo gets used to this and kill you. MIX IT!
Ridiculous amount of open shots, not only for Rondo but for everyone. Not sure what the we were doing but that was atrocious to watch.
I'm that good
btw. Spurs not gonna meet Celtics again, so this thread is more bout ing then anything else
Zero turnovers for Rondo is the only stat to show how much we just run away from him and let him play us like a game of NBA Live
We have one hope for the playoffs: our team gets ridiculously hot and continues throughout, and somehow our defense picks up to good levels. I can't think of one time in NBA history that has happened.
We will not win more than 2 series without championship defense. It won't and will never happen.
So we need 5 losses to see coming back timvp, thats a huge silver lining
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