Chambers and Rondo are in similar situations but thats were similarities end. Both are totally different players! --RB
It's Little Simpletons Like You Who Promote The Glorifying Of A Slightly Above Average Player Due To Popular Belief And Misleading Stats. You Think Just Because Everyone Raves About Him, That I'm Going To Stray From What He Actually Shows Me? Obviously, I See The Game Much Deeper Than You And Anyone Who Watches NBA Basketball Knows Rondo Is Nothing More Than A Cog On A Machine. 10 Points, 6 Assists & 3 Turnovers In A CRUCIAL Game 6 Against The Lakers? Hardly Infallible. Steve Francis Was A Terrible Point Guard. Never Did He Rule Anything, Besides The Ball. Which Was His Ultimate Demise, Jackass.
Who cares how good Rondo is today. He only became like this because of who he played with. How are people not grasping this simple idea? It's mindboggling. Can Chalmers do the same? We don't know. But he is most likely going to look a lot better when you consider who he's going to pass balls to.
I live in the Boston area, so I get all the Celtics games. I watch them more than I watch any other team. Rondo was their best player last year. Using his poor performance in game 6 to refute my statement that he is the best Celtic is stupid. Was Pierce any better (13 Points, 4 rebounds, 5 turnovers)? No. Was KG any better (12 points, 6 rebounds)? Not really. Was Allen any better (19 points, 3 assists)? Sure. But the Celtics lost that game by 22 points. They were down 25 going into the fourth quarter. The whole team played like crap. Also, I didn't call Rondo infallible, I called him the best player on the Celtics. Learn to read.
I care how good Rondo is today because my post was a direct response to a guy saying Rondo is still not a very good player. So Rondo's improvement had nothing to do with natural physical talents and hard work? I will grant you that playing with a loaded team early in his career helped him play in a lot of big games and that is a big reason why he's become such a good player. I doubt Chalmers will ever become as good as Rondo is now. He would most likely have shown some flashes by now if he had that type of talent. I do agree that he will look like a pretty good player if he can knock down open shots and play solid defense.
I don't think they should start chalmers. If they go wade/lebron in the backcourt with miller playing the 3 they are more dangerous.
A quick follow up to how Rondo is regarded compared to the Big 3. Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston asked 11 Celtic bloggers who they thought the team MVP would be for this coming season. 1 said Garnett 1 said Team MVP 9 said Rondo. I surprised no one said Pierce. Here's the link: http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/columns/story?columnist=forsberg_chris&id=5539239
Rondo May Have Had The Best Year, But He Is Not Their Best Player. He's Not Even Close To Being A Cornerstone. Calling Him The Best Player Is Just As Hilarious.
How can someone have the best year and yet not be their best player? I'd say the player who had the best year for the season was the best player for the season, wouldn't you? Who would you say is the Celtics' cornerstone? Pierce? KG? Allen? All those guys are past the age of 30 and are on the decline. Your "cornerstone" should be someone who's in his prime or younger, and not a guy who will retire in 3 years' time. Like it or not Rondo was indeed their best player last season, in part because age has finally caught up to KG. And please stop capitalizing every letter of every word you write. What's next, you'll start writing Yoda style? BuT a coRneRsToNe RoNdO iS NoT.
I didn't say Rondo is better than Pierce, Allen, or KG were in their primes. But he is better now. Semantics aside, he "had the best year" for a team that made it to the Finals and was within minutes of winning a championship. They could do a lot worse as far as cornerstones go.
I think the better comparison for Chalmers next year is . . . no joke . . . Matt Maloney. Young PG on a team with star players at three other positions who is asked to be a shooter and knock down 3s at a high clip. The Celtics knew at the time that Rondo couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from outside, but he was viewed as a potential high-impact defender and was asked (for 2007-08) to focus primarily on D and just dribble the ball up the court and get it to Pierce, KG or Allen. Sure, Chalmers is a much better defender than Maloney ever was, but the role is quite similar.
Ah yes, Matt Maloney. In 1997, he shot the ball out of his mind in the 4 games they won, got the Rockets past the dreaded Sonics and then played like complete dogmeat against the Jazz. A spectacular flameout. If he had just been average vs the Jazz, Rockets would have gone to the NBA Finals. But he was terrible and kept shooting the ball hoping the magic of the prior series would return. Bad memories.
While chalmers will never be as good as rondo. One thing that I can see him doing is scoring alot of 3p for the heat. He will be like the steve kerr for the heat.
I remembered Maloney's defense being horrible against Stockton in that series, but I didn't remember his shooting being so bad. So I just looked at the box scores from those games. Yikes! It's almost unbelievable how bad he was after shooting so well against Seattle.
Do You Even Think Before You Post? The Player Who Had The Best Year For The Season Was The Best Player FOR THE SEASON? Lmao. Duh, Einstein. You Said It Yourself. Get Your Head Out Of Your Ass. Stupid, You Are. Laughing, Am I :grin:
They Are All More Or Less On The Same Level. Similar To How The Pistons Were Back When They Had Rip, Billups, Prince & Sheed. Only Rondo Is Still Rising, While The Others Are On The Decline. I Do Believe Rondo Is A Very Good Player. But He's Not As Good As Deron Williams. He's Not Even As Good As Russell Westbrook. He's Overrated. And He's Just Not As Good As Everyone Says He Is.
