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bosch can play as power forward.

parker, james and bosch... in the same team would be painful for most of the teams.

Hey I understand you have to defend Rondo not saying he isn't good just saying I don't believe he is as good as the C fans think he is. Yes he is quick and can drive and I can't argue with his passion/determination but a PG needs to be able to shoot the outside J, and he isn't exactly the best defender either. His best attribute is driving. In BB terms he has wondrous driving, respectable rebounding, mediocre JS inept JR, and strong Inside shot, proficient passing, proficient handling, mediocre outside defense. It is nice to have a wondrous attribute but somewhere the poor ones will be exposed usually in the playoffs.

I would agree, except a little higher passing and handling

totally agree with your assesment of rondo. The Cavs played off him which was smart, but when he did drive his man just let him go to the basket. Youplay off him so that you give up the shot but give yourself time to step up in front of him not continue backing up untill he gets to the rim. Also rondo is not that great of a passer. He makes bad decissions like a cross court pass with lebron trailing. Yes he makes some "nice" passes when driving to the rim, but honestly theres no difficulty really there any person could make a similar pass, hes no steve nash.

to Goats: I hope d wade goes to Bulls that would be an insanely fun team to watch.

Last edited by russell123 at 5/15/2010 2:57:41 PM

I"m imagining LeBron signing with the Knicks and finding a way to beat the Celtics to get his revenge. Would be a great story.

As a Bulls fan, it disgusts me that I had to cheer this team on only to watch them let the Celtics deficate all over them as if they were the recipients in 2-girls/1-cup.

Quote of the season.

If Rondo played for the Suns, he'd average 12 apg and probably score 20 per game. As much as Nash does on the offensive end, he's likely to give it all back on defense. Rondo is well above average defensively at the pg position. Look around the league - most point guards aren't great defenders because it's so damn tough to stay in front of the quickest players on the floor.

I think Rondo's a great passer. Most of his turnovers occur when a teammate can't handle one of his passes because he's usually seeing a play before it develops and well before his teammates do. Sure he makes some bad decisions but so do Nash, Paul, Williams etc...the rebounding is just icing on the cake. He's the best rebounding pg in the league which helps make him a one man fast break.

The Celtics have had a tough time this season coming to grips with the fact that it's become Rondo's team. ISO plays for Pierce just don't work that much anymore and the offense doesn't flow unless Rondo's in the game with the ball in his hands. They've finally realized that Rondo is the man now and they're winning because of it.

He has his well documented faults of course. The Cavs don't know how to defend him. They tried to back off but weren't smart enough to pull it off. Kobe and the Lakers have had excellent games defending Rondo in the past because they have a great coach and better players. The Magic had success doing it last year too. The kid's only 24 though. He's going to figure out his jump shot and then he's going to be in the discussion for best PG in the NBA. He's already starting to figure out free throws. The poor shooting hasn't held him back much so far, so as a C's fan I'm pretty excited about the possibility of Rondo with a jumper - and he is willing to work on it.

Ferocious comeback by the Dutchmen tonight. The fight for the 6 seed in the Great 8 is on.

John Barr.. Held to 29 percent shooting... 38 shots? wow.. he is a gunner man..

people need to shut the fuck up about rondo rebounding. the only reason he gets rebounds is because he actually goes after them. I'm shorter than 6' and i could probably get 10 boards in the nba. No one goes after the rebounds, hardly anyone blocks out, getting rebounds is a joke in the nba these 7 footers think the ball just flies into their hands but it doesnt work like that and thats how rondo gets rebounds he simply goes for him. It's also why you see anderson verajao(however its spelled) get so many rebounds when hes in.

Rondo does not see plays develope before his teammates do. He has 3 hall of famers on his team in pp, ray allen, and kg. Yes rondo seems to be running the show because hes got young legs and is running all over the place and handling the ball most of the time, he gets the stats, but it is not his team. The older guys let rondo run around creating a distraction, which let's them be more open and they score easier. This is also why the lakers defend well against them, they know rondo is just there as a distraction while pierce and allen wait to catch the ball with their man turned around watching rondo drive falsely to the rim already with his decision of who he's dishing it out to. And theres not much to worry about if he actually goes for the shot himself because he rarely makes it, he even misses a fair amount of layups.

Teams are back in action after the all-star break and Saturday was one of the greatest weekends so far. Close games, injuries and thrillers...

Indiana teams will likely land top seeds in both conferences. 3 teams in Big 8 and 2 in Great 8 are fighting for homecourt and 2 in Great 8 will try to make it to playoffs. With Pistons out, Dutchmen and Trafficers will eye 6th place in Big 8. 3 teams in Great 8 will try to grab 6th seed while avoiding direct relegation.

Flyers @ Illusion was a 1st class ball game. Illusion's FCP was a smart move and caused 24 TO's. But Flyers frontcourt duo Woods and Mannu function like Duncan-Robinson. Illusion attempted 49 three pointers and 120 FGs. Flyers went to the FT line for 33 times against Illusion's 12. Final score was 118-130 for Flyers. This is Flyers 6 wins in a row. We are in a point where we can discuss their chances of promotion.

Magic @ Gavno was again one of the top games of the day. After losing 2 consecutive games and getting kicked out of the Tourney, Gavno was on the verge of losing another. However all the Magic starters almost played 48 mins were exhausted on the last couple of minutes, 111-106.

The real thriller was at Chicago between the Goats and Tachenko. Paz missed the 3 pointer for Chicago and Tachenko got the win with one point, 102-103. There wasn't joy and happiness in Tachenko locker room. Their superstar Mayagoitta went down in the 1st quarter and news were very disappointing. He will be out (torn achilles) for the rest of the regular season. It's unlikely for Tachenko to keep up with likes of Cleveland without him and they look safe from relegation, so it might be training time for them. As a side note, Tachenko put more into this game than Chicago.

Hawks beat Steppers at Charlotte and remain undefeated, 95-122. If Steppers could avoid a brutal 3rd quarter, thing could get interesting though. Two biggest snubs of all-star game, Mina and Salisbury, each put in solid performances. Hawks didn't want to take a risk and put more into this game.

How can you lose when you collect 28 more rebound than your opponent? The answer is 0% 3pt FG and 11 extra blocks. This is the brief summary of Armageddons vs. Cleveland. Cleveland increased their winning streak to 4, 73-85. Pistons aside, Armageddons are in the biggest current losing streak.

Dutcmen @ Broncos was full of ups and downs and drama. Dutchmen was trailing by 18 at the half and 12 at the end of 3rd but made a great comeback to steal a very important game, 101-103. Broncos could tie records with Armaggedons if they have won. Kyle Pugh, mostly known with his hustle play, scored the game winner with 2 seconds left.

Not every game was close. Bnagers had a comfortable win against TIE'ing Traficcers, 97-62. Carlos Xiong, is playing a bigger role for Bangers each day.

Pistons, again decided to spoil things not showing up to the game against Investors. The game was supposed to be televised and broadcasters were upset at Piston's attitude.

Player of the day was, Clay Chow of Indiana Gavno. 28 pts, 31 rebds 9 assists and 2 stls.

Game of the Tuesday will be Illusion @ Cleveland. Both teams need to win and with their level of quality, they offer fans a great game.