Monday, March 19, 2012

Rondo’s not Elite!

The holes in Rajon Rondo's game 
keep him from being truly elite!
Maybe it’s me Eye On Sports basketball fans, but I just don’t think Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo is as elite as a lot of basketball prognosticators. Rondo’s past two games are perfect examples of why Rondo’s lack of scoring ability will always keep him from being mentioned in the same breath as elite floor leaders like Derrick Rose, Chris Paul, Deron Williams or Russell Westbrook.

In Boston’s 120-95 loss to Sacramento on Friday, Boston’s defensive-minded point guard dished out a dozen assists, but scored a pitiful four points on 2 of 9 shooting from the field in 33 minutes of action.

One day later, Rondo had a better game as he dished out a whopping 16 assists in an 89-81 loss to Denver while scoring 12 points on 6-for-11 shooting from the field. Still, in four of his last five games, Rondo has scored a dozen points or less.

To make matters even worse, Rondo was clearly outplayed by Sacramento rookie guard Isaiah Thomas in Friday’s loss to the Kings as the fleet-footed Thomas scored 13 points and dished out 10 assists in 33 minutes against the C’s for his second double-double of the season. Hell, Thomas has averaged 16.3 points over his last five games, a figure Rondo will always have a hard time reaching.

Rondo’s lack of ability to shoot the ball from beyond 12 feet is a serious hindrance to the Celtics, especially with Boston’s Big Three not being able to score the ball nearly as efficiently as they once did in seasons past.

Maybe it’s me, but no, I don’t think Rajon Rondo is not an elite NBA point guard, mostly because he can’t hit the broad side of a barn – or the floor with his proverbial hat.

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