Rondo at the NBA 2K9 PartyIf I could choose one PG in the League not named Nash, Paul or Williams, I would choose Rajon Rondo. The architect for the newly-minted NBA Champion Celtics, Rondo has the handles and the IQ of a champ. He’s a speed merchant. He’s a future All-Star.
With this delusion of grandeur in mind, GM Danny Ainge said that he’ll exercise his $2.09 million team option for the 2009-10 season, meaning Rondo will have to wait another year to buy that second home.
Said Duffy, “We think he is one of the centerpieces of the organization. I’m sure they want him there. [A long-term deal] would be [Rondo’s] preference. He’s interested in remaining a part of that nucleus that is trying to win championships.”
And more championships will be won. At 22-years-old, Rondo has probably five more under his belt. After averaging 10.6 points, 5.1 assists, and 1.7 steals in only 29.9 minutes in his innagural campaign alongside the Big Three, look for bigger and better things this season.
Source: Boston Globe
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October 15th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Kevin says:
WTF
Are you being serious or is this another joke?
Five more rings to come?
Did you watch the finals?
Weak, just weak dude.
October 15th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
I have to agree with post 1. Please tell us AP from where do come up with this stuff? Five more rings, so are you saying that his teams will always be better than KB24’s, CP3, D-Will, San Antonio? The Celts mortgaged the future for the now! Garnett, Ray, and PP where the ones that got them there and won it for them. And they all needed James Posey to win it all.
October 15th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
tealish says:
Calling Rondo the architect for that championship team is ludicrous, regardless of his point guard position.
October 15th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
tealish says:
And this author would take Rondo over Parker? If so, I’ve got a dollar-bill to sell you.
October 15th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Aron says:
@Kevin
It’s not out of reach. The Celtics could easily repeat this year and that would put his total at 2 at 23 years of age.
@Drink the Haterade
I’m not saying his team will always be better, but look at those squads. Who knows where those guys will end up in a couple years once the Boston Three Party is over. You can’t say Kobe, CP3 and D-Will will still on their same squads with their same support, i.e. with Boozer gone, D-Will can only get Millsap so many buckets.
@tealish
When I called Rondo “the architect” I was talking about him as a PG. The point guard, floor general, architect, etc. He was definitely that for the C’s. As for TP, I don’t really look at him as a true PG. He’s a score-first type of guy. In terms of dropping dimes and facilitating, I take Rondo.
October 15th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
David Brandon says:
wow….thats big talk. 5 though?? i guess tp, a healthy baron, a focused chancey, jose calderon, stuckey and another healthy brandon roy dont really pose any threats…
October 15th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Dime Magazine says:
Who is that huge dude wearing that really nice shirt? He looks like he’d beat Rondo 1-v-1.
- AK
October 15th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
@ Aron–
You are correct, KB24 could leave, but won’t. CP3 could walk in a couple years but won’t and Boozer might leave, but to go where? Miami. Maybe, but to say that he will have five is insane. Kobe has 3 and he’s 30, got one at like 21, 22. So to say that Rondo will end up with five is a reach. First the Celts have to repeat. Not happening.They are a year older and lost James Posey who hit timely bucket after timely bucket and played mad “D”. I’m gonna say that KG, PP, and Ray will not win another title together. The reason is that too many of the east teams, Philly, Cavs, Detroit all got better and technically the Champs got worse by Posey jumping ship.
I understand your love for Rondo, but he’s not winning any championships without three super studs on his squad anytime soon.
October 15th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
QuEsT??? says:
im sry but i dint see anything in rajon rondo that led me to believe he is an all star caliber player. i think he is a solid pg but he isnt and will never be an allstar talent. he was just lucky to be playing with kg, pp and ray. heck if you put me or any good, player wed be considered allstar caliber too.
October 15th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Dank says:
5 more championships. yeap. and Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen are gunna be on the next Olympic team. quit dreaming. lets jump on the celtics bandwagon early this year yea?
please. Pierce had a playoff dream final, a rare occasion, it will NOT happen again. guarenteed.
Allen was lost the entire playoffs. thanks for not showing up.
and Garnett? he got what he deserved, but with help. hes NOT the player everyone makes him out to be. He’s getting older, and his “i love the game” act is getting old too.
Celtics will not make the finals this year, guaranteed. and Rondo will not be the same player this year. he was handed a championship-caliber team. when the old boys retire in the next couple of years, Rondo will go back to being mediocre at best. SEBASTIAN TELFAIR IS BETTER
October 15th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Dank says:
PS - i will give it to Rajon Rondo BETTER than that british dude gave it to Devin Harris
^^^
oh and i just mentioned another guy better than Rondo…
that british baller. Tata for now, mates.
October 15th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
nola says:
HAHAHAHAHAHA
October 15th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
David Brandon says:
telfair better than rondo??????? what?! consistency is a big part of how good a player is.
October 15th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Wolves Fan #1 says:
@ dank
give it to rondo? you mean in the bedroom? cuz with that kind of talk you must be taking it from somebody…
October 15th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
A-Slam says:
the only way dank could ever beat rondo is if there was a handicap of rondo playing on one leg with a pitchfork up his ass, get real dank, you’re probably one of those shit talkers who’s nothing but a shit talker. You’re b-ball skills could probably back my argument up.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
AY says:
if you can’t get a second house with 2 million dollars, you really should rent.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Bob says:
Hell.. I’d take Jose Calderon in long term over Rando…
October 15th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
jimmhumm says:
Telfair has more potential than Rondo but Rondo is making good use of his talents. For the writer, dude you are on crack. In 4 years garnet and allen will be retired. AND ROndo is not that great. He isn’t better than other Second tier PGs like Nelson, Blake, Ford, Hinrich, or even Devin Harris.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
DJ ReMike says:
i’d take rondo over parker ANY DAY
i thnk the celtics can win it all again this year but to do it ray allen will have to be consistent
he didnt do much in the playoffs
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October 15th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
miamiVIS3 says:
Not to hate but Rondo is a benificiary of the KG, Ray, and PP ‘chip team not the catylyst, and he’s definitly not one of the top points in the league consider the fact that Bassy and Delonte West beat him out his rookie yaer and put him on say Sacto, OKC or Minne and he’s not gonna be all that you wanna go for someone outside Nash,CP3 and D-Will how bout Tony Parker, Dre Miller or even Mo Williams despite being a gunner is ahead of Rondo.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Dank says:
wow, i hope you guys are in middle school cus you got a lot to learn. I WAS BEING SARCASTIC ABOUT THE BIG 3 BEING IN THE OLYMPIC TEAM! SEEING AS HOW THEY WERENT ON THIS YEARS TEAM.
and i was being sarcastic about sebastian telfair, but my point was to bring down Rajon Rondo to Sebastian’s level. he is nothing special, he is not an elite guard. he is a fluke, his one job is to get the ball to 3 ALL STARS and future HOFers. HOW HARD COULD THAT BE? the #1 rule for an offensive player is to GO GET THE BALL, meaning all rondo has to do is wait until Pierce or Allen get around their screens and get open. how hard could that be? most of the time Pierce has the ball in his hands anyway! that does not make an all star caliber PG. an all star caliber PG is a guy such as Paul, or Williams, who can control the flow of the game. until the Big 3 retire, we will nto know Rondos full potential. and even then, i can guarantee, he will NOT see another championship ring. hold on i think he hears Europe calling.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
miamiVIS3 says:
Aww man and I didn’t even think about Dizzle or Chauncey Rondo is nowhere near those guys.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
house says:
5 more titles in europe maybe….. and thats pushin it.
October 15th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
changster says:
wow, that was weak. do you guys have nothing better to write about, first the Knicks bandwagon debacle and now this? If this is all you got, stick with smack and leave it at that.
btw, the reason why rondo will never be an all-star is because his jumper is as busted as mine. his feeble mind doesn’t help either.
October 15th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
gmoneykidd says:
Andre Miller anyone?
October 15th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
parinaz suns says:
are you crazy???
October 15th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
P_Dizzle says:
Amen to post 1.
You must not have watched the Finals let alone a single playoff game. The dude looked like a deer in the headlights, like a porn star on STD test day. He just looked unnatural and not poised from the most important position on the court.
I would take Tony Parker, Baron Davis, Jason Kidd, Chauncey Billups, Mike Bibby, Andre Miller, and Raymond Felton ALL before I would take Rondo. Hell, I would probably even take Starbury before I would take Rondo!
Rondo was riding the coattails of the big 3 and anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional.
October 15th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Lanfeas says:
I love Rondo’s game; he just needs to develop a jump shot and some range. Great hands, good defensive awareness, quick, protects the ball, and noticeably improved throughout last season.
That being said, Chauncey Billups has got to be ranked ahead of Rondo as well as Baron Davis, who when healthy is still one of the best (do people not remember him tearing up TMac and the Magic when he was on the Hornets?).
October 15th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
P_Dizzle says:
I forgot Jose Calderon, Mo Williams, Devin Harris, Derek Fisher, and Jordan Farmar.
October 15th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Kevin says:
In the finals guys just played off him and let him shoot, which he didn’t do because he either didn’t have any confidence or he knew he couldn’t make em. I may be wrong but that’s what I saw. He’s a hawk on defence and a great passer but dude’s gotta learn to shoot.
I think four more rings is a joke. The chances are sooooo slim, and way to slim to be speculating that shit.
October 16th, 2008 at 12:47 am
Aron says:
@Dank via David Brandon
I agree. No way Telfair is better than Rondo. Telfair will be lucky to get burn this season.
@AY
Haha. You know we’re in the midst of an economic crisis!
@Bob
Jose Calderon is an interesting answer, but this guy has put up numbers on a bad team a la Ramon Sessions. Rondo was the starting PG on the World Champion Celtics. I’m not talking about Chris Herren here.
@changster
What everyone needs to realize is that this kid is 22. He’s like a Matt Ryan for the Falcons. Sure he’s not perfect, but he’s playing with the best. He’s Sam Cassell winning two ‘chips his first two seasons in the League. And when I’m talking about winning five, sure it is VERY unlikely, but it’s a bold prediction. Who would have though Sam Cassell won so many and Patrick Ewing none.
Flat out, the kid can play - and whether he’s on the Celtics, with or without the Big Three, or some other squad - Rondo will only get better.
October 16th, 2008 at 12:48 am
Simon says:
Is this the first time not a single poster has agreed with the author? This article has made me upset. The author of this article should be fired or face some serious consequences from the top dogs at DIME.
At any regular job if you made this big of a mistake you would at least get sent home for the day if not fired. For example, if you shit in someone’s food at a restaurant, you would be fired. Basically Aron Phillips shit in my daily basketball meal, which is DIME.
I can’t even think right now. DIME, if you want to save credibility, please issue some sort of apology to readers for having one of your writers insult our intelligence.
October 16th, 2008 at 12:59 am
TJ says:
It’s the day of Blatant Homer Articles at Dime.
October 16th, 2008 at 1:01 am
sith lord 24 says:
THIS AUTHOR IS SMOKING CRACK WITH TYRONE BIGGUMS…
October 16th, 2008 at 1:02 am
Ken322 says:
At best Rondo will be a solid starter, definitely not an all-star. The dude has no mid or long-range game at all, but that could change; yet I don’t see him improving his numbers substantially over the next few seasons. My friend is a huge UK fan and felt that he came out too early since he wasn’t (and still isn’t) a good shooter. She told me that other teams would use the ‘Hack-a-Rondo’ strategy late in close games since he’s a terrible free-thow shooter. That’s another thing, how can you be a pg and not be a good ft shooter? That’s like a qb not being able to throw the deep ball down the field.
October 16th, 2008 at 1:02 am
TJ says:
I’ll admit that there are times when he looks like a great athlete and can make some nice drives/steals. There are other (more frequent times) when Rondo just looks fucking lost though.
October 16th, 2008 at 1:13 am
changster says:
HAHAHAHAH at Simon’s post.
btw, if I had to choose 1 pg who isn’t a star yet but has the most potential to win a ton of rings and be an all-star, i’d say jordan farmar. balls of steel (something rondo is lacking big-time), good quickness, MUCH better shot than rondo, good bball IQ and great work ethic.
October 16th, 2008 at 1:45 am
Three Stacks says:
Aron, how can you compare Jose Calderon to Ramon Sessions? Calderon put up All-Star worthy numbers last year when he got the minutes, and the Raptors were a playoff team! Sessions put up his numbers in the garbage time of the season for a crap team, you can’t compare the two players.
Jesus, people are calling for your job cause of this shit. I hope Dime offers better job security than that, lol. Didn’t realize there were so many drama queens amongst basketball fans. Damn people, quit crying about unimportant shit, our country is in an economic shithole.
R.I.P. Dodgers’ season, best run we had in 20 years.
October 16th, 2008 at 2:07 am
sirak says:
that’s seriously the best photo you have of Rondo? don’t you guys like do basketball for a living??
bushleague.
October 16th, 2008 at 3:09 am
Isaiah the Great says:
Rondo is clearly not better than any of these:
A. Chauncey Billups
B. Rodney Stuckey
C. Tony Parker
D. Mike Bibby
E. Baron Davis
F. Devin Harris
G. Gilbert Arenas
H. Randy Foye
I. Jamal Crawford
J. Kirk Heinrich
K. T.J. Ford
L. Derrick Rose
M. Rafer Alston
N. Raymond Felton
O. Stephon Marbury
October 16th, 2008 at 3:32 am
Sam says:
Simply an absurd post.
October 16th, 2008 at 4:08 am
solomon says:
isaiah,
i assume that list is not in hierarchy of sorts, coz stuckey over boom dizzle makes it much worse that this article we’re all hatin’…
we’re out like rondo after the big 3’s gone…
October 16th, 2008 at 5:45 am
sparkyJ23 says:
Y’all folks don’t read too good do ya?
Try Again
“If I could choose one PG in the League not named Nash, Paul or Williams, I would choose Rajon Rondo. The architect for the newly-minted NBA Champion Celtics, Rondo has the handles and the IQ of a champ. He’s a speed merchant. He’s a future All-Star.
****READ THIS PART ****
With this delusion of grandeur in mind, << THAT LINE RIGHT THERE
GM Danny Ainge said that he’ll exercise his $2.09 million team option for the 2009-10 season, meaning Rondo will have to wait another year to buy that second home.”
I read that as being the thoughts of Danny Ainge NOT the writer.
Calm the fuck down
October 16th, 2008 at 7:18 am
solomon says:
well, i think most of us are looking at the last paragraph… anyway, can’t go hating the dime crew, coz they’re all real, all cool…
October 16th, 2008 at 7:54 am
TJ says:
No, it’s the author’s delusion of grandeur we are supposed to keep in mind. I’m pretty sure Ainge would have extended his contract now if he thought he was the 4th best PG in the league.
October 16th, 2008 at 8:17 am
YOUNGFED says:
GOT DAYUUMMM!! MUST BE TWO SIDES. LOL
Yall going hard at this author. His assertion maybe a lil flaky, but FIRED…Yall out cold for that. Yall done chased dude up out of his own forum. R.I.P. Aaron Phillips.
I gotta say there are about 15 gaurds in the league RITE NOW that are better than Rondo and could’ve done the same thing if not more for the celtics. Put the Bong down AP Puhlease.
By The Way, this article…….
HATED IT!!!!!!!!!
October 16th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Pete Casey says:
AP took the Chris Sheridan approach @ ESPN: Spew something that will rile up the readers and that will draw traffic. Any publicity is good publicity. Good job AP.
October 16th, 2008 at 9:07 am
MSkittle says:
Rondo does fit in nicely with the big 3. But Rondo over Baron, Chauncey, or Tony Parker?? You’re crazy!
October 16th, 2008 at 9:07 am
MSkittle says:
Rondo does fit in nicely with the big 3. But Rondo over Baron, Chauncey, or Tony Parker?? You’re crazy!
October 16th, 2008 at 9:40 am
karizmatic says:
I agree with everyone here. What ridiculousness is this? Rondo does not start on most other teams in the league. 5 championships? nah homie…be easy.
October 16th, 2008 at 10:48 am
P_Dizzle says:
Hell, if I was playing with the Big 3 even I couldn’t screw that up. All I have to do is bring the ball to half court and pass it.
Just because he was the PG of the World Champs doesn’t mean a thing about how good he is.
Like I say, I bet over half of us here in the comment section can do the job that Rondo did.
Yes, he grabbed some rebounds but hell 90% of the NBA don’t box out and so if you just wanted to get a rebound you could get one. Just box someone out and you’ll get more NBA players trying to start fights with you and get all the NBA analyst saying you are a hustler. All that just for boxing someone out. Hell I can do that.
But just to make sure we are talking about the same guy, we are talking about that guy for the Celtics that has a career 3-pt % of 23%, that averages 2.5 ast for every turnover, and that shoots 63% from the ft line as a PG? That guy?
October 16th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Football Fanatics says:
Rondo is a rising PG in the NBA. He should finish his rookie contract and the extension he just agreed to. After next season, make the decision on whether or not he deserves to be paid like a top PG. But he’s not there yet.