NBA / Nov 30, 2009 / 1:51 pm

All-Star Watch: Rajon Rondo Is A Lock At This Point

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Rajon Rondo

We’re only about a quarter into the season, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the All-Star game. There have already been plenty of players that have already made a case for a spot in the league’s midseason classic. One of those players is Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo. The fourth-year guard is leading Boston to a 14-4 record – currently the best record in the East. He has never been an All-Star before and a lot of people don’t believe he deserves to be in that class. We break down whether Rondo deserves to be among the NBA’s elite 24.

Why He’s In: Right now things are looking very promising for Rondo. Just weeks after he signed that big extension with the C’s, Rondo has been showing his worth. Aside the fact he is playing for the East’s best team record wise, Rondo has been putting up some stats as well. He is averaging 10.9 ppg, 9 apg (fourth in the league), 4.1 rpg and a league-leading 2.5 spg. For a guard he is a great rebounder and also shoots an excellent percentage (54 percent). Very few guards in the league can match Rondo’s speed. It is doubtful Rondo will get voted in by the fans but he is right there in the mix to get voted in by the coaches.

Why He’s Not: There aren’t many guards around the league that get hated on quite like Rajon. A lot of people think that he is just a product of a loaded team. There is some validity in that claim. Imagine if Devin Harris, Jameer Nelson or Derrick Rose had the luxury of playing with the Big Three. Would it be out of question to say they’d look really good too? If you threw Rondo with the Nets, would they be much better than 0-17? It also doesn’t help that Rondo isn’t the most likeable of guys. We all know about his flagrant fouls on the Bulls during the playoffs and there have even been reports that his attitude has rubbed his teammates, coaches and management the wrong way at times.

Final Verdict: Whether he is a product of a good team or not, I think you’d have to put Rondo in the All-Star Game if the selections were based on these first 20 games. He is in the top five in steals and assists and is playing on a winner. After Dwyane Wade, Joe Johnson and Vince Carter, I think you’d have to put Rondo right there with Brandon Jennings for the fourth best guard in the East.

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  • BiG ShoT BoB

    Ha you guys are funny rather you hate on Rondo or not he’s still one of the best guards in the league and he will still make the allstar team. No matter what you civilians think everybody in the league knows how good Rondo is.

  • BiG ShoT BoB

    So hate until you turn blue in the face but it won’t make a difference…

  • VuDoo

    re. Joe @47

    your point about last year’s stats are right.

    however i also went on to point out rondo’s overall efficiency rating being higher than most of the eastern guards that ppl are favouring. those figures are from this year and should be taken into account regards to all star selection.

    you then go on to make the point of playing with 3 HOFs, rightfully so you say that in the end it is all just conjecture, i agree, u cannot deny someone an all star spot because of conjecture because u don’t sit there and argue that if devin harris was on the celtics he would be killing, therefore he deserves an all star spot, because point is he isn’t on the celtics and he isn’t killing – conjecture.

    lastly you say you wouldn’t want him on your team, which is fair enough, alot of ppl would agree, but objectively you can’t really say that he isn’t an all star in the east right now.

  • http://dime eyes

    Someone on that staff or Tim Grover should help him with his basketball skills. Shooting & Free Throws. Could easily cost you guys down the line. He is a liabilty on offense. Worse than Kidd. The Mavs sometimes play 4 on 5 on Offense. Rondo actually clogs the lane. I like him but somebody especially him needs to take the ceiling off and give him some pointers & confidence. The better he gets it benefits him & the Celts in long run. Go Celts although the East is going to be interesting this yr. I MISS BIG BABY OH EXCUSE GLEN DAVIS THE I II OR III.

  • VuDoo

    re. Advanced Mind @49

    tough call to say in no way shape or form he isn’t an all star

    everyone keeps blatantly saying he is not an all star flat out, why don’t you tell us who you would pick ahead of him to be an all star in the east (assuming 4 guard slots) and back it up with some objectivity – stats

    please don’t even say something stupid like devin harris because he is the better talent and that you would take him over rondo etc… because that is not realistically the way being an all star works, i.e. harris has simply not played enough and not well enough to warrant consideration.

    lastly everyone keeps saying he is doing his job by getting 9 assists a game, then why isn’t jameer averaging that, why isn’t derek fisher averaging that, why hasn’t tony parker averaged 9apg despite playing on some stacked SA teams? by dumbing it down and saying rondo is just doing his job, you are essentially exposing flaws in the games of some of the players i just mentioned…

  • Spyking

    Rondo For All star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • cwill101

    what about mike bibby! the hawks r nothing without him so he should be an allstar. and Rondo has to make it this year cuz the other point guards in the east haven’t impacted their teams as much as he has. Devin harris’s team is winless, jameer nelson has been hurt and jason williams and anthony johnson have done just as good as him and also gilbert arenas hasn’t been that great either. don’t even mention mo williams he didn’t deserve to be an allstar last year. yep this is rondo’s year

  • got beef?

    rondo is def. an all star, everyone says the big three make him better… that means you don’t watch the game, 90% of the time he is setting them up to score

  • chief youngblood

    regardless of whether rondo deserves too or makes the all star team …. who can like mo williams ? ugh he ain’t boobie gibson but he’s second in line for bron bron dick riding

  • RobertGingerbreadman

    @ Control/ Damn I’m Speechless I Can’t Even Defend The Nigga Now Lol

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