OT: Celtics concerned with Production of Opposing PGs

[cool007]

Celtics concerned with Production of Opposing PGs/Rondo's defense

The Celtics have been burnt by opposing point guards in their last four games, a fact that hasn't been lost on coach Doc Rivers or Rajon Rondo.

Point guards are averaging 21.2 points, 8.7 assists and 7.7 rebounds and shooting 50 percent from the field in the last quartet of games.

"I'm concerned with any one position that gets that many points in a game," Rivers said Sunday. "And the assists as well. I can live with one or the other, but I can't live with both. We have to do a better job when there's bigger guys, just like when we play teams that have slower guards and Rondo takes advantage of that with his speed.

"It's up to the team to help that guy out. And I don't think we did a good enough job."

Don't gamble because if you gamble on a bigger guy, now his body won't let you back in front. And the team has to understand it's a tough spot for us and we have to help early and then have better weakside help."

I am so glad this came out. Just shows how OVERRATED Rondo's defense is. People look at how high he is in Steals per game and just assume that he is a very good defensive PG in the NBA. I have watched SO MANY Celtics games and I can tell you that Rondo is a good PG and is usually everywhere but that shouldn't equate to good defense. Also, Celtics overall defense is so elite that it really hides Rondo's weakness on poking the ball from behind instead of moving his feet to stay in front of Point Guards or taking an offensive foul or really making it tough for point guards to shoot.

Instead, his defense is consist of let the guy get past you and then go for steal from behind or just go for rebound and then run before that Point guard catches upto you in the fast break - meaning easy points for him or easy assists.

Just my observations.

 

[Shakes]

I think we saw in last year's playoffs how much of the Celtics defense is really KG making everyone else look good.

Still, I assume those 4th quarter numbers are per 48 numbers (since I can't see any team letting one position go for an average of 21 points a quarter). In that case they're not that terrible, teams would average almost 20 a game per position anyway, so 21.2 points isn't super high. 50% from PGs is a worry though.

 

[TheStig]

Its probably so high because KG is out and Rondo has to help a lot. Rondo is not a bad defender.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Rondo's still good, he's just not Gary Payton or some ridiculously good defensive guard. He just gets a lot of steals because he's quick and can play the passing lanes and takes a lot of swipes at the ball.

 

[cool007]

Agreed. Yes, Rondo is still a good defensive PG but no way he is an elite defender.

 

[Bullsman24]

Shakes wrote:

I think we saw in last year's playoffs how much of the Celtics defense is really KG making everyone else look good.

Still, I assume those 4th quarter numbers are per 48 numbers (since I can't see any team letting one position go for an average of 21 points a quarter). In that case they're not that terrible, teams would average almost 20 a game per position anyway, so 21.2 points isn't super high. 50% from PGs is a worry though.

it actually says quarTET not quarTER

 

[Diddy1122]

I'm so sick of Rondo. Most overrated player in the league imho. Put that ET-lookin mofo on the Twolves & let's see how good his numbers are. If he makes the All-Star team over Rose, which he probably is, I'm seriously considering just not watching at all.

 

[Dpauley23]

Diddy1122 wrote:

I'm so sick of Rondo. Most overrated player in the league imho. Put that ET-lookin mofo on the Twolves & let's see how good his numbers are. If he makes the All-Star team over Rose, which he probably is, I'm seriously considering just not watching at all.

I never watch it so I'm good in that department. Oddly enough though I watch every other event though