brightcove.createExperiences(); The Boston Celtics will take Saturday off from practice, but if you need your Rajon Rondo fix, you can check out Red Bull’s King of the Rock. From Red Bull: Amidst the crumbling walls and the eerily lit cell house of one of the most notorious locations on earth, CBS will air Red Bull King of the Rock on Saturday, May 19 at 2 pm ET. Hosted by All-Star Guard Rajon (more…)
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May
2012
Rondo’s King of the Rock
It’s easy to say that the Celtics were just hot in Game 3. Garnett was hitting shot after shot in the pick-and-pop with Rondo. Word from shootaround this morning is that he went to Wells Fargo on the off-day to get some shots up: Doc said Garnett went to the arena to get up shots on their off day yesterday. Rivers said KG reminded him of Ewing in that way. — Paul (more…)
Read morePrognosticating the Celtics has turned into hardest job in the northeast this side of Mt. Washington meteorologists. After a Game 2 where the Philadelphia 76ers made the Celtics earn any monikers that people had given them coming into the season (“slow”, “old”, “sloppy”, etc.), the Celtics absolutely trounced the 76ers in Game 3, with a 16-point win that required minimal effort after the first few minutes of the second quarter. Random fluctuations (more…)
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May
2012
Random Rajon Rondo Set The Tone
Chris Webber made a comment that for much of the night it didn’t even seem like the Celtics were calling set plays. They were just getting the ball to Rondo and Kevin Garnett and going to work. That sounds to me like Doc let Rajon run the “random” set a lot more. Or perhaps Rondo was being more aggressive and efficient with it so Doc rode the hot streak. Either way, Rondo (more…)
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May
2012
Video: What’s Rondo thinking?
In the video above, Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo gives you a closer look into his mindset on the defensive side of the ball. “Most of my steals come out of anticipation, trying to disguise myself to make it seem like I’m not looking,” he says. “I don’t think you can teach it, I just think it’s something I’ve been blessed with. It’s one of my knacks for the game. Sometimes (more…)
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May
2012
Celtics Offense 101: Back To Basics
There’s been a lot of talk about the offense since the Celtics dropped Game 2. Some credit is due to the Sixers; they were the third best defensive team in the regular season in terms of points per game (89.4) and are putting up even better numbers in the playoffs (84.9). Part of it is that the Celtics are a jump-shooting team and jump-shooting teams can get streaky. Last night’s second and (more…)
Read moreMy eyes, they burn, oh they burn. Look, I’m as fond of the Celtics grimmy, gritty, fight for every inch on defense style of play as the next guy. That’s exactly what you want on defense. But man is it hard to watch when they play offense as if they were guarding themselves. The maddening thing is that we’ve seen this team run a fluid, highly efficient if not proficient offense in (more…)
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May
2012
Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo Are Our MVPs
Sure, LeBron James won the MVP. Happy for him. Hope he has a long summer to enjoy it. Rajon Rondo, however, was the Celtic that got the most MVP votes, and for good reason. He led the league in assists and was and is the straw the stirs the Celtics drink. Rondo 8th in MVP voting – Boston Celtics Blog – ESPN Boston Rondo earned eight votes — 2 fourth-place votes and (more…)
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May
2012
Rondo 8th in MVP voting
Greg M. Cooper/US PresswireRajon Rondo finished eighth in MVP balloting this season.Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo finished eighth in the balloting for the 2012 MVP. Rondo earned eight votes — 2 fourth-place votes and 6 fifth-place votes — for a total of 12 points. That put him one point behind Orlando’s Dwight Howard, but ahead of names like Phoenix’s Steve Nash (7), Miami’s Dwyane Wade (6), Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook (4) and (more…)
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May
2012
How Atlanta’s D Fared Against Rondo John Bennett at NBAPlaybook.com does a great job…
How Atlanta’s D Fared Against Rondo John Bennett at NBAPlaybook.com does a great job breaking down Rondo’s game last night and highlighting his effectiveness as the league’s premiere point guard. Even though Rajon is lightning quick with superior ball-handling skills, it’s his patience and understanding of where his teammates are at all times that makes him dangerous.
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