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tlance
Kyrie Hater
If Boston is going to rebuild, they might as well do it right and try to maximize their chances of landing one of the legitimate franchise building blocks that will likely be available in the 2014 draft.
Here are some of Rondo's efficiency stats, which illustrate why he is somewhat overrated. Many people think he is in the same class as Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook and Tony Parker as one of the premier PGs in the league based on his stats. This assumption may be off base.
Rondo led the league in assists per game in 2012/2013, but he also led the league in TOs per game and TOs per 48 minutes. His assist to turnover rate was still a very respectable 2.84, but he finished behind the following PGs in assist/TO. All of these players averaged over 20 minutes per game.
Chris Paul
Jose Calderon
Jason Kidd
AJ Price
Kirk Hinrich
George Hill
Tony Parker
G. Vasquez
Add in the fact that Rondo does not shoot the 3 (12 of 50 in 38 games), and you have a turnover prone player whom defenses are able to sag off of.
When ranking all of the point guards in PER, Rondo finished a disappointing 12th. He had a PER of 18.12. To put things in prospective, CP3 had a PG leading PER of 26.43. Here is how they rank after CP3:
Westbrook
Parker
Irving
Curry
Wall
D. Williams
K. Walker
Calderon
Conley
T. Evans
Rondo
The PER stat is not perfect, but there is a pretty strong correlation with players who most would identify as being "elite" and a high PER ranking. Rondo simply isn't in that class.
Don't get me wrong. I love the energy with which Rondo plays in big games and I love that he is the definition of a pass first point guard. Thing is, it is near impossible to build an NBA team around a point guard unless they are the model of efficiency. Rojon Rondo is not that.
You claim Rondo is one of the best PGs in the game, but if you look at team data, the Celtics score more points per possession when Rondo is not on the court than they do when he is and their defense is only marginally worse based on per-possession data. If Rondo were truly as good as you say, these stats would tell a different story.
Rondo is a great piece to the puzzle if he is in the right system. He is ideally suited to push tempo on a team with many shooters around him. If he is your franchise player, the Celts will win too many games to find an elite player in the draft lottery, but they will be somewhere between 6-10 in the East. Not good for rebuilding.
Here are some of Rondo's efficiency stats, which illustrate why he is somewhat overrated. Many people think he is in the same class as Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook and Tony Parker as one of the premier PGs in the league based on his stats. This assumption may be off base.
Rondo led the league in assists per game in 2012/2013, but he also led the league in TOs per game and TOs per 48 minutes. His assist to turnover rate was still a very respectable 2.84, but he finished behind the following PGs in assist/TO. All of these players averaged over 20 minutes per game.
Chris Paul
Jose Calderon
Jason Kidd
AJ Price
Kirk Hinrich
George Hill
Tony Parker
G. Vasquez
Add in the fact that Rondo does not shoot the 3 (12 of 50 in 38 games), and you have a turnover prone player whom defenses are able to sag off of.
When ranking all of the point guards in PER, Rondo finished a disappointing 12th. He had a PER of 18.12. To put things in prospective, CP3 had a PG leading PER of 26.43. Here is how they rank after CP3:
Westbrook
Parker
Irving
Curry
Wall
D. Williams
K. Walker
Calderon
Conley
T. Evans
Rondo
The PER stat is not perfect, but there is a pretty strong correlation with players who most would identify as being "elite" and a high PER ranking. Rondo simply isn't in that class.
Don't get me wrong. I love the energy with which Rondo plays in big games and I love that he is the definition of a pass first point guard. Thing is, it is near impossible to build an NBA team around a point guard unless they are the model of efficiency. Rojon Rondo is not that.
You claim Rondo is one of the best PGs in the game, but if you look at team data, the Celtics score more points per possession when Rondo is not on the court than they do when he is and their defense is only marginally worse based on per-possession data. If Rondo were truly as good as you say, these stats would tell a different story.
Rondo is a great piece to the puzzle if he is in the right system. He is ideally suited to push tempo on a team with many shooters around him. If he is your franchise player, the Celts will win too many games to find an elite player in the draft lottery, but they will be somewhere between 6-10 in the East. Not good for rebuilding.