NetsForce wrote:Rondo wasn't even a major factor in the Celtics championship (don't even get me started on the Hawks series, Bibby has sucked the past 2-3 years now), if anything he was the Celtics weakest link, and his flaws became even more evident...
Yeah, okay, so...
- whatever he did in the Atlanta series is invalid...convenient.
- wasn't a major factor, was the weakest link, flaws became more evident.
Hmmm, let's see...shall we take a look at some critical games he was a major factor in?
Atlanta series- not applicable, entire series results invalid for Rondo per NetsForce
Cleveland series- Game 1: Boston wins 76-72. Rondo is second highest Boston scorer.
15 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 5-8 FG, 5-6 FT
- Game 5: Boston wins 96-89. Third highest Boston scorer.
20 pts, 13 ast (vs. 1 to), 2 stl, 2 blk, 9-15 FG, 2-3 3PT
- Game 7: Boston wins 97-92. Pierce and LeBron = not the only players on court.
8 pts, 8 reb, 8 ast (vs. 2 to), 1 stl, 1 blk
Detroit series- Game 1: Boston wins 88-79. Rondo third highest Boston scorer.
11 pts, 2 reb, 7 assists (vs. 1 to), 5 steals, 5-9 FG, 1-1 3PT
- Game 5: Boston wins 106-102. Poor shooting for Rondo, but...
7 pts, 6 reb, 13 assists (vs. 1 to), 4 steals, 1 block
LA series- Game 1: Boston wins 98-88. Decent game for Rondo.
15 pts, 5 reb, 7 assists (vs. 2 to), 4-10 FG, 7-10 FT
- Game 2: Boston wins 108-102. Most assists in Finals since Magic.
4 pts, 6 rebounds, 16 assists (vs. 2 to), 2 steals, 1 block
- Game 6: Boston wins 131-92. Approaches a quad, third highest scorer.
21 pts, 7 reb, 8 assists (vs. 1 to), 6 steals
So he wasn't really a factor in:
1 of the 4 wins vs. CLE
2 of the 4 wins vs. DET
1 of the 4 wins vs. LA
Conversely, he was a
major factor in:
3 of the 4 wins vs. CLE
2 of the 4 wins vs. DET
3 of the 4 wins vs. LA
So, please explain your theory of how he wasn't a major factor in the championship.