As we learned last spring, the league's lesser lights don't play well on the road, especially in the playoffs. So for Rajon Rondo to post a triple double after three quarters in Dallas is not something we should come to expect or something we should ever get used to. It is the kind of performance that will always be an extraordinary feat, even more so now that he's turning in such performances on the road.
On any given night, this kid is the best point guard in the NBA. Bar none. That doesn't mean he's better than Chris Paul. But it does mean that on certain nights, Rajon is in a league of his own. Last night was one of those nights.
My final thought:
Dennis Johnson was never a great shooter, except during the last five minutes of basketball games, when he never seemed to miss. If Rajon ever adds clutch shot-making to his bag of tricks, you're looking at the next Dennis Johnson, maybe better.
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I already have a pet theory that he's a clutch rebounder. How many key offensive boards has he come up with in the past two seasons?
Don't know if that counts though. That jumper at the 2:30 mark last night was pretty close.
He is a clutch rebounder and a clutch steal guy. The jumper at 2:30 got me excited.
I instantly thought, uh oh.
Another step toward DJdom.
I don't think Rondo is even one of the top 5 or top 8 point guards in the league. He's far from being in the league's elite at his position.
On certain nights he might be the best player in the league.
He's not overall, but he can have that kind of impact.
Having said that, you would agree with us if Rondo could hit the J more consistently, and you would really agree if he was hitting Js down the stretch.
Note, too, that my last paragraph reads "IF rondo adds a DJ-like" clutch jumper.
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