Re: Rando available? No thanks, Roy is the Alpha Male on this team. Plus we don't have what it would take to get rondo AND ray (since they seem to adamant on packaging the 2 together)
Re: Rando available? exactly. I'm sure they arent looking to just get Rid of Rondo for the sake of getting rid of him.. they would want a lot.. and a lot of salary would have to match with Jesus Shuttlesworth being included.
Re: Rando available? I didn't say we should trade for him. The rumors say they are talking to Phoenix about a Stoudemire package. If that's what they are looking for I'm pretty sure they'd ask Portland for a LaMarcus Aldridge package.
The way Rondo played in the playoffs, if they ever deal him, it wont be on the cheap: 16.9 PPG 9.7 RPG 9.8 APG +25 Insane numbers.
I fully expect Boston to start dealing their old players to retool before it's too late. Ray Allen hasn't been good in 2 years. Rondo has always been one of those guys who pisses everybody on the team off because he thinks he is all that, but he isn't.
Yeah, weird. Ainge and Doc just throwing their starting PG under the bus. I doubt the Blazers make a play for him, but I never thought Rondo was an idiot. Is Boston blowing up their team already?
Re: Rando available? I know sorry didnt mean it as you said we should trade for him.. you were just reporting.. it was more to shoot it down before the others start lol
I kind of think it would be stupid of them to trade him. He almost averaged a triple double in the playoffs. They should move their older guys before him!
I think you are missing the idea of the article. The idea being, they have to package him with one of their old dudes in order to move them. He is the value, the old dude being the contract they want to dump so they can bring in somebody else to play next to KG. Also I wouldn't be surprised if they just stick with Marbury at PG, and say to hell with it.
Ainge and Rivers sound like headcases after those comments, actually. Rondo was easily their best and most consistent player in this year's playoffs.
Rondo must really be an asshole. Looking at that roster with KG/Pierce/Ray all on the fast decline and the way he played in the playoffs, I'd build that team around Rondo.
Okay I see. They need to move on of their best players to get rid of one of the older guys. Makes sense.
That is kind of what I thought too. They could find some sucker team to take on Ray or KG for a better piece.
I'm wondering how hard Ainge and Doc tried to work it out with Rajon before throwing him under the bus like this. I was always a critic of Rondo, because I felt his numbers are inflated by the presence of KG, Allen, and Pierce, but regardless, he's still a good PG. I would have expected the Celtic organization to find some kind of solution, which didn't involve moving their starting point guard.
Since Allen only has one year left on his contract, I think they are not trying to dump his contract, they are trying to obtain a younger impact player (like Stoudamire) and they need to include a good player along with Allen to entice the other team.
