I was reading the newspaper after kentucky lost to Uconn and it was saying that Rondo is liely to go pro. He says hes gonna explore his options, he had a pretty good year he has it all imo to be a good pg in the league just needs to work on his shot. I was wondering what you all think about him going pro and where he might end up
Rondo's stock dipped since last season, but he'll be fine at the next level. Depending on who comes out, he should be selected in the middle of the draft. The boy is rail thin though, he will definitely need to bulk up in the summer.
No surprise. Kentucky fans are starting to get fustrated and he best be heading out until something drastic happens. He's your prototype guard, great defensive player with big hands that has above average ball skills. Coming out I can see him like an Andre Iguodala only shorter, well-rounded, both great defensive players and very athletic, and both have are (probably) going top ten.
I just don't see it for Rondo. All the games that I watch with him in he struggles. He's not a good shooter, he's not that great of a disher when he drives, he is a great rebounder and his defense is good, but not great. I might be biased, but Green ate him for lunch both games and Green isn't that good, he likely will have to stay for all 4 years and maybe gets drafted then. I think he will be a solid pro if he can develop a reliable jump shot, but I just don't see what everyone else sees in him.
This may end up being good for Kentucky, because Rondo had his own ideal of offense and Tubby had his own and the two were clearly different. This move should open up much more playing time for Ramel "Smooth" Bradley...if Tubby runs a run-and-gun offense like he says he will, then Ramel should excel, because the kid has a great motor and can shoot the rock! And if you put Joe Crawford at 2-guard and move Bobby Perry to SF, UK then has a solid lineup that should be able to compete in the SEC! It was nice having ya, Rajon!
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Even before University of Kentucky guard Rajon Rondo started his sophomore season, thoughts of the NBA danced in his head. "I just want to get there," he said last fall. Now that the season is complete, his focus has turned to the NBA draft. He met with UK coach Tubby Smith for about a half-hour Tuesday, spoke at length with Doug Bibby, his former coach at Eastern High School, and spent many nights on the phone with his mother. He'll probably announce this week that he's going to enter the June 27 draft but not hire an agent. "The NBA is a big step, but is he ready? Athletically I think he is," Bibby said. "It looks good." "Everybody knows Rajon will probably test the waters, and I'm sure there will be opportunities for him," Smith said on his radio show Tuesday night. "Those are things we'll visit about and have been visiting about." The question is whether Rondo will hear feedback that tells him he'll be a first-round pick or should return to UK for another season. The deadline for underclassmen to enter the draft is April 29, and the deadline to withdraw without penalty is June 17. Bibby will spearhead the information-gathering process. He'll use his contacts with the Sacramento Kings, where his cousin Mike is the starting point guard, and lean on old friend Vince Taylor, a former University of Louisville assistant coach who is now an assistant with the Minnesota Timberwolves, to get opinions on Rondo's game. Rondo also talks frequently with former UK star Rex Chapman, a talent evaluator with the Timberwolves. Chapman helped guide him back to UK after his freshman season and will play a role again this spring. Rondo said last week that he won't disassociate himself from Smith, as center Randolph Morris did last year. "I will definitely stay in touch with Coach," he said. "He's the first person I'll go to. A lot of people might tell you where they think you'll go in the draft, but you have to listen to the people you trust." He also could get direction from the NBA's Undergraduate Advisory Committee, a collection of general managers that offers opinions to underclassmen as to their draft prospects. Bibby played down the importance of the various mock drafts on the Internet because too much can happen between now and June 27. But for what it's worth, Rondo is projected by most of those sites to go in the middle of the first round. His stock will be aided by the new rule that prohibits players from entering the draft straight out of high school. "I think it would make sense for him to put his name in the draft," said Chris Monter, a longtime draft analyst. "He knows how to play the game; he's a pure point guard with great athleticism. Can he hit the NBA three-point shot? That remains to be seen. And he'll have to improve his free-throw shooting. The point guard has his hands on the ball a lot late in games, and he's going to have to show that he can make free throws." Bibby said Rondo's weaknesses are things that can be taught, whereas his assets cannot be taught -- which is what gives him an inherent value in the draft. "Allen Iverson and Michael Jordan didn't come into the league as great shooters. They made themselves great shooters," Bibby said. Monter also pointed to San Antonio's Tony Parker and New Jersey's Jason Kidd as point guards who entered the league with suspect long-range shots and improved over time. Rondo's statistics actually haven't been that bad. He shot 48.2 percent from the field this season and 51 percent as a freshman. In the Under-21 World Championships in Argentina last summer, he shot 65.5 percent. But in two seasons at UK he has shot 28 of 99 from three-point range, and the NBA three-point line is 4 feet farther out. Rondo also must consider whether another season in UK's structured offense would help or hurt his value. Though Smith said before the season that he would take Rondo's advice and run more of an up-tempo offense, the Wildcats went in the other direction. Their 70.8-point average was the lowest since the 1999-2000 season and the second-lowest since 1988-89. "There's not a lot of freedom off the dribble in this offense," Bibby said. "That was a concern when Rajon committed to Kentucky. It's nothing against coach Smith because he is a great coach and I have the utmost respect for him, but you have to look at the system and ask if it's the right fit for the type of player Rajon is." Bibby said individual workouts with NBA teams probably will work in Rondo's favor because he already knows what to expect. Many of the shooting drills and two-on-two games he played with Mike Bibby, Mateen Cleaves and others in Sacramento last summer are similar to what he'll see in preparation for the draft. </div> UK guard likely to test the waters
