Many in the famed Celtics blogosphere have already noticed that our starting point guard, Rajon Rondo, has a blog. Finally, we get to see what three years under Doug Bibby, a year at "basketball factory" Oak Hill Academy, and two years at the storied academic powerhouse the University of Kentucky have done for his writing ability. Amazingly, Rajon can write! He even gets his "its" and "it's" right! Forgive me for being so shocked, but when I read in the Last Shot that Stephon Marbury couldn't even use punctuation after his senior year of high school, then couldn't even name his college after he left for the NBA, then delivered this interview... let's just say it made me a cynic about the intellectual ability of NBA point guards. But, no more!
Rajon's blog might not be nearly as entertaining as Brian Scalabrine's, but it's a solid contribution to our Celtics know-how. Rondo is surprisingly frank and honest for a man who seemingly goes through life with a permanent scowl and dead eyes. We get a little glipse into the life of the Celtics. For instance, did you know that Al Jefferson's nickname among the fellas is "AJ", or that Allan Ray's is/was "A-Reezy"? I didn't see those two coming! He reports that Tony Allen ("TA") is coming along well and was playing some one-on-one games. Rondo is also working "soo hard in the gym" and "putting up shots every day..." Good news! It's also nice to know that he'll "holla" at us whenever something new develops. That's a relief.
The best feature, however, is definitely the comments section. The Celtics webpage undoubtably disabled this feature for Scalabrine's blog to save him from a barrage of anonymous death threats, but the beloved golden child Rondo opens everything up for discussion. Of course, the Celticsblog people immediately treat the "comments" section as if it were a Minneapolis Airport restroom, and if Rondo was taking a "wide stance" and giving a "tapping toes beneath bathroom stall" signal. They started cyberdryhumping the poor guy immediately. Were you expecting anything different?
Anyway, in the comments section, we get a fascinating glipse at some of the psychos that follow NBA players around. Check it out:
" Hey Rajon
my name is sebastian and i live in miami ( you may have an idea of who i am since last year when you guys came to miami i was outside of the hotel waiting for you guys and also bassy was going to give me his shoes but he could not find them. im really excited about this season and i cant wait till nov 30 so i can see you guys.
what places did you visit in miami ???
looking forward to see you run the floor and best of luck thru the rest of the summer , training camp and of course the season = green # 17
sebastian "
Creepy. I'll bet Bassy was really just looking for a hand grenade to stick in one of his shoes for this nutbar.
"Rajon
I cant wait till november 30 so i can get to see you guys at the hotel like last year and of course in the game.... im really excited.
i wanted to ask you if you can make one of my wishes true and that is if when you come to miami you can hook me up with your shoes the same way that leon powe did last year .... i will really appreciate it since you are one of my favorite players on the team
thanks in advance
sebastian "
Yuck. Two posts from the same dude trying to get free shoes. Pretty grotesque. However, I*Heart*Celtics wonderboy Nic once asked Grant Hill for an autograph and a picture while the poor guy was eating hash browns in 7am, so I guess I should check myself.
"Tell my boy D West that Master Po on Celticsblog.com wishes he was still here to go left deep in the paint. Good Luck this year - don't let PP take step back three's. Oh yeah I need some tickets for the Denver game in Denver - call me when they're ready -Peace. :)"
Rajon, tell my boy Master Po that he's a dork from Denver that's trying way, way too hard.
" I was wondering if you have been given any nicknames from your teammates or coaches. I like the nickname "Roadrunner" for you and everytime you score at home, the AV guys can play a "Meep Meep" sound like the roadrunner from the cartoon. Sounds a bit corny at first, but I really think it could catch on! What do you think of this idea?"
I think this idea sucks balls. It simply doesn't have the same ring to it like the classics... "AJ"... "TA"... "P2"... "KG"... or even "G$".
And the award for "creepiest piece of unsolicited advice" goes to... jfelton3!
"What's up Rondo!
Keep shooting that jumper over, and over, and over. Repetition and persistence produces perfection.
The vision of you with a jumper is extraordinary.
You will truly become one of the all time great point guard.
Good luck"
Woah! Is that the secret? Repitition and persistence?!? Rondo and his coaches were searching day and night for the answer. Yet, here we have some fatass in his mom's basement pounding Cheese Doodles and Quarter Pounders while playing Pokeman online against third graders, and he has ALL the answers! Now, championship #17 is all but assured! Behold, the glory of the internet!
Anyway, we heart you, Rajon, and you KNOW we'll holla...Source URL: http://ledger-heath.blogspot.com/2007/09/rondo-speaks-iheartceltics-critiques.html
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