RONDO'S BETTER

GOES APESHIT IN FINAL 6 MINUTES EN ROUTE TO CAREER-HIGH 25 POINTS TO GO WITH 9 REBOUNDS, 8 ASSISTS, AND THREE STEALS

Rondo should be in the All-Star game, we all know it, and hopefully everyone else now knows it thanks to his mug all over the ESPN front page stripping Deron Williams.

The arguments against Rondo being an All-Star are asinine. My favorite is the argument that he doesn't have a jump shot... when he's shooting 51% from the floor. Would these idiots rather he was shooting jump shots like Allen Iverson (40% from the floor this year), Jason Kidd (career 40% from the floor, and just barely), Paul Pierce (39% from the floor this year) or Tracy McGrady (39% from the floor this year)? Isn't the whole point to MAKE your shots, from wherever it is you shoot them? I understand that a jump shot supposedly makes you a complete player, but if Rondo would rather take it to the cup, and it's working, why hold that against him?

My second favorite is the argument that he has a great team, so he can't help but be great. Yeah... I'm sure Matt Maloney would have been just as good for the Celtics. Honestly... how much better do these HATERS need Rondo to play in order to convince them that he's a top-flight point? The answer is that these people are arrogant know-nothing douches that wouldn't know good basketball if it put on a leather mask, broke into their house, ripped open the curtain while they were in the shower, and smacked them in the face with a morning star.

As for the game, it was a good one for the C's. What was strange was that down the stretch it was Rondo and Perk that preserved the Celtics' lead against the hard-charging Jazz. The Jazz are a well-coached team that is getting better as the season wears on, so it was nice to see the Celtics take what the Jazz were giving them defensively and win a tight game.

It was a little freaky to see Paul clutching his knee there at the end, but he didn't seem to worried, and after seeing the replay, neither was I. Let's just say that we've seen this before... only the last time this happened he had to be taken off the court in a wheelchair whilst crying and then returned ten minutes later to torch the Lakers in the NBA Finals.... and then play the rest of the series without a problem. Regardless, hope he bounces back soon.

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