Here's a funny story about Rajon Rondo, the starting PG for Boston:
With Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the Boston Celtics’ lineup, one would have to figure that life will become a lot easier for the other two Beantowners on the floor. There are going to be plenty of opportunities for those guys since defenses will be geared to stopping the Big Three.
The Small Two’s tasks are simple enough: defend, stay off the police blotter, and knock down the occasional open jumper. Piece of cake, right?
Not if your name is Rajon Rondo .
There were only two players left in the gym: Rondo and Doc Rivers’s eighth-grade son, Austin. Rondo, his shirt off, had assistant coach Kevin Eastman feed him the ball for 100 jumpers.
With nobody guarding him, Rondo hit 52 of them. Minutes later, Doc’s son duplicated the drill — only he knocked down 70.
Rajon’s shooting woes have been well documented, but to get shown up by an eighth grader is just downright embarrassing.
If the Celts fail to acquire Reggie Miller, don’t be surprised to see Doc’s son taking some of Rondo’s minutes next season.
I'm almost certain I can hit more than 52. That's straight embarrassing. Edit: Welcome Celtics fans! Due to the interestingly high amount of negative criticism I've received for this post, that was obviously (or maybe not) intended to be in jest, let me make it clear: I do not truly believe Gabe's future is secure because Rajon Rondo hit 52 out of 100 jumpers in a shootaround. I understand, despite what some of you would like to believe, that there are other factors that come into play other than your shooting percentage during shootarounds that determines your future in the NBA. I know this because I've hit better than 52% in shootarounds and am NOT in the NBA. And to these same fans that continue to berate me, let me just say that Doc Rivers' son is NOT eligible to play in the NBA next season despite what the writer wrote in the story...
