An A.C.L tear of All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo means a
Crucial lost for the Boston Celtics. This injury couldn’t have come at a more
inopportune time for the C’s. While I’m not a fan of Boston, it’s hard to see a
player like Rajon Rondo go down with an injury of this magnitude. I didn’t like
it when it happened to Derrick Rose who won my Best Professional Point Guard
last year and I don’t like that it happened to Rondo. Bean Town is now 21-23
and currently holding the eight spot on the Eastern Conference. Why is this
information so important? Because without Rondo the Boston Celtics can kiss
their playoff hopes good-bye.
The Philadelphia 76ers are only a game and a half behind
Boston and with the All-Star break looming around the corner most teams will be
gearing up for the second half of the season. This means that teams will either
rest or retool to prepare for the second part of the marathon. However, Boston
will have to rest and retool to prepare for the future. Rondo’s injury means
that the Boston Celtics will have to blow-up this team and prepare for the
future by getting young. So this year is a wrap! There is some irony to this
unfortunate event, being that Doc Rivers the head coach of the Celtics, stated
in an interview that some changes would have to be made if the team didn’t get
it to together. Now with the injury to Rajon Rondo, the team is in a vice lock.
What do they do? Should they proceed with business as usual? Or should they run
for cover now? Here is something to consider; Boston just came off of an
inspirational win over the Eastern conference team with best record, the Miami
Heat. While this win is encouraging, it could be deceptive. Winning one game
against a top tier team doesn’t mean that you are a title contender or even a
playoff team. Perhaps the Heat under estimated the short-handed Celtics and on
any given night an NBA team can beat any team.
With this team struggling to find an identity, the one that it
had has just gone down with an ACL injury. Rondo is both the chef and waiter
for this team, putting heat on those dishes and serving them up to his
teammates. This means that without the services of Rajon Rondo, who will
provide the team with leadership on the court? Who will get the aged Kevin
Garnett and Paul Pierce the ball in their sweet spot? This team is a classic
Chevy Camaro with a new motor. What do you do with an old car with a blown new
motor? The only thing you can do… save what you can and scrap the rest for
parts. So does anyone think this team can last as is, or should management look
to make changes now?
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