The Celtics appear to be shopping around point guard Rajon Rondo, and more than a few fans aren’t happy about it. Sure, he was one of the key pieces on last year’s championship team, but he seems to have an attitude problem that grows old on people — namely Danny Ainge and Doc Rivers — in a short period of time.
This merely could be hearsay, but should it ring true, Rondo has no place in Boston. Talent-wise, few can hang with the speedy guard, but I don’t care who you are, insubordination or defiance of any kind is unacceptable. Ainge and Rivers have spoken publicly about their issues with Rondo, who's had problems with coaches dating back to his high school days.
"You've got to have some stubbornness in you, that's what makes you great," Rivers, a former all-star point guard with the Hawks, said in a story in Sports Illustrated. "But. ..."
Ainge spoke on WEEI on Thursday morning, saying that Rondo has “got to grow up” and that “his presence hurt us” in the team’s Eastern Conference playoff series against the Magic. Ainge added that Rondo was fined for being tardy to playoff games.
Rondo averaged 16.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 9.8 assists during the 2009, meaning his agent, Bill Duffy, is going to command much more money than the $1.2 million he made last season when he his contract is up at the end of next season.
"Last year Rondo got mad, and he said, 'Why are you always on me?'" recalls Rivers. "And I said, ‘Because you’re not as good as you should be yet.' I told him, 'Until that day I’m not getting off you, and I’m not going anywhere.'"
Whether or not Rondo is still around remains to be seen.
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