https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IedCMMX-ImQ
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 11 May 2010 05:07 (thirteen years ago) link
from simmons' column 2 day
• Since the 1986-87 season, only eight guards have grabbed 18-plus rebounds in ANY game (regular season or playoffs). Michael Jordan did it three times (once in the playoffs); Jason Kidd did it only once.
• Larry Bird had 69 triple-doubles but never a playoff game that looked quite like a 29-18-13. The closest: 24-17-10 (1981, Chicago), 19-16-13 (1986, Milwaukee), 25-15-11 (1986, Houston), 18-16-11 (1987, Milwaukee) and 24-18-10 (1990, New York).
• Only Oscar Robertson (1962: 32-19-13) and Wilt Chamberlain (1967: 29-36-13) had at least a 29-18-13 in a playoff game before, and in the past 40 years, only LeBron (2007: 27-13-13) and Magic (1986: 29-15-14) had at least a 25-13-13. So, um … yeah.
• If you read my basketball book, you might remember how I created a 42 Club for playoff performers who averaged 42-plus for points, rebounds and assists combined for an entire postseason (12-game minimum). According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Rondo also joined Wilt in the 60 Club for players who submitted a 60 (points, rebounds, plus assists) in one playoff game without scoring 30 points in that game. Wilt did it three times, all in 1967: 29-36-13, 24-32-13 and 16-30-19.
• For the playoffs, Rondo is averaging 17.9 PPG, 11.4 APG, 7.1 RPG and 1.9 steals. According to ESPN ace researcher Alok Pattani, only Magic Johnson ever averaged a 16-11-6-2 in the playoffs, and he did it twice: 1983 (17.9, 12.8, 8.5, 2.3) and 1984 (18.2, 13.5, 6.6, 2.0).
• We just compared Rondo to Magic, Wilt, Bird, Oscar and Jordan … legitimately.
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 May 2010 19:08 (thirteen years ago) link
if dude could ever learn how to shoot, he'd be top 5 all-time.
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 11 May 2010 19:34 (thirteen years ago) link
solid snippet of that column, which was otherwise "i have a twitter feed, let me tell you baot it"
― 5-hour energon cube (agent hibachi), Tuesday, 11 May 2010 20:27 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm getting a little sick of the "3rd player to reach 19/17/14 with 2 chasedown blocks on a Tuesday" stats tbh
― idm@hyperreal.org (lukas), Tuesday, 11 May 2010 20:40 (thirteen years ago) link
i am a fan of this basketball player
― A. U. Khan (am0n), Tuesday, 11 May 2010 20:42 (thirteen years ago) link
― i✧✧@hyperr✧✧✧.o✧✧ (lukas), Tuesday, May 11, 2010 4:40 PM (2 hours ago)
all of those stats simmons dug up are totally legit/standard stats dude
― sveltko (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 11 May 2010 23:41 (thirteen years ago) link
wtf kind of line is 29-36-13
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Tuesday, 11 May 2010 23:46 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i was O_O reading that one
― sveltko (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 11 May 2010 23:47 (thirteen years ago) link
I know he's not the only person to use them, and I know it's a nice way to show how a player contributes in multiple categories, but I still find it irritating. I think the data mining in US sports commentary can be obnoxious. I know I'm on the losing end of history.
― idm@hyperreal.org (lukas), Tuesday, 11 May 2010 23:52 (thirteen years ago) link
points, rebounds, and assists?
― sveltko (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:03 (thirteen years ago) link
there's only one stat that counts and that's the one in the W column
― Did you in fact lift my luggage (dyao), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Seems to me that the L column also counts somewhat. (\pita)
― Aimless, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 00:20 (thirteen years ago) link
i was complaining about people touting the combined stat line. "sure, other people have scored more points and gotten more rebounds, but only four players have done that AND had as many assists."
― idm@hyperreal.org (lukas), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 01:00 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah I'm feelin lukas on this one. this year I was kinda bugged by the whole 'tyreke evans is averaging a stat line that only LBJ, MJ and the big O have ever done" - his team still had an awful record overall and are you really gonna say he is as good as those other dudes?
― Did you in fact lift my luggage (dyao), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 01:02 (thirteen years ago) link
also it's kind of a problem in basketball where the game has changed so much over the years that you can't really use stats to compare players from different eras, cf. that ridic. wilt line above
― Did you in fact lift my luggage (dyao), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 01:03 (thirteen years ago) link
that wilt game was apparently vs Russell too so....O_O
― ₣õ®₭§©₤¤∵釰ƒü (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 01:05 (thirteen years ago) link
http://i41.tinypic.com/inuzwh.gif
― am0n, Friday, 14 May 2010 22:57 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.slamonline.com/online/the-magazine/features/2010/05/you-got-rondod/
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Saturday, 15 May 2010 07:33 (thirteen years ago) link
rajon rando is gangsta as fuck
― Aerosol, Sunday, 23 May 2010 04:40 (thirteen years ago) link
rondo even!but yeah this kid is great
― Aerosol, Sunday, 23 May 2010 04:42 (thirteen years ago) link
THE LEGEND OF RONDO
― circles, Thursday, 10 June 2010 00:33 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.theonion.com/articles/rajon-rondo,17556/
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Friday, 11 June 2010 04:39 (thirteen years ago) link
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CqDk4jAv_Y4/TA1st4iJXTI/AAAAAAAAEEM/rnukfx73GVg/s1600/05.jpg
― how do i spud webb (am0n), Friday, 11 June 2010 15:30 (thirteen years ago) link
"I call it Grand Theft Rondo"
― I have been forks-style since day one (forksclovetofu), Monday, 14 June 2010 04:40 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHCZsQFdS0Y
― am0n, Friday, 16 July 2010 20:54 (thirteen years ago) link
http://rlv.zcache.com/alcatraz_psycho_ward_outpatient_tshirt-p235299715948078404y6t2_400.jpg
― ice cr?m, Friday, 16 July 2010 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
literally rajon rondo fan club
http://i32.tinypic.com/2n71vo0.png
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 27 July 2010 04:35 (thirteen years ago) link
http://youbeenblinded.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Rajon-Rondo-Better-Than-Rose-and-Lee-Shirt-Pic.jpg
― moullet, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 16:13 (thirteen years ago) link
UH
― my dark twisted fennessey (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 30 October 2010 01:44 (thirteen years ago) link
― ice cr?m, Saturday, 30 October 2010 02:15 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.creamglobal.com/media/775801/rondo_01.jpg
― am0n, Saturday, 30 October 2010 03:21 (thirteen years ago) link
hooooly shit
― avoyoungdro's number (k3vin k.), Saturday, 30 October 2010 04:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Rondo is a cool ass dude. Love his game!
― Aerosol, Saturday, 30 October 2010 05:04 (thirteen years ago) link
have i said before that rondo is totally a soccer player playing basketball? i mean, dude is just total ingenuity & unfettered creativity on the fly
his fast break to garnett where he dribbled behind his back & then faked a pass to garnett, faked a lay up and then dished to garnett all in the matter of like .5 seconds was amazing
― crocodile swag district - teach me how to dundee (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 07:11 (thirteen years ago) link
where can i see that
― am0n, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 16:52 (thirteen years ago) link
this is pretty sweet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e68fViKkUyo
scola "covering" garnett lol
― am0n, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 16:53 (thirteen years ago) link
― crocodile swag district - teach me how to dundee (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, November 3, 2010 3:11 AM (13 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
tbf none of that was at all necessary, btw the pistons are easily the most demoralized team ive seen this early in the season
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 21:11 (thirteen years ago) link
they are one of the saddest teams in all of sports -- two aging ex-stars playing out their careers in anonymity, two high priced free agents that were overpaid by like 50% each turning the team into a dead weight and keeping it from getting any better & a mix of young guys like stuckey/maxiel/daye that are good but have minimal chance (if at all) to be real 'impact' guys
yeesh
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 3 November 2010 21:15 (thirteen years ago) link
ben gordon looked like he wanted to jump off something
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 21:17 (thirteen years ago) link
nice summery btw
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 3 November 2010 21:18 (thirteen years ago) link
autumnery iirc
― a pun based on a popular ilx meme (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 22:28 (thirteen years ago) link
i think rondo is just practicing, basically, i mean why not drop 20 dimes and get in that groove before they start playing teams with real actual defenses. shades of larry shooting left-handed just because he was bored and maybe, someday, it might come in handy
plus don't underrate the fact that this is now his fourth year with basically the same group, and an extra year with pierce, playing 90-100 real games each year with them. bound to develop some crazy telepathy. i think teams undervalue this continuity; cf spurs, lakers; this is even a decent justification for the magic's no-move summer maybe
― enjoy your day (agent hibachi), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 22:47 (thirteen years ago) link
^i mean spurs and lakers are obvious examples that value this core continuity and are thus dangerous, hence why does one keep derek fisher, well because in addition to a few playoff daggers left in him he must know every microscopic twitch of kobe's game at this point
― enjoy your day (agent hibachi), Wednesday, 3 November 2010 22:49 (thirteen years ago) link
which means adding that kind of familiarity to rondo's raw physical talent and mad creativity = HAVOC
Actually this rondo streak has been making me think about how amazing stockton (whom i never saw) must have been - 15 assists is just a ridiculous number for any night
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Thursday, 4 November 2010 09:59 (thirteen years ago) link
I recently watched the video of all 30 of scott skiles' assists when he set the record and it seems the definition of 'assist' is pretty loose in the NBA
― dayo, Thursday, 4 November 2010 12:33 (thirteen years ago) link
btw last night was a great example of rondo adapting his game--he was much more aggressive trying to score against the bucks because
1) it was a close game2) they were giving him too much space to drive or shoot--he hit 2 or 3 j's handily.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 4 November 2010 12:56 (thirteen years ago) link
stockton's thing was that he was so simultaneously boring to watch, casually brilliant and dirty as a motherfuckerimagine a shorter, faster, more vicious time duncan who passed better than he could shoothe was hard to really be a fan for but he could absolutely torch you
― a pun based on a popular ilx meme (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 4 November 2010 13:30 (thirteen years ago) link