Regret leaving the Lakers? Wander around and get rid of the peak.
Remember Rondo when he won the title in 2020? Don't look at the 34-year-old, but in Vogel's open-ended coaching style, his talent has been greatly released, and he can get 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 8.7 assists per 36 minutes, which is no less than his peak self.
In the playoffs, Rondo played the level of a top guard, averaging 8.9 points, 6.6 assists, 1.3 steals per game, shooting 46% and 40% from the field, and saving the Lakers in danger many times.
For example, in the last quarter of game 3 of the semifinals, when the score of the two sides was glued, it was Rondo who stood up, shot 2 three-pointers in a row, scored 8 points in one minute, and 12 points and 5 assists in the single quarter to help the Lakers beat the Rockets;
Another example is Game 2 of the Finals, Rondo scored a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists in just 26 minutes;
Originally, everyone thought that Rondo, who lacked shooting ability, would not be able to adapt to James's one-star system, but in fact, among all the players who played with Rondo for at least 100 minutes, he and James had a net win score of +7.9 points, which was second in line, second only to the +8.1 points with Davis.
Driven by the dual core of Rondo + James, the Lakers went all the way through the barrier and finally lifted the championship trophy.
But after the success of fame, Rondo but for a high salary, rushed to the young new army Atlanta Eagles, the state plummeted, but also reduced to a tramp, in just 5 months, he was sent to the Clippers and Grizzlies, around for a year, he returned to the Lakers, but unfortunately, although Rondo's people returned, but his peak was forever sealed in the summer of 2020...
Look at Rondo this season, averaging 3.4 points per game (a team-low), 2.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists, and since mid-November, he has been hidden by Vogel, and in the next month, Rondo has played only 1 game and played 9 minutes.
Alas, it's not that Vogel doesn't give a chance, it's that Rondo's performance now, really doesn't deserve more than 15 minutes of playing time, compared to a year ago, scoring, organization, defensive triathlon, today's Rondo, only the defense has not all faded, as for other aspects, look at a few sets of data, you understand.
First of all, offense: Rondo is not good at shooting, this is a well-known thing, but in recent seasons, his three-point shooting rate can remain above 33%, but this season, there are only 28% left, compared to the best throwing and the end of the inside line, it is also a cliff-like decline, the shooting rate is barely more than 30%, ranking first in the team, 37.3% true shooting rate, is a new career record;
Speaking of organization: this is the foundation of Rondo's life, his passing is concise, efficient, and rarely makes mistakes, in the 2020 playoffs, his 39% assist rate and 3.1 assist ratio are all the first in the league, but now, although Rondo's assist rate is still 34%, but the turnover rate is extremely high, can reach 16.9%, similar to the Rockets' Kevin Porter, tied for 8th in the league;
Finally, defense: under Rondo's defense, the opponent's shooting rate will drop by 1.6%, and the three-point shooting rate will drop by 5.1%, which is still a reliable outside defender;
But in summary, Rondo's "pass" still can not withstand the "merit", when he is on the court, the Lakers will score 6.5 points less per 100 rounds, will net loss of 0.9 points against the opponent, in addition, Rondo's irreplaceable value of -0.2 and victory contribution value of -0.1, also created a new career low, and it is the first time that there is a negative value.
As a team-type player, high-level data can best reflect their value, Kolondo's report card, looking really heart-wrenching, although there is little hope, but still look forward to Rondo, can bring us surprises in next year's playoffs, once again become the Lakers' "secret weapon".