Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 5:08 pm  |  65 responses

Rajon Rondo: Chicago Has the Most Obnoxious Crowd


The Bulls and the Celtics have scrapped together a nice little rivalry these past few years, as the two have evolved into a couple of haevyweights in the Eastern Conference and a steady dose of competition has ensued. Apparently, Boston point man Rajon Rondo hasn’t exactly loved playing out in Chi-Town, according to a feature over on the Red Bull website: ”Although the Celtics were knocked out in the second round in 2011 against the Heat, Rondo says he enjoyed playing the revamped New York Knicks. ’There were some intense games, and it could have gone a different way if our guys didn’t make shots for us,’ he says. ‘It was a fun series, though, being that the Knicks hadn’t made the playoffs in so long — and the Celtics going against the Knicks is a good rivalry.’ Madison Square Garden however, does not harbor the noisiest fans according to Rondo, an honor that he says goes to the Golden State Warriors. ‘They got a pretty loud crowd,’ he pointed out. The most obnoxious crowd? ‘I’d say Chicago. Ever since a couple years back in the playoffs, me and Kirk [Hinrich] got into it and they’ve been booing me and heckling me ever since.’ As for Rondo’s home court, the TD Banknorth Garden? ‘It’s very intense, even on Sunday games,’ he said. ‘Sunday afternoon, it’s still alive in the Garden.’”

(H/T: EOB)

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  • Heals

    Razkol, JFK accents? You must’ve never been to Chicago or seen the SNL skits for “Da Bears” then…

  • mike

    @Enigmatic – I’m late on this but I had to chime in. You cannot compare the impact that Rondo had in winning the championship to players like Milicic and Morrison. Milicic and Morrison were not contributors to those teams. Rondo was the starting point guard. He was instrumental in winning many games during that title run. Terrible argument.

  • zach

    Offensively, Rose is better than Rondo. That’s where it stops. MVP or not, he’s not the best pg in the league.

  • TruthHurts

    Iverson doesnt have a ring either.
    lol.

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Boston would trade Rondo so fast for Rose he wouldn’t even have time to pack. And, unlike with the trade of Perkins, not a single Celtic fan or teammate would complain. NONE OF THEM.
    That tells you who is better.

  • simeon

    Rose would not work well with the big 3. he hardly worked with Durant in the USA team. he needs to be the man. works better with no constructed offense and in isolation. that does not work with Boston’s offensive schemes with the Big Three. I personally would say hell no to the trade as well as many Boston fans. You must not know how we get down. His teammates would feel the same. They know he is the best for the currently constructed team. Ask Ray Allen. so you reachin there. Now if you had said CP3 then there is an argument. if Boston blew it up started over than I would maybe agree. but with the team now? naw.

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Are you serious Simeon?
    YOu really believe that Boston would have problems succeeding with Rose at the helm? That is crazy talk man.

  • green7

    when rondo played against the bulls in td garden in November and December he played great made a huge steal on rose to take the game into OT but when he played in the chicago arena his game was way off he needs to take his self out of the mind set and hush that crowd doc needs to tell him that assist are not that important in key games vs d rose & the bulls get the ball to the basket boston is now on his back it’s his team his jump shot has gotten better over the summer i understand in that last game vs the bulls he had a wrist and a ankle injury that’s why he didn’t play against minnesota but still that’s no excuse if there’s a season rondo just needs to hurt that crowd and rose with his style

  • jsmallz

    In the rondo rose debate you have to give it to rondo. You watch him from his first season to now.Which is not to long ago at all. He has grown so much. He’s now showing that he is gonna be ready when the time comes he will be able to lead the celtics when the big three leave. People may say that the only reason why he is good. So what are you saying its a crime to set your players up for success . A crime to give them passing options to be a true point? He give the team what they need. Rose is awsome but hes the scoring point. RONDO is the definition of a pure point guard. Bostopn needed some one to pass the ball and make people happy not try to be mr.hotshot. He jump starts everybody else thats on the floor with him does he not? look at highlights and tell me he doesnt make it easy chances to score that even me or you could score on his team

  • RaZkOL

    The definition of a point guard…..They guy barely makes lay ups….how do you brick lay ups?! and I’m from Chicago, and we do have accents, but not as crappy as Boston! + I don’t see Rondo with an MVP! Case Closed

  • http://www.bulls.com Enigmatic

    @Mike – I hear you, and no doubt Rondo was/is a huge part of Boston’s success.
    But my argument is not nearly as terrible as “Rondo has a ring.”

  • http://www.bulls.com Enigmatic

    And Rose would be SICK on the Celtics.
    The assumption that Rose’s presence would somehow having a negative effect on the other Celtics is hilarious.
    Rose is an outstanding teammate.
    This is a dude that honestly didn’t care whether LeBron signed in Chicago or not, NOT because he wanted to still be “the man”, but because he wasn’t about to throw Luol Deng under the bus like that.
    Rose absolutely deferred to Durant and others on Team USA so not sure where you’re getting with that.
    Dude just wants to win, you obviously don’t know much about his game if you truly think Rose would ever have a “this is MY team” mentality.

  • simeon

    the all star game is another example. when there are other good scoring players on the court he doesn’t play as well as he does when he is the main one. just an observation. he is better as a number 1 option. the Big Three Celtics wouldn’t need him to be that because they have three more efficient options. Rondo does that role best (the facilitator) and obviously has won a ring when folks doubted on him more than now. thats why they kept him over telfair and the others. not a slight to Rose. he just wouldn’t work on that team. If they blew up and started over…then there is an argument. to say teammates and fans wouldn’t care at all if Rondo was traded for anybody is ridiculous. he played injured with one arm for that team. fans don’t forget that. I wouldn’t want Lebron to replace Pierce either. The team has/had good chemistry and any other piece would mess that up. that’s why the Perkins trade had such a bad effect on the team.

  • BostonBaller

    I love it when ppl pump up the big 3 & call them HOFers only to try and validate their point about RR. It’s the same ppl who say the big 3 are washed up and overrated when they are the topic. Classic. How many times do we have to say “the player was just answering a question?” Know the game folks…leave the overrated tags for those who deserve it. When the big 3 are done and there is absolutely no one to pass to then yes the team may suck. Take away all of DRose’s or CP3′s decent players and see how far their teams go then.. Take away Karl Malone from Stockton, do you get those assists numbers?

  • Kevin

    First off, I’m going to admit that I’m a Rondo fan; however, I do admit that Rose definitely deserved his MVP. Until Rondo has a better offensive game(mainly jump shots and better free throws), I don’t see him getting an MVP anytime soon. Rondo is lauded for his defense to the point of making first team defense, but he tries to strip the ballhandler on a blow by waaaayyyy too often. He gets rebounds, but some of those are a result of cheating the offensive boards, which can lead to him not getting back on time for transition D. He also passes up good layups. I understand that his role requires him to distribute, but he is definitely stat padding when he tries to give Allen a contested 3 rather than a contested lay-up that he can make. But sometimes those dishes are necessary cause he migth get blocked by guys like Noah or Bynum. Nevertheless, a lot of his assists are legit though, especially on his penetration. For example, he gives Davis or Garnett great mid range shots or Allen nice open threes when Allen’s man helps against the penetration. I acknowledge that Allen is one of the best if not the best 3 point shooter even, but you can’t take his assists away from his just because his teammates are good. Like you can’t simply take away Mark Jackson’s assists simply because he played with guys like Ewing or Miller. And to people who say Boston fans wouldn’t miss him, he played with one arm guys. I understand that some people might say that he was simply trying to be a hero, but it was inspiring nevertheless and fans appreciate that. He still has a LONNNNNG away before he becomes a Jason Kidd, but lets not say never cause you never know what can happen. And of course he’s gonna suck when teams blow up, it simply takes time to build up a team again and create chemistry. I’m not gonna put all the blame on him if Boston sucks after the Big 3 retire. Unless of course he starts averaging like 8 turnovers.

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