Rajon Rondo

Rajon Rondo Back In Lineup As Sixth Man, Confused And Bemused By Benching

... undisclosed amount, told reporters in New York that he returned to Chicago on Monday for family reasons and that he. (K. C. Johnson). "I got a slight explanation from another guy on the staff. A guy told me that he was saving me from myself," Rondo said. "I don't want to say any names. But that's what the explanation was. In Cleveland, they told me I had a negative 20 (plus-minus rating) in Indiana at halftime. I think that was part of the reason.". What did Rondo think of that. "I thought it was (expletive)," Rondo said. "Save me from myself. I never heard that before in my life. But I guess he was trying to do the best thing for me.". Hoiberg said he did talk to Rondo about his benching and he always had confidence in him. "In my mind, it was a matter of time before he got the opportunity to get back ...

Didn't Get 'clear-cut Message' In Meeting

... when asked if he would be open to coming off the bench. "We'll see," Rondo said. "We'll see. I just want to work on my game and continue to get better.". Rondo signed with the Bulls last summer in a deal that was widely panned throughout the league. He only has one guaranteed year on his contract, with the second year being only a partial guarantee. Rondo has really struggled at times this season, shooting just 36.9 percent from the field and averaging just 7.2 points per game. While Hoiberg continues to stick with younger guards Michael Carter-Williams and Jerian Grant in his rotation, Rondo's teammates and coaches continue to say he has handled the situation professionally. "He's been in a great place with his teammates," Bulls guard Dwyane Wade said. "That's all you can ask for. Obviously, you don't expect him to be jolly that he's not playing the game that he loves. But when it comes to his teammates, he's been great. He's been staying in it, keeps talking to guys. He's been here every day. It's a tough situation. There are a lot of players on this team that don't really understand. But it's not for us to understand. It's our job to play. ...

Rajon Rondo Rips Bulls Veterans In Scathing Instagram Post

... three minutes left vs. the Atlanta Hawks. Butler and Wade, who combined for 73 points, each blasted their teammates for a perceived lack of effort. “Everyone don’t care enough,” Wade said. “You got to care enough, man. It’s got to mean that much to you to want to win. And it doesn’t. … It just doesn’t mean enough to guys around here to win ballgames. It pisses me off, but I can’t be frustrated, and I can’t care too much for these guys. They have to care for themselves. You got to do better.”. Wade lambasted his teammates for not hurting enough after painful losses. Butler, whose ascendancy to NBA superstardom has largely carried the Bulls, voiced a similar sentiment. Jimmy Butler wants the Bulls to care more __link__/Fsh LPDyju C. — Cody Westerlund (@Cody Westerlund) January 26, 2017. “(Expletive) just got to care if we win or lose,” Butler said. “On top of everything else, just play every ...

Bulls, Rajon Rondo Hold Out Hope They Can Still Make Union Work

... group. “Rajon has to play with guys who are more suited to the way he plays,” one person close to him said. “If he’s with some shooters and some slashers, he’ll be fine. They’ll be fine. I think he and Butler can play together, and maybe Wade and Butler can play together. But he and Wade and Butler can’t play together.”. There were warning signs before both sides made the leap, but they chose to believe they could make the marriage work. "I don’t try to come in and act like I know it all, and that’s why I put the extra work in of watching film, getting an understanding of what you want from personnel, each player. That’s what I do best.". Chicago Bulls guard Rajon Rondo. The Bulls wanted a point guard who could play fast and with more pace, a staple of Hoiberg’s beliefs about offense. His 2014-15 Iowa State team was 11 th in the country in adjusted tempo, per stats guru Ken Pomeroy, whose kenpom blog is must-reading for the ...

Cavs Interested In Rajon Rondo, Jameer Nelson, Deron Williams

... in Rajon Rondo, Jameer Nelson, Deron Williams. Le Bron James is mad, so they should do something. Jan 24, 2017. • 1 min read. Le Bron James publicly challenged the Cleveland Cavaliers front office to make a move on Monday. After their fifth loss in seven games, a 124-122 defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans with Anthony Davis watching from the sideline, James declared - with profanity! - that the Cavaliers are "not better than last year, from a personnel standpoint," adding that they are "a top-heavy team." This wasn't the first time James has told reporters he wants Cleveland to add a backup point guard, but it was the most aggressive and frustrated he has sounded all season. In that context comes a report from Forbes' Mitch Lawrence indicating that the Cavaliers "have been looking to add" Deron Williams , Rajon Rondo or Jameer Nelson. James has said that he'd like a veteran playmaker backing up Kyrie Irving , and the three of them are certainly veteran playmakers. A pair of veteran point guards. USATSI. Williams, Nelson and Rondo are all on CBS Sports' Matt Moore's list ...

Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony, Bulls’ Rajon Rondo, And Mavericks’ Andrew Bogut Latest News

... are reluctant to pull the trigger on a deal. “He does, among some league executives, carry a good reputation for the way he performed for Team USA in the three most recent Olympics, and some hope that he can transform his style of play with a winning team. But for the most part, general managers are wary when it comes to Anthony. ‘I think he is someone who can help the right team in the right situation, but he comes with a lot of baggage,’ one general manager told Sporting News. ‘Is he willing to be a guy who fits into your system? He has never really done that, except in the Olympics. In the NBA, he has always had things built around him. That’s a problem if you get him at this point in his career. He is 32 now. He can’t do as many things as he used to do.”. It has been reported that Anthony would only consider waiving his no-trade clause in a potential move to the Cleveland Cavaliers or Los Angeles Clippers, but neither team appears willing to give up a lot for him. As ESPN reports, the Knicks are actually open to trading Anthony to the Clippers without getting back Chris Paul, Blake ...

Whenever Rajon Rondo's Playing Career Ends, Goal Is Clear

... back (to Louisville) a couple (of) days ago and saw my high school coach (Doug Bibby). He's one of the best: his delivery, how he encourages players, the confidence he gives them, his attention to detail in timeouts. I'm taking my notes on a lot of different stuff.". While Rondo believes he could coach successfully on any level, he has watched peers such as Jason Kidd transition quickly from a playing to coaching career and wants to follow suit. Coaching in the NBA is his sole focus. I study all of my coaches. I watch the way they move, the timeouts they call, plays they draw up out of timeouts, how they run practices, speeches they give. — Rajon Rondo. "That's the plan. Hopefully I can transition right into it after playing instead of having to sit out or going a different route," Rondo said. "I know it's not an easy job. But I respect that this is the highest level of being a ...

Can Nba Bad Apples Dwight Howard, Rajon Rondo Find Redemption

... back to the playoffs for the first time since 2003, he took the generally joyless genre of the prop dunk and made it fun again, not dunking the ball so much as throwing it down through the hoop from a great height. It was a little goofy, but so was he, and he seemed for all the world like a goodwill ambassador for a kind of basketball that could be physically dominant but also not take itself too seriously. Rajon Rondo Benched for His Own Chicago Bulls Bobblehead Night. Not a good sign for the former all-star. And do you remember when Rajon Rondo was the playmaking glue that knit together the Boston Celtics team that won the championship that year? Yes, it was a team headlined by the talents of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, but if Garnett was the heart and Pierce and Allen the hands, it was Rondo who was the nervous system. A scrappy second year-player at the time, Rondo led the team in assists and steals that season, then broke out the next as a nightly triple-double threat. His game was wily , if flawed, but ...

Rajon Rondo Has His Next Career Lined Up

... a string of actual game appearances, details the 30-year old’s interest. “I absolutely want to coach,” Rondo said inside a nearly empty Bulls locker room. “I’ve been preparing to coach since I left Boston, really,” Rondo said. “I study all of my coaches. I watch the way they move, the timeouts they call, plays they draw up out of timeouts, how they run practices, speeches they give. I’m trying to follow it all. I see how players gravitate toward different coaches. “I actually went back (to Louisville) a couple (of) days ago and saw my high school coach (Doug Bibby). He’s one of the best: his delivery, how he encourages players, the confidence he gives them, his attention to detail in timeouts. I’m taking my notes on a lot of different stuff.”. This shouldn’t shock anyone. If anything, the most shocking part of the feature is ...

Benched Rondo Meets With Gm About Future

... games. "But that's part of it," he said. "He's the head coach and we're going to go with that.". Hoiberg noted after Saturday's game that the benching is not permanent. "We'll continue to evaluate it, see what direction we go," he said. "He was great over there on the bench, cheering for guys, and being professional. We'll see how it plays out and we'll evaluate it again before the next one.". Rondo was asked if he felt he was being singled out in a season in which there are many flaws on the roster of the Bulls (16-18). "I'm Rajon Rondo," he said. "It is what it is.". For his part, Rondo said he needed to work on his "pick-up point on defense," but he hasn't had many good games this season, averaging just 7.2 points and struggling defensively. He was suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team after a verbal argument with assistant coach Jim Boylen in a Dec. 3 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Rondo also whipped a towel at Boylen during that game, drawing the ire of the Bulls' front office. Hoiberg made it clear before Saturday's game that it was his decision to bench Rondo, calling it a "basketball" move. Rondo, a first-year Bull, hinted that his role has ...

Butler, Wade On Rondo Rant

... your grievances through the media," Hoiberg said. "We talked about that in the very first meeting of the year. If you have issues, sit behind closed doors and talk about it, and we move forward and we get better because of it. From that standpoint, yeah it was disappointing. But again, we're moving forward.". Rondo also spoke to reporters Friday, noting that the post he sent out on Thursday night was the third draft of what he wanted to say. "It's not that we don't like each other," Rondo said. "Some things came out that shouldn't have. When you express yourself and get everything out, it makes relationships better. When you communicate, you understand each other.". Rondo said that the Bulls said "what we needed to say" during the team meeting Friday morning. Each player was given an opportunity to speak in a meeting that lasted over an hour. "We ...

Rajon Rondo As Coach; Now That's An Intriguing Idea

... "absolutely" wants to take over an NBA team once he's finished playing, he told the Chicago Tribune. He said that might be six to seven years from now, but he has long been preparing to make the type of jump Jason Kidd did a few years ago. MORE: NBA coaches who were players. On the surface, Rondo's career plan drips with irony: The guy who challenges/exasperates his coaches wants to be on the other end of those exchanges. Fans would certainly chuckle if the hard-edged point guard were to come up against a player who, like him, regularly challenges authority. Rondo says he's equipped to deal with that. "I learned from (former Celtics coach) Doc (Rivers) you can't teach everybody the same," he told the Tribune. "Everybody doesn't learn the same way. You can't yell at everyone. Everybody's personality is different. ...