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posted 06-02-2010 07:08 PM
Cousy was something in his day and was ahead of his time much like Pistol Pete. To say the things he does about Rondo shows you how talented he really is.
As a kid growing up and becoming a big NBA fan, the second best point guard I saw was Bob Cousy. The Hall of Famer who won six NBA championships with the Boston Celtics isn't like a lot of the old time players. He is quick to say good things about todays players, if they deserve it.
He also doubles as one of the smartest basketball minds going.
This season, Rajon Rondo broke his Celtics assist record for a season. Cousy set it back in 1959-60.
Cousy talked to the Boston Globe about the former UK star.
"I like the way he uses the bounce pass,'' says Cousy.
"That was my favorite pass, especially internally. He's developed that behind-the-back stuff that I used to do. He does it much more effectively than I used to. He cups it, brings it all the way behind him, and the defenders fall off because they're sure he's going to pass it, and he still pulls it back.
It's Cousy on Rondo growing up as a player.
"It's been a steady evolution each year. He seems to have added a little more to his repertoire. This year, his confidence level is about as strong an asset in terms of where he's going. Even his outside shooting, which everyone says he can't do, and they play him accordingly. But in the games I've seen he seems to hit the shots he has to hit."
"Given his speed and quickness, I don't think there's anyone in the league that can guard him effectively. He penetrates at will, he's playing the ball down very well. He's always seeing the floor well - that's always been one of his biggest assets - and I think this year his creativity and his imagination have really come to the fore. He's added to his repertoire considerably in that regard.
"He plays much bigger than he is. He's a genuine rebounding threat at 6-1. He also physically has become a dominant defensive player. He leads the league in steals, which makes him a little vulnerable occasionally in terms of his one-on-one defense, but he's got such quickness and he recovers effectively if he gets himself out of position trying to steal.
Is Rondo a Hall of Famer?
"I don't know if he's going to be a Hall of Fame point guard, but if he continues this forward movement that we've seen the last couple of years, there's no reason to think he can't be. He doesn't have [Kevin] Garnett's demonstrative intensity - he's not banging his head on the basket support - but it seems to me he doesn't have the highs and lows that the other guys have. He seems to play with the same intensity all the time.
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