re: Why the disrespect from pundits on Pels this year?

You don’t remember the stretch of games in the middle of the season where Rondo was benched every game in the fourth quarter? He would start the second half and then not come back in. He literally stopped caring in the middle of the season.

I enjoyed having Rondo here. His veteran presence obviously made a difference. He was excellent in the Portland series. But none of that changes that his actual on court performance, when looking at a large sample size overthe course of the season,can be replaced.