Paul Forrester of SI.com has a good interview with Rajon Rondo. Here are some excerpts...
On what he improved:
[Coach] Doc [Rivers] and I talked after the season. He wants me to become a better floor general, a better leader. I've also been working on my shot and my strength. I've gained about eight pounds; I'm up to like 187 now. I came into the league at 160. But with the type of game I play, taking the contact and the hits, hitting the floor, it's still a game of muscle. And my body fat has improved a little bit. I'm down to like 5.1 [percent] now.
On being a better floor general:
On his deficiences:
I'm a bit surprised by the fact that Rondo gets quiet or shuts down when things aren't going well. That's the behavior of a toddler, not a professional basketball player. At least he recognizes his flaws.
Overall, I like the attitude. I am prepared for #9 to have another stellar season.
Oh yeah, I'm also surprised that Rondo and I have the same body fat percentage.
Random note: I stumbled across some new pictures of our favorite celebrity Celtics fan - Eliza Dushku. I posted them after the jump.
I think it's just growing more mature, really. The more experience I
get, the better I'll become. You have to know how to manage people's
attitudes and you have to deal everyone differently. I can't respond to
KG [Kevin Garnett] like I respond to Baby [Glen Davis]. Now we have Rasheed [Wallace]
this year, so I have to manage his mind-set. Every player we pick up I
have to learn their personality and learn how to deal with them on the
court.
Maybe on the court ... [when] a possession or two may go by and I'm
frustrated about the game, and things aren't going well for me, I may
get quiet or shut down, I may not talk as much on the defensive end and
call out all the sets and all the screens. But I still have to call the
plays and not be difficult in front of my teammates. I'm my harshest
critic. If I can keep the team first whether I'm playing well or poorly
and help us win, then my game doesn't really matter.
I'm a bit surprised by the fact that Rondo gets quiet or shuts down when things aren't going well. That's the behavior of a toddler, not a professional basketball player. At least he recognizes his flaws.
Overall, I like the attitude. I am prepared for #9 to have another stellar season.
Oh yeah, I'm also surprised that Rondo and I have the same body fat percentage.
Random note: I stumbled across some new pictures of our favorite celebrity Celtics fan - Eliza Dushku. I posted them after the jump.