2019-20 Around the NBA: Archived

[Dahlsim]

really impressive clutch game winning assist by rajon rondo he was truly made for the moment

Rajon was a such a disaster in Dallas. Rondo is another example of the player getting matched to the coach, environment and system to be his most effective.

Well, to be fair, he was a disaster in LA until these playoffs. He has been a disaster everywhere, for 8 straight years, until these playoffs. 

He's definitely playing well right now, but with him having that great basketball IQ, I feel like he could have made it work (at least better than he did) at any point with any of those coaches. My suspicion is that his issues were at least as internal as they were external.

I don't disagree at all there.  I despised the way Rajon handled Dallas, and I never understood why given the personality of Rick Carlisle a player like Rondo was brought here in the first place. 

Rondo is one difficult personality to coach by most accounts but it does make the point of how the right coach and situation can still turn a dud into a deal by getting to that talent.