Rondo is never going to have a jumper, thats just a fact. He has gotten his field goal percentage up to respectable levels now but I bet that is more due to him torching defenders and getting layups. I would characterize his shooting as serviceable at best. The foul shooting percentage in the mid 60's is just awful for a starting point guard. Rondo's foul shooting holds his game back because he can torch almost anyone off the dribble, but drawing fouls with him usually only 'nets' 1 point. Rondo also has less range than KG on his shot and for some reason he always lays it up right handed and gets terrible rolls from the rim. So I basically could have just said shooting for Rondo. Stuckey's skill set is pretty well rounded. An early knock was his defense but he has actually been playing D well so far this season. One thing Stuckey can't do is distribute as well as Rondo, though not many people can. Stuckey can get shot happy as you might have seen when he launched 24 shots against the Clippers on Sunday.
These two young point guards are the future at the position in the Eastern Conference. Both Rondo and Stuckey can break people down off the dribble extremely well and are top notch athletes. Rondo is a little better at it but 5o cent, I mean Stuckey, is the better finisher. Rondo has extremely long arms at 6'1 and plays very good on the defense. Rondo legit has AI's number when they go at it. He shuts guys like that down if they can't use their size against him. Rondo has very good court vision, and you'll see the oops to KG on a regular basis. He is a very good passer and doesn't turn the ball over at a high rate. Stuckey is a big guard at 6'5 and is an explosive scorer. He plays a little like his backcourt mate Iverson in that he still gets assists but he loves putting the ball in the basket. Stuckey is big and strong but also has excellent quickness and can go left or right off the dribble and pull up for the silk J or take it to the rim and finish in traffic."Rondo has the ring and is proven. Stuckey is all flash and no cash. Seriously, Rondo is the better player right?". Its not that simple to me. Sure, most Celtic fans are going to say Rondo without blinking. But if you are being honest with yourself, and have seen Stuckey play, you have to atleast think on it. I am a big Rondo fan. For this Celtics team he is almost perfect. The youth, speed, handle, vision, distributing, athleticism and defense. Boston's 6'11 big man shoots 80% from the line, the franchise player is the best scorer in Boston since Bird, and their shooting guard is one of the best pure shooters of the last 30 years. In other words, Rondo's weaknesses aren't a huge problem. Rondo also has games where he is flat out dominant. Games where his confidence is on mars and he is eating the other pg's lunch, blowing by defenders effortlessly, his jumper is falling, making passes like Hot Sauce from 'And 1', and snatching rebounds. He even had a couple triple doubles this year so far. Danny Ainge described Rondo as a superhero who just found out about his powers and can't control them all the time. Sort of ridiculous but also pretty real.
"Stuckey is a future superstar. He already had 40 and 38 pt games in his short time as a starter. Rondo plays with 3 hall of famers, any mediocre PG could do that". I disagree with the Rondo knock that its all about the big 3. Of course that helps the teams success but Rondo's game has improved exponentially over the last 2 years. Theres no doubt in my mind he would do well anywhere. Stuckey is a future superstar. I also think its interesting that AI and Stuckey both start for Detroit now but thats for another blog. Back to Rondo vs Stuckey. Both players are young studs, but it really depends on what your team needs. If I have my scorers already, I am taking Rondo to run my squad. If I am starting from scratch or have a team of scrubs, I take Stuckey over Rondo. Keep your eye on both of these cats in the future.-Jared Wolfe
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