Rondo factoid

[Eric Albert]

>JoeFan11111 at aol.com wrote:
>
>In a message dated 3/2/08 11:50:10 AM, noah.evans at gmail.com writes:
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>> House is a mistake? From what I've seen he's been pretty impressive.
>> 
>I respectfully disagree.   Aside from sinking a few threes off the bench
>now and then what has he and his .400 shooting percentage and 
>matadore defense done for us?   He was supposed to be our backup point, 
>but he's no point guard and not even a decent shooting guard. 
>Just my opinion.

"Sinking a few threes of the bench now and then"? Eddie is #4 in the
whole NBA in 3-point field goals per minute. Over half his shots are
threes, and he shoots them at a 41% clip, second best on our team,
and 24th in the NBA. (He shoots free throws at 90%.)

He's exactly as advertised: a good-to-great distance shooter who
can stretch defenses and provide instant offense. I don't remember
anyone claiming he was a point guard -- the Celtics asked him to do
that, and he's doing his best. If Cassell takes over those duties,
I expect Eddie will shoot even better.

-- Eric