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Schuhmann: Rondo on short list who might get cut

Competitors.

Within the next 24 hours or so, four players will be cut from Team USA’s roster. Rajon Rondo might be one of them.

Though Coach K said he “loves” Rondo, Chauncey Billups noted he was highly impressed by Rondo, Jerry Colangelo rated Rondo’s chances to make the Team as “very good, very good,” and Kevin Durant named Rondo as the one player he most looked forward to playing with, speculation remains that Rondo might be among the players cut.

John Schuhmann listed Rondo among seven potential cuts, citing the following reasons. (NBA.com)

Rondo had seven assists on Saturday, but didn’t really distinguish himself. Defensively, he’s exactly what Krzyzewski wants (a ball-hawk), but offensively, the other three point guards in consideration are better suited for the international game. And indications are that both Rose and Westbrook outplayed Rondo over the course of the week.

I saw the scrimmage the other night, and Schuhmann was right. Rondo didn’t distinguish himself. Not at all. But if you surround Rondo with good scorers you could be playing with NBA rules, FIBA rules or Slamball rules and it wouldn’t matter: It’s always good to have a point guard who can distribute. And Rondo is by far the best passer among the players trying out for the national team. There’s a reason Durant wanted to play with him so badly.

By the way, Chris Sheridan named six players likely to get cut and Rondo was not on the list. Let’s hope Sheridan has better psychic powers than Schuhmann.

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  3. Rajon Rondo lands in Vegas for Team USA tryouts
  4. Tom Thibodeau on New Jersey Nets’ short list
  5. Rajon Rondo facing fierce competition for Team USA

categories Celtics Blog, Featured | Jay King | July 26, 2010

categories Chauncey Billups, Coach K, Derrick Rose, kevin durant, Rajon Rondo, Russell Westbrook, Team USA

6 Responses to “Schuhmann: Rondo on short list who might get cut”

  1. Cliff Kensington says:
    July 26, 2010 at 11:31 am

    Though in his initial preview, Sheridan listed Rondo as a likely cut due to poor free throw shooting. He seems to change his opinion on this national team every time he writes a piece on it.

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    • Jay King says:
      July 26, 2010 at 11:37 am

      Rondo’s been off his cut list since the first day or so of practice, if I’m not mistaken. Hopefully THIS opinion is the right one.

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  2. Jay P says:
    July 26, 2010 at 11:57 am

    Unless Coach K is writing the article, I don’t care. Everyone else is just a “best guess.”

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    • Jay King says:
      July 26, 2010 at 12:28 pm

      Yup.

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  3. allen says:
    July 26, 2010 at 2:09 pm

    not losn any sleep on rondo wit team usa

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    • Cliff Kensington says:
      July 26, 2010 at 6:28 pm

      Yea, I could go either way. I’m happy with both outcomes.

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