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RETRIEVING CONTENT...PLEASE WAIT
The Rise of Rajon
Sunday, February 15, 2009
by Unknown 12:55 AM
We Celtics fans know he's good. But do we really know how good?
Keep in mind, he's only 22 (23 in a week), and he's only in his 3rd season.
-He's 4th in the entire league in assists, with 8.5 apg
(and this number is rising)
-He's 4th in the entire league in steals, with 2 per game
(keep in mind, he plays less minutes than the 3 guys ahead of him)
-Among PG's, he's 2nd in rebounding with 5.4 per
(Kidd is first, but he's got 4 inches on Rajon)
-He's 12th in scoring among PG's (11.2 ppg), but even this is quite impressive, considering how unselfish he is. But he is looking for his offense more than before, and its not out of reason that next year, he could be around 15 per game. In his prime, he could be a 17 per game scorer--especially with his jumper improving the way it has been.
Here's a really young PG who has had to learn how to orchestrate a championship level team with 3 future Hall of Fame candidates. Not only has he learned how to keep them all happy, but he's also learned how to be a developing force in his own right.
Way to go, Rajon.
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