Boston Celtics Point Man Rajon Rondo Key to Team's Future

What would you do if you got a classic car like a Rolls Royce? Would you appreciate the sweet way it glides along the road, making others stop to appreciate its sleekness or would you undervalue it?  

Now ask yourself the very same thing about Rajon Rondo's game.  Can you appreciate his mental acumen or do you cringe at the less than graceful development of his offensive game?

Never mind that in spite of his perceived offensive transgressions he is still a threat to get a triple-double on any given night, his natural all-around skills is what he brings to the game of basketball.

There are also very few NBA-caliber guards who can match the vision and creativity Rondo exhibits on a nightly basis. Steve Nash is the closest and then their is a precipitous drop after that.

Yes, it is true that Deron Williams and Chris Paul Do have a high assist ratio, Rondo just seems to find that extra edge in creativity when their is chaos on the floor. When the game is on the line he gets more out of his less-talented teammates then any other young point in the league.

He makes the game easier for whomever is on the floor with him.

Boston is in a tenuous position and Rondo's return to health is key to their success. This NBA lockout has helped him more than any other Celtic player. The horrendous elbow injury he suffered in the 2011 playoffs has all but healed and the extra rest can only help.

In fact, he is the future as far as they are concerned. Celtics head coach Doc Rivers' five-year deal all but cements that fact. Rivers would have never signed up if he had not evaluated all the other players who play point guard in the NBA first.

Doc made it clear that he was a Celtic for life, but having Rondo in the fold made his decision that much easier. You need buckets, a key steal or a timely rebound, the "Rolls Royce" of point guards gives it to you on a nightly basis.

He was all but stamped with the moniker of "best all-around point guard" by the man with five rings himself, Earvin "Magic" Johnson.

The NBA and Boston Celtics records he has either tied or broken are laced with Hall-of-Fame players. Yet, pundits continue to drool over ring-less players like Chris Paul, Derrick Rose and John Wall to name a few.

If you ask NBA players what point man they would rather ball with, I bet they would say Rondo.

The one intangible that shows his potential for greatness is that his style of play translates well in Bob Cousy's era, as well as the modern NBA. How many modern day point guards can put claim to that fact?

Rondo's natural point guard skills trumps the scoring flash and dash of any guard at his position. It is that very thing which makes people scratch their head at his game.  

Somehow it doesn't matter, though, because the people that count know he is the key to another Boston Celtics championship run.