Rajon Rondo vs Kyrie Irving tonight.
It's Chris Paul his instincts are off the chart, and when you factor in that he doesn't have the height, quickness, or monster length that rondo has, you'll understand just how good on D he is. Don't listen to these bias Boston fans(bostonkings).
Really. Good instincts, gambles a lot though. Rondo is a smarter defender, and his size, length, and strength combined with those smarts make him the best defender in the league. Paul is too small in the long run. Bigger guards like Holiday, Westbrook, Rondo and Rose can guard bigger players, be a defensive post presence, and can defend the rim in transition. Paul doesn't do those things very well due to his stature. Derrick Rose murders chris paul. Rondo does a much better job of containing him. Chris Paul-great defensive player but I would rank a number of guys over him because of his size.
Rondo isn't one of the bigger pg's. He is up there with speed with anyone though. Athletically is very good, I would rank him being an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 given his height.The thing that sets him apart from everyone is his arm length and hand size. However that is likely the reason why he has always been a poor shooter.
that helps, a guy like KG or a Chandler in the middle talking makes guys that are serviceable on the defensive end look good. I'm only at the end of the first but Kyrie's passiveness had a lot to do with Waiter's having a good first quarter. I do agree with kingofbums, in general that Rondo is a elite defender, but he does take plays off ala Westbrook.
Rondo in my opinion is the best defensive pg in the game vs Kyrie Irving one of the best scoring pg's in the game. I believe Rondo is going to take the challenge and keep him from scoring more than 20 points tonight.