Hardwood Houdini » Carlos Arroyo http://hardwoodhoudini.com A Boston Celtics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Rajon Rondo Playing Injured? http://hardwoodhoudini.com/2011/03/17/rajon-rondo-playing-injured/ http://hardwoodhoudini.com/2011/03/17/rajon-rondo-playing-injured/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:48:23 +0000 http://hardwoodhoudini.com/?p=4516 According to Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett, Celtics guard Rajon Rondo has been playing hurt. Said KG: “Rondo’s playing hurt, you know, (he’s) hurt. He’s giving us everything he has, and he’s grinding.” KG neglected to elaborate on what exactly has been ailing Rondo. An injury could help explain the funk Rondo has been over [...]

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]]> According to Celtics power forward Kevin Garnett, Celtics guard Rajon Rondo has been playing hurt. Said KG: “Rondo’s playing hurt, you know, (he’s) hurt. He’s giving us everything he has, and he’s grinding.” KG neglected to elaborate on what exactly has been ailing Rondo.

An injury could help explain the funk Rondo has been over the last week. Over the last three games, Rondo has 4 total points on 2 of 18 shooting. Rondo was held scoreless for the first time this season Wednesday night versus the Indiana Pacers and failed to grab a rebound for only the second time this season.

The Celtics are 2-3 over their last 5 and need Rondo to get back to his usual self. The scoring is not the issue with Rondo since Rondo is viewed as a 4th or 5th option when on the floor, Rondo’s value lies with what he does with and without the ball. The Celtics will struggle when he is not able to distribute the ball offensively and cause havoc on the defensive end of the floor.

The return of Delonte West and the addition of Carlos Arroyo give the Celtics options for spelling Rondo for longer periods of time to hopefully get his game back on track whilst he nurses injury. Rondo is currently averaging 37.4 minutes per game on the season. A number not quite as staggering considering the Celtics have been playing without a true backup point guard for the majority of the season.

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]]> The Ides of March is upon us and like Julius Caesar, the current state of the Boston Celtics has us worried of potential harm as any number of teams in the Eastern Conference are looking to remove the Celtics from atop the standings. Whether it be due to injury or simply old age, the Boston Celtics are on a roller coaster ride heading for the postseason hoping to have their main group of players ready and able to contribute when the games start to matter most. The Celtics are good enough to win in the regular season, but that means nothing when you are facing quality opponents in the post season.

One would have to feel better about the state of the second unit and what they bring to the table, but will this be enough? At last week’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Celtics had an extended run with Jeff Green, Troy Murphy, Carlos Arroyo, Nenad Krstic and Sasha Pavlovic as they looked to erase a 20 point deficit to the lowly Clippers. All five on the floor where either on other teams or watching the NBA from their sofa a few weeks earlier. The Celtics need to get these players plenty of opportunities for minutes down the stretch as they are a KG turned ankle away from being a starter expected to put up big numbers.

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]]> http://hardwoodhoudini.com/2011/03/15/the-ides-of-march/feed/ 0 Carlos Arroyo Practices, Possible Debut On Wednesday http://hardwoodhoudini.com/2011/03/08/carlos-arroyo-practices-possible-debut-on-wednesday/ http://hardwoodhoudini.com/2011/03/08/carlos-arroyo-practices-possible-debut-on-wednesday/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:20:20 +0000 http://hardwoodhoudini.com/?p=4469 Carlos Arroyo participated in his first team practice with the Boston Celtics today handling the backup point guard duties behind starter Rajon Rondo. Arroyo is on pace to make his Celtics debut tomorrow night when the Blake Show, featuring the Los Angeles Clippers, comes to town. Arroyo will serve as the primary backup point guard [...]

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]]> Carlos Arroyo participated in his first team practice with the Boston Celtics today handling the backup point guard duties behind starter Rajon Rondo. Arroyo is on pace to make his Celtics debut tomorrow night when the Blake Show, featuring the Los Angeles Clippers, comes to town.

Arroyo will serve as the primary backup point guard until the return of Delonte West. West watched practice from the sidelines today, but there is an outside shot he could return to game action tomorrow night.

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