Rajon Rondo discusses relationship with Rick Carlisle, Mavericks
By Sam Richmond
Dallas Mavericks point guard Rajon Rondo spoke at length about his relationship with coach Rick Carlisle after the two had a shouting match Tuesday.
Rajon Rondo and Rick Carlisle have moved on from shouting matches during and after the Dallas Mavericks’ Tuesday night game against the Toronto Raptors that resulted in a one-game suspension for Rondo, so claims the Mavs point guard.
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Rondo spoke at length about the incident for the first time on Friday and said, among other things, that he is on the “same page” with the coach and the organization.
"Communication is definitely key in this situation, and we’ve had a couple of talks since then and we’re going to move forward.’’ -- Rondo
— Dwain Price (@DwainPrice) February 27, 2015
Rondo after I asked what happened Tuesday: "You saw what happened. We just had a little discussion on the court and it led to a suspension."
— Dwain Price (@DwainPrice) February 27, 2015
Rondo, when I asked what % of the play-calling he's doing now and what % does he want: "I don’t want to get into that."
— Dwain Price (@DwainPrice) February 27, 2015
Rondo: "I’ve been in this situation before. I don’t think this is a problem at all."
— Dwain Price (@DwainPrice) February 27, 2015
"I spoke with pretty much everyone in the organization and everyone’s on the same page.'' -- Rondo
— Dwain Price (@DwainPrice) February 27, 2015
Rondo: "Coach and I, when I first got here, we were talking a lot and watching film a lot after every game."
— Dwain Price (@DwainPrice) February 27, 2015
"It’s over. Certainly in NBA time it’s light years ago.’’ -- Rick Carlisle on his profanity-laced exchange with PG Rajon Rondo on Tues.
— Dwain Price (@DwainPrice) February 27, 2015
It remains to be seen whether or not the Mavericks have truly moved on from this incident or if Rondo is simply trying to downplay the issues he and Carlisle have with one another. ESPN’s Tim MacMahon previously reported that “that friction had been building between” the two.
Through two months, Rondo’s tenure in Dallas has been a disaster. The Mavericks have not improved — in fact, they have had a worse winning percentage since acquiring the point guard in a December trade with the Boston Celtics. Rondo’s averaging just 6.2 assists per game with the Mavs, a significant decrease from the 10.8 per-game average he held with Boston over 22 games this season.
Dallas certainly needs improved play from Rondo if the team wants to have any chance at making a run to the NBA Finals.
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