Rajon Rondo, originally uploaded by ashrox12z.

Well, I know. But you may not. 

The point guard position on any NBA team is the quarterback. The floor general. At the point, you’re calling plays, creating them by design and inventing them when all else fails. It is my favorite position in basketball. Any big with soft hands and fancy feet can drop a ball in a basket from 0-5ft out (Dwight Howard, I’m looking at you). After all, the center/power forward is groomed based on size, strength and agility. But point guards aren’t so lucky.

Take the (relatively) minute Rajon Rondo. A guard from the University of Kentucky, the 6′1″, 171 lbs Rondo is only 2+ years into his NBA campaign and already has a championship ring with the Boston Celtics. His success has been attributed to having the likes of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and NBA Finals MVP, Paul Pierce as teammates, but there’s more to it. Rondo is much more than his stats (and they are good stats); He is the engine that drives almost every play the Celtics run. Watching Boston’s offense you’ll see everything starts with Rondo. He is a constant disruptor, throwing off defenses and setting up 1 of 3 excellent offensive players to get an easy shot almost every time down the floor (and taking it when he’s free).  Oh and he’s a pretty crafty ball-handler.

Here, as Henry Abbot can only do, is the case for Rajon Rondo. A thorn in the side of my Raptors, and any other NBA team unlucky enough to see the (currently 20-2) Celtics as an opponent on their score sheet, but one heck of a little general.