MythBusting “The Rondo Effect”

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who like Rajon Rondo and those who don’t. Some feel as if Rajon Rondo is a starting point guard in the NBA, while others feel as if he is too risky to be a reliable backup.

However, both the Rondo ravers and Rondo resenters can agree that Rondo is an incredibly unique NBA player, with the ability to hijack any NBA team he is a part of, for better or worse.

DeMarcus Cousins was aware of this so when Rondo was out with a sports hernia, Cousins told NOLA.com that the team would look “totally different” after his return.

And so far, Boogie has been right. The team’s offensive rating has increased from 104.1 to 110.7 since Rondo’s debut, per NBA.com. Their defensive rating has also worsened from 103 to 111.5.

So, to explore the reasoning behind these phenomena and more, it is time to play some Rajon Rondo MythBuster.

For those of you unaware, here’s how Rondo MythBuster is played: I will suggest a premise pertaining to the effects of Rondo’s return and will then analytically solve how true this statement is. At the end, I will declare it “Confirmed,” “Plausible” or “Busted.”