Sebastian Telfair has been a huge disappointment so far this season as the Celtics made him the starting point guard at the start of the season. His poor shooting and passing have earned him a spot at the end of the bench. He is averaging only 8.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists per game this season. He only shot 39.5% from the floor and also heaved up alot of brick from three-point range (27.8%).
Delonte West will be elevated to the starting point guard spot. West is not a pure point guard because he’s a scorer. He is averaging 9.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game this season. Those numbers should improve with the extended playing time he will now get as long as he performs well.
Rookie Rajon Rondo will move up to the #2 spot at point guard for the Celtics. Rondo’s game is defense but he’s also an active player on offense. He is averaging 4.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game this season. Those #’s should also improve with playing time.
The Celtics had to make a move. They are in a horrible slump and alot of it has been due to poor point guard play. The point guard is the quarterback of the offense, so they had to make a move.
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