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The Path To Growth
The Path To Growth
The path to growth always requires destruction. When you want to grow muscle, you have to lift enough weight to destroy the muscle itself, so it can come back bigger and stronger.To grow a basketball player, he has to fail, so he can learn from those mistakes. Such is the case with Rajon Rondo
The Secret To Rondo’s High FG%
The Secret To Rondo’s High FG%
redsarmy.wordpress.com — Rajon Rondo is shooting almost 52%. It’s a ridiculously high number for a guy with a suspect... jumper. But looking at his Hot Zone chart ( referenced today on True Hoop ), and you’ll see that 205 of his shots have come at the rim.  ... (more) The Secret To Rondo’s High FG%
Q&A With Tas Melas of Basketball Jones
celticsblog.com — If you only listen to one podcast, listen to Celtics Stuff Live .  If you only listen... to two podcasts, make sure the other one is The Basketball Jones. The show is really well produced, informative, and funny.  This year they even took ... (more) Q&A With Tas Melas of Basketball Jones
Q&A with Steve Weinman of CelticsBlog
Q&A with Steve Weinman of CelticsBlog
thedreamshake.com — If you haven't heard, we play the Boston Celtics tonight.  So to mark the occasion, Steve Weinman... of CelticsBlog was kind enough to chat with us about the current state of our two respective teams.  Our answers can be found in Steve's ... (more) Q&A with Steve Weinman of CelticsBlog
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