it isn't? it was last year in the playoffs. he doesn't shoot a good percentage anymore, and that's not good because he takes a million shots. u say rondo can't shoot, yet he's shooting 58%, pierce is shooting 35%. it's not just layups, we've reached the point where rondo is a better mid range shooter than pierce in my opinion. and even if rondo was shooting a lot worse, he's still a lot more helpful out there than pierce is. the defense has been bad too, but that was to be expected since it's still a new team adjusting. when bradley returns they'll be much better off there. doc needs to give green more of a chance to play, and play pierce less minutes. maybe if he only plays like 20 minutes a game he'll be more effective out there.