The answer to their woes are so frustratingly simple that it drives me nuts that they haven't corrected it. I hate to criticize Doc given what he accomplished in the past year, but its up to him, or to the veterans to realize the obvious, to stick in any tape of the 19 game win streak and compare it to what they are doing right now.
I've said this before, any time this team struggles, like it did at times in the playoffs, it comes down to the simplest f-ing thing: BALL MOVEMENT.
Only one of the Big 3 is good at creating his own points and that is Pierce, and even then, the one-on-one stuff should be reserved for closing minutes of quarters and games. The offense they've been running at times lately has been the stagnant, dreadful one - have Rondo run down the court and hand it off to another player who dishes it in to Paul or KG. It ruins the flow of the game and takes everyone out of the game.
Its terrible, and I can't see how Doc or other members of the coaching staff don't see it.
When they run the offense through Rondo, they win. Period. It is that simple. They are unstoppable when they allow Rondo to create shots for his teammates. It is no knock on KG or Allen, but they have shown they need their teammates in order to be effective on the offensive end, and Rondo is the perfect teammate for that. I don't care how the other teams defend Rondo, if he drives the ball into the lane, with his speed and agility, he is either going to get a layup or find an open man. Its that simple.
I don't know if any of the Big 3 complained about their touches or what. But Doc is killing Rondo's confidence again, taking him out of the offense, and turning it into a one-on-one type offense. As long as that happens, the team will continue to struggle. If they let Rondo loose, they will get back to their winning ways.
Rondo and Paul should be the focal points of this offense, and the ball should ALWAYS be moving. End of story.