Bob Cousy - photo by Hy Peskin | Sports Illustrated
Imagine Willie Mays giving us his take on baseball’s best young center fielder. Or the late Frank Sinatra assessing the skills of a hot young crooner. Today we give you Bob Cousy on Rajon Rondo. A half-century ago, the Celtics were paced by a 6-foot-1-inch, 175-pound point guard who could solve any defense. He was Houdini on the hardwood, deftly finding the open man with bounce passes in traffic. He had long arms, enormous hands, and uncommon peripheral vision. He was a world champion and he gave the Celtics a weapon the Lakers didn’t have in the early days of Boston-Los Angeles championship finals.
