True, it is just my opinion - there is no definitive answer. But all the signs point to my opinion being more right than yours (not that there's anything wrong with yours, sorry if that sounds blunt).
Stats (regular statistics and metro statistics), wins, and real life performance. Rose probably looks better because he's the alpha dog for the Bulls, but hey Wade and Kobe have already been there and done that. And when they were the alpha dog for their teams, they had much better individual seasons than Rose has had this season.
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I agree that you can't leave anyone open, but you have to agree that Garnett, Allen and Pierce get a lot more attention than your average starters would. Each is pretty much always a threat in his own way. 90% of the players in the league you don't chase around screens like you do Allen, 90% of 7 footers don't have to be guarded out to 19 feet like Garnett does because he can hit that J, and Pierce is pretty much a scorer in the same caliber of Kobe, Wade, McGrady of old etc so he has to always be guarded.
If anything I think whenever Rondo sneaks in for layups etc, that's because he's not getting the attention that his teammates are so he's able to find gaps while the defense is trying to monitor those other 3 guys.
I think if Rondo was on an average team he might lose 2-3 assists because he doesn't have such high % shooting targets, but I actually think his scoring would be more stifled. Great passers like Rondo always find a way to set people up. Look at Deron Williams. He went to New Jersey where they have like no scoring threats and he still averaged double digit assists.
But if Rondo was being played as the primary offensive option. I think he'd have a hard time scoring more than anything. And if you're not a threat to score, the defense won't give you the respect and play you in the way that allows you to draw defenders and open up others for shots.
