>Rondo puts a ton of pressure on opposing ballhandlers and KG
>still covers a ton of ground recovering in the paint.
>Obviously Dwight can cover ground in the paint though I don't
>think his bball IQ is as good as KG but they still don't have
>anyone who can pressure the ball.

Its still largely scheme and attitude, that first year when the Celtics won the title they were lights out on defense and Rondo wasn't quite Rondo and was splitting time with Sam Cassell, hardly a defensive stalwart. Guys like Ray and Pierce weren't known as great defenders prior to that year either. Perkins was/is a damn glacier. Old ass "studio thug" came in and brought a defensive mentality and almost singlehandedly transformed that team.