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UPDATE 2: Reaction after Rajon Rondo's announcing debut.

UPDATE:

If you've stopped watching the Boston Celtics toward the end of this season, I'm not going to attack your fandom. I get it. You'd rather not go through the inevitable process that is rooting for the Celtics:

1. Enter every game hoping that your favorite team loses because of lottery odds.

2. Become enchanted by the Celtics' effort during an inevitable second-half comeback, getting especially excited when Chris Johnson improbably beats an opponent to a loose ball.

3. Start cheering for a win again despite knowing it's not for the best.

4. Have your heart broken by squandered opportunities, completely (and briefly) forgetting the rational reaction that every defeat helps.

5. Remind yourself Jabari Parker would look awesome in green.

6. Accept the loss as a helpful outcome and retreat back to step one.

But Monday night's different. For CSNNE, Rajon Rondo's announcing the first quarter of Boston's game against the Chicago Bulls. I don't know what he'll be like on the mic, but I know I want to hear him.

Rondo could say nothing but "yes" or "no" for an entire quarter and I wouldn't be shocked. He could spend 12 minutes berating the Miami Heat for not getting back on defense even though they're not involved in the game. He could open up and give more insight than anyone else on TV, and I'd just not my head because of course. He's the brightest guy in the room and he could potentially serve as a terrific color commentator. I think I'm leaning toward agreeing with Scal on this one:

Anyway, I just wanted to remind you that Rondo's announcing the first quarter.

"I better bring my A game, I know that much," Jared Sullinger said. "Because he is going to trash me the whole time."

And in the category of "far more important than how one does as a basketball announcer"....