By NateAs the Celtics approach the midpoint of a season that has seen them valiantly struggle through a frustrating series of minor and moderately serious injuries to almost every key player except Ray Allen and Kendrick Perkins, the time is ripe to discuss the team’s most pressing personnel need for the balance of the regular season, and more importantly, the playoffs.After watching Rajon Rondo continue to redefine the point guard position this season as he takes the next step toward his eventual (we hope) destination in the TD Garden rafters, it seems counterintuitive that the most glaring hole in the Celtics’ roster is at lead guard. Nevertheless, given Eddie House’s deficiencies as a ball-handler and playmaker, and that Marquis Daniels – who is out for several more weeks with a broken thumb -- lacks extensive experience as a conventional point guard, it is clear that the Celtics need a competent floor general to keep the offense running smoothly when Rondo takes the breathers t...
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