KO gets up and down the floor and can range. He also showed lift last season. Sully not so much. That's not his game though. Neither guy has great lift although KO had some highlight reel dunks. Mostly when he was on the move.
I personally think, KO fits CBS system better. Sully is a better player today.
This is the most fair article I've seen on Sullinger
http://nesn.com/2015/05/rebuilding-the-celtics-jared-sullinger-entering-make-or-break-season/
Danny's comments are i nteresting because he's stating that Sully hasn't lived up to his potential, but they obviously feel he has some.
Sully is out to prove all the doubters wrong. He has the final say.
I see that as Ainge serving him notice in a gentle way. His acquisitions also say that he did not trust him to some degree. One thing I found funny was this statement
“Everyone has questioned me before — said I’m not the most athletic, not this guy, not that guy — and every level I’ve proved them wrong,” he said Saturday in an interview with The Sports Hub’s “Celtics at 7,” via ESPN.com. “It’s another chance for me to show my work.
Read more at: http://nesn.com/2015/05/rebuilding-the-celtics-jared-sullinger-entering-make-or-break-season/
If what we saw prior to this summer was him proving them wrong then that was pretty funny. He ate himself to over 300 lbs. He got a stress fracture related to that weight. He was not working exactly hard last year.
His mind thinking he is all world may be an even bigger weakness than his athletic woes and that comment is very egocentric.
Ainge also said this about him
"Jared and I have talked a lot about [his conditioning] over the past year," Ainge said. "It’s something we take great pride in with our players. Our players have really bought in to our program and a lot of guys – I think every guy has met the goals that they have set in regards to strength and conditioning, and body-fat, and weight, and all the different things our strength coaches do on a regular basis. Jared just hasn’t met his goals.
"He’s not up to the standards that he wants, and is not up to the standards that we think are in his best interests for the long-term health of his career. He’s not up to par to the standards that we feel are necessary to be a consistent winning player and play with great conditioning."
To which Sully said
"I got in better shape [last summer], but there’s another level to it," Sullinger told reporters. "There’s always another level to everything. I just have to take it to another level. This year I came back in a little bit better shape. Obviously, it wasn’t good enough. Now I just have to get back to the grit and grind, kind of break my body down just to build it back up. I think that’s what I’m going to do this summer."
Now that is a prime example of how ridiculous he can be if he thought last year was better shape. He was borderline fat and gained weight during the season.
Ainge then says this in the article. Which led me to believe he would liked him at Boston working out.
“I don’t know the answer to that," Ainge said about Sullinger improving his conditioning moving forward. "I think that’s up to Jared. He has in place for him all the tools, it’s just a matter of him being able to do it.”
https://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2015/02/danny_ainge_criticizes_jared_sullingers_conditioning_issues.htmlSully also said this
“People say, ‘Hire a nutritionist,’ but it’s not that simple,” he told MacMullan. “What people don’t understand is after a game, you get hungry. I stay up late, I’m not falling asleep and I want to eat. The hardest calories to burn off are those late-night calories. “And that’s what has been getting me this year. I have to work 10 times, 30 times as hard to keep off those extra 400 calories. “Even though the stuff is good stuff, healthy stuff, my body doesn’t react to it the way an Avery Bradley or a James Young does.”
Read more at: http://nesn.com/2015/03/jared-sullinger-talks-weight-loss-struggles-ive-got-to-figure-out-a-way/
Now the real take away to me, if that he is blaming his body not accepting that he put the food in his mouth. Some people do pack it on easier, but most all of them lacked restraint. I think admitting a problem is a real positive step for him.
"Do you think I want to be like this? I don't,'' Sullinger said. "My genetics aren't the same as your genetics. Some people can drop 10 pounds in a week. Some can drop 10 pounds in three weeks. My body doesn't work like that.
Again, the genetics are a factor in this but so was his choices. If you know this then check yourself dude. I still think he is blaming other things when he should look in the mirror and man up.
To effect change however, it would be best if he took responsibility. It will serve him well when he is away from Jon Lucas. The thing I worry about is he always has an excuse. First, it was his back, then it was his body, he had some legit issues on both. But would it not be wise to lose the pounds to spare the back and body. Sometimes people have to bottom out before change, and in his case it was ballooning up. Only time will tell if he sustains or maintains it, he has talked a lot in the past, it seems some of that talk has translated into action this year from the photos. I do not expect him to be Dominique Wilkins in his prime, but it would be nice if he could run up and down the court, play hard etc.
There are good snacks after a game and back ones. I think he should have hired a nutritionist and have something like Salmon after a game, a lean protein. Heck, the team should do it for their players perhaps instead of a per diem. Players get $106 a day to eat out on the road, the per diem. One can eat well and healthy on that amount even with room service.
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/8022-perks-of-the-per-diemIn closing Ainge said this about him.
What Ainge wonders aloud is if Jared Sullinger understands what it will take to remain a productive NBA player on the Celtics roster.
"We absolutely know he can play,'' Ainge said. "We're trying to help him get through this.
I sometimes wonder if Ainge likes him more than CBS.
"He's had a lot of good moments in my first two seasons here and he's certainly a big important part of our team," said Stevens. "He's in a position where he can score both facing and also back-to-the-basket, but he's also in position where he can pass the basketball and we play through our bigs quite often and we have a lot of them that are really good passers and really good playmakers. He's certainly a guy that brings a lot to the table, I'm looking forward to getting to work with him again."
http://www.masslive.com/celtics/index.ssf/2015/07/brad_stevens_has_heard_boston.htmlWas that brings a lot to the table a subtle jab?
