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Re: Kenneth Faried is Sully - But Better!
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2016, 05:25:28 PM »

Offline The Oracle

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Quote from: Lucky17 on May 17, 2016, 04:53:47 PM
I think Olynyk would be a very good complement to Faried in the frontcourt. KO's got legit size, although not as strong as other centers out there, but I think on most nights, it would work on both sides of the ball.

Al Horford would be another really good frontcourt partner with Faried, I think.
Denver has Jokic who should be about as good as you can do to compliment Faried going forward.  The problem is Faried is a horrible compliment to Jokic, Olynyk or Horford.  Olynyk and Jerebko together have been extremely successful and it is because of the spacing and defense they provide as a compliment to each other.
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Re: Kenneth Faried is Sully - But Better!
« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2016, 06:25:31 PM »

Offline PhoSita

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Faried is in a different league entirely than Sully.  I love Faried.
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Re: Kenneth Faried is Sully - But Better!
« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2016, 06:30:51 PM »

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Not really. To start one is a fat slob and the other is in great shape. ;)
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Re: Kenneth Faried is Sully - But Better!
« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2016, 07:09:50 PM »

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Quote from: TheFlex on May 17, 2016, 09:54:13 AM
Faried and Sullinger, aside from their rebounding rates, could not be more different from one another as players. Sullinger is skilled on offense - decent midrange shooter, respectable from 3 (for a big man), very good passer - but lacks the physical makeup to finish inside at the pro level. Defensively, he uses his length and BBIQ to not be a complete liability. Faried is all effort and physical makeup on both ends of the floor.

None of this is to say we shouldn't look at Faried, but he's not a "better Sullinger" - he's a completely different brand of big man. Additionally, he would likely be a tricky fit in Stevens' system because of his lack of shooting/passing/general versatility, unless we get better players - namely, better shooters.

Pretty much nailed it.
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Re: Kenneth Faried is Sully - But Better!
« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2016, 07:18:26 PM »

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Yeah, one is an athlete, the other is not.   Apples and Pumpkins in this case.
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Re: Kenneth Faried is Sully - But Better!
« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2016, 09:04:23 PM »

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Despite his athleticism, Faried is not a good defender.  And he has no offensive skills.
Provides a lot of energy and rebounding off the bench but that's it.

I'd rather save that 13m of cap space to sign a top tier free agent, or try to steal another team's RFA.

Does Sullinger or Zeller have any 'sign and trade' value?
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