Sully=Future Captain

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There was a whole bunch of years there between Bird and Pierce where I thought it really dumb for there to have been a team captain.

We might be entering another phase of Celtic lore where maybe its best not to have a team captain rather than having marginal players like Rick Fox, Dee Brown, Dana Barros, Pervis Ellison and Antoine Walker be captains.

If a couple years from now Rondo or Sully or someone else has proven he is an all-time Celtic great and is a proven leader, then sure, make them captain. Until then, do the Celtics really need to give out that title?

No, but there's a de facto captain on a team anyway. Only if that player is among the team's best and most experienced does it make sense, IMO, to officially name him captain.

[jambr380]

There was a whole bunch of years there between Bird and Pierce where I thought it really dumb for there to have been a team captain.

We might be entering another phase of Celtic lore where maybe its best not to have a team captain rather than having marginal players like Rick Fox, Dee Brown, Dana Barros, Pervis Ellison and Antoine Walker be captains.

If a couple years from now Rondo or Sully or someone else has proven he is an all-time Celtic great and is a proven leader, then sure, make them captain. Until then, do the Celtics really need to give out that title?

No, but there's a de facto captain on a team anyway. Only if that player is among the team's best and most experienced does it make sense, IMO, to officially name him captain.

That was a rough time for captains, but Antoine shouldn't be on your list. He actually was a leader who was on this team for many years and his teams were successful. While I agree that sometimes it is best not to have a captain, your captain also doesn't need to be on the legendary level of Bird/Pierce.

[jay]

In Forsbergs piece, he mentions Sully and Lee and Green and I think Bradley as taking offense to the tanking talk.  They were at the summer league games.

Did anyone find it weird that Bass wasnt mentioned at all?

[Chris]

I have never been a fan of "captains" on basketball teams.  I think Pierce was an exception, that probably had some internal politics involved.

But, I absolutely think Sully is going to be a leader, as early as this year.  He just has that natural leadership ability that you can't teach.  I think this is a big reason why he is sitting on the bench of the summerleague team.  They want him to be a leader, and he is embracing the role.

In Forsbergs piece, he mentions Sully and Lee and Green and I think Bradley as taking offense to the tanking talk.  They were at the summer league games.

Did anyone find it weird that Bass wasnt mentioned at all?

Bass couldn't be reached for comment, he is too busy eating.