None of this is a surprise to me...always said he would be good for this team. At the start I said it wouldn't surprise me if Olynyk turns out to he a better player than Sullinger, and it still wouldn't.
Sullinger gas a more common skill set. He's an overweight, undersized PF who's a very good rebounder and has good touch around the basket. That's actually not a very rare thing in the NBA. Think Boozer, Randolf, D West, Big Baby, etc. Though granted most of those guys aren't overweight, just not super athletic.
Olynyk on the other hand is a 7 foot guy with a good jump shot, three point range, the court vision and passing skills close to that of a point guard, ball handling skills of a small forward, solid rebounding skills, and a very skilled post game. That's a rare combination of skills, and if he works on conditioning and strength training he has the potential to be a guy who could play anything from small forward to center.
While sully has a clear disadvantage size wise against most NBA PF's and C's, Olynyk's 7'0" frame can partially make up for his lack of supreme lenth. Basically his skill set allows him to:
a) Shoot the jumper if the defender backs up
b) Put the ball o n the floor against a slower opponent and drive to the basket
C) Post up against smaller opponents in the paint
Also if he gets fouled, he's a solid free throw shooter too.
I'm telling everyone now, this kid could be a very, very nice player if plays his cards right. Look at Andrea Bargnani - the guy was a legit 20 PPG that for some time, and he has a very similar game to Olynyk. Olynyk however is a better post player and has a much higher IQ.
