Now, the Celtics are an utter disgrace. The team has completely given up on trying to pretend to win games. All of the experienced, veteran leaders are gone. This is what happens. It's the reason tanking is such a lousy strategy, talented players can become easily disinterested.
I can count 3-4 of those losses that Mr. Sullinger contributed too playing hero ball. Other guys are still trying. I don't see the quit in Crowder or Sullinger. But then I have thought that Sully never plays that hard to begin with because of his conditioning and a body type more akin to being a pear than a basketball player.
Sully is one of the few reamining celtics who has potential to either be a solid rotation player on a future winning C's team
Wrong, guys that play D like him and do not run the court are not on winning team, they will go with an effort guy with less talent than a sulker who does not run the court.
The only people who believe Sully is a rotation player on a winning team are on this blog and in Boston. League wide, I think people see why he fell so low, and opposing teams eyes light up when they know they are playing him. All they have to do is attack the rim when he is in and it is almost two points everytime or a foul. No one is burning up the phones on this kid asking for him.
He is 22 year old double-double machine. You don't trade those guys.
What games have you been watching that player is gone, reality has set in, He is a double double machine usually for the man he is guarding.
The bottom line is this, no one wants him. He is not going to be traded. You never read about a team inquiring able him because it does not happen. Other teams seek athletic big men who can run the court and play D, neither which he does well.
He will play out his contract, think he is all world, and ask for more than he is worth. On a better team, he would not even be touching the ball all that much. He is putting up a lot of his number being the player on the bad team who chucks shots. Sadly, I think AB is the same type on a good team they would not be touching the ball. We are not a good team.
He will be really measured tomorrow night against Davis and company.
What do you think AlJeff was when he was traded for KG? AlJeff was also blossoming into a legitimate 20-10 guy. Sully is somewhere between a Big Baby and an AlJeff, but much closer to a Big Baby, though I suspect he's got to put up better numbers longer to peak out his near-term maximum return.
TP on the Al Jeff BBD comparison lines. I think he will have trouble putting up those numbers for maximum return, as he is easy to block and doesn't move let alone move without the ball. Al was a better athlete and had better post moves. Heck, BBD was a better athlete than Sullinger. He certainly was more mobile.
