Sullinger out for Season

[Kane3387]

Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo about 14 minutes ago
The Celtics say forward Jared Sullinger has sustained a left metatarsal stress fracture and will be out for the remainder of this season.

Pretty disappointing.

Not a good injury for a man with his weight issues. Danny has to be real careful about how much he commits to him in the future.

[fairweatherfan]

That's a shame, but not surprising, we don't want to mess with a stress fracture.

...hope Olynyk gets back soon, we're getting awfully thin up front.

Not a good injury for a man with his weight issues. Danny has to be real careful about how much he commits to him in the future.

This is why I prefer Olynyk to Sully long-term (if we keep one).  Olynyk's not particularly durable but Sully's always going to be at risk for this kind of thing if he doesn't transform his body.

[Redz]

Rats

[rondohondo]

tank baby tank, top 5 pick is withing reach and this guy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf8qTUTNqeg

[CoachBo]

Completely disagree with the tank. A losing culture in the locker room can be hard to overcome if you allow it to continue.

Thomas will replace Sullinger's scoring.

[Maurice98]

tank baby tank, top 5 pick is withing reach and this guy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf8qTUTNqeg

I don't like this scouting report because thy're trying to say that Stanley Johnson is not a good defender which it's something he's known for.

[rondohondo]

Completely disagree with the tank. A losing culture in the locker room can be hard to overcome if you allow it to continue.

Thomas will replace Sullinger's scoring.

true, we will see a lot of Thomas and Zellar on pick and roles.

still , we are going to miss Sullys rebounding and passing

KO has to really come back strong to have any shot at the playoffs

[Csfan1984]

Tough break. Hopefully he can believe weight is hindering his long term career. That way he can dedicate himself to being a lighter strictly pf player. I believe a 235lb Sully could be a elite player giving he can score from every where. Light weight means getting faster and open. Another positive is KO can get some big PT to develop.

[hwangjini_1]

Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo about 14 minutes ago
The Celtics say forward Jared Sullinger has sustained a left metatarsal stress fracture and will be out for the remainder of this season.

Pretty disappointing.

Not a good injury for a man with his weight issues. Danny has to be real careful about how much he commits to him in the future.

it's shocking that a tall, overweight man who runs and jumps for living would have lower body problems.

[hwangjini_1]

Completely disagree with the tank. A losing culture in the locker room can be hard to overcome if you allow it to continue.

Thomas will replace Sullinger's scoring.

perhaps, but unless thomas also grows 12 or more inches and can play pf and center, a few other items might be a challenge for him to replace.

[Donoghus]

Not good at all.


Don't like seeing stress fractures in basketball players. 

[Mattybriand]

Danny take a chance on Thomas Robinson.

[jambr380]

Co-sign on this being a reality check for Sully and his weight issues.

Unfortunately this injury comes at a horrible time if they plan to use Sully as a trade 'asset'. It appears now that KO will be the one being showcased for potential upgrades as Sully's value just went in the toilet Rondo-style (when he tore his ACL).

[Kane3387]

Not good at all.


Don't like seeing stress fractures in basketball players.

Is this the same injury that ended Yaos career and has hampered Brooke Lopez?

[jambr380]

On a related note, this could be a total disaster for Sully and the Cs. An overweight player sustains an injury where he can no longer move around freely and exercise. Like, seriously, the guy plays professional NBA basketball for a living and he is still totally out of shape. This could either turn out really well (hires dietitian, becomes disciplined in whatever exercise routines he can participate in, etc) or just horribly (see Oliver Miller and Tractor Traylor).