does sully want to stay in boston
isn't the time to trade sully near trade deadline,
can we tade for a harris or justin anderson type---it seems the celtic pickups all need to wear a medical alerts-
Who cares, it is up to Ainge, not him. He doesn't come back in shape and play better and play D, they will let him go.
I think it's a combination of him constantly getting trashed here (although who knows if he ever comes on this blog) combined with the fact he wants to be the man somewhere. I can't imagine a guy wants to keep competing for playing time against 5 other PF's.
I see him signing a short term deal on a team that needs a PF so he can prove his worth, then get paid on his next contract, assuming he has earned it... then pull a Rashard Lewis
If he gets upset at someone pointing out he is fat, lazy and unprofessional then he should look in the mirror and grow up some. Pros get heckled, people are going to analyze anything you do and other teams are going to try to exploit every weakness. It is a critical year for him.
I agree, he wants to be the man. You can see it when he tries to play hero ball sometimes. Trouble is he is not a hero. He tries to be something he is not a three point marksman instead of a low post banger.
Most of the damage to his reputation is self-inflicted, he over ate, never got in shape. He does not always run the court, his help D is horrible. I think he takes threes so he doesn't have to run the full distance of the court sometimes.
I won't miss him if he leaves. I can't stand guys who do not show effort on D. He has fantastic hands and is a solid rebounder. But he does not always play to his strengths. Three point shooting is not one of them. He lacks the versatility that CBS is always talking about. Too slow, which is compounded by his lack of effort.
This is pretty [dang]ing:
http://www.barstoolsports.com/boston/stop-me-if-youve-heard-this-one-before-jared-sullinger-vows-to-get-in-shape-this-offseason/http://nesn.com/2015/02/danny-ainge-rips-jared-sullingers-conditioning-hes-not-up-to-par/I have rarely seen a player gain weight during the season playing. I did in this case.
Supposedly, he has lost weight but look at how slow he moves in this recent video
https://youtu.be/mJ4QD6q3JYALike he is moving underwater, with hard effort like that he might beat a fifth grader in a foot race. Same brontonsaurus pace. Bob Huggins, told me once, always practice at game speed because in a game your going to rush things. That video was beyond lethargic.
IMO Sully has a strange disinterested, detached body language when he's criticized or given direction. He has a habit of looking elsewhere when CBS is huddling the team during timeouts, almost like he knows better, or has heard it all before. Just the way he announced he will no longer except direction from his father in reference to career. How he indicated he was very surprised when he slipped down is the draft, thinking he was a top 10 talent.
I feel Sully does not except direction, or criticism well, and will bolt from the Celtics if given half a chance.
I get the same vibe and I have seen Stevens shake his head at a few of his shots and yank him when he did not play D. I think a big part of his problem is that he truly thinks he is great. He thought he could play without being in shape. Doesn't feel a need to try on D or run the court. His father should tell him, your heading down the path of Mel Turpin, enjoy life a little less and dedicate yourself on the court.
I hope, we trade him, even if for peanuts, the team was better to watch once he got hurt. We went on a win streak, and I realize some of this was because of IT, but guys actually stayed in front of their man. We team rebounded. We had some guys taking high percentage shots, not just launching shots out of the system.
