Best thing that can happen with Sully is he comes to camp in the best shape of his life and has a great season. I still don't think that keeps him here. To me it seems it will just show he is in a contract year and after that would go back to eating potato chips all day long on the couch. But Danny will be smart enough to use this to his advantage and trade him to upgrade talent with a player we can count on for years.
I think this is very likely, as well. I don't think he owes us anything.
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I think this is very funny. He is not top ten in any area. His skill levels are relatively high, where is he going to improve, but then he might be shooting 30% from the three at the present rate of improvement he has demonstrated.
Sully is either going to step up or lally gag and get frustrated. I'd rather it be the former. He's apparently worked hard this offseason so hopefully he comes through. All signs make me think he will but we will see.
Best case for us is really Smart and Sully becoming staples. That would work well. Along with Isaiah and a few other guys(Lee probably included), they are our most talented guys.
I agree, he will either do well and step up or he will sulk. This is the most he has worked out in the off season. I think it is great he has done it, but it is deplorable that he had not up to this point. Instead of being proud of him, I think we ought to call him on it. It is like a guy who loses weight because he had a heart attack. If he had lost it early, maybe the problem does not even occur?
As for staples, Smart shows more promise, and he plays on both ends of the court. I hope we get a decent big with the NJ or Dallas pick. Some unathletic guys skills transcend their lack of athletic ability but that is not the case here. He is a solid rebounder can score, but his shooting is not elite. His shot selection is terrible sometimes. He reminds me a lot of AW in that regard but Antionne had more talent than Jared. But it helps the team, if all our guys do well. I am just not holding my breath.
In my opinion, if Sully doesn't come to camp in shape, he will be traded before the deadline. If he comes in shape but doesn't keep it, he will also be traded. I would let him become a RFA. He's not the guy to lock up for a lot of years and a lot of money until he proves he can maintain condition and we see what his ceiling truly is.
He could even be traded before. Recall the twitter account and the draft. I don't see us moving him for Morris but if the right deal came up, he would be gone in an instant. Ainge clearly served him notice this off season that past stuff would not be tolerated. I wish we could watch some practices too. Mickey and Amir will be swatting both Sully and Oly in practice. This will make them better or kill their confidence thought I think Mickey will be pushed around by them.
