So, no Sullinger. I like it.
Me, too. Uptempo ball has not place for him either. I would like to get rid of all the bad defenders. I realize that we have David Lee but I consider him an upgrade over Sully.
Yeah, doesn't look good for Sully, but maybe it's nothing, or a motivational tactic.
In all honesty, do you think he looks good after that summer of training?
If I were Stevens and Ainge, I would be talking him to boost trade value, but really peed off at the young man. He has not lost significant weight.
Too early to tell though, he could start tomorrow. But as I said, Ainge hedged his bets. He and CBS have options now and they do not have to play him or rely on him. It really is a critical time for him, I wonder if he even realizes that.
The most interesting thing might be that Sully wasn't in either starting unit. It seems like one of the bigs is going to sit pretty much the whole game on any given night. I have a feeling Sully, Olynyk, and Mickey are going to be fighting it out for that last spot in the big rotation.
I think it is telling and maybe a subtle way to tell him that they were not happy with his summer progress. It is too early to predict that though. But I could see that as a possibility. Mickey is going to be a rookie. I think he loses the battle although Stevens does not seem to hate on rookies like Doc did. If we are playing run and gun though, Sully will be the odd man out.
Way too early though to tell.
People were just talking about if Sully will have a career year in a previous thread. Now, not one person considered him into the lineup. I guess it safe to say NOONE on this thread thinks Sully will have a career year based on the comments I've read. I wont take these first day practices lineups to the heart
I personally think there's too much talent on a similar level that needs PT which wil prevent Sully from that projected career year. Also isn't neccesarily a bad sign on his part. Maybe just a good sign at where our team stand as a whole.
I think people had high hopes giving all the stuff they heard this summer. Then came camp and he still looked overweight. Now he is not playing as much in a scrimmage but it is wicked too early to make that call. There are plenty here, that did not think he would have a career year.
I have always though that we played Sully because we had too, not because CBS liked him. CBS likes uptempo ball with tough defense, and floor spreading do you think that is the ideal game for Sully? I don't. I think he is better suited to a slow half court grind it out type of team. The simple matter of the fact, is now we have options that better suit CBS system.
But tomorrow folks he could play the whole practice, I am a big detractor and it is too early to write him off.
