Sully's Price Tag

[Big333223]

I hate to see a player with an important skill walk away for nothing and Sully was the team's best rebounder last year. But how much will it cost to retain him?

I'm sort of hoping that the rest of the league is seeing an undersized PF who doesn't provide rim protection and can't shoot 3's and he doesn't get any offers. Then the C's can get him on the cheap, something like $5-7 mil. I'm hoping the team has upgraded enough so he's not starting next season but his rebounding, I think, is a commodity worth hanging onto off the bench.

[hardlyyardley]

Hoping for a sign and trade so we recoup something, but time to cut the chord

[Csfan1984]

Good bye Sully and Turner

[Celtics4ever]

I hate to see a player with an important skill walk away for nothing and Sully was the team's best rebounder last year. But how much will it cost to retain him?

Thirty Big Macs a day?

I'm sort of hoping that the rest of the league is seeing an undersized PF who doesn't provide rim protection and can't shoot 3's and he doesn't get any offers. Then the C's can get him on the cheap, something like $5-7 mil. I'm hoping the team has upgraded enough so he's not starting next season but his rebounding, I think, is a commodity worth hanging onto off the bench.

The rest of league probably sees a guy eating himself out of the league.  I hope Danny sees it too and lets him walk.

[__ramonezy__]

I like Sully, but we need desperately to upgrade our PF position. If we get a FA like Anderson I would be willing to get rid of both Sully and KO and give Mickey some burn

[jambr380]

Watching Biyombo tonight I thought, 'Wow - if he were on our team for the Hawks series instead of Sully, we very well might have won.'

So I am going with this - Biyombo should cost more than Sully. Sully will not reach eight figures in annual salary (and I have thought this all along).

[Rosco917]

Watching Biyombo tonight I thought, 'Wow - if he were on our team for the Hawks series instead of Sully, we very well might have won.'

So I am going with this - Biyombo should cost more than Sully. Sully will not reach eight figures in annual salary (and I have thought this all along).

I watched Biyombo too, and was thinking along the same lines. He has some serious energy and hops.
He is long and athletic, and plays with passion. I'm not use to seeing bigs playing with those qualities.
If he could improve on his free throw shooting, at 23 he is interesting.

[dannyboy35]

Disgrace to the uniform. Fatty Boombalatty.

[slamtheking]

Watching Biyombo tonight I thought, 'Wow - if he were on our team for the Hawks series instead of Sully any of our bigs, we very well might have wonstopped the repeated penetration.'

So I am going with this - Biyombo should cost more than Sully. Sully will not reach eight figures in annual salary (and I have thought this all along).

fixed it for you

[SHAQATTACK]

Two jumbo taco meal s and large shake

[loco_91]

I'm hoping Sully's value took a big enough hit in the Atlanta series that we re-sign him for cheap. That matchup was terrible for him but it shouldn't take away the fact that he's had a solid year, despite his weight issues.

[LooseCannon]

If the Celtics don't make a major big man acquisition (and maybe even if they do), I think the best idea might be an Amir Johnson-style contract.  Give him what might be an overpay in the first year in exchange for an unguaranteed second year.

[crimson_stallion]

I hate to see a player with an important skill walk away for nothing and Sully was the team's best rebounder last year. But how much will it cost to retain him?

I'm sort of hoping that the rest of the league is seeing an undersized PF who doesn't provide rim protection and can't shoot 3's and he doesn't get any offers. Then the C's can get him on the cheap, something like $5-7 mil. I'm hoping the team has upgraded enough so he's not starting next season but his rebounding, I think, is a commodity worth hanging onto off the bench.

A few years ago Greg Stiemsma was out best shot blocker...but we let him walk for nothing, and I don't think many of us have looked back.

Being really good at one thing doesn't make somebody a must-have!  It's pretty easy to replace guys like that.  It's the guys who are good at a lot of things that are difficult to replace.

Sully is an excellent rebounder, a good passer, and that's really about it.

I'd bring him back for anywhere up to about $5M a year as a backup PF - similar money to what Jerebko is on - nothing high enough to really threaten our cap situation for the future.    Any more then that I'd probably let him walk. 

He's just too big a liability in too many way.  His consistently terrible play in clutch situations is a deal breaker for me - you can't can't afford to play him at the end of games, or in any meaningful games (playoffs, etc).

[alldaboston]

I hate to see a player with an important skill walk away for nothing and Sully was the team's best rebounder last year. But how much will it cost to retain him?

I'm sort of hoping that the rest of the league is seeing an undersized PF who doesn't provide rim protection and can't shoot 3's and he doesn't get any offers. Then the C's can get him on the cheap, something like $5-7 mil. I'm hoping the team has upgraded enough so he's not starting next season but his rebounding, I think, is a commodity worth hanging onto off the bench.

A few years ago Greg Stiemsma was out best shot blocker...but we let him walk for nothing, and I don't think many of us have looked back.

Being really good at one thing doesn't make somebody a must-have!  It's pretty easy to replace guys like that.  It's the guys who are good at a lot of things that are difficult to replace.

Sully is an excellent rebounder, a good passer, and that's really about it.

I'd bring him back for anywhere up to about $5M a year as a backup PF - similar money to what Jerebko is on - nothing high enough to really threaten our cap situation for the future.    Any more then that I'd probably let him walk. 

He's just too big a liability in too many way.  His consistently terrible play in clutch situations is a deal breaker for me - you can't can't afford to play him at the end of games, or in any meaningful games (playoffs, etc).

STEAMBOAT!!!

but yeah, sully in my opinion just doesnt fit for us. the money he will demand isnt worth what he does for us.

I had very high hopes for sully. i bought into the "Kevin Love of the East" hype. too bad it never happened.

[LooseCannon]

Stiemsma walked because the Celtics foolishly used the MLE on Jason Terry, so only had the biannual exception to match a contract offer and he got a bigger deal from Minnesota.