Everything Jared Sullinger

[Chr1s1anL]

more good news

Was just sitting at the bar at Nidas eating sushi and when I noticed a very svelte @Jared_Sully0 come strolling into North Market.

— Justin (@MurphyFerguson) July 31, 2016

[rightsideup]

more good news

Was just sitting at the bar at Nidas eating sushi and when I noticed a very svelte @Jared_Sully0 come strolling into North Market.

— Justin (@MurphyFerguson) July 31, 2016

did you have him step on a scale LOL

[Chr1s1anL]

did you have him step on a scale LOL

It's a good sign after the pic I posted like last week.

[Hotshot]

more good news

Was just sitting at the bar at Nidas eating sushi and when I noticed a very svelte @Jared_Sully0 come strolling into North Market.

— Justin (@MurphyFerguson) July 31, 2016

Hopefully it wasn't all you can eat sushi bar!

[Chr1s1anL]

Hopefully it wasn't all you can eat sushi bar!

At least it's not chipotle.

[Hotshot]

At least it's not chipotle.

Why not?! Getting diarrhea helps with rapid weight loss XD

[Primer]

forgot this as well

With Powell needing time, but DeRozan a workhorse, expect to see a bunch of Carroll at PF, Sullinger at C this year. Smallball.

— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) July 15, 2016

Or just play Derozan less minutes. With our guard depth no reason to run Derozan into the ground. Give him 30 minutes a night, that should be plenty. I'd like to see JV get 30 minutes, not a bunch of small ball.

[Chr1s1anL]

Or just play Derozan less minutes. With our guard depth no reason to run Derozan into the ground. Give him 30 minutes a night, that should be plenty. I'd like to see JV get 30 minutes, not a bunch of small ball.

Take it up with the coach.

[KHD]

smallball with no shooters incoming.

[Chr1s1anL]

smallball with no shooters incoming.

Lowry, Ross, Powell, Carroll and 2pat can all shoot. Even Sully shot 33 percent in home games.

[Mapko]

according to who?


Anyways, i'll give you that he doesn't want to lose. But more so because putting up numbers on a winning team > putting up numbers on a losing team for his next paycheck.
I'm pretty sure he's looking for the Biyombo scenario.

I tend to agree with you here.
In To he will be (at best) a 3rd option if he starts.
Had he signed with say Nets -likely 1st or 2nd option, a lot more shots & thus better stats.
Of course, one can argue if say 14 & 8 on a winning team (To) is better than say 21 & 11 with Nets.

Just for the hell of it, what if he puts up say 18 & 11 with us & Boston gives him max next year. Then ESPN proclaims that with this signing Boston is fav to go to east final.

[S.R.]

This Sullinger thread is one of the most interesting going. Lots of discussion, lots of info and no wild spinning off into "You Suck!"

For a while I couldn't figure out if "Paul George" or "Kyle Lowry" was the new nickname for Sullinger, but I think I've got it sorted out now.

[SkywalkerAC]

This guy is going to beast it for us.

[Hotshot]

I am not sure if this article was posted before but it was written 3 weeks ago:

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jo...e-wants-to-be/

Jared Sullinger had an intervention of sorts last summer thanks to John Lucas, the trainer/recovery guru who has recently been hired by the Houston Rockets as head of player development. Lucas challenged Sullinger to get in shape, putting him through rigorous workouts in Houston and changing his diet. In an interview with the Boston Herald's Steve Bulpett, though, Lucas said that Sullinger still has some serious work to do on that front:
"I told him, 'People don't trust you, and you want to be trusted. You have to give them something to trust you. You have to give them a reason to trust you. You've almost got to let them know,'" said Lucas, who recently was hired by the Rockets as head of player development.
"I called him when the season ended, and he said, 'Coach, I don't know if I can do all that work again like that.' And I said, 'It's the only way you're going to make it.'"
"Jared still hasn't figured out who he wants to be, and when he does, he's going to take off," Lucas said. "He's still fighting anybody and everybody about who knows best. He'll give in to a point, but he won't... let... go. And if he'd ever just let go and accept what people are telling him, I think he can be great. I love his talent. I haven't seen a lot of guys with his talent.
"He's really highly talented. He's got 3-point range. He played well. But I think the Celtics were concerned about his weight all year."

Lucas went on to suggest that Sullinger has "some kind of food intolerance or some other thing," and that he must "investigate more what dictates his weight." Bulpett reported that the Boston Celtics didn't extend his rookie contract after he worked with Lucas because they didn't know if he'd be able to stay in shape. Last week, they renounced his rights and made him an unrestricted free agent. On Monday, he agreed to a one-year deal with the Toronto Raptors.

Boston coach Brad Stevens is saying all the right things about Sullinger, telling ESPN's Chris Forsberg that he's a "really good player" and it "stinks" to lose him, but signing Al Horford meant the organization had to make difficult decisions. The Boston Herald, however, reported that the Celtics essentially decided to move on months ago, and there was no real interest when they talked about trading him.
Sullinger is hardly the first player to struggle with weight problems. Draymond Green, Marc Gasol and Kevin Love are just a few examples of those who overcame them. Four years into Sullinger's career, though, his deal with the Raptors illustrates that the league is not sure that he will.
In a summer where many role players signed long-term deals with salaries starting at over $10 million, Sullinger took the mid-level exception -- $5.6 million -- to go to Toronto, per the Toronto Sun's Ryan Wolstat. In his time with the Celtics, Sullinger proved that he is a great rebounder, a good passer and a solid midrange jump shooter. In one-on-one defensive situations, he's pretty good, If he had the exact same skills, but there were no worries about his weight, the Raptors would not have been able to sign him.

Sullinger is still just 24 years old, so Lucas' comments are not exactly damning. They do help explain why he did not benefit from the salary-cap spike like so many other free agents did.

Also this photo was posted today on his twitter account:

[Chr1s1anL]

This guy never takes off that Raptor shirt.