ESPN Insider: Jared Sullinger is the "best fit" for the Raptors

[mcHAPPY]

"He drew an average of 6.1 fouls per 40 minutes this season and shoots a shade under 70 percent from the foul line. In a league full of undersized forwards, he'll get opponents in foul trouble".

Did I read that right?

This quote just proves that there is not one good reason why we should take Sullinger. It's not a knock on him as a player, I just think that contextually, it would be as bad of a pick as Rafa.

I should also mention that this person is the ONLY guy to say that the raps should pick a PF, and has truly displayed a new level of i-dont-know-anything-about-the-raptors-itus

I read a mock out of a Chicago Bulls based writer saying the Raps should take Sullinger as well. Clearly these guys do not watch Raptor games and do not know the history of 280lb guys with 2 different length legs.

[Miekenstien]

it is people fouling him. it's saying he is hard to handle and punishes at the line for the fouls. but i agree with you that sullinger would be one of the worst picks we could make.

[BallaBalla]

"He drew an average of 6.1 fouls per 40 minutes this season and shoots a shade under 70 percent from the foul line. In a league full of undersized forwards, he'll get opponents in foul trouble".

Did I read that right?

This quote just proves that there is not one good reason why we should take Sullinger. It's not a knock on him as a player, I just think that contextually, it would be as bad of a pick as Rafa.

I should also mention that this person is the ONLY guy to say that the raps should pick a PF, and has truly displayed a new level of i-dont-know-anything-about-the-raptors-itus

[Hugmenot]

BC wouldnt either.

This Fran lady is way off.

Lady or nanny?

[Prime]

While I certainly agree with you (I have Sullinger down as the BPA for us in my mock), the reaction is against Sullinger being the "best fit", not his skill level. You can expect someone of his caliber to contribute immediately here but it's unlikely he'll get any playing time due to our PF logjam.

[hateslosing]

I'm not all for drafting Sullinger but I'm surprised at how negative the reaction is. Of the bigs in the draft he is the one that is likely to be ready to make an impact in his first year. He may not be athletic, but he gets position well and has excellent size. I for one would not be upset if the Raptors took him, he has the potential to be one of the NBA's premier post threats. My only issue with him is the injury report, apparently he had back spams and other things going on this year and if the whole only leg being longer thing is true, that is a bit of a red flag. If he checked out medically though, I actually think that adding a guy who might be able to contribute immediately would be good.

[charlz]

could there be a dumber article written?

Jared Sulinger is somewhere between Sean May and Marcus Fizer

Raps have a glut of power forwards - what a moron - sport writers should not smoke crack and then write articles about teams they just read up on.

[e2thed]

hey Sullinger has good rebounding skills, and a handful of post moves, hes more NBA ready than most PFs in this draft, hes not good for Toronto but hes good for Milwaukee or Houston etc.

[mcHAPPY]

Oden alert.

Exactly.

And Sullinger has lost a lot of weight taking away his 'width' advantage when he was 290. Yet if he continues to play at 290 on 2 different length legs, well that doesn't bode well for his knees or hips.

[SuperRaptor]

We have too many Power forwards as it is, throw in James Johnson and Linas who play the 4 a bit in small ball and drafting a 4 is insane if there is not a trade on the table.

I concur with this statement whoever says we need to draft Sullinger hasn't watched enough raptors games lately.

[Apollo]

No way I'd go near a guy with 2 different length legs.

Oden alert.

[Prime]

Truth is in sports management, if they truly knew what they were talking about and doing, they'd have jobs in the league

Not really. Most NBA executives got to their current positions through connections or extensive experience in the league (e.g. as a player).

[Usagi_yo_Jimbo]

Toooo many Pf's! i know people are high on lillard or lamb or beal, but what about Austin Rivers? he could be that scorer we need off the bench, he might even turn into a decent pg......maybe not, but he could be barbosa. then we can gt rid of bayless who has not lived up to his potential.

[Gman]

Yes...the Raptors need a Power Forward and those Canadiana's also need to get over that socialized health care thingy they do up there. Ahem, boy that can't be good because it takes three weeks in a waiting room before people will be seen for an amputation...

Yeah, lets listen to this guy.

[rus]

ESPN has some good writers and some that just type their articles without any research, thought or preparation. This one would be the latter......
With regards to the draft,
I like Ford,
I dislike Thorpe and Fran
Gottieb seems to be a free thinker, I'm not sure on him yet....

Truth is in sports management, if they truly knew what they were talking about and doing, they'd have jobs in the league