0311sdp;603077 wrote:To play in the NBA (at the 4 spot) because he will never be a 5, he needs to develop the 12-18 foot shot. Some say he already has that but I have not seen it yet. He will never be a star at the next level (Karl Malone , Kevin McKale) but should have a very good career. The reason I say that is he as someone else pointed out he is too slow and not a great athlete, but he is very basketball smart to make up for the lack of physical talent at the college level. This lack of natural quickness and explosiveness will catch up with him at the next level, that being said, I would love to have the earning potential that this kid has. I think he plays 2-3 years at OSU and then makes the jump.

thedynasty1998;603084 wrote:The thing that will determine whether he's an above average NBA player of an elite is how much stronger he gets. I think he can put on 30 lbs of muscle in his upper body and if he does that, he can be dominant. There just are not that many guys in the NBA with his back to the basket skills.

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Jester;603477 wrote:Sullinger would not be 300 lbs if he added 30 lbs of muscle. You don't just add on the weight without losing some first. Turn the fat into muscle. I'm sure Sullinger could put on some muscle and still maintain around the same weight he currently is.

centralbucksfan;603906 wrote:I misread what was stated as far as the muscle/weight. He has actually come a long way in terms of toning himself even since he enrolled at OSU. So I would agree that he can still tone himself even more. But again, the dude is already a beast and that is part of why he is as good as he is and why most think he can play at NBA level. But yes, he could certainly continue to get into better shape/stronger.

0311sdp;603077 wrote:To play in the NBA (at the 4 spot) because he will never be a 5, he needs to develop the 12-18 foot shot. Some say he already has that but I have not seen it yet. He will never be a star at the next level (Karl Malone , Kevin McKale) but should have a very good career. The reason I say that is he as someone else pointed out he is too slow and not a great athlete, but he is very basketball smart to make up for the lack of physical talent at the college level. This lack of natural quickness and explosiveness will catch up with him at the next level, that being said, I would love to have the earning potential that this kid has. I think he plays 2-3 years at OSU and then makes the jump.

se-alum;604254 wrote:Do you find any irony in the fact that you say he won't be a star because he is too slow and not a great athlete, but the 2 stars you did list (Malone, McHale), were slow and not great athletes??

thedynasty1998;604269 wrote:I had no idea what he was trying to say with those two as examples, so I left it alone. Wasn't sure if he was saying Malone wasn't a star or that he's a far better athlete than Sullinger. Either of which would be false statements.

se-alum;604254 wrote:Do you find any irony in the fact that you say he won't be a star because he is too slow and not a great athlete, but the 2 stars you did list (Malone, McHale), were slow and not great athletes??

centralbucksfan;612778 wrote:Sully is one hell of a basketball player...but to compare him to Malone and Mchale is a LONG stretch. I watched both of those guys in their prime, both are hall of famer NBA players and Sully doesn't hold a candle to either one.

Y-Town Steelhound;612812 wrote:I don't think the point was to compare Sullinger to two HOF players, but more to show that you don't have to have Shawn Kemp-like athletic ability to be a great NBA big man. You could even argue the point about his size by bringing up Charles Barkley who was undersized himself. Again, not comparing the players....just saying that it's not impossible for Sullinger to develop into an all-star caliber forward. Tim Duncan is probably the best big man of his generation and isn't overtly athletic.

Laley23;612959 wrote:^^^You like McHale over The Dreams post moves???

I think they are both amazing, but the Dream made my jaw drop.

krambman;595692 wrote:If the draft were tomorrow, would Jared Sullinger be the #1 pick? I haven't watched a ton of college basketball yet this year, but I have a hard time seeing who would get picked ahead of him right now.

centralbucksfan;614485 wrote:Very nice article in the NY Times on Sullinger. Good read even for non OSU fans.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/sports/ncaabasketball/26buckeyes.html?_r=1

Automatik;617167 wrote:Great article. You can definitely tell he started on his post moves at young age. I honestly can't think of a freshman big EVER whos footwork is as polished as Sully's....but I'm only 26.