Ohio State Buckeyes big man Jared Sullinger has been medically red flagged by NBA doc

• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/8069495/2012-nba-draft-docs-medically-red-flag-jared-sullinger-sources-say
  
  Projected as a late lottery pick (10 overall -ish), Sullinger is now looking like he might fall down to the 2nd RD?
• Laley23

  

  Well that's no good. Now we will never know what he would've gone and the debate will Rae on forever!!!!!
  
  Those from the CBB Forum know what I'm talking about.
• vball10set

  Laley23;1204429 wrote:Well that's no good. Now we will never know what he would've gone and the debate will Rae on forever!!!!!
  
  Those from the CBB Forum know what I'm talking about.

  lol--reps when I can
• Prescott

  Sullinger was a very good college player. I'm not sold on his NBA prospects because I think he is too slow for the NBA game and he lacks explosiveness. The medical red flag will scare some teams away.
• Con_Alma

  There's some depth to both sides of this stry. I believe he has a buldging disc that he is being treated for. It will either be nothing long term or a reason for people to jum him in the draft. A team should have their wn dctor look at him and make their own determination.
• thavoice

  Hard to tell if he will do well in the NBA. Guys his size need to be able to play with their face to the basket and shoot the outside jumper consistantly. In college he dominated inside on great passes, rebounds and such. He would go through a half looking like he didnt do much and then when you see his stat sheet he has 10 points and 6 boards. Just didnt seem to me, the untrained basketball fan, that he was a person who could score at will whenever he wanted. Just seemed like he relied on the putbacks and a pass of a drive.
  
  But then again......the NBA game is so much different. They will run more iso plays, and give players the ball so they can create. I think he needs to expand his game out if he wants to be a good pro.
• lhslep134

  

  thavoice;1204551 wrote:Just seemed like he relied on the putbacks and a pass of a drive.

  Did you even watch us play at all the past 2 years?? He got the ball ALL THE TIME on the block. That's not from the pass of a drive. I have no idea where you got your statement from.
• Automatik

  

  lhslep134;1204567 wrote:Did you even watch us play at all the past 2 years?? He got the ball ALL THE TIME on the block. That's not from the pass of a drive. I have no idea where you got your statement from.

  lol...he didn't watch.
  
  Sucks for Sully though, even if his back turns out to be a non issue this will cost him some money.
• lhslep134

  

  Automatik;1204569 wrote:lol...he didn't watch.
  
  Sucks for Sully though, even if his back turns out to be a non issue this will cost him some money.

  Eh, not much money to be made on his rookie contract, much more to be made with his 2nd. I have my doubts about his NBA success, but I don't see this back thing as a big deal. I thought Blair's knees were a much bigger deal and he's been good for the Spurs in terms of knee issues.
• Automatik

  

  I'm sure there is a decent gap between top 5-10 and 2nd round.
  
  Like Con said, just have the team docs examine him during his workout with whoever is interested.
• Azubuike24

  

  Sullinger had the same red flags for his game since he came to college. He may not go that high in the draft, but with the slotting system the way it is, he's going to have to earn his contract either way. Anyone outside of the lottery makes under 1.5M a year, anyone outside of the top 23 makes under 1M. He might be better off going to a team where he can contribute and play early for his 2nd contract.
  
  Dallas at 17, Orlando at 19, Denver at 20, Atlanta at 23, Miami at 27. All playoff teams who he might be better off joining than going to a tweener team like Milwaukee, Detroit or Cleveland.
• lhslep134

  

  Automatik;1204606 wrote:I'm sure there is a decent gap between top 5-10 and 2nd round.

  Well yeah lol. I saw him as a 8-14 pick, but I still don't see him slipping into the 2nd.
• thavoice

  yeah...i watched him play a few times each season and that was my opinion.
  
  This could end up being a good thing for him career wise, assuming the injury doesnt slow him down. He very well could go to a better, more established team late in the first round and be able to grow into his role and end up having a nice career.
• Hb31187

  

  Prescott;1204447 wrote:Sullinger was a very good college player. I'm not sold on his NBA prospects because I think he is too slow for the NBA game and he lacks explosiveness. The medical red flag will scare some teams away.

  This. I was never high on him being any more than serviceable at best
• ohiobucks1

  

  He's going to GS in the first round
• Hb31187

  

  Azubuike24;1204609 wrote:Sullinger had the same red flags for his game since he came to college. He may not go that high in the draft, but with the slotting system the way it is, he's going to have to earn his contract either way. Anyone outside of the lottery makes under 1.5M a year, anyone outside of the top 23 makes under 1M. He might be better off going to a team where he can contribute and play early for his 2nd contract.
  
  Dallas at 17, Orlando at 19, Denver at 20, Atlanta at 23, Miami at 27. All playoff teams who he might be better off joining than going to a tweener team likeMilwaukee, Detroit or Cleveland.

  I would be pissed
• robj55

  

  I have heard that GS wants him at 7, and if not there then NO at 10 for sure.
• Hb31187

  

  ohiobucks1;1204650 wrote:He's going to GS in the first round

  Lol theyre going to be unpleasantly surprised
• ohiobucks1

  

  Maybe. And I don't know how this new news changes it. But Satch told us that GS told him they were going to take him if he's there.
• Azubuike24

  

  If he goes 7th, it would be a huge mistake...
• ohiobucks1

  

  I'm not saying whether it would be good or bad, I'm just saying what I'm told
• sportchampps

  Sometimes teams leak info like this to scare other teams away from a guy they want to fall to them
• lhslep134

  

  thavoice;1204648 wrote:yeah...i watched him play a few times each season and that was my opinion.

  I mean your statement wasn't an opinion, it was an observation, and it was wrong. If you watched OSU play at all, you'd know that what you said wasn't true. I'd say 70% of the time he got the ball, he was fed it on the block (70% is generous, it was probably more) and not as a result of a drive.
• hoops23

  

  lol. How often did OSU drive the basket to begin with? OSU was a jumpshooting team and that's what ultimately led to their demise.
  
  Sully got the ball on the block a majority of the time... It was hardly the result of a drive and dish.
• chicago510

  

  Hate it for Sully, but this might wind up working out well if he can overcome the injury bug. Expectations won't be nearly as high at 20-30 and the team that takes him will likely have a supporting cast. He was never going to be the #1 guy on a bad team.