Comments on: Jared Sullinger has shown limited post moves

By: Terrence Jones shows some great footwork « The Mikan Drill

Terrence Jones shows some great footwork « The Mikan Drill — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:35:49 +0000

[...] defender. Take a look at the third video (first poor possession) of Jared Sullinger I discussed (see here). Sullinger tried to power over the defender and got [...]

By: jriddell

jriddell — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:59:16 +0000

I just wanted to highlight this to curb some of the hype surrounding him after seeing some people label him the hardest player to guard in college basketball. It’s true that most freshmen need work but contrast him with someone like Cousins from last season and he has a long way to go.

Like I said, I don’t think this is a big problem and Sullinger will continue to put up points in other ways. He just has not showed me much in the post yet and I think there are ways to defend him. If he improves and shows some post moves, I will be highlighting them as well. Just something to watch this season.

By: Kyle (WSF)

Kyle (WSF) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:14:19 +0000

Like most freshmen bigs, Sullinger certainly needs to polish off his post game and learn to rely less on his strength and athleticism. But I wasn’t too turned off by any of the three plays you highlighted here. I believe they show how beneficial an up-fake would be, but in the first video he was simply countered by great defense. In the second, he had the right idea but turned and went far too close to the baseline. As a result, Young was able to recover very well and force Sullinger into a tough shot. The third, I’ll give you.

In the end, it’s going to be tough to point out negatives after an efficient 26-point performance, but I like where you’re going with this and it will be very interesting to see how Sullinger progresses this year.