[HotSnotParticipant]

Is Sullinger the next Sean May? We’ve seen this before haven’t we? Great basketball skills but little effort put into physical conditioning and diet. Tight Quads and Hamstrings means he doesn’t even stretch on a regular basis. Why wait all the way up untill the draft to start?

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221585/Sullingers_Back_Issues_Have_Received_Red_Flag_From_Doctors

Jared Sullinger has been medically red flagged by NBA doctors, according to multiple sources.

Sullinger underwent a series of tests at the NBA combine and doctors are concerned with Sullinger’s back.

Doctors believe Sullinger’s back issues could shorten his career and some have advised teams not to select him in the first round.

Sullinger’s agent, David Falk, when reached via phone by ESPN.com said that he was not in a position to comment on the story.

Sullinger’s father, Satch Sullinger, said he believes the issue isn’t that serious.

“He had a bulging area that was due to his hamstring and quads being so tight,” Satch Sullinger told ESPN.com senior college basketball writer Andy Katz in a phone call Monday afternoon. “It pulled on his hip flexor and he’s been taking care of it to loosen it. You can call it a red flag if you want. But it’s tight hamstring and tight quads. He’s been to doctors, he’s doing yoga and deep tissue massage. The flexibility is helping take the pressure off the area.

“We’ve got nothing to hide. At this stage it’s all about what they can’t do. Jared is a skilled player. A two-time All-American. He can play.”

Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/221585/Sullingers_Back_Issues_Have_Received_Red_Flag_From_Doctors#ixzz1yDsXMR13

[anthonymatthew24Participant]

 Im pretty sure this will knock him out of the lottery, but not out of the 1st round. Nba teams takes these isues very serious.The perfect example is Dejuan Blair.

[TruettParticipant]

have faced the same kind of criticism that sullinger is facing now… some dropped further than they should have and some were taken higher than they should have been.  The combine was weeks ago, so this story came out pretty late- its possible that a team could have leaked it because they want him to drop to them. It would be sad if he was the type of player who ate himself out of the league, but one this is certain… he was still pretty great in two seasons in NCAA with all these apparent "red flag" health issues…

[PulseGlazerParticipant]

Sullinger’s floor is Carl Landry, as he’s far more skilled and driven than May. It may not be popular, but that’s at worst worth around pick 10.

[Chilbert arenasParticipant]

 Sullinger is fat, but not Sean May fat.

[GoJOSH HUESTISParticipant]

"Little effort put into conditioning"  Did you see how much weight he lost the summer after his freshman year compared to how big he was coming into college?  Teams are going to bve making a very big mistake if they pass on him. Those NBA doctors always seem to put redflags on anyone with any type of injury and the teams drafting later in the draft always (secretly) tell the media that it is a career threating injury so the player can slide and they can draft him. If its that bad then you would see Sully slide to late second or completely out of the draft. We shall see

[HotSnotParticipant]

@Chilbert arenas

Sean May wasn’t “Sean May fat” untill he suffered his back injuries in the NBA. The scary part for drafting Sullinger is he might not have the work ethic to keep his weight under control during an injury or the ability to get himself back into shape if he does.

There are so many examples of this. Players who have played ball consistantly since they were in their teens and then suffer their first major injury in the NBA. They never develop the work ethic and discipline to get back into it. In addition, NBA doctors seem to think Sullinger suffering a long term injury is a likely possiblity.

Lets not forget that the best of the best play in the NBA. Not only the most skilled, but the most physically gifted. If Sullinger thinks he can just “try harder” to keep up he’s going to hurt himself without proper conditioning. Stretching is just basic maintanence. Even if Sullinger pulls it off early in his career, by his late 20’s its going to be an issue. Everything just gets harder as you age and instead of bones bending and tissue snapping back things start to break and tear easier. Pre Conditioning for the NBA becomes imparative.

After all that. I really do like Sullingers game though. I think he’s the most skilled PF/C in the draft, but he is limiting himself physically and hurting his chances of longterm success by not addressing preventable physical problems.

[F_DA_POParticipant]

i already didn’t think much of sullinger. Of course his dad is telling writers that it’s not serious. They are beginning to realize he needs to be a lotto pick if he ever wants the big bucks because I predict his NBA play won’t get him it. If a beast like Blair fell to round 2, I’d be shocked if sully goes lottery

[MJBrownParticipant]

I don’t see Sullinger falling like Blair did. A stiff back is a bit different than no ACL’s in both knees. I can’t see him falling past Orlando.

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