Crowder does everything really well except outside shooting and shooting off dribble.Those are things guys improve. Same for Smart with all of his offensive game. I've always liked Sullinger and if he can drop some weight he's a borderline all-star.
Shooting in general is a large part of the game and I think the "glue-guy" goes overboard in terms of rating Crowder. It was a contract year, the guy plays hard but I almost puked in my mouth when I saw him launch a three early in the shot clock when he did it. He should never be the first option on offense given his present skill level and talent.
Smart, I think will improve. He is staying most of the summer in Boston and working with the guy who honed Klay Thompson.
Sullinger, has a finite talent base but is already skilled. He is not a good athlete, was top five bottom in his combine, and that is only going to improve marginally by him getting in shape because he was in better shape at the combine. I love his hands and knack for rebounding but he is a pathetic defender. Despite supposedly, saying he would get in shape the last two years and working on his three, he didn't show aptitude. I think he could be a decent player, but borderline all star is a stretch as long as he tries to be something he is not and that is a long range marksman. He needs to embrace the dirty work and get into the trenches of the low post where his hands and rebounding knack can help us and he is a much more effective low post player. I think he has a nice mid range, I just do not want him shooting threes. Other teams do not even respect it and give it to him. Good players play to their strengths. Third year, Sully pales next to Kevin Love, and it is not even close.
We are a team full of bench players and we need stars. Stars are harder to add, I trust Ainge, and I warn people to not be too attached to anyone. Ainge thinks with logic, not his heart and he will do what it takes to improve the team and get a star or two. This may involved trading some guys now or signing a guy who he thinks will be a star. I think he will try to get a free agent of impact but it will be hard with our team and the weather to sell them.