I still can't believe how bad Sullinger was in this series. He was outplayed left and right. Scott looked like a million bucks in comparison
He had a decent regular season. Just when the intensity picked up , he was a no show.
I think it was a matchup or health issue. Last year, in the playoffs, he was really quite good. Even just coming back from the injury, he was one of our most important guys there.
Also, I urge you to look at a lot of big games off this stretch where I grant he was terrible in a really bad time to be terrible.
GSW win ---> sully is great, 20 and 12 with 3 assists a steal and just 1 turnover
LAC OT win before asg --> 21 and 11 with 7 assists a steal and no turnovers
Hes also shown a propensity to have his best games when playing against the best bigs in the game which leads me to believe he is not afraid of the moment or intensity.
11 points 20 rebs against AD early in the year
16 rebs and 10 points against the Bulls frontcourt
17 points 10 boards against Drummond
18 and 12 the second time around vs Chicago
21 and 6 against Cousins
24 and 12 vs Howard
That is just this year, go back and look at past years and you see the same thing
I recall him scoring like 27 on AD and getting a big double double against Cousins.
He really struggled down the stretch, probably a product of his weight, but if his poor postseason performance drives down his cost, Id be fine with either a) bringing him back on a 1 year deal if we dont get a Durant or b) using the RFA rights to bring him in as a complimentary peice if we do add 2 big contracts.
Im certainly not willing to pay the 4/48 type contracts it looked like he might be on track for at the beginning of the season.