Jared Sullinger’s new nickname: Smokey the Swag Bear
Three things to take from the video above:
- Jared Sullinger said he was 4-foot-11 at the age of four. He also seemed to agree that he played in a league against 12-year olds before he reached kindergarten. I’m calling B.S. — only Bigfoot and Gheorge Muresan were 4-foot-11 by the age of four, and Muresan couldn’t hold his own against 12-year olds until he reached his 20s.
- The Celtics summer league team, led by Craig Brackins, called Sullinger “Smokey the Swag Bear.” No commentary needed.
- Sullinger said he would start Charles Barkley at point guard on his all-time team. I love the rookie for Boston’s second unit, and I think he has the potential to become a quality starter (and maybe better) in the Association. But I hope nobody ever makes him a GM or coach. He’d make Don Nelson look traditional.
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Celtics Blog | Jay King | July 27, 2012
the best part is Chuck would love to play the point
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Absolutely, and if you ever watched him he could indeed have played the point. The ’round mound of rebound’ was incredibly fast, agile and was also a great passer. Since he was really about 6’4 1/2″ he’d have been a perfect nightmare for other PGs to handle. Can you imagine??? Go Cs…love Sullinger’s hoops knowledge and effort in every game!
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I remember him in the 80ies, playing in Philly. When he got bored he started bouncing the ball around the 3 point line, and then went straight to the hoop for a dunk. And by “straight” I mean straight.
during the regular season nobody thought that drawing a charge foul on him was worth 1 week of bruises.
lol.
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He’s one of my all-time fav players. He just flat out loved the game. He wanted every rebound and gave 100% plus every game, even against the worst teams. I rooted for him in Philly (remember Toney’s 25 pt 4th qtr vs the Cs in the playoffs…he was awesome, too) and especially in Phoenix as they had such a great team with KJ (remember his dunk?) and their series vs the Bulls and MJ. He really deserved a ring but just faced more talented teams. He is such a great ambassador for hoops too. Thank God he’s on TNT. Go Cs…
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Hopefully Sullinger can mold his game after Barkley. He’s my fave CNN guy because he’s honest.
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I also wonder where the “smokey” part came from…lol
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Camarata is adorable.
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he’s sully to me
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Could you de-politicize your name? Sports is one of the few arenas where we can forget those differences for a little while.
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yo when you gonna take ray off the header?
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Never knew Ainge played with Barkley in phoenix.
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