Ford Mock 4.0: Bucks Land Sullinger

[LUKE23]

Analysis: Ersan Ilyasova had a breakout year for the Bucks at the power forward position this season, but he's a free agent and Milwaukee may not be able to afford to keep him. Sullinger might be a terrific alternative. He's a bit undersized, but his rebounding ability and offensive prowess make him a very attractive option at this point in the draft.

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Watching Ilyasova walk to replace him with Sullinger would be uninspiring to say the least.

[emunney]

I may be alone, but imo this would be a boon.

[JayMKE]

Sullinger = Gooden

stay the hell away

[BucksRUS]

Great way to bolster our defensive front.

Not....

[europa]

I like Sullinger a lot but no. I'm a firm believer in BPA but PF is not a position I want to see the Bucks use their pick on unless that player has clear star potential. The last thing the Bucks need is another PF who isn't a complete player.

[jwalsh52]

Failure - We would be better off giving the pick away than have another PF on the roster.

[BucksRUS]

Sure Hammond talks of needing size and defensive abilty, so he picks a short grounded PF who has difficulty guarding a chair. Fail.

Watch Hammond reach for Leonard, because we need size and a center.

[jwalsh52]

Better Leonard than Sullinger

[SupremeHustle]

If the Bucks want to put the nail in the coffin of my fandom, pick Sullinger.

[LUKE23]

I'm not just a big fan. I see low ceiling, him struggling mightily against length, and horrendous defensively. I also don't think you can play him with Ilyasova at all either. Not that that should matter a ton, but realistically looking to put together a team, it probably does if we keep him.

[DocHoliday]

I think a Sullinger+Ersan pairing could be very good offensively but just as bad as Gooden+Ersan defensively.

[paulpressey25]

I'd be ok with this.

The pickings at #12 are all going to have major drawbacks.

[jwalsh52]

The Bucks could be the first team in the NBA to have a starting 5 composed of all Power Forwards

[LUKE23]

I think a Sullinger+Ersan pairing could be very good offensively but just as bad as Gooden+Ersan defensively.

Yeah, I don't think you could play them together, same as you can't play Gooden at C and expect to be competent defensively. I think if you land Sullinger, you have to amnesty Gooden, start Sanders, and go with something like this in the frontcourt:

PF: Ilyasova 32/Sullinger 16
C: Sanders 24/Udoh 20/Sullinger 4

Edit: and forgot Moute

[Newz]

Sullinger wouldn't be the worst pick ever. If he pans out, I think his skill set fits very well with Sanders and Udoh.

Those guys are both subpar rebounders at the C spot, which I think is something Sullinger will excel in. Then in addition to that I think their offensive games would compliment each other well and with Sullinger you are going to need a shot-blocker next to him.