Raptors Republic: ESPN TrueHoop Network Blog

Raptors Republic: ESPN TrueHoop Network Blog
Raptors Republic: ESPN TrueHoop Network Blog
Raptors Republic: ESPN TrueHoop Network Blog

Raptors Republic: ESPN TrueHoop Network Blog

It's been a week and a half since he passed a bigger paycheque in order to join a winning team (sorry, Jae), and our answer at the four has gone from this:to this:This seems to be a reoccurring theme for Sully as zazagooh points out on Reddit:I remember last season similar pictures cropping up on the Celtics subreddit, he really focused on losing weight in the offseason but put it back on during the season.I'm not saying that's the case this time, maybe the fact he didn't get a big QO with all the money going around is enough to scare him straight and have him keep the weight off this year.I like Sully though, even though he was kinda fat last year he had good conditioning and played hard and hustled in 81 games.People might forget this but he was the 5th man out at the start of the year with KO/Zeller/Amir/Lee infront of him and he worked his way into the starting line up.
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Report: Raptors sign Jarrod Uthoff to partially guaranteed 2-year deal | Raptors RepublicOn offense, he has great size for the three-spot or great range for the four, and he has a pretty enough jumper that he could be a plus as a low-usage option.As his role grew at Iowa this year, he also got to work more as a cutter and creating for himself, showing potential to expand his game beyond a catch-and-shoot threat at the NBA level.His turnover rate was also exceptionally low for someone using as many possessions as he did, though again, it's the 3-point stroke that stands out here, because his handle isn't terrific and he's not exceptionally quick.A First-Team All-Big Ten player and consensus Second-Team All-American, Uthoff also brings the type of off-court maturity the Raptors appreciate (he was the Academic All-American of the Year and a member of the Big Ten All-Defensive team, too).