Plus, I believe if you look into the "potential assist" numbers, it bores out that Collin is missing a lot of assist opportunities because of his teammates inability to convent. He definitely needs to improve as a floor general and learn the game a lot, but to say he hasn't shown any flashes is just incorrect. You have to look at everything in totality.
He will never be a 8+APG guy, but there's zero reason he can't find his way into that 4-6 range where all-NBA scoring-first guards like Kemba, Kyrie, etc have been at. Just because Kyrie was a better passer as a rookie doesn't mean that Sexton won't get to the same number eventually. Kyrie had/has a lot more potential as a general than he has ever actually shown. I remember him drawing legit CP3 comparisons as a rookie and/or college kid because of his sophistication and knowledge of the game. But he always wanted to be Kobe more than anything and let his potential as a passer really slip over the years into an afterthought. I don't think Coillin's personality will allow for that. Two totally different minds.
Wait what did JR say about the Young Bull?
He took a shot at Collin while riding the other rookie Trae Young's nutsack on social media. Said Trae was RoY because he had a good night.Wait what did JR say about the Young Bull?
He took a shot at Collin while riding the other rookie Trae Young's nutsack on social media. Said Trae was RoY because he had a good night.
Then there was reports how the veterans didn't think Sexton was good at playing organized basketball.
Idk about the whole “bigs look like dinosaurs” thing, JJJ has been great, Wendell carter is pretty solid. Really only Ayton looks out of place, and even then he’s putting up pretty solid numbers. But I agree that Sexton looks like the best guard from this draft currently, when at the start of the season Trae and SGA looked better.Knock on wood but so far he’s looking as one of the best players in his draft, remember that Trae Young (the guy they gave away Luka Doncic for) is shooting 37% from the field & 24% from the 3PT line.
Also the other big centers drafted ahead of him are looking like dinosaurs in today’s NBA, I have no idea what all those out of touch failing front offices were doing taking dinosaurs over the likes of Luka Doncic or other talents guards or forwards, especially in today’s NBA.
All in all I’m very happy with the pick, you never know what will happen in future but for now it looks like Colin Sexton was the best player available at #8.
young bull has been going better and better and to think hes only 19 years old is very promising. the league is drooling over doncic and Sexton has been as impressive or even better since he took the starting role. keep it going young bull!!!!
I really don't get JR's attitude. Maybe he is washed and thinks he is still that guy, I dunno. I never thought he was mean, but his attitude has been terrible. He could have busted his ass, helped the youngins and played defense and gone to a contender that needed to clear space. Maybe he still will, but they have all got to be gunshy about everything but his contract.
Keep your mouth shut for 6-7 months and you could have gone to a better situation. No surprise the team started playing better the moment he was gone.
Agree 100%. I love Sexton, but he's not on Doncic's level...yet.Well Doncic has the whole leader/floor general thing down already. He has one of those incredibly polished mature games you hardly see from a rookie. He's a basketball prodigy whereas Young Bull is a guy who worked on his game relentlessly to be put in the conversation, and is a later bloomer compared to Doncic.
Agree 100%. I love Sexton, but he's not on Doncic's level...yet.
Doncic is also just fun as hell to watch. So is Sexton, but Doncic is still clearly ROY in my book.
That said, I hope the Young Bull gives him a run for his money down the stretch.
Yep, and...I just don't give a shit about media awards anymore. They're ruining all of them by just doing what ESPN tells them all to do.I think even if Young Bull was better than him at the end of the year it wouldn't matter. Mavs might be going to the playoffs. It's a more interesting storyline etc. IF he did however, I would not care about rookie of the year, I would be losing it that we got an all time rookie.
He tries to lead, but does not always get respect. At one point Saturday he was pointing at Burk to move to the other side and Burks just ignored him..