Sexton is 19. And delly is how old ? Delly had 4 assists tonite. That’s it
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F the veterans who never won anything without lbj carrying their asses.
I'm talking about comparing their respective rookie seasons dude.
Granted Delly was an older Rookie at 23, but he was also an undrafted free agent while Coolin is a top 10 pick.
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Delly was able to control the ball his rookie year more than Sexton has been allowed to especially recently. They still wanted to develop Dion off the ball and Delly actually was able to help him do that. They weren't able to get anyone else to get Dion to play well off the ball.
They are making Sexton defer to other players constantly, mostly to players that don't have a future on the team. I'm not sure why they want him differing to Clarkson, Burks, or Hood at this point. If the plan is to try to make Nance a point forward, let him do that when Sexton is off the floor or until Sexton has developed better vision to compliment Nance.
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Yeah, but that's in only 15 minutes. That's about 9 per 36.
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Why are we comparing him to Delly though? Yes Delly is better at operating the offense but it's about developing Sexton for the future and Delly isn't cutting into Sexton's minutes. What we should be talking about is the ceiling of the offense with Nance as a point forward/center and the future of the players like Clarkson, Burks, and Hood that Sexton is constantly being asked to defer to.
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Fans that hate on players on a game to game basis and not giving him the chance to grow are not being fair or very nice. Find some other things to talk about.
It’s fine to analyze a player, but some of you tear players a part and actually attack them and the negativity is cancer... at least to me.
Just don’t forget who you were once they figure it out(doesn’t apply to Just Sexton)
It’s fine to analyze a player, but some of you tear players a part and actually attack them and the negativity is cancer... at least to me.
Just don’t forget who you were once they figure it out(doesn’t apply to Just Sexton)
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What about usage
Their rookie years? Delly = 13.2%, Sexton = 25.3%
This year with the Cavs Delly is at 19.6%
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I'd say overall collin isn't doing bad at all compared to the other rookies as far as assist go
http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/assists/qualified/false/position/rookies
I don't see a player that's better than Sexton that we could have gotten with that 8 pick.
http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/assists/qualified/false/position/rookies
I don't see a player that's better than Sexton that we could have gotten with that 8 pick.
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4 years is kinda a big deal. Being a teenager in a men’s league is not easy
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Gilgeous-Alexander was probably the only one I would have considered besides MPJ, and the latter would almost certainly make the team not worth watching since he wouldn't even play in 2018-19. The former pulled an "Eli Manning".
I'm sort of glad that Atlanta took care of my biggest fear beforehand.
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Delly came into the league with 4 years of playing PG in college on a team that stressed ball movement and it still took a little while for him to get the ball moving right in the NBA. He came from a completely different situation. I'd sure like to see Sexton pick up some of his skills, but it is not fair to compare the two, even on their rookie year.
PG skills are not a "you got it or you don't" situation for rookies. There are many examples of late bloomers. Chauncy Billups is a great example of a "combo guard" (remember that term? seems dated now) who finally put the play making skills together around the age of 25. So it happens.
Seems like most of the guys who were late bloomers were the crafty guys with games that didn't depend on speed & quickness, but maybe that's just hind sight. Maybe they just stuck around when they were not as fast any more because they learned to be crafty. It seems foolish to think that Sexton can't grow his game just because he is quick.
Kyrie is an interesting example of how not to develop a PG. He showed great PG skills in college but when he came to the pros, he got fed a ton of minutes with weak team mates. I think he regressed as a play maker over the first couple years with the Cavs because he could get more glory using his handle, finishing and shooting skills. Then Lebron came and it got worse. Harder to find glory, less need to pass. I don't think Kyrie got back to being a PG until this season.
Will Sexton become a skilled player? I think there's a decent chance. He's got a lot of tools that are hard to teach like health, quickness and fight. We will know a lot more about what he is capable of in April.
Glad the Cavs got good role model for Sexton by bringing back Delly. Hard to think of anyone better than Delly. Low ego. Bucket of skills. Plays hard in practice. Still plays at a high level. Checks all the boxes. On top of that, he's Delly. Best possible player development move the team could have made.
PG skills are not a "you got it or you don't" situation for rookies. There are many examples of late bloomers. Chauncy Billups is a great example of a "combo guard" (remember that term? seems dated now) who finally put the play making skills together around the age of 25. So it happens.
Seems like most of the guys who were late bloomers were the crafty guys with games that didn't depend on speed & quickness, but maybe that's just hind sight. Maybe they just stuck around when they were not as fast any more because they learned to be crafty. It seems foolish to think that Sexton can't grow his game just because he is quick.
Kyrie is an interesting example of how not to develop a PG. He showed great PG skills in college but when he came to the pros, he got fed a ton of minutes with weak team mates. I think he regressed as a play maker over the first couple years with the Cavs because he could get more glory using his handle, finishing and shooting skills. Then Lebron came and it got worse. Harder to find glory, less need to pass. I don't think Kyrie got back to being a PG until this season.
Will Sexton become a skilled player? I think there's a decent chance. He's got a lot of tools that are hard to teach like health, quickness and fight. We will know a lot more about what he is capable of in April.
Glad the Cavs got good role model for Sexton by bringing back Delly. Hard to think of anyone better than Delly. Low ego. Bucket of skills. Plays hard in practice. Still plays at a high level. Checks all the boxes. On top of that, he's Delly. Best possible player development move the team could have made.
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This^. There are a ton of good players, especially PGs and combo guards, who were total dogshit in their first season.
I did not follow the draft all that much. After we drafted Sexton I watched a few of his games and studied his stats. I was not a huge fan...
But he has shown promise in the NBA. Is he frustrating to watch? Yeah, sometimes. Is his vision bad? Some of the worst I've seen. Is he defense leaving a lot to be desired? Yeah, but it is not because of lacking effort.
Nonetheless, give the guy a break. He's scoring at a PRO level and, once he stops shooting so many midrange shots, his efficiency will skyrocket too.