"Scroll up and look again at the list of the top eight scorers in the NBA. With the exceptions of two multidimensional giants in Durant and Giannis, the other six are guards who get most of their offense out of the pick-and-roll. Sexton is the most extreme version of the trend that has taken over the league.
There are benefits to going all in on something that works most of the time.
Sexton is at the bottom of that list in assists, but he’s also at the bottom in turnovers (2.0). After all, it’s hard to turn the ball over when you don’t pass."
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Literally laughed out loud when I read that
Kind of misleading to put Trae Young in a level above Collin's 2020-21 start. Granted, there is a long way to go, but why exactly is Trae Young being thrown into the same conversation as Luka?
I mean, sure... he is averaging 9 assists a game which seems damn good until you take a glance at his horrendous 4.1 turnovers per game (the absolute worst in the league).
Their splits are hilariously one-sided.
Collin Sexton - 27.0 points on 53.4% FG, 50.0% 3PT, 77.3% FT
Trae Young - 24.0 points on 39.0% FG, 29.5% 3PT, 86.2% FT
Collin is a more lethal scorer than Trae Young right now and it isn't close.
Take Trae's dick out your mouth, Ringer. Small sample size, but Collin has been better by a fair margin.
Last night was awe-inspiring but the best sign of all for Collin is his effort defensively. He is getting a little tenacious out there. Not getting beaten off the dribble the way he once was, fighting through screens, getting his hands on the ball ... his transformation into a borderline All-Star has been extreme and only goes to highlight just the kind of gym rat he is.
Great signs all over this franchise right now. Really, really fun team.
The article isn't bad and some good points are addressed, but here again... how can an article seemingly focused on analytics (however simplistic) make a mistake like this:
His scoring gets the hype, but Sexton’s Cavaliers are primarily winning games with defense. Cleveland is dead last in the NBA on offense and no. 2 on defense this season. And even that much offensive success might be unsustainable. Sexton is an excellent shooter, but his Steph Curry–like percentages will probably regress. The next step for him will be getting to the line more often. Sexton doesn’t take a lot of free throws (4.9 per game) considering how much he shoots, and it would help him on nights when his jumper isn’t falling.
The Cavs are second-to-last in scoring offense 14 games into the season because their three best offensive players (Sexton, Garland, Love) have barely played together. Love has only played 2 games, but take him out of the equation. Even when *just* Garland and Sexton play together (6 games), the Cavs are averaging 111.4 points per game which would put them around 13th in the league.
So yeah... when you have a tiny sample size and a lot of it is taken up with guys who weren't even on the roster to start the season, the numbers can get a little deceiving.
There is nothing unsustainable about where the Cavs currently rank in offense, except that it will almost certainly improve drastically as guys get healthy. JFC
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