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I disagree with the take that Collin is one dimensional. He is an elite scorer, but he has other skills. Hi defensive numbers are bad, but so is the rest of the team, except for Stevens and Thomas. Against other high octane guards, he has done well defensively. He is relentless, plays high minutes without bitching about it.I appreciate your take and I have no agenda except seeing a team I’ve followed 51 years succeed. When I say one dimensional I’m talking about a more than just a scorer. I really like the kid was happy we drafted him just not at a Max deal.
I think there is a part of our community that simply believes Sexton is too short/small to be a real all star. They have history on their side because there are damn few his size that get there. Detroit ran a short back court during their best years (Thomas, Dumars), but often we see guards like sexton become pretty OK but not winning players or sixth man microwave options. The (Ben and Eric) Gordons are in my opinion Sexton's most likely career path. But Sexton is still getting better, and in my mind he has more team leadership in him and will to win than either of those guys, which is exactly what I saw in the Thomas and Dumars pair. The comparison to Rose is not entirely wrong either. I think Healthy Rose is more Collins ceiling. Sexton is a better three point shooter and appears to be more durable. If he improves again next year, then Rose is a good parallel.
I think he gets a max deal from someone, and I think that is probably us. He is well fitted to a Cleveland market, with his never say die attitude. Is he the best Max deal ever? No. But I think its not a terrible decision for us.
As for Allen, that may be a different story. Hartenstein has a shot to beat him out at Center, because he defends better and passes better. But Hart will have to clean up the turnovers and fouls. The Cavs have demonstrated that they can acquire functional big men for a song, so if Allen's attitude does not match Sextons, we dont max him.
Garland we have a bit to chew on it. This year he showed us that the front office was not crazy to pick him. Can he sustain that growth and remain healthy? He also needs to find some heart defensively. While his numbers are not all that different from Sexton, his attitude on the floor is not competitve. I went to only one game this year so, small sample. But I saw them pick on Garland all night long, and he just gave it up.