If you take out those two games against the Nets where Kyrie was guarding him, the evidence that improved during crunch time and responded positively to pressure is really, really wanting. There were plenty of misses and turnovers with him taking the last four or five shots. He really struggled to adjust after the league started keying on him in the closing minutes. He was unable to make the opposing team pay for doubling him or crowding the paint. It's not like there's a huge sample size as we weren't in a lot of close games with him as the lead guard, but removing those two Brooklyn games from his *crunch time* numbers paints a very different picture of Sexton as a clutch player.
Anyway, if he signs on as a sixth man, I have absolutely no problem with him playing an instant offense, hero ball role off the bench. His best games last year, again in a limited sample size, were not when he was trying to fit in as starter and a more complicated offense, but when Sexton got to be Sexton and just feast against bench units. Make sure K. Love gets his touches so we don't have to go through all that again, but other than that, shoot away. If he eventually gives you more than that, great. But if he excels in that role alone, I'd forgive the Cavs for paying a little extra for it.
My chief concern is having those types of conversations before making the offer because I really want everyone's expectations to match up before the Cavs obligate themselves to a long-term deal.
