Collin Sexton | The Young Bull

[foucault87]

I really do think Collin Sexton has the potential to be an elite on ball defender and with time become serviceable off-ball as well. Off-ball D is instinct for some, but you can learn it too and I am sure Collin will with his work ethic. He has the physical tools to be an elite point of attack defender like Jrue Holiday or Eric Bledsoe. Developing those skills might be as much a swing skill for him as improving his court vision.

 

[saymac]

just turn 22 everyone wants him to be great it take time in the nba give the kid a break also refs do not give us any breaks.

 

["MVP"]

Awful timing for that Schmitz piece to come out. But player development is rarely linear in the NBA. It feels like Sexton took three steps forward then two steps back this season. Patience is key with a young team, and the lack of off-season moves signaled the plan was always for this to be a development year despite the early success.

Someone mentioned that Sexton may be playing injured right now. Certainly seems that way. I hope they take the cautious approach, if so, and give him some time off to recover.

 

[Cavatt]

He said they had a good practice today and got back to themselves. Let's hope so.

 

[kidduck]

But are they Dr Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?

 

[ansatsusha80]

The three keys to Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton's NBA leap

https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/30902636/the-three-keys-collin-sexton-nba-leap

Great video.

I wish they talk about his defense....

 

[BigZ94]

Great video.

I wish they talk about his defense....

Cavs media is worse then Soviet propaganda when it comes to criticizing the team

 

[weepinwillow]

Cavs media is worse then Soviet propaganda when it comes to criticizing the team

Dan gets you fired if you are too negative.

Collin was having such a solid start, I think injuries to teammates really messed with him. Made him stop trusting the weakside pass (which took 2 seasons to get him close to on-board with). His concept of defense seems pinned on digging in one on one.. which, while commendable, is only a fraction of what you need to be a good defender.

 

[Ozone]

Dan gets you fired if you are too negative.

Collin was having such a solid start, I think injuries to teammates really messed with him. Made him stop trusting the weakside pass (which took 2 seasons to get him close to on-board with). His concept of defense seems pinned on digging in one on one.. which, while commendable, is only a fraction of what you need to be a good defender.

yeah there is a rapid chant he seems to be using this season and it's hilarious "hands in your face, & feet in your space b , cant touch this cant touch this cant touch this"

 

[ansatsusha80]

Cavs media is worse then Soviet propaganda when it comes to criticizing the team

The fans are worse...

 

[Futuredome]

The fans are worse...

and the media is a direct response to the fans. Sorta like how Russia still has fond memories of the Soviet "period" compared to other areas in the region. Rebuilding takes years, luck and some development. It sucks the Cavs suck. But we have to suck to stop sucking in the future.

 

[BodegaBayCav]

When thinking of Sexton and other tunnel vision scorers. I remember an article about Bill Bradley (who was the exact opposite of Sexton) and a quote. Thanks to the internet I found the long article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1965/01/23/a-sense-of-where-you-are

and the quote:
“When I was halfway down the court, I saw a man out of the corner of my eye who had on the same color shirt I did,” he said recently, explaining how he happened to fire a scoring pass while he was falling out of bounds. “A little later, when I threw the pass, I threw it to the spot where that man should have been if he had kept going and done his job. He was there. Two points.”

This is the most memorable article on basketball that I have ever read. I posted it thinking someone else might like it.

 

[ansatsusha80]

and the media is a direct response to the fans. Sorta like how Russia still has fond memories of the Soviet "period" compared to other areas in the region. Rebuilding takes years, luck and some development. It sucks the Cavs suck. But we have to suck to stop sucking in the future.

100%

I understand, the team needs to start winning games but people needs to understand that the current teams that's good to elite took awhile to be that way.The only exception is the Lakers and the Heat even then it took the Heat a few years after Lebron left to be a good team.

The Cavs is trying to build a culture while trying to get the right pieces in place yet fans are bitching and complaining about a young team losing. It's not like free agents wants to come to Cleveland,hell Lebron couldn't attract free agents to come here. The team gotta build through the draft and get the right pieces through trades while trying to win games without a superstar.

When thinking of Sexton and other tunnel vision scorers. I remember an article about Bill Bradley (who was the exact opposite of Sexton) and a quote. Thanks to the internet I found the long article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1965/01/23/a-sense-of-where-you-are

and the quote:
“When I was halfway down the court, I saw a man out of the corner of my eye who had on the same color shirt I did,” he said recently, explaining how he happened to fire a scoring pass while he was falling out of bounds. “A little later, when I threw the pass, I threw it to the spot where that man should have been if he had kept going and done his job. He was there. Two points.”

This is the most memorable article on basketball that I have ever read. I posted it thinking someone else might like it.

I don't think Sexton's so called tunnel vision is bad as it was in the past. Does he makes mistakes still..I agree but he has made an effort to pass the ball this season.

To me,people take Sexton's mistakes out of proportion. No matter,what he does people will never be satisfied by his play.

 

[BigZ94]

The fans are worse...

what I meant by that is no matter how bad we are our media won’t talk about it, they’ll try spin a positive out of us being the worst defensive and offensive team in the league

 

[Rich]

I don't feel like the book should be totally closed on him being point.

At least, I see nothing in his game right now that he lacks that Garland has.

He's finding Allen pretty regularly on the roll. He's looking for guys in the corners.

That 2nd unit crew he runs with Dotson next to him and McGee at C has looked, somehow, decent. Despite lacking NBA talent almost everywhere in that unit.

He doesn't look great when he's playing PG w/ Garland out there, but that's because Garland doesn't move w/o the ball.

The inverse is true, too.

When the two share the court its a very Kyrie-Dion type situation. One guy goes 1on1, the other stands 4 feet out from the line waiting for the ball so he can try to go 1on1.