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I think the issue is if you start him and you lose a ton of games, that's not going to do anything for his value as he will still be seen as he is currently seen by a lot of people, a good stats/bad team player? Like what are the odds he has a better statistical season, at least in terms of efficiency, than last year?
If he's the 6th man and excels in that role then teams may see his value being higher? Any playoff team who trades for him is going to be putting him as their 6th man, I would assume. Maybe the Spurs really exceed expectations to a wild degree and they decide they want to add Sexton? I struggle to think of a playoff team who would view Sexton as their starting PG, maybe the Magic? But every podcast I listen to they talk about how Orlando purposefully didnt pursue a PG because they really want the ball in Paoloa/Franz's hands.
At least that's the only spin I can really think of, but the same can be said for Clarkson as a starter vs bench role, so idk.
If he fails as a starter, the result will be teams thinking he's a 6th man. In other words, you are guaranteeing the negative scenario for the Jazz without giving yourself the chance of having the positive which is that he continues to prove himself as a starter or more. He played extremely well as a starter, but one of the main reasons his trade value is still not amazing is because he hasn't done it for a full season. I think continuing his play will go a long way in terms of proving it wasn't a fluke and make more teams believe.
Maybe teams will simply never believe in Sexton as a starter, but playing him as a starter will not make them think less of him as a 6th man. I don't think playing him as a 6th man does anything for his value except guaranteeing it won't increase.
Personally, I've gone back and forth on Sexton. I can see the rationale for being high and low on him....but if he's here, you've at least got to give him the chance. Keeping him here and solidifying the low end outcome just isn't good management IMO.
I mostly agree with you here.
I'm high on Sexton. I wish he was a more cerebral defender, because unlike most, I believe in him as a lead guard, especially with an offense formed around drive/kick with Lauri.
I wish we had more buzz around OTA's. I know most of the team is in Utah. Who is looking good? I'm dying for any kind of hype.
He's a flawed player and I certainly have my doubts....but there's a chance he's so good on offense the other stuff doesn't matter much. There are a lot of tiny guards out there with similar flaws, but the offense they provide still makes them super valuable players. Sexton was honestly playing at that level for a good chunk of last season. As somewhat of a skeptic, the only way for me to become a full believer would be to see him continue to do it as a starter in big minutes. I think it's logical for potential buyers to feel the same way. I hope he gets that chance. If not, I feel as thought it's a waste to have him here.
This is especially true given the opportunity cost. It's like we have a crazy log jam. Starting Clarkson or Williams+Hendricks instead of Sexton shows such little belief in him....That is what could actually tear down his trade value.
Start Key, Sexton, Lauri, and Kessler. Pick one of Hendricks/Williams, whoever earns it in camp. That's how things should go.
Sure but pushing too much on his plate doesnt necessarily lead to the best development curve.
I agree, but not sure how the Front Office/Will Hardy feel about it.
The one major drawback to our current position is that we are not really able to be super patient with development. We won't have enough roster spots for all of our incoming picks and so we need to know who are keepers and who are not. I assume that Lauri isn't going to be eternally patient either, and so sooner than later we need to know who matches his timeline.
But if we push too much on a guy (Key or whoever) there is a high chance he will look bad just because of the waters being too deep.
What do you do then? Pay him or give up?
There is probably a balance we'll have to figure out. This is one of the consequences of picking almost entirely from the 19 year old pool of prospects while we have Lauri in his prime.
The good news is that Key is likely going to play major minutes with Lauri and Sexton, so he won't have to be the entire offense like he was for stretches of the season last year. I think we should get a pretty good look at him.
We also don't need to make a decision on him after next year, but probably the year after that. I do think we'll need to make some decisions on Kessler and at least one of our second year guys though.
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I do love the idea of having Sexton around with all the young guys if nothing else for his work ethic to rub off.
Coach Ellis
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Love Sexton - would love to see him stay this year.
Sexton/Collier
Keyonte/Clarkson
Williams/Hendricks
Markkanen/Filipowski
Kessler/Collins
Sprinkle some minutes in there for Mills, Juzang, Sensabaugh, Svi and Eubanks
Make trades (JCx2, Svi, Eubanks) as available. I’d enjoy this team regardless of immediate on court success.