really like sexton and tht is warming on me. sexton has just been really good and he plays hard, tough, and aggressive. hard not to like guys like that. tht is who he is, i've come to accept that he just can't shoot and probably never will, but i'm appreciating his plus defense and for now, that's okay. despite the fact he takes terrible shots and can't even make most of his open ones, he doesn't kill the team when he's out there so i can live with it.
I'm not putting JC playing better/worse on Sexton. I'm saying that with Sexton he's reverting back to looking for his own shot more.
That was true in the 1990s, and I think before that.
This is just semantics. When we use “pure PG” or “facilitating PG”, we obviously mean a playmaking point guard. The same goes when we say “We don’t’ have a (real) PG on our team.” We know what it means.
damn sexton what have you done! lol
so many? can you point to more than one?
Yeah it has been common for a long time. I was listed as a guard-forward in high school and I played most of my minutes at PG and secondarily at one of the forward positions. So I guess I was a point forward, but really more of a big combo guard, at least for a basic high school team. But that was how it was listed, guard-forward.
Yes, its valid but only to describe a stereotype or a mold that you dont necessarily need to have. People discuss it like its a mandatory position or a responsibility on the court that you must have filled at all times.
THT has been fun to watch as well. He just turned 22 and is learning the ropes. He could be a force when he is 26-28 years old.
I was listening to Sirius recently and the analysts made the point that guys like Sexton, THT, Kessler, etc were brought in for Coach Hardy and his staff to develop and to set a culture as a 1st year coach. Ainge obviously shipped out guys he may have perceived as bad apples (ie Beverley).
True. But those terms are nonetheless useful in basketball talk when describing a playing style of a player.
Yup. This.
I think JC's extension is kinda set in stone. It would be adding two more years after the player option at 20% raises. So an additional 2 years and 35.5M in total. Essentially he sticks around for 3/50M after this year. Its the most we can offer and I think its likely about as well as he'd do.
Sexton’s numbers are actually better than both Mike’s and JC’s. I just don’t get the hate.
I get that some aren't with his play style. He's a blunt force object. I think his penetration and threat of scoring at the goal has helped in some ways that Conley can't help anymore. Mike is also a maestro and you can play some beautiful basketball with him out there. It's not an either or when Mike gets back... but I can see why some aren't all in on the Collin Sexton experience.
