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We tend to think about what our players can do for the team. We want to maximize the team... but for Collin if he proves he is a starter quality guy and then you move him to the bench how happy is he going to be long term. We may not care but he will... starting or coming off the bench changes how a player is viewed and valued. Its hard to put the toothpaste back in the tube.Yeah....but how horrifying would it be if he proves to be a starting level player and we have a starting level player as our 6th man?
I've never been the biggest Sexton fan, and for the most part I think he is who he is. He is a solid 6th man type who provides a scoring punch. But he's only just turned 24 and he may not be a finished product. I don't see issue with giving him that chance to develop, in fact, I think it's something we should prioritize with the remainder of the season. He played well for 10 games and so did the rest of the team with him, lets see if he can do it for another 32 games to better know what we have.
Not sure what he would do about it... we have a long term deal and he will likely still perform but his ego would likely need some massaging. Like after the year JC has had do we think he'd accept a bench role for us next year? He might take that somewhere else but there is an real ego hit... does he turn into a tyrant? Probably not... could we have a John Collins type general unhappiness? That's the downside risk... it might be present already but making him a starter now might speed up that confrontation.