Cleveland Cavaliers rookie point guard Collin Sexton was trending downward for a couple months, but has now rebounded from his downward trend.
Collin Sexton’s play in the months of December and January were not good. As each month passed Sexton appeared to struggle more and more. Now as the Cleveland Cavaliers head into the All-Star Break, Collin Sexton appears to have rebounded and playing at a much higher level.
In six games in February Collin Sexton is averaging 21.2 points per game. This is on a much improved 41.4 percent from the field, 42.4 percent from deep and 85 percent from the charity stripe. Sexton’s improvement also comes with an increased volume of shots made. Often times an improved percentage is a result of less volume, but this is not the case. Sexton is taking and making more shots in February than any other month. Averaging eight makes on 19.3 shot attempts per game. This includes making 2.3 three-pointers on 5.5 attempts per game.
Collin Sexton is even improving in non-scoring categories. During this recent run, Collin Sexton is averaging 3.5 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game. Both of these are are the highest rate of any month of his career thus far. Sexton also averaged 3.7 rebounds during the month of December. The next highest assist rate was in January with 3.1.
The improvement from Collin Sexton shows a potentially bright future
The ability to rebound from poor performances is one of the more overlooked aspects in sports. Collin Sexton went through a lot of poor performances and finally appears to have rebounded. Rather than continuing a downward spiral, Sexton has been able to bounce back and play at a level that more accurately portrays his talent.
While the Cleveland Cavaliers have only come out victorious in one of the contests, having a rookie point guard in Sexton that has displayed the ability to be a productive starter in the league is a bright spot. It is about the long game for Cleveland and not the immediate results in the standings. As long as Collin Sexton can continue his upward trend, the Cavaliers may have a piece to build around for the future.
