The Frozen Rope Podcast reacts to Collin Sexton's message to the Utah Jazz brass about his plan to "take over" the point guard position.
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00:00 Here's what Colin said via Tony Jones of The Athletic, quote, I want to show that I'm back and healthy and 100% every year for me is important.
00:09 So I don't put too much pressure on myself from that standpoint.
00:13 I'm my biggest critic, so I'm always going to have a lot of expectations for myself.
00:18 I've been watching a lot of film this summer.
00:21 I want to be able to try and take over the point guard role.
00:25 I want to show them the jazz that I can run the show.
00:28 I'm getting back into the groove of things.
00:30 I think this season is going to be fun, close quote.
00:33 So, Pat, I want your reaction to this overall.
00:35 But first things first, do you like his odds of being able to win over Will Hardy and company in terms of showing him that he can run the show?
00:44 I mean, you gotta love the quote, you know, you gotta, you know, it's a great quote, you know, put the team first, you know, makes it sound like that.
00:53 He's, you know, got a good head on his shoulders as far as what he needs to do moving forward.
00:58 I think last year when he did play, you know, he can score, but on offense, is he going to be a facilitator?
01:04 Is he going to be able to make the players around him better?
01:08 You know, things like that, and then defensively, what's he going to be on defense?
01:13 Because he's a below average defender.
01:15 But I think the big thing that's holding Colton, calling Sexton back from being the starter is, well, I mean, those are some things, but I don't think you can start Clarkson and Sexton at the same time.
01:26 I mean, you're talking about you got two players that are really fit to be the sixth man, you know, the high energy guy off the bench that can create his own offense and doesn't need other people's help to score.
01:36 I don't think you're going to start both of them.
01:39 I mean, I don't think you want like your guard combo coming off the bench, you know, if you were starting Sexton and Clarkson to be, you know, Horton and Dunn or, you know, whatever it is, you know, whatever it may be.
01:50 But it doesn't make a lot of sense.
01:52 But, you know, that being said, you know, who knows, maybe maybe he has looked a lot of film and, you know, I'm sure he'll get a shot at being the point guard.
02:01 But, yeah, with Clarkson there, I just can't see them going with that combo.