Feb 2010
Darren Collison Making Most of Paul's Injury
02/07/10 20:44 Filed in: NBA | College
Basketball
Speaking of New Orleans,...
Darren Collison stayed at UCLA for the full four years, and completed a career as one of the top point guards in a Bruin history already replete with names like Walt Hazzard, Michael Warren, Baron Davis, Ty Edney, Pooh Richardson, and an almost endless list of others. When his college career came to an end, he was still a solid draft pick and was rewarded with a million dollar NBA contract. The bad news was that he was drafted by the New Orleans Hornets who already had a guy named Chris Paul at the point, and it appeared that Collison would be little more than a caddy for quite a while.
But, Paul has not been healthy, and a few days ago went out for one to two months with knee surgery. In steps Darren Collison, and in five games since taking over as the starter, he has compiled a 16.6 points-per-game average and has passed off for more than ten assists per game.
He's got a great chance to excel now, and show the rest of the league that he has the talent to be an NBA starter a point guard.
Darren Collison stayed at UCLA for the full four years, and completed a career as one of the top point guards in a Bruin history already replete with names like Walt Hazzard, Michael Warren, Baron Davis, Ty Edney, Pooh Richardson, and an almost endless list of others. When his college career came to an end, he was still a solid draft pick and was rewarded with a million dollar NBA contract. The bad news was that he was drafted by the New Orleans Hornets who already had a guy named Chris Paul at the point, and it appeared that Collison would be little more than a caddy for quite a while.
But, Paul has not been healthy, and a few days ago went out for one to two months with knee surgery. In steps Darren Collison, and in five games since taking over as the starter, he has compiled a 16.6 points-per-game average and has passed off for more than ten assists per game.
He's got a great chance to excel now, and show the rest of the league that he has the talent to be an NBA starter a point guard.
theHoundDawg
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Bruins Scared Straight by Loss to brain surgeons, Win 4 of Last 5
02/04/10 23:50 Filed in: College
Basketball
Since the debacle of January 16, the Bruins have been
a different team. I guess the embarrassment of the
21-point loss to the brain surgeons scared them
straight. That, and the outstanding play of senior
Michael Roll, the improved play of senior Nikola
Dragovic, and the fabulous, continual development of
super-talented freshmen Tyler Honeycutt and Reeves
Nelson, have pulled the Bruins into a first place tie
in the Pac-12, uh, excuse me Mario, Pac-10.
Of course, a big part of the turnaround has been the zone defense instituted by Coach Howland, though tonight the stellar defense during a key 9-0 run was with Howland's preferred (and the Bruin traditional) man-to-man.
Don't get me wrong, this is not a final four team, and maybe still not even a tournament team, but stellar defense which was so lacking for much of the season, improved free-throw shooting, and reduced turnovers could mean that this season that looked so ominous and started so horribly, may not turn out so bad after all.
Of course, a big part of the turnaround has been the zone defense instituted by Coach Howland, though tonight the stellar defense during a key 9-0 run was with Howland's preferred (and the Bruin traditional) man-to-man.
Don't get me wrong, this is not a final four team, and maybe still not even a tournament team, but stellar defense which was so lacking for much of the season, improved free-throw shooting, and reduced turnovers could mean that this season that looked so ominous and started so horribly, may not turn out so bad after all.
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theHoundDawg
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