What Could We Expect From Jarron Collins?

by Wil Cantrell on Oct 21, 2009 8:28 PM MDT Comment 4 comments

Hello SLC, how are things?

It would appear the Suns are going to sign Jarron Collins as a replacement for the injured Robin Lopez. I was wondering what you can say about Collins.

Specifically:

Obviously the Suns have or will pick up Collins since Robin Lopez is out until November. I am making the assumption we are just looking for a Lopez replacement and not a 5 of the future....So, what can we expect on the defensive end? Think he can pick up 6-10 rebounds a game in say, 20-30 minutes (obviously an assumption of his playing time).

We know Collins is good citizen, but what about on the court? Can he mix it up with the big boys, can he clean the boards?

Why was he not resigned (or waived) by the Jazz?

Anything else you want to say about Collins? Is he better than his brother? Oivously in Phoenix we tend to go for the less talented brother (see Robin Lopez, Taylor Griffin), have we once again gone for the lesser of to atheletes?

Thanks and good luck this year!

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unlike most jazz fans

i’ve never had a problem with collins getting playing time, but that’s just me.

he was used minimally in the past three seasons and has never averaged more than 22 mpg in his career, so i’m not really sure what he’s capable of if given 30 mpg (i’d guess he’s good for at least 5 rpg). what you can expect from him: lots of fouls, drawing charges/flopping (two sides of the same coin), and physical defense.

he wasn’t re-signed by the jazz due to our luxury cap situation and overflowing roster, but jerry sloan has always really liked him, and he’s been a complete class act about his time in utah.

he and his brother are probably about the same skill-wise, with jarron being the better shooter and jason being a slightly better defender…but marginal differences at best. by the way, i find it hilarious that you could possibly be collecting all of the the lesser-known brothers of the nba onto one team :p

good luck to you guys too.

by moni on Oct 22, 2009 6:57 AM MDT reply actions

No bad....

He is a classy guy who will be a good presence in the locker room. He will work hard and do exactly as the coach tells him. He is not the most athletic big out there bt he is not slow either. He would make a decent replacement. Dont expect many points or bounds…..if he was given 30min a game I would guess he would be anywhere around 8-10pts 5-6reb….

"Its going to be a challenge, its going to feel like forever, and there will be difficulties. But we will emerge on the other side of it stronger than we were when we entered." ~ Sudden

by Matt_Grbac on Oct 22, 2009 7:35 AM MDT reply actions

Collins does exactly what the coach wants....

…because that is the only way he can get paid to play basketball. He’s the teacher’s pet because his alternative is posting his resume on Monster.com. He has two useful qualities as a basketball player – he is large, he follows coach’s orders. He also has a knack for drawing charges against Shaq (and Shaq only), so that’s good for two games this season that you’d lose whether or not you have Collins.

I’m fairly certain that Sloan owes the Collins family, as the Hoosier’s movie puts it, “somethin’ fierce,” because there is no other rational reason for him to have had playing time at all last year when we had Koufous and Fesenko, two equally large and compliant people, but with some spark of potential. (Okay, I exaggerate… I know they were not as compliant as collins, and didn’t know the offense as well… still, Collins was useless.)

Anyway, you get another twin from Stanford. Good luck with that. I’d rather have my neighbor Jeff on my team than Collins.

I'll make it coach.

by MTN on Oct 24, 2009 9:56 AM MDT reply actions

Jarron Reminds Me of Mark Durrant

Not sure if any of you remember Mark Durrant. He played forward for BYU back in the 90s. I went to school with him and he’s a really nice guy. Anyway, despite a relatively slight frame, he worked hard on the defensive end and had a decent mid-range jump shot—much like Jarron. The one thing I’ll always remember about Mark is that, in probably 90 percent of the games, he ended up with more fouls than points. I had BYU season tickets back then, and it got to the point where I actually looked forward to seeing this happen. I would jump to my feet and yell in mock disappointment any time Mark made a shot that gave him more than 5 points for the game.

I think you can expect similar results from Jarron: 10 minutes, 2-3 points, 2-3 rebounds, and 4-5 fouls.

"Three-pointer from the parking lot...YES! The Golden Griff!"

by Dr. Dunkenstein on Oct 27, 2009 8:41 AM MDT reply actions