A great weight has been removed from Jarron Collins' mind this season. True, that weight is now wrapped around his right leg, but that represents big progress. Collins has achieved a goal this season nearly as unthinkable as the Jazz's shock-the-world, 31-win-and-counting season: Still only 14 months removed from surgery to rebuild his right knee, the third-year center has suited up for every game, taken part in every practice, and worked toward total recovery every day. Without fail. "I'm just happy to be playing basketball again," said Collins, whose sophomore season with the Jazz was short-circuited in December 2002 when he landed on Elden Campbell's foot and tore all three knee ligaments. "Given where I was a year ago, learning to walk, learning to run -- forget run, learning to jog -- it's been a long road. I'm just so happy to be back." http://www2.sltrib.com/jazz/Main/Story.asp...2004&NUM=145021 Good article, and for those who don't know Jarron Collins received a season ending injury and he had an opertion on his knee. It took him a long time just to walk again. He's overcome it, and is now starting at Center for the Jazz.
