Haha I've thought the same thing. You can see it in their body language. They get all jiggy like they think they are going to school this skinny white kid. No one stops NBA players from scoring most of the time, but Zach more often than not holds his own quite well for a 20 year old rookie.
I'm fully on the ZC bandwagon, but I think it's a bit premature to start the "Collins for President" chant.
One thing about Zach that I wonder about is his weight. But not in the way that most have mentioned. I wonder if as his body develops and fills out if it will actually hinder him and take away some of his speed and agility. I think it will be a really balancing challenge to develop him the right way. But I love his potential and attitude.
I'm a big Collins fan (have been from the beginning), but there is NO WAY we will ever be running plays through him & letting him run the O. He has glimpses of being a good passer, but they are too far and few between. Right now, passing is largest flaw. I think he'll become adequate, but never excellent at passing.
I agree. He seems to do really well as a taller version of AK47. He might be effective as Nurk 2.0, but that's not really where the league is heading. It's just hard to think of guys as tall as Collins who maintained his level of agility and speed over their career. Kevin Garnett... Actually, Kevin Garnett without the elite offensive game or rebounding ain't a bad model for him. KG was a DPOY candidate for a long time with his same body type and defensive skill set.
This is a post from tester, but when I scroll down to Scalma’s response to it, it shows it was originally my post. S2 is officially broken.
Shh! Don’t say that too loud. Sly told Denny the place needed to be “fixed” and look what happened to him.
He's pretty good. Just so solid. Great BBIQ and instincts. Easy to like. Solid starter is the baseline for him.
Nope. He's just now starting to show what some of us saw in him in college. It's just more people are noticing now
I kind of chuckle at Gonzaga players and how certain posters here overrate them, but Zach is the real deal. In bright lights, he plays hard hard hard. He's already at Joel Freeland's ceiling, and will only get better.
He’s going to be an LA who plays both ways with a mean streak. He will be Portlands second best player by 2020. He’s evolving quickly, just wait till he fills out a bit and gets stronger. The fact that his best friend on the team is ED and he looks at him as a mentor tells you all you need to know about his work ethic.
