12-22-2022, 09:33 AM
(12-22-2022, 08:14 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: First game back, but John Collins goes 2-5 for 4 points and 7 rebounds. He has way too many of these type of performances (maybe not quite this low, but still). During their run, he was finding ways to impact games with defense, hitting a big shot, grabbing and important rebound, etc. He just hasn't done a lot of this since then.
25 million is a lot for 12 points and 7 rebounds. I am not a huge fan of Wood, but it is important to remember that Collins is a flawed player too. I probably like him better than Wood, but you need to factor in his contract as well.
So you want to judge a 25 year old player on a 25 game stretch rather than the previous four years (220 games), where he averaged 18/9 and shot 55/38/80?
At least do it right. Declining numbers from age 22 to 25 each year and two mediocre play-off runs 13/8.
Then a smart GM would say that there is no logical explanation for a player to go from 20/10 to 12/7 (from age 22 to 25) other than injuries or mental/team fit problems. I think we all know in which category Collins falls, in which you should be all over him at the right price.