GAME 9: PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS

Coming off his huge 7 point performance, Collins was looking to get on a major roll to lead his team to greatness. In rare instances a single player will carry his team to victory after victory. The New Jersey crowd looked to their newborn superstar PF to take on the role of leader for his team. The only thing that stood in his way was a rejuvenated Zach Randolph. After a waging war between the two Collins ended up on the short end of a thrilling 86-68 contest.

The final line: 17 minutes 5 rebounds 1 assist 2 turnovers 1 steal 4 fouls 1 point

Jason Collins had a very disappointing follow up performance to his career night. Randolph wound up out rebounding him 16-5 in the contest. It was also the fifth time all season that Collins had failed to make a field goal. To be fair, after busting out for 7 points the previous, Collins was probably physically and emotionally drained. It was also the Nets first back-to-back games all season, and Collins seems to have the stamina equal to that of elderly woman. Collins will get a much needed day of rest before the team travels to Seattle.

GAME 8: INDIANA PACERS

Once in awhile a single game performance lives on in the history of sports forever. Wilt Chamberlin's 100, Kobe Bryant's 81, Jason Collins' 7. When they entered the Conseco Fieldhouse Friday night, the fans had no idea that they were about to witness a historic event. Collins was a dominant force as he exploded for his season high 7 points. It was the first time since opening night that Collins had more points than fouls.

The final line: 28 minutes 6 rebounds 2 assists 1 turnover 3 fouls 7 points

Collins going for 7 and 6 showed that he might just be the most dominant player ever to play PF for the Nets. In the midst of he breakout performance, Collins had a season high 5 free throw attempts. Apparently the Pacers did not get the memo saying there's no reason to foul Collins, he can't hit a layup anyway. Twin is still -10 in the point to foul breakdown. In their next game Collins goes up against budding start Zach Randolph in a possible preview of the starting PFs in the All-Star Game.

GAME 7: MILWAUKEE BUCKS

In my last column I said that Collins played the Bucks the first game of the season and scored a season high total. However, I meant the previous season when he opened up the season with an amazing double digit performance. Speaking of double digits, Collins hasn't cracked the historic 10 point plateau in 79 games coming into his contest withe the Bucks. It's not that surprising considering Collins doesn't start. Oh wait, he does so I guess it is pathetic. Looking to break that streak Collins tossed in this effort:

The final line: 31 minutes 5 rebounds 3 assists 3 turnovers 1 steal 5 fouls 4 points

It was the sixth straight game Collins had more fouls than points. Considering you are only allowed 6 fouls a game and Collins has never fouled out, that isn't very good. However Collins has established a new career high in assists per game with a steady 1.4. I'm sure he has an uncountable amount of screens and good plays on help defense that can justify his starting role. On Friday, Jason Collins will take on the Indiana Pacers as he hopes to score more than he fouls.

GAME 6: SEATTLE SUPERSONICS

A couple notes before we get into the latest Collins adventure. As it is been reported, Jason and Jarron Collins were teammates at the University of Stanford. This year the team once again has freshman twin big men known as the Lopezs. No matter how unproductive they are, it's a good bet one will always have a job on Rod Thorn's Nets.

Meanwhile, Collins was out in Seattle to battle the Sonics. Twin was going up against Chris Wilcox. Interestingly enough, Thorn also loves Wilcox and has tried to replace Collins with him several times in failed trades. Wilcox manhandled Collins for 22 points. Collins was a different story.

The final line: 19 minutes 5 rebounds 2 assists 4 fouls 1 point

Notice in that line Collins does not have a block. In the picture above the capion reads "New Jersey Nets' Jason Collins, right, blocks a shot by Seattle Supersonics' Chris Wilcox during second quarter." However as the box score shows, Collins had no block. This is part of the major conspiracy in the NBA to make Collins seem good. Jason takes his 24 foul to 11 point ratio into Milwaukee for their next game. It should be a promising game, considering Collins scorched the Bucks for a season high 6 points on opening night.

GAME 5: WASHINGTON WIZARDS

It was a sad night in Washington. The streak ended as Jason Collins actually scored a basket against the Washington Wizards. Collins was off to a slow start this season, but he busted out for 2 points against the Wizards. It's been awhile since he scored and one cannot expect him to bounce back in their next game against Seattle considering he most likely celebrated all night long.

His final line: 17 minutes 3 rebounds 1 turnover 1 block 4 fouls 2 points

In addition to ending that famed scoreless streak, Collins also had his first block of the season. He's now garnering some defensive player of the year discussion within New Jersey. It was the fourth consecutive game Collins had less points than fouls, and he now has a 2:1 foul to point ratio. If like hockey with penalty minutes, fouls counted for fantasy basketball, Collins would be a legend.

GAME 4: MIAMI HEAT

Coming off their epic battle last Friday, Jason Collins faced off against Shaq once again. For one of the few times in his life, Collins kept Shaq in check holding him to 13 points before O'Neal fouled out. The Nets had a clear strategy entering their game against Miami. Don't let Jason Collins shoot. The plan worked to perfection, but the Nets still fell short.

The final line: 24 minutes 0 shots 6 rebounds 1 assist 1 turnover 3 fouls 0 points

It actually was a very impressive game for Collins standards. He only had 3 fouls against Shaq, and he was able to pull down 6 boards. These type of numbers may not be seen again for years. In addition to those stats, Collins has an impressive streak going. He hasn't score in his last 75 minutes of game action, and he hasn't scored from the field in the last 88 minutes. Collins will look to continue his Joe DiMaggio like streak Sunday in Washington.

GAME 3: UTAH JAZZ

The crowd was full of anticipation for the big matchup. There are several great matchups between siblings in sports. Tiki and Ronde Barber, Peyton and Eli Manning, and Jason and Jarron Collins. The twins were once teammates at Stanford University, and twice a season they go head to head. Jarron has been a member of the Jazz since he was drafted and plays off the bench. Despite having equal talent, Jason starts for the Nets every game. The Nets won the game, but who won the war. The final lines:

Jarron: 7 minutes 0 shots 1 rebound

Jason: 25 minutes 5 rebounds 3 assists 1 steal 3 fouls 0 points

As the box score is considered, there is only evidence that Jarron touched the ball once. Jason decided to go nuts with 3 assists and a steal, but he still couldn't find his shooters touch. Hopefully, Nets executives will realize that you can get the same production out of a Collins playing him 7 minutes off the bench, as you can starting him every game. Next up for Jason is a rematch with his rival Shaq on Friday.

GAME 2: MIAMI HEAT

When Collins was a first a member of the Nets it was the year they were battling the Lakers for the NBA title. The Nets claimed that Collins was the answer to Shaq, and he would go in there and basically just foul him 6 times. Since that series that has been a sort of one-sided rivalry between the two stars of their sport. While Shaq is going into the hall of fame, all indications from the Nets are Collins will be right beside him.

Last night the Nets came up short against Miami. Part of the reason (like always) was Jason Collins. Shaq toyed with him all night on route to a vintage 21 point 9 rebound night. Collins also had once of his typical nights.

The line: 30 minutes, 0-2 from the field, 2-4 from the line, 2 rebounds, 1 turnover, 5 fouls, 2 points

The five fouls were expected considering he's had at least 5 fouls against Shaq 10 of their last 11 contests. Collins was devastated to see his quest for a perfect shooting percentage end, but he focused his game on other areas by only turning the ball over once. Turning it over once can be easy though when you don't the rock often. What gets the average fan angry is seeing that Collins played 30 minutes and had 2 points. Pretty much any screwup off the street could put up similar numbers. Up next is a battle against his twin Jarron Collins and Utah on Wednesday.

GAME 1: TORONTO RAPTORS

Since this is my first post, I figured I'd give you some background on Jason Collins. In my opinion, Collins is clearly the worst starter in the NBA. He's been starting for the Nets since 2002, and typically, he likes to foul out, not score, and turn the ball over. There's a myth throughout the NBA that he is really good at help defense, but I have never seen any evidence of this. The Nets went as far as to claim that Collins deserved the 2005-2006 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Last year Collins managed to post double figures twice all season, both coming in the season's first month. On 27 occasions he had more fouls than points last year. Also twice during the 2005-2006 season he had the legendary 6 foul 0 point performance. In the final game of the season last year, Collins decided to show everyone his hidden range by going 2 for 5 on three pointers. However, these came against the Knicks, and therefore there may one day be an asterisk next to the game.

Two offseasons ago the Nets tried to replace Jason Collins with Shareef Abdur-Rahim, but then they made up some story that Abdur-Rahim had a bum knee so they could keep starting Collins. He has a twin brother, Jarron Collins, who also plays in the NBA and is equally as talented, but never plays. Jason's nickname is Twin, he graduated Stanford with a degree in communications, and his favorite movie is The Usual Suspects.

Game 1: It was a typical performance for Collins.

The final line: 17 minutes 4 rebounds 1 assist 3 turnovers 5 fouls 6 points

In a shocking turn of events, Collins went 2-2 from the field and 2-2 from the line. Despite having the hot hand all night, the Nets tried to make sure Collins didn't get many more touches. The 1 assist was most likely some sort of mistake he made. Collins played sparingly in the second half after falling into foul trouble early (I'll copy this sentence so I can save time by pasting it into every article I write). The Nets travel to Miami on Friday where Collins will continue his quest to become the first player ever to shoot 100% for a season.