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.