GAME 12: PHOENX SUNS

With his efforts in his last game against the Portland Trailblazers, Jason Collins did something he only did once all of last season. The remarkable feat that he accomplished was having an asisst in six straight games. Let's take a moment to look at the impact of this streak. Since he only has accomplished this once before in the previous season, the question arises what is he actually doing with the ball? He's clearly not shooting as shown by his point totals. Now we see he's clearly not getting assists. This leaves us with four possibilties. 1)He rarely tocuhes the ball. 2)He only touches the ball in meaningless points of the game, such as when other players are trying to get down court. 3)He is committing turnovers whenever he gets the ball. 4)He's committing offensive fouls whenever he gets the ball. It is clearly a situation worth looking into, and answers will be had. As for his game with Phoenix, it went something like this.

The final line: 25 minutes 4 rebounds 2 turnovers 1 block 4 fouls 2 points

Collins failed to extend that impressive streak to 7 games. He only played 25 minutes, so he probably did not have enough time to accidentally throw it to an open teammate. It was the ninth time in 12 games that Collins failed to score more than he fouled. Basically, he's just taking up space so far this season. It's one of those rare situations where a team would benefit from playing 4 on 5. Next up is the Los Angeles Lakers as the Nets continue their west coast swing.