Posted by GKFv2:
Mardy Collins? C'mon man. There's guys in the league who just have it and some who don't. Mardy Collins isn't an NBA player.
Oh yeah? Go ask Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski who back in 2006 compared Mardy to Walt Frazier. Krzyzewski: "He's a smooth player & one of the better players we've played against in the last couple years. We put good pressure on the ball and thought we might be able to wear him out. He didn't get worn out. He was just there all the time. He's a really, really good player - and I've seen good players... He's going to be a hell of a player for a long time." We're talking coach K here man. That's quite an honor.
Also in '06 he severely outdueled Chris Paul in a game Temple had against Wake Forest. A game Temple untimately lost but not because of Collins. In that game Collins had 25 points and 7 steals while holding Paul to only 9 points. After that game Temple coach John Chaney stated, "he outclassed and outplayed him, there's no question about it."
Again, Collins can help a team in a great number of areas. He's a very rare NBA player in terms of what he brings to the table. Very unique and hard to compare to anyone else. With regular time in some team's rotation he'll prove he's worth his weight in gold. I just hope it's with us. To say he's not an NBA player is just plain rediculous.
