John Collins Hype & Appreciation Thread

[HermanG]

Collins has bought a house in Draper so it looks like he is here to stay. That also makes more sense now that we know Taylor Hendricks is still raw and will likely take a longer route to rotation/starting than we thought when this trade happened.

The super high flying dunks are gonna happen, but posting his 2022-23 highlights seems wrong as we have been told that he is gonna do a whole bunch of things here that he didnt really get to do in Atlanta. That being said, this short clip below might be a better representation of his future highlights.


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6ry1e159gio

 

[Agent#00]

i had high hopes for TH, in fact i thought he was nba ready. i was wrong and i will now stand in the corner for 5 minutes

 

[fishonjazz]

i had high hopes for TH, in fact i thought he was nba ready. i was wrong and i will now stand in the corner for 5 minutes

To be fair, this is what most teams are saying about their rookies.


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[NAOS_pt2]

TH gonna be fine. Glad we have Collins, regardless of the when’s and how’s of TH’s development.

 

[Ron Mexico]

MIP award is coming back to Utah again, thanks John.

 

[kabenac]

If Collins can have an offensive season similar to 2018-19 to 2021-22 while playing effective defense we'll be fine.

Having Dunn on the floor when Collins is out there is also a good idea. We need defenders when Collins is on the floor.

 

[HermanG]

i had high hopes for TH, in fact i thought he was nba ready. i was wrong and i will now stand in the corner for 5 minutes

No need imo.

I think its a bit sad how in internet behind acronyms its so freaking important who was right or wrong... but in real life we just enjoy discussions with other people. Debating whether X or Y was the right call is fun and all, but the experience turns sour the second we start listing who said X and who said Y.

I'm just here for the Jazz fandom and to debate, speculate and act like a hyperbolic optimist. Plus occasionally slap those who act like a Gradey.

 

[Elizah Huge]

As an advocate to the trade at last seasons trade deadline it feels very good to actually have him on the team. The craziest part is he was basically free and we got rid of Gay. Insane stuff.

 

[Udidthizz]

It's 2 years old, but it has to be posted:

 

[fishonjazz]

It's 2 years old, but it has to be posted:

Dang. He was way way up there. googling his vertical measurements........

37.5 max vertical. thought it would be better tbh. His length is poor in relation to his height.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

As an advocate to the trade at last seasons trade deadline it feels very good to actually have him on the team. The craziest part is he was basically free and we got rid of Gay. Insane stuff.

We always need to remember that one great thing about this deal is that we never have to watch Rudy Gay play basketball. We could have just cut him but the temptation to keep that expiring contract would have been there.

He's actually looked good. He is shooting with confidence and is doing some stuff with the ball I liked. When I watched him with the ball in Atlanta it would go poorly but I also think if you haven't touched the ball in 3-4 possessions sometimes you make selfish choices or are out of rhythm.

I'm more hopeful for him... we won't see 20/10 JC but if we see a better version of what we've seen the last couple years that will be a net gain. All the reports about him out of Atlanta were that he's a great teammate so he fits the culture. TH being further away than we hoped makes this a less tenuous situation as well.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Dang. He was way way up there. googling his vertical measurements........

37.5 max vertical. thought it would be better tbh. His length is poor in relation to his height.

Ther is also a difference between doing it in a draft measurements setting and functional athleticism. John is high on the functional side.