Collier’s Future
- Thread starter David Hume
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Even when Keyonte had high number of assists, he never gave me the floor-general, game manager vibe and feel that exudes from Collier. He still has a ton to improve on(especially with his shot), but to me he looks like a potential starting PG... a good one at that.
Collier is a nice, rotational player on a playoff team. I'd expect the Jazz to keep him into his 2nd contract. He's got a nice combination of toughness, physicality, defense, playing with pace, and obviously vision and advanced timing on passes. He also rebounds above his weight class. I'm guessing the coaches really love him at this point.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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Key thing here is he’s a nice rotation player as a rookie. What’s he going to be in three years. It Boyles down to 1. Either he becomes a little better shooter though his mid range game game seems competent or 2. He learns to get to the line and becomes a much better finisher. But if he’s going to be an above level assist machine he’s more than just a rotation player.
He'll need to improve his deep shooting and effectiveness playing off the ball. Jazz are going to bring in other guards and wings who will play with the ball, and Collier will need to be able to draw a defender. Think Derrick White. He does show some touch from 10 - 15 feet, so that's encouraging.
One thing that does not get mentioned much is Collier's demeanor. He is very level-headed and confident. He does not get carried away and start showboating, he is cool under pressure and does not get easily upset by his own mistakes or the errors of his teammates. This is a very good quality for a point guard and any NBA player. The only other player on the Jazz who is like that is Flip, which I also like about him.
Jaanipoeg
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I mostly agree, but he did have a league-wide famous example of the opposite with Sexton in crunch time a bit ago with the 8 second violation. He did follow it up with a game winner, but he does seem like a very calm guy overall who can boil over pretty bad on certain situations