Shot form looking better, left hand touch looks nice, and I love those back cut passes!
Like the way he has filled out his frame. He came in about as skinny Chet and Wendy but now looks like the perfect blend of strength while still being mobile. Hopefully he’s a bit more durable from now one!
i was disappointed when the Spurs eventually had to trade Poeltl. Moving from Poeltl to Collins hasn’t been so bad
Paying a guy who can’t score outside 7 ft $20 mil just isn’t practical in this era. We moved on from him at the perfect time.
agreed. He isn’t the Spurs-y guy Pops likes on his roster
got him traded at a good market value. let’s see if the late round draft assets pay off
I forgot that he existed (do do do-do doot doot doot do)
perfect non-all star big next to wemby, the jumbo lineup works very well if he can shoot like he’s been shooting recently.
He’s improved a lot since he signed here. We love him.
he doesn’t shoot the long ball at a high volume, but was very surprised to learn his 3PT% is north of 35% since his rookie season. And 37% last yesr.
what really stood out from this clip was actually his passing. He has a great feel for passing based mainly on his defenders eyes/positioning vs based on if he can fit a pass in/actually make a pass of that nature. All his dimes here had the defender completely looking away from the ball and thus making usual angles that would be practically an easy steal an easy assist instead as the defender is really just a blind obstacle at that point. I think his role in this team as a high post, low post Divac/Peja hybrid will do wonders for a young team like this where developing ball movement and chemistry is critical during this stage of the development process. Bro just made of glass but hopefully he stays healthy…
The Blazers are a bunch of idiots.
Tons of people made fun of the spurs for giving Zach Collins this contract, he was a huge injury risk. He had played 11 games in the previous two seasons
Setting the O/U on games Collins plays this season at 14.5.
Really hoping it’s the over because he’s really fun to watch.
He played 63 last year
I’m afraid to inform you all that the Zach Collins experiment has worked.
The headband really unlocked him
I hope he stays healthy.
As a zags fan he looks way more polished than ever. He really improved especially on his IQ, shooting motion, passing and aggressiveness. Pop is a good coach for big men
holy shit jeff green is bald
Shush shush I don’t want people in my fantasy draft to get ideas
We need to keep him hidden
Hope he can stay healthy, love the way this guy plays. Reminds me a little bit of josh mcroberts in these highlights.
Always been a skilled big man, always had solid passing feel and always been mobile. What is taking his game to another level, beyond thankfully being healthy now, is the fact he’s extended his range and he’s gotten stronger. He holds his position down low far better than he had in the past defensively, rebounding better as a result, and his three ball has gone from a theoretical to a reality. He could hit the midrange but not the 3. It was coming in with the Blazers and then he had the shoulder injury and it took him time to rediscover the shot.
With the 3 ball, he now has the gravity and the respect from the outside that opens up his passing skill. He’s always had a solid post game and the extra strength makes him a better force there and as a finisher. He’s an awesome fit with Wemby. Few teams have a 4/5 combo as mobile, as skilled, as versatile.
Zach Collins has always been a competent big man, his inability to stay healthy has been what has held back his career.
He plays a very tough and physical style of basketball, he’s definitely one of those hate him when he plays against your team, love him when he’s on your team kind of guys.
I hope he does well with the Spurs.
Watching his interview, he’s pretty cool. Fun to root for him.
Between the sheer frustration of dealing with wemby on top of sochan and Collins playing the spurs is going to be a massive pain in the ass.
Sochan and Collins are gonna piss a lot of fans off but I’m looking forward to it haha
He got a lot of hate from Warriors fans for chirping but I didn’t mind it. He was a guy I wanted the Warriors to take a shot on as a injury reclamation upside play. He does a lot of this the Warriors value from their bigs.
been thinkin this but bro is just big tyler herro