*Team/NBA
Leaderboard ranks are qualified players only.
*The
Floor Time section includes both qualified and unqualified players in rankings.
*Remember
to check the Glossary at the end of this entry for stat/abbreviation
explanations.
C
Jason Collins (3rd season with Hawks/11th
season overall)
Age:
33
Draft
History: 18th pick in 2001 by Houston
Acquired:
Signed as free agent September 2009
2012
Salary: $1.35 Million
2013
Contract Status: Free agent
2012
Regular Season Grade: D-
Grade
Explanation: Missed more than half of the games. Was
dominated by opposition. Almost always hurt more than helped team. Avoids “F” due
to minimum salary and decent defense.
Overall:
“Twin,” as Bob Rathbun calls Jason Collins, is essentially just a big body. He
returned this year for a minimum deal and delivered minimum (at best) value. He
was brought back almost entirely for 1 specific purpose: to matchup against
Dwight Howard in the playoffs. Due to injuries, however, the Hawks found
themselves in the highly undesirable position of having to start Collins at
various points in the year (including the playoffs!!!).
JC himself battled
injuries throughout the year, but he wound up playing in 30 of 66 games,
including 10 starts, and averaging 10.3 MPG. He shot just .400 from the floor,
just .467 at the FT line, and did not attempt a 3-pointer. Collins produced
just 1.3 P/G, 1.6 R/G, 0.3 A/G, 0.1 S/G, and 0.1 B/G with 0.3 TOV/G.
Collins is a mountain
of a man, standing over 7 feet tall and weighing at least 260 with a wide
frame. The trouble is that he’s not at all strong or athletic. He’d be a factor
as a low post defender based on his size alone, but his biggest asset is
actually his smarts. He just understands the defensive game, not just in 1-on-1
situations but also in team concepts. He’s a very good help defender.
He can get physical
with opposing big men and use their aggression and strength against them. He’s
adept at drawing offensive fouls and “pulling the chair out” from beneath big
men trying to back their way into the post. These are all of the things which
make him so useful against Orlando. No one gives Dwight Howard more problems
than Collins.
That’s about it for
positives. Despite his size and body type, Collins is an awful rebounder. He’s
also incredibly slow. He can’t finish, he’s a terrible ball handler and passer,
and he has zero offensive game in terms of posting up down low. He’s a turnover
waiting to happen. Collins will shoot short and midrange jumpers, and
supposedly he has a decent shot, but it hasn’t usually panned out that way in
Atlanta.
His biggest weakness
defensively (besides not being able to rebound to save his life; having no
impact as a shot blocker; and never generating any steals) is his inability to
avoid fouling. JC is often involved in a physical matchup down low, and many
times whistles are blown and a foul is simply going to have to be called, but
it could go either way. In fairness to Collins, he just doesn’t get as many of
these calls as more capable big men do.
JC played in 9% of ATL’s
total team minutes and had a virtually even +/- number. However, he was one of
only two players on the team with a WIN% below .500. The Hawks outscored
opponents by 3.7 more points per 48 minutes without JC on the floor as opposed
to with him.
This season Collins
played almost exclusively at center (played a few minutes at power forward). He
was absolutely dominated by opposing centers while he was in the game. The
Hawks were actually better defensively with Collins in the game, but they were
so much worse offensively with him on the floor that it more than outweighed
his defensive gains.
I mentioned earlier
that Collins fancies himself a bit of a shooter but it doesn’t seem to pan out
that way. 20 of his 40 FGA this season (50% for those not mathematically
gifted) were jump shots. He had just a .200 EFG on those shots.
38% of his FGA were
close (excluding dunks and tips) and he had just a .467 EFG on those shots,
with 20% of them getting blocked. He did draw a foul on 13% of his FGA this
season (unfortunately he made fewer than half of his 15 FTA). Collins had 10
assists and 10 total turnovers.
Jason Collins played in
less than 1% of ATL’s CLUTCH minutes. He missed his only FGA (a jumper) and had
1 turnover in CLUTCH.
Statistics:
Any
way you slice it, Jason Collins was just not very good at all this season. Even
for JC this was a bit of a down year. He made 18 fewer starts than the year
before and his MPG dropped by 1.8. His FG% fell .079 from the previous season
and his FT% fell .192.
JC’s numbers declined from the previous year in all
of the main per game stats: P/G (-0.7); R/G (-0.5); A/G (-0.1); S/G (-0.1); B/G
(-0.1). His P/G, R/G, A/G, S/G, and B/G numbers were all the 2nd
worst marks of his career. He did managed to lower his TOV/G by 0.2 and his ATO
improved by 0.15.
Collins had an embarrassingly
low 3.76 PER that was 1.61 worse than the season before. His TS% fell by 12.1 from
the previous season and his EFG dropped by .086. Even JC’s WS/48 fell .024 from
the prior year.
As you may have guessed,
Jason’s numbers were down on a per 48 minute level this season as well.
Compared to the previous season, JC’s P/48 (-1.7), R/48 (-0.8), A/48 (-0.2),
S/48 (-0.1), and B/48 (-0.2) were all down. His S/48 and B/48 numbers were the
worst of his career. He did lower his TOV/48 by 0.5 from the year before.
Actually, Jason’s per
48 minute numbers are worth writing out. Remember, this is what Collins’ stat
line would look like if he played the entire 48 minute game: 6.1 points, 7.5
rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.5 blocks. Yes, 6 points and 7 rebounds
for a man over 7 feet tall and at least 260 pounds.
Floor
Time Stats/Team Rankings (Unqualified)
MIN%: 9% (13th)
+/-
Per 48:
+0.0 (14th)
ON/OFF
48:
-3.7 (14th)
+/-
W-L-T:
12-15-3
WIN%: 44.4 (15th)
ON/OFF
OPHP:
-4.2 (12th)
ON/OFF
DPHP:
-2.1 (6th)
ON/OFF
NPHP:
-2.0 (11th)
Team
Leaderboard: On the negative side, Collins led the team in Ejections (1) and was tied
for the team lead in Flagrants (1).
NBA
Leaderboard: Here
are Jason’s appearances on the NBA Leaderboard in negative stats.
Ejections (T-7th)
Flagrants (T-16th)
Season
Review: Collins battled injuries throughout the year and
ended up playing in 30 of 66 games, making 10 starts, and averaging 10.3 MPG.
JC was battling knee
injuries at the start of the season and played in just 3 of the first 10 games
for a total of 14 minutes (through January 9th).
Beginning with Al’s
injury on January 11th, Collins played in 7 straight games, making 3
starts (January 11th through 21st).
He suffered a tear in
his left elbow on February 2nd against the Grizzlies and would miss
the next 21 games (February 4th through March 16th).
He played in 17 of the
final 22 games, starting the last 6 games of the year following Zaza’s injury.
JC was never very
productive, but his best month of the season was April.
2012
Postseason Grade: D
Grade
Explanation: Started the first 4 games and was
generally worse than useless. Could not stay on the court due to foul problems.
Shot well and grabbed a few boards but had way too many turnovers. Could not
handle defensive assignments without fouling. Did draw a huge charge late in
game 3.
Statistics:
Collins
ended up playing in 5 of the 6 playoff games, making 4 starts, and averaging
17.0 MPG. He shot 6 of 11 from the field (.545) and did not go to the line or
shoot from 3-point range. Collins totaled 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 10
turnovers, 16 personal fouls, and 6 fouls drawn.
JC played 85 total
minutes in the series (8th out of 13 on the team) and had a +/-
number of -4 (4th). His W-L-T record in the series was 2-3. Collins
posted a -2.2 PER (12th) and amassed -0.1 WS (T-11th) and
-.067 WS/48 (12th).
Postseason
Review: With the injuries to Horford and Pachulia, Collins
ended up starting the first 4 games of the series. He had a few highlights, but
overall he was worse than a non-factor. He was overmatched on defense and
brought nothing offensively. Collins had more turnovers than rebounds. He had
just 1 steal and no assists or blocked shots. JC might have played more in the
series if not for his prolific fouling.
The only game when
Collins was actually decent was game 1. This isn’t too big of a surprise, as so
many different things went right for the Hawks in game 1. Outside of Joe Johnson,
all of the Hawks played well in the first game, and while Collins was on the
court the Hawks were playing very well.
He made the start and
played 31:37 in the opener, finishing with a +/- number of +15. Collins scored
6 points on 3 of 5 shooting with 5 rebounds. It was by far his most active game
on the boards. He did get called for 5 personal fouls, but he also drew 3 fouls
and committed just 1 turnover. These numbers would look simply magnificent
compared with the rest of his series.
JC played 5:10 in the 1st
period (+14) as the Hawks built their big lead. His only statistical imprint in
the 1st was a missed shot at the rim 2-and-a-half minutes in. But
when he exited with 6:50 to play in the quarter the score was 20-6.
Collins started the 2nd
quarter with the Hawks leading 33-18, and he played over 9-and-half minutes in
the period (+3). It might have been his best quarter of the whole series. He
made his only shot, grabbed 3 rebounds, and drew a foul. He did commit a
turnover and a couple of PF’s.
Collins got on the
board about midway through the 2nd, scoring from inside on a feed
from T-Mac to put the Hawks up 42-25. He was called for a violation (3 seconds)
to turn it over with 5 minutes left and then fouled Brandon Bass 30 seconds
later. Bass made both FT’s but the Hawks still led by 17.
Collins then drew a
charge on Sasha Pavlovic with 3:44 left in the half. JC fouled Avery Bradley
and Bradley hit 1 of 2 FT’s to make it a 16-point game with 2:22 to play and
Collins exited the game.
Collins was solid again
in the 3rd (+1), playing over 7-and-a-half minutes in the quarter
and going 2 for 2 from the field for 4 points. He added 2 rebounds and had just
1 PF.
The Hawks opened the 2nd
half up 49-35. JC fouled KG and Garnett hit a pair at the line to cut the deficit
to 53-41 with just under 8 minutes left in the 3rd. But moments
later Collins would do the unthinkable, scoring back-to-back baskets in the
game for a personal 4-0 run.
At the midway point of
the quarter JC rebounded a miss by Kirk Hinrich and put it back up and in to
make the score 58-45. A minute later Collins grabbed the rebound at the
defensive end, got the ball back from Hinrich at the other end and nailed a
17-footer to make it 60-45. JC came out of the game with 4:26 remaining in the
3rd and the Hawks up by that same score.
Collins played over 9
minutes in the 4th (-3), missing his only shot and picking up 2 more
PF. However, he also drew a pair of fouls. Collins drew a foul on Brandon Bass,
fouled Pierce, fouled KG (2/2 at the line to make it 71-65 with 5:19 to go),
and drew another foul on Bass with just over 2-and-a-half minutes left. He
missed from 16-ft a few seconds later. Collins exited the game for good with 41
seconds remaining and the Hawks ahead by 7.
Jason wasn’t terrible
in game 2, but he simply couldn’t stay on the floor, and he wasn’t very active.
In 21:33 of playing time he scored 2 points (1 of 2 shooting) and had 3
rebounds and a steal. He drew 1 foul in the game, but committed 6, to go along
with 2 turnovers. Still, he had a +/- number of +3 for the game.
Collins started and
played the first half of the opening quarter (-2), grabbing 2 boards and a
steal, drawing a foul, and committing 1 turnover. He stole Paul Pierce’s pass,
leading to a score by JJ that made it 6-9 early. He then drew a charge on Mickael
Pietrus with under 8 remaining and the score now tied 9-9. Later he grabbed an
offensive board but had the ball stolen by Bradley. He exited with 6:06 to go
in the 1st and the Hawks down 11-13. Amazingly, Collins would rack
up 6 fouls over the final 3 quarters.
Collins played nearly 9
minutes in the 2nd quarter (+2), scoring 2 points (1 of 2 from the
floor) with 1 rebound. He also got called for a pair of PF’s. He fouled Bradley
early in the 2nd, and Bradley hit 2 at the FT line to make it a
4-point C’s lead. Collins scored at the rim with an assist from Josh to make it
31-34 with 6:43 to play in the half. He then fouled Pierce and exited the game
with 4:22 on the clock and the Hawks up 38-34.
JC reentered the game
with just over 2 minutes remaining and the Hawks ahead 42-37. He took a long
jumper late in the shot clock and missed, then came out of the game with 52
seconds left and the Hawks up 44-41.
Jason would play just 4-and-a-half
minutes in the 3rd (+6), as he could not stay out of foul trouble.
In fact, that was the only statistical mark he left on the 3rd
quarter: a pair of PF’s. The foul problems weren’t just keeping Collins off the
court. They were also helping Boston stay in the game. Collins fouled Bass
early in the 2nd half and Bass went 2 for 2 at the line to make it
49-43 Atlanta. Just over a minute later Collins fouled KG, and Garnett got 1 of
2 at the line to cut the Hawks lead to 51-46. Collins exited with 7:32 on the
clock and Atlanta ahead 55-46.
Things got even sillier
for Collins in the 4th (-3), when he lasted just 2 minutes. He came
on with 10:22 remaining and the Hawks up 66-63. In the period he picked up 2
more fouls and a turnover in just 2 minutes. He fouled KG yet again with 9
minutes left. Then he was called for an offensive foul on Pietrus, turning it
over with the score tied and 8:25 still to play. With that, Collins was done, having
committed 6 fouls in less than 16 minutes since the start of the 2nd
quarter.
Collins figured to play
significant minutes in game 3, as Josh Smith joined Zaza and Horford on the
sidelines. But Collins played just 19:50, scoring 4 points (2 of 4 from the
floor) with 3 rebounds and 2 fouls drawn. He turned it over 4 times, committed
4 more PF’s, and had a +/- number of -2 for the game.
Collins played about
4:21 in the opening quarter (-1) and managed to score 4 points (2 of 4
shooting) with 2 rebounds. However, he had a pair of TOV and 2 PF. For the
second time in the series Jason scored back-to-back Atlanta buckets. He hit a
short jumper to put the Hawks up 4-2 about 2 minutes in. Then on the next ATL
possession he scored from inside on a dish from JT to make it 6-4.
He stayed involved
offensively after that but didn’t have success. After his shot from inside was
blocked by KG, JC got the rebound and went back up but missed at the 8:14 mark.
15 seconds later he got his pass stolen by KG and he fouled Rajon Rondo, who
hit a pair FT’s to put Boston in front by a point. 10 seconds later Collins picked
up an offensive foul on KG, giving it back to Boston. He exited with 7:49 left
in the quarter and the Hawks now down 9-10.
Collins was basically a
non-factor in the 2nd, playing just 2:46 (+1). He entered the game
with 10:50 on the clock and the Hawks ahead 19-17. His only mark in the score
sheet during the period was yet another PF, this one on Ryan Hollins. Collins
exited with 8:04 remaining in the half and the Hawks up 23-20.
Collins played nearly 5
minutes in the 3rd (-4) but was unable to do much, picking up
another PF and drawing 1 foul. The Hawks started the 2nd half down
38-40. Collins picked up another offensive foul, again to KG, turning it over
to the C’s with the Hawks down 38-42 and 9:38 remaining in the 3rd.
He drew a foul on Pierce with 7:47 on the clock and the Hawks still down 4.
Collins exited with just over 7 minutes left in the 3rd and the
Hawks down 42-48.
Jason didn’t reenter
the game until fairly late in the 4th. He wound up playing about 4
minutes in the final period (+6), and was on the floor as the Hawks made a late
run to force OT. He had 1 rebound and 1 foul drawn in the period. Actually, it
was during the 4th quarter of game 3 that Collins made his best play
of the series.
JC finally got back on
the floor with 4:12 left and the Hawks trailing 72-78. The Hawks still trailed
by 3 with just over 1-and-a-half to go when Collins drew a huge offensive foul
on Pierce, giving the Hawks the ball with a chance to tie. They would do just
that, as Joe nailed a 3 to tie it 80-80. It was a super play by Collins,
guarding Pierce outside the 3-point line, and somehow getting him to blatantly
push him. That was Collins’ smarts coming up huge in a big spot.
The score would remain
tied 80-80 into overtime. JC stayed on the floor to start the extra session and
played 4 minutes in the OT (-4), but his only statistical mark was a TOV. His
pass was stolen by Rondo with 3-and-a-half to play and the Hawks down 2.
Collins exited with a
minute left and the Hawks down 84-86. He came back in with 33.7 left but then
exited again for good with 28.1 seconds left and the Hawks now down 84-88. At
this point Larry Drew was going offense-defense, but nothing worked.
Despite Horford being
activated for game 4 and Josh returning, Collins started his 4th
consecutive game. With the game turning into a rout early on, you might have
expected Collins to get plenty of playing time in this one, but he ended up
playing just over 12 minutes in the game. He wasn’t any good, grabbing 1
rebound, committing 3 TOV and a PF, and posting a +/- number of -17.
Collins started and
played the first 6:40 of the 1st quarter (-8). He grabbed his only
board of the game in the quarter. He got his pass stolen by Rondo, leading to a
break and a score by Rondo that made it 9-17 with under 7 to play in the 1st.
Collins exited with 5:20 on the clock and the Hawks down 11-19.
Collins played a disastrous
2:40 shift in the 2nd quarter (-9), and looking back it’s no big
surprise that this would be his final meaningful appearance in the series. His
only mark on the period was an offensive foul on Bass that turned it back over
to Boston with 6:45 to play in the half and the Hawks down 27-46. When Collins
entered in the 2nd the score was 26-39 with 8:24 to go in the 2nd.
When he exited with 5:45 on the clock the score was 29-51.
Collins would play the
final 2:46 of the 3rd quarter (even +/-) but by then the game was
way over. He had his pass stolen by KG with 25.9 on the clock. Other than that
he did nothing of note. The quarter came to a close with the Hawks down 63-90.
Collins sat out the entire 4th quarter.
With Al back and
apparently capable of playing big minutes, Collins found himself out of the
starting lineup for game 5. Actually, Collins was basically done for the
series. He played just 10 seconds in game 5, coming in to play the last 10.1 of
the 1st half and picking up a -3 +/- number for his troubles. That
was his only action of the game. Collins did not play at all in game 6.
Moving
Forward: Collins is a 7-footer with bulk and smarts so he’ll
stay in the game with somebody, but I doubt it will be with Atlanta. It’s
possible he could return again for a minimum salary, as the Hawks aren’t
particularly deep in the front court. Also, his role as Dwight Howard’s nemesis
is legit. But my hope is that the Hawks will move on from Collins unless he’s a
12th or 13th man.
Stat
Glossary
Total
Stats
Games
Played (GP)
Games
Started (GS)
Minutes
Played (MIN)
Field
Goal Percentage (FG%)
Three
Point Field Goal Percentage (3PT%)
Free
Throw Percentage (FT%)
Field
Goals Made (FGM)
Field
Goal Attempts (FGA)
Three
Pointers Made (3PM)
Three
Point Attempts (3PA)
Free
Throws Made (FTM)
Free
Throw Attempts (FTA)
Two
Pointers Made (2PM)
Two
Point Attempts (2PA)
Two
Point Field Goal Percentage (2P%)
Offensive
Rebounds (OR)
Defensive
Rebounds (DR)
Total
Rebounds (REB)
Assists
(AST)
Steals
(STL)
Blocks
(BLK)
Turnovers
(TOV)
Personal
Fouls (PF)
Points
(PTS)
Flagrant
Fouls (Flagrants)
Technical
Fouls (Techs)
Ejections
(Ejections)
Foul
Outs (DQ’s)
Double-Doubles
(DD)
Triple-Doubles
(TD)
Per
Game Stats
Minutes
Per Game (MPG)
Field
Goals Made Per Game (FGM/G)
Field
Goal Attempts Per Game (FGA/G)
Three
Pointers Made Per Game (3PM/G)
Three
Point Attempts Per Game (3PA/G)
Free
Throws Made Per Game (FTM/G)
Free
Throw Attempts Per Game (FTA/G)
Two
Pointers Made Per Game (2PM/G)
Two
Point Attempts Per Game (2PA/G)
Offensive
Rebounds Per Game (OR/G)
Defensive
Rebounds Per Game (DR/G)
Total
Rebounds Per Game (R/G)
Assists
Per Game (A/G)
Steals
Per Game (S/G)
Blocks
Per Game (B/G)
Turnovers
Per Game (TOV/G)
Points
Per Game (P/G)
Personal
Fouls Per Game (PF/G)
Per
48 Minute Stats
Points
Per 48 Minutes (P/48)
Rebounds
Per 48 Minutes (R/48)
Assists
Per 48 Minutes (A/48)
Steals
Per 48 Minutes (S/48)
Blocks
Per 48 Minutes (B/48)
Personal
Fouls Per 48 Minutes (PF/48)
Turnovers
Per 48 Minutes (TOV/48)
Ratio
Stats
Assist-to-Turnover
Ratio (ATO)
Steal-to-Turnover
Ratio (STO)
Steal-to-Personal
Foul Ratio (SPF)
Block-to-Personal
Foul Ratio (BPF)
Points
Scored Per Shot Attempt (PPS)
Percentage
Stats
Offensive
Rebound Percentage (OR%) (% of available OR player grabbed
while on floor)
Defensive
Rebound Percentage (DR%) (% of available DR player grabbed
while on floor)
Total
Rebound Percentage (R%) (% of available REB player grabbed
while on floor)
Assist
Percentage (A%) (% of teammate FG’s player assisted on
while on floor)
Steal
Percentage (S%) (% of opp’s possessions ended with steal
by player while on floor)
Block
Percentage (B%) (% of opp’s 2-pt FGA’s block by player
while on floor)
Turnover
Percentage (TOV%) (Turnovers per 100 possessions)
Hollinger
Stats
True
Shooting Percentage (TS%) (Takes into account value of 2-pt,
3-pt, and FT)
Assist
Ratio (ARAT) (% of possessions ended with Assist by
player)
Turnover
Ratio (TOVRAT) (% of possessions ended with TOV by
player)
Usage
Rate (USG%) (% of team plays used by player while on
floor)
Player
Efficiency Rating (PER) (Player’s per minute statistical
rating)
Value
Added (VA) (# of pts player adds to team above
replacement level)
Estimated
Wins Added (EWA) (# of wins player adds above replacement
level)
NBA
Reference.com Stats
Effective
Field Goal Percentage (EFG) (Adjusts for 3-pt being
worth more than 2-pt)
Offensive
Rating (ORAT) (Points produced by player per 100
possessions)
Defensive
Rating (DRAT) (Points allowed by player per 100
possessions)
Offensive
Win Shares (OWS) (# of wins contributed by player due to
offense)
Defensive
Win Shares (DWS) (# of wins contributed by player due to
defense)
Win
Shares (WS) (# of wins contributed by player)
Win
Shares Per 48 Minutes (WS/48) (# of wins contributed
by player per 48 minutes)
82games.com
Stats
Minutes
Percentage (MIN%) (% of team minutes player was on floor)
Net
Plus/Minus (+/-) (Net pts for team while player on floor)
Offensive
Points Per Possession (OFF-PPP) (Team Off PPP while
player on floor)
Defensive
Points Per Possession (DEF-PPP) (Team Def PPP while
player on floor)
Net
Plus/Minus Per 48 Minutes (+/- Per 48) (Team net pts per 48 of
PT for player)
On
Court W-L Record (+/- W-L-T) (# of gms team
outscored/didn’t outscore opponent while player was on floor)
Win
Percentage (WIN%) (W-L-T in win pct form)
Net
Production vs. Opponent (PRO/OPP) (How player fared vs.
counterpart)
Net
On Court vs. Off Court Per 48 Minutes (ON/OFF 48) (Team
+/- while player on/off court per 48 minutes)
Simple
Rating (SIMRAT) (Taken from combo PRO/OPP and ON/OFF 48)
Net
On Court vs. Off Court Offensive Points per 100 Possessions (ON/OFF OPHP)
(Team’s offensive points per 100 possessions while player on/off court)
Net
On Court vs. Off Court Defensive Points per 100 Possessions (ON/OFF DPHP)
(Team’s defensive points per 100 possessions while player on/off court)
Net
On Court vs. Off Court Points per 100 Possessions (ON/OFF NPHP)
(Team’s offensive points per 100 possessions vs. team’s defensive points per
100 possessions while player on/off court)
Clutch
Situations (CLUTCH) (4th quarter or overtime,
less than 5 minutes left, neither team ahead by more than 5 points)
If you’re confused
about a stat or abbreviation you can check this glossary. Many of the
abbreviations are ones I came up with just for shorthand. If you want further
explanation/info on the stats, check out the sites listed within the glossary.
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