Strengths: Lightening quick and explosive with the ball, he makes up for his height with his amazing quickness and vertical leaping ability … Skilled ballhandler, rarely loses the ball on his own accord … Averaged 9.3 ppg as a freshman for the Jayhawks, good for fourth on the team … An absolute beast for someone his size, he is built like a cannon ball, allowing him to hang with players who are taller than him, outmuscling skinnier players on drives to the basket … Good stroke, gets good elevation on his jump shot, allowing for a picture perfect release with lots of arc … Plays solid, frustrating on the ball defense, once again relying on his formidable strength to hassle opposing players all game long … Superior athlete, Collins was recruited out of high school to play basketball, football and baseball ... Really has no fear about taking over and does so in big game situations.

Weaknesses: Point guards of his height always have an uphill battle getting into the league, but score-first PGs even more so … Must improve upon his playmaking abilities, i.e. finding the open man, driving and kicking, and prove to NBA scouts that he can be a true PG who can run a team … Must improve his A/T ratio, only averaged 2.9 apg along with 1.7 TO per game … Must also show more mid range game, seems to either shoot threes, drive to the basket or give nothing.

Outlook: Will share PG responsibilities with Mario Chalmers and Russell Robinson in the ’07-’08 season, so improving significantly on his stats from last year may prove to be difficult with playing time to be split up three ways, the same as last year. In a league where measurables are nearly as important as actual skills, coming in at under 6-foot is as close to a death kiss as you can be, even though he weighs in at an impressive 200 lbs. With the success of Nate Robinson and Earl Boykins, there is definitely a chance for Collins, but he is going to have to fight for it, and it may take at least another year or two.