After an excellent start to his career in his rookie year, which saw him nab Second Team All-Rookie honors, though he was deserving of the First Team in the eyes of this writer, John Collins of the Atlanta Hawks is picking up right where he left off last season.
Though a foot injury caused him to miss the first 15 games of the season, JC has come back with a vengeance and has been obliterating the competition since returning from injury. Even in his first game back, when he was limited to 12 minutes played, he dropped 12 points, 2 boards and 1 block in that limited playing time.