When looking at the life and times of the Hawks John Collins, you dare not linger too long on any one phase. Do so and risk missing the next transformation, the latest tweak.
Collins is a restless work in progress. The fellow has more versions than the iPhone. Think of him as the kind who would split 10s at the blackjack table, certain he could take the nearly perfect hand and improve it.
Don’t focus on the high school freshman who was banished from the court due to poor grades, because here Collins is now one of the quickest minds and most engaging players in the NBA.