Tag: Zach Collins

It says something about the Blazers’ center rotation when Jusuf Nurkic is out and Meyers Leonard still doesn’t get to play. It appears that Terry Stotts is perfectly content to just run Enes Kanter and Zach Collins out there for all the center minutes. Is there such a thing as being too deep? That’s a…

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The most notable thing that Zach Collins did was almost get into a fight with Nikola Jokic. He hit some shots, blocked some shots, and even dunked it with a medium amount of power, but those things are unlikely to be remembered by the casual fan who was watching this game. They’ll remember the fact…

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Lost in the folderol (mostly consisting of Kevin Calabro tonelessly reciting a list of Blazers players who got triple-doubles off the bench) surrounding Evan Turner and his stat-padded statisticals, was that Zach Collins who is the future of the franchise scored a career-high 18 points. Normally, when a player hits the last shot to get…

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I am now fondly remembering with a smirk on my face all the overreactions to Zach Collins’ 6-block opening night. Since it happened on national TV, and everyone was watching because when the season’s just starting you watch any NBA action you possibly can, there were a lot of people who had never seen him…

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It’s looking more and more as the season goes on that Zach “American Kurucs” Collins’ 6-block season opener was an anomaly. He’s only had 4 games since then with more than a single rejection. His per-minute numbers are still good in that category, but if anyone was expecting Serge Ibaka-esque block totals (I know I…

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While compiling this highlights package, I noticed some serious budding chemistry between Nik Stauskas (giving) and Zach Collins (receiving). Blazers fans would probably want chemistry between more important players, like more McCollum/Lillard chemistry or Evan Turner chemistry with something other than bricks. But this is still good. Stauskas gets to continue building a reputation as…

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Every team wants their own “unicorn”. I absolutely hate that term, just hate hate hate, and not because I dislike unicorns (the mythological creature), but because… I don’t even know why. Just don’t ever call Giannis a unicorn around me. I will look angrily at you, and then call the cops and tell them that…

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Does or does not Zach Collins kinda totally look like a serial killer? He’s handsome in a cold kind of way, with the 50’s-style haircut, the sharp jawline that could probably withstand hits from a sledgehammer, the lanky tallness, and those steely blue eyes. But he also looks slightly unhinged, like there is nothing behind…

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I am currently writing this description from the safety and comfort of a completely dark closet. I took my wireless keyboard and mouse with me, but no monitors, because there can be no light in here. Not while I am so distraught. Not while I am so vulnerable. Reality seems like a very bleak place…

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