[Note by Phoenix Stan, 10/26/09 4:41 PM MST ]
I added a poll....chime in. I don't know what else you ungrateful maggots fans would have the Suns do. They are already over the luxury tax so they can't afford anyone really good and they really can't and don't want to make any trades.
The options were Collins, some other guy with either no experience or bad numbers or save the money and do nothing.
They needed a big man to pick up minutes behind Frye and bang a little. Why not Collins? Good guy. Smart player. Good defender. Big. Cheap.
What else are you expecting?
[Note by Phoenix Stan, 10/26/09 4:56 PM MST ]
Of course, this also means that the Suns don't think Clark is ready to play the PF position in the NBA. Shocking, since the kid played the perimeter at college so to expect him to come in and battle in the paint as a rookie is obviously a stretch.
[Note by Phoenix Stan, 10/26/09 5:13 PM MST ]
Here's what Gentry said about Jarron Collins on Sunday after practice:
"He's been a guy who's lasted in the league and done a good job. He's a big guy."
I asked Gentry if it matter that Collins had played 8 years in Utah for Jerry Sloan. Gentry said it didn't matter where he played.
Press Release after the jump...
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns today announced that the club has been awarded the rights to center Jarron Collins. Collins, who spent the preseason with the Portland Trail Blazers, became available after being waived October 22, 2009.
The 6-11, 249-pound Collins is an eight-year NBA veteran who has spent every career regular season with the Utah Jazz. The 30-year-old owns career averages of 4.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 16.9 minutes in 480 games (206 starts). Collins, who has averaged 8.8 rebounds per 48 minutes over the course of his NBA career, is a durable post player who has appeared in 70 or more games in five of his eight NBA seasons.
Collins was a four-year performer at Stanford where he helped lead the Cardinal to the 1998 Final Four. He is one of 10 players in Stanford history with 1,000 points and 700 rebounds.
Jarron is the younger twin brother of Hawks center Jason Collins. He joins teammates Robin Lopez (
’s Brook) and Taylor Griffin (L.A. Clippers’ Blake) as Suns players with brothers in the NBA. New Jersey now has a member of three of the NBA’s five active brother pairings. Phoenix
The Suns tip-off the club’s 42nd NBA season this Wednesday, Oct. 28, visiting the L.A. Clippers at 7: 30 p.m. on My45.
returns home to open the home portion of the 2009-10 slate on Friday, Oct. 30, hosting the Golden State Warriors at 7 p.m. at US Airways Center on FOX Sports Arizona. All games can be heard on Sports 620 KTAR. Phoenix