Good strory about Sherron Collins the Kansas men's PG. He has stockpiling an arsenal of moves and he devastated opponents with a crossover dribble. Against second-seeded Michigan State in Indianapolis, Collins averaged 28.5 points and 5.0 assists in the first two rounds for the third-seeded Jayhawks.
"I don't even think about what I'm doing," Collins says. "If I see a defender let up ... or I create space, I'm going to shoot it."
At 5-11, Collins has to be creative.
"He's a little guy," teammate Tyshawn Taylor says. "And he's kind of husky. When I first started playing with him, I didn't think he was that quick."
A good game for Collins means he's looking for the open man when defenses collapse on him.
"When the ball is in his hands, he can make plays for others just as easy as he can make plays for himself," Kansas coach Bill Self says. "And I do think he can put great pressure on the defense, because he's good with the ball in his hands."
Mid-range game
Collins says he didn't have a jump shot when he got to Kansas: "When I got here, I worked on it every summer. That's the thing that put my game together."
Soft touch
Collins can moving full steam ahead, and he will surprise defenses by releasing a soft floater. "He has to have that shot because of his size when he gets in there amongst big people," assistant coach Kurtis Townsend says.
Driving
When he's at his ideal 200 pounds (he's about 204 now, Kansas assistant Kurtis Townsend says), he uses his size to get physical in the lane.
"He can put his body on you a
nd use his strength to create space to get a decent shot off," Townsend says.
Passing
Collins has learned to trust younger teammates.
"He has to help those other guys like Brady (Morningstar) and Tyrel (Reed) get shots," assistant coach Kurtis Townsend says. "It's his job to get open shots for them."
On the flip side, if 6-11 center Cole Aldrich gets hot, the game opens up for Collins.
"Sherron is starting to understand that the better the other guys play, the easier the game is going to come to him," Townsend says.
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"I don't even think about what I'm doing," Collins says. "If I see a defender let up ... or I create space, I'm going to shoot it."
At 5-11, Collins has to be creative.
"He's a little guy," teammate Tyshawn Taylor says. "And he's kind of husky. When I first started playing with him, I didn't think he was that quick."
A good game for Collins means he's looking for the open man when defenses collapse on him.
"When the ball is in his hands, he can make plays for others just as easy as he can make plays for himself," Kansas coach Bill Self says. "And I do think he can put great pressure on the defense, because he's good with the ball in his hands."
Mid-range game
Collins says he didn't have a jump shot when he got to Kansas: "When I got here, I worked on it every summer. That's the thing that put my game together."
Soft touch
Collins can moving full steam ahead, and he will surprise defenses by releasing a soft floater. "He has to have that shot because of his size when he gets in there amongst big people," assistant coach Kurtis Townsend says.
Driving
When he's at his ideal 200 pounds (he's about 204 now, Kansas assistant Kurtis Townsend says), he uses his size to get physical in the lane.
"He can put his body on you a
nd use his strength to create space to get a decent shot off," Townsend says.Passing
Collins has learned to trust younger teammates.
"He has to help those other guys like Brady (Morningstar) and Tyrel (Reed) get shots," assistant coach Kurtis Townsend says. "It's his job to get open shots for them."
On the flip side, if 6-11 center Cole Aldrich gets hot, the game opens up for Collins.
"Sherron is starting to understand that the better the other guys play, the easier the game is going to come to him," Townsend says.
Original Story:
http://proskills.blogspot.com/2009/03...
