Hornets Happenings | Darren Collison Pick Brings a Great Yawn

The Hornets used their first-round draft pick to select point guard Darren Collison from UCLA.  This pick is likely not to excite Hornets fans very much.  To be honest, it does not excite me either. The pre-draft scouting reports on Collison say that he has great quickness and long arms make him ideal on ball defensive specialist. However, he is very small. Although standing in a  photo with David Stearn  makes him look huge, Collison is around 6'0" and 160 pounds, which is going to make it hard for him to guard some of the bigger, stronger guards in the league. He plays hard both ends of floor the entire game which is something many of the Hornets do not. This would be a breath of fresh air in New Orleans. He can create his own shot. Most of his scoring comes from  quick moves off of the dribble, but he has tendency to try and do too much and turn the ball over. He has also improved his shooting each year with the Bruins, ending as nearly a 90 percent free throw ... (link)