How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Collison  Lots of
haterade being drunk in re: this Darren Collison fellow ("9th
best PG", etc).  You know what? It was a great pick. This really
isn't spin or anything. Last thing I'm going to do is spin the
Hornets' front office after the disaster that was Summer 2008.
First, consider the options. It was down to DeJuan Blair or a
point guard. Marcus Thornton wasn't in the equation at 21,
because no other teams valued him that high. If the Hornets
really wanted him that high, they'd have traded down and gotten
a 2nd rounder tossed their way. Internally, the front office had
made the Blair vs. point guard decision (which turned out to be
the right call, as Thornton hung around till 43).  Let's start
with Blair. I was super high on him. His rebound rates were
mind-boggling, he'd dominated a 7 footer in Thabeet before, and
he had apparently gotten into terrific shape. When the decision
was made to pass him over, I was startled. Blair filled our
biggest need, and some