Doug Collins is a Great Broadcaster

I remember during the 2001 NBA Finals, the Pacers seemed to be missing everything, and the Lakers seemed to be making everything, and NBC trained their cameras on the shooters' hands at the moment of release. In a special little segment Collins narrated, we saw Kobe Bryant's hands releasing a shot with rock-solid, steady, perfect form on one side of the screen. On the other side, in stark contrast, we saw Reggie Miller's hands fluttering all over like a butterfly.

At that point Kobe was making shots like crazy, and Reggie was missing like crazy. Harly anyone really knew why. Then we all saw that, and it was clear to us all. I can hardly ever remember gaining that kind of insight from television. He does that kind of stuff fairly often. So you have to give Doug Collins credit as a TV commentator. Everyone wants him, and rightly so.

Reportedly, however, there are still some people who are interested in hiring him to coach again in the NBA. ('Wolves owner) Glen Taylor, if it is true that you are among them, I beg you not to offer Collins anything without first reading Michael Leahy's book about the Washington Wizards under Collins.

It's a dogged bit of reporting. It makes it dreadfully clear that as a tactician Collins can sometimes dazzle. But as a leader of men, he is a relentless weenie.