Doug Collins, Chomping At The Bit

You really have to feel for this young Sixers team as the lockout continues to take it's chokehold on the NBA.  The Sixers are a young and upcoming team with a ton of potential and a very bright future.  The lockout could halt the progress of some of the young guys on this team and one guy in particular that I feel especially bad for is Sixers head coach Doug Collins.

Collins is a very enthusiastic and passionate coach and he wears his emotions on his sleeve.  In a recent interview with csn's Dei Lynam, Collins expressed his optimism about the two sides reaching a deal sometime in the near future.

In reality, the two sides are still oceans apart from reaching a deal and it's a shame for Collins who you can just tell absolutely loves coaching.  He came in last year and completely changed the entire culture of this team and took them from a pathetic franchise in a complete downward spiral to a team with an extremely bright future.

The most detrimental part about the lockout for Collins is that he is extremely limited in what he can do and say.  He can't host any workouts and he has to be very careful about what he says about current players and the new Sixers ownership.

Even though he is extremely restricted in what he can do, Collins is probably still locked in his office pouring over film and designing plays and defensive schemes.  He remains optimistic about a deal getting done and he is chomping at the bit for the start of the season, when ever that may be.  If the lockout were to end tomorrow, the Sixers would easily be the most prepared team in the entire league thanks in large part to the passion and dedication of head coach Doug Collins.