– Fran Blinebury for NBA.com
As the games go whizzing past like mile markers outside a speeding car and the hopes of reaching the playoffs fade into the rear view mirror, all that Darren Collison has to hold onto is the journey.
This isn’t exactly the ride he expected when he arrived in New Orleans as the 21st pick in the 2009 Draft. Not being thrust into the lineup when All-Star Chris Paul’s latest injury required knee surgery on Feb. 4.
Collison has responded with 19.5 points, 10 assists and 1.7 steals per game as a starter, while shooting 49.3 percent, 82.4 percent on free throws, good enough to be named Western Conference rookie of the month for February.
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