But it’s been more Thibodeau and Collins

But it’s been more Thibodeau and Collins, who have done the unexpected with their teams. No one, certainly, had the Bulls at the top of the East this late in the season, and few believed the 76ers could make the playoffs. But Collins is one of the best ever in putting players in position to succeed. Elton Brand has more double-doubles this season than in his first two seasons in Philadelphia combined Carrera Sunglasses, Andre Iguodala, who just fell to 5.9 rebounds, had along with LeBron James been until last week the only players averaging at least 14 points, six assists and six rebounds. Jodie Meeks has been turned into a Kyle Korver and Lou Williams and Thaddeus Young off the bench have become top Sixth Man candidates with a team moving into the top 10 in field goal defense. Collins was coach of the month in February with the team’s best monthly record in eight years. … It’s a long way down for Homewood-Flossmoor’s Julian Wright, a 2007 lottery pick who supposedly declined to come into the game with his Raptors falling behind the Warriors by 47. Though that would suggest he’s hardly the only one who gave up Oakley Sunglasses. … The whatever happened to Ben Gordon update: Averaging 6.8 points in about 18 minutes the last 10 games. "I know Ben is capable of doing more," said Pistons coach John Kuester to local media. "But as of late, Rip (Hamilton) has played at a high level Chanel Sunglasses."… One bright spot in a brutal Pistons season has been rookie Greg Monroe coming on strong, averaging 13.4 points and 9.3 rebounds on March and the most double/doubles in a season for a Pistons in the last five years.