They
might not have quite the games of Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond or Chris Mullin,
when they balled with the Golden State Warriors of the NBA, nor perhaps have the
rap sensibilities of their almost musical namesakes. But Virginia Tech
sophomores Zabian Dowdell, Jamon Gordon, and Coleman Collins share several
things in common, chief among them the fact that they are starting to make a
whole lot of experts look pretty silly right about now.

Collins, Dowdell and Gordon have been front and center
this year in the emergence of the Hokies, stepping up with improved games which
happen to coincide with a Virginia Tech team -with its four ACC victories – that
has already won more games than many thought was possible in their first season
of conference play.

Dowdell leads the team in scoring at 14.9 a game while
Collins has rebounded strongly from an early season injury to get his average up
to almost 12 points per game. Gordon is the third double figure scorer of the
trio and the team’s leading defensive player.

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