Before he was hired by the 76ers, Doug Collins feared that the team would find another candidate for their head coaching job.

The New York Daily News writes that Collins was "climbing the walls," waiting to hear from Philadelphia president Ed Stefanski.

He was worried that the 76ers would change their mind and bring back Larry Brown.

"It's always been his greatest strength - and his greatest weakness," said one Eastern Conference official of Collins' passion. "But the bottom line is, he always cares."