Reaction: Sixers draft Jrue Holiday
Liberty Ballers — ... keen as it seemed. Let's flashback to 6:04 p.m.... jsams: We better take Maynor or Lawson, preferably Maynor. chillicothe20: I feel the same. jsams: We won't take Holiday, fear not. TAFKAMB: I'll die if Holiday goes to us. tsteidel: I'll cry. jsams: Maynor, has to be. (The pick is in -- PG Jrue Holiday) Sexy T-Rex: oh **** ...

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Collison
At The Hive — ... teams that worked him out multiple times, with enough scrutiny to considering drafting him in the lottery. I trust in that collective wisdom. Second, let me address the "8th or 9th best point guard" deal. Collison was absolutely not the 8th or 9th best point guard in this draft. He was the 8th or 9th most hyped point guard in this draft. Huge, huge difference. For two straight years, he'd lost his buzz to more famous backcourt mates at UCLA- Russell Westbrook and Jrue Holiday. Comparison time. Player A: 49% eFG, 27% ...

Who is Jrue Holiday?
Liberty Ballers — ... The moment the Sixers selected Jrue Holiday, I began exchanging e-mails with the blog manager over at  ...

The Five Stages Of Accepting Tyler Hansbrough
Indy Cornrows — ... 13th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Indiana Pacers select...Tyler Hansbrough from the University of North Carolina. Before the Pacers made that pick, I had been frantically scanning the draft board for the player who the Pacers were going to draft. I needed to update Indy Cornrows as soon as the pick was made, so I loaded all of the YouTube highlights of players who might be drafted by the Pacers. I had each one tabbed: Eric Maynor, DeJuan Blair, Jrue Holiday, James Johnson, Jeff Teague and Ty Lawson ...

The Jrue Conflict
Liberty Ballers — ... At 9:04 PM on the better coast, David Stern announced we had taken Jrue Holiday.   I assume you knew this.  I was furious.   As Jrue kept falling past the Bucks, the Pacers, the Suns, I grew more and more wary that we'd take him if he fell to us.  Lawson and Maynor were sitting there, ripe for the picking, but we opted for the 6'3" freshman "point guard" from UCLA.  I'll do my best in this post to outline some clear reasons why I don't like this pick (one of which is to stir up the pot since Jordan ...

Moving On - Free Agency
Liberty Ballers — ... Ok...I'm not sure about all of you, but I feel like the 'drafting Jrue Holiday' debate has been beaten to death and no one has won or lost because no one could win or lose.  It takes maybe 3 years to figure out how guys are really going to turn out - especially drafted that low.  So until then, there are other issues the sixers have to deal with.    ...

NBA Draft 2009 Aftermath: Now Who Ends Up In The D-League?
Ridiculous Upside — ... me  16. James Johnson - Chicago Bulls - 40%             Johnson is still raw and doesn't really have a position.  You know where's a good place to find a position?  The D-League.  True story, just ask Marcus Williams (not the laptop stealing Warrior Williams).  He may make it down there, but I kind of doubt it just the same. 17. Jrue Holiday - Philadelphia 76ers - 75% I feel like Philly should have gone with Maynor here ...

2009 Summer League Breakdown - Philly/NJ
Ridiculous Upside — ... Jrue Holiday (6'3" G) - As with many players in this year's draft, Holiday's projection was all over the place.  Making it tougher was that he only spent a year in college compared to a lot of other guards who were juniors and seniors, so there's still a lot of potential for variance.  Holiday is ostensibly a point guard, though he's probably closer to a hybrid guard along the lines of current Sixer ...

Reevaluating the Phoenix Suns off season options
Fanster.com — ... (passing on the surprisingly still available Jrue Holiday) and in the second round took Other Brother Griffin and some Bosnian kid who was sold to the Cavs too fast for me to remember his name. More likely then not in three or four years we will all know his name just like ...

The Darren Collison Scouting Report
At The Hive — ... and Jrue Holiday. Among other awards and achievements, he was the 2007-2008 Player of the Pac-10 Tournament, he established an all-time UCLA record by connecting on 52% of his threes during his junior season, and he led the Pac10 in steals that same year. ...

Summer League 2009
Liberty Ballers — ... names related to the Sixers: Speights, Holiday, Ahearn, Christmas. So, only one third of the roster is made up of Sixers invites. Is this another budgetary constraint (do summer league guys get paid?) or was this the Nets saying, "you only get four spots"?  Whichever, it's just another indication that this is more Nets than Sixers. Each member of the Sixers third needs to show something in the Summer League, and they may or may not get the chance to do. Jrue Holiday He needs to show that he can run the point.  ...

The Old and Beautiful vs The Young and Restless: A Look At NBA Guards
Canis Hoopus — ... Anthony Parker  33 Jeff Teague  21 CJ Watson  25 Raja Bell    33 Jrue Holiday  19 Rashad McCants  24 ...

Summer League Game #1: Hansbrough, Overtime and McRoberts' Beard
Indy Cornrows — ... Best rookie: Jrue Holiday, who the Pacers passed on to select Hansbrough, was awful today. The stat line shows it, but he looked even worse during the game. Bad shots, ill-timed isolations and just bad decision-making. Hansbrough looked OK on defense, but his offense was really good as he ran the Pacers offense well. He functioned well in the high post and showed a couple of on-the-block moves. Good game. ...

Summer League Pacers Hold Lead, Win Three In A Row
Indy Cornrows — ... went 2-of-9 for five points and struggled to fit into the offense because of poor shot selection. Jrue Holiday struggled his first game with 3-of-11 shooting and B.J. Mullens fouled out in nine minutes yesterday, all while Hansbrough is playing like a second-year player. Bird wasn't kidding when he said Hansbrough would contribute right away. You gotta love how he plays. He follows every shot he takes (he bowled over several defenders to get his four offensive boards today), boxes out, plays well in the high post, can score on the block and makes free ...

2009 Orlando Pro Summer League, Day 3
Third Quarter Collapse — ... is going to help you.     Marreese Speights   I know it's a bit different for you since you're sharing a team with the New Jersey Nets. How's that been going for you? It's been going pretty good to play with a different team. It's the first time I ever did it but it's a pretty good experience.  How do you like the play of your teammate, Jrue Holiday, so far? He's young, but he's getting ...

2009 Orlando Pro Summer League, Day 5
Third Quarter Collapse — ... usual insights, as he always does. Meanwhile, I will chat with various coaches, front office personnel, players, and others, gathering their thoughts on a variety of topics. I'm proud to kick off Day 5 of our coverage, concluding the week.    I was able to speak with Utah Jazz assistant coach (and fellow DePaul Blue Demons alum!) Tyrone Corbin, Derrick Brown of the Charlotte Bobcats, James Harden of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Jrue Holiday of the Philadelphia 76ers, Terrence Williams ...

Dear Sixers fans...
Liberty Ballers — ... 2009: Jrue Holiday with pick 17. Jrue has the potential to be the steal of the draft, and DiLeo's track record leads me to believe just that. ...

Liberty Links: Veteran point guards
Liberty Ballers — ... for the starting spot in Orlando two seasons ago and could provide the perfect competition for Lou Williams and Jrue Holiday. ...

Create Your Own Franchise
Canis Hoopus — ... Thabet (4) Tyreke Evens (4) Johny Flynn (4) Stephen Curry (4) Jorden Hill (4) Demere Derozen (3) Brndon Jennings (3) Terrence Williams (3) Gereld Henderson (3) Tyler Hansborough (3) Earl Clark (3) Austin Daye (2) BJ Mullins (2) Jodie Meeks (2) Dejuan Blari (2) Sam Young (2) Jrue Holiday (2) James Johnson (2) ...

Steve Weinman Covers The Rookie Photo Shoot
CelticsBlog — ... jersey on, everybody pretty much has their preference of where they're going to be at," Darren Collison (New Orleans Hornets) tells me. "There's no reason to be miserable. This is somewhere you want to be happy." Jitters about falling out of the first round or making it into the draft at all fail to appear. Smiles, trick shots, happy munching on burgers, cookies and juice boxes (juice boxes!) and even an impromptu break-dancing contest do, but no worries. Jrue Holiday (Philadelphia 76ers) gives me his best Kevin ...

Around the Association: 2009-2010 Philadelphia 76ers - Are they (Elton) Brand New?
Golden State Of Mind — ... As mentioned earlier, the 76ers have gotten younger.  Whether they've gotten better remains to be seen. The Princeton offense that coach Eddie Jordan will most likely utilize (as he has in the past) possibly alleviates some of the pressures of forcing unseasoned (Jrue Holiday) and untraditional (Louis Wililams) point guards on the roster from bearing the responsibility of initiating offense like Andre Miller once provided.  Like the  ...

Follow up: Sixers Blueprint for Success
Liberty Ballers — ... Williams, Royal Ivey, Ty Lawson SG - Andre Iguodala, Anthony Parker, Louis Williams, Willie Green SF - Thaddeus Young, Anthony Parker, Andre Iguodala PF - Elton Brand, Marreese Speights, Jason Smith, Reggie Evans C - Samuel Dalembert, Marreese Speights, Jason Smith Coach - Eddie Jordan And here's what it actually looks like: PG - Lou Williams, Jrue Holiday, Royal Ivey SG - Andre Iguodala, Jason Kapono ...

Philadelphia 76ers: 10 Predictions
Liberty Ballers — ... be the most productive big man off the bench. Elton Brand will silence the critics who think he's a "bust" and that the team is better off without him. Marreese Speights will take a step backward this season. Rodney Carney will be the most productive wingman off the bench. Bill Green, yes Bill Green, will give the Sixers 10-15 solid minutes off the bench. Eddie Jordan will upset a lot of fans of by not playing Jrue Holiday enough. Samuel Dalembert will have the best ...

High/Low Expectations: Royal Ivey
Liberty Ballers — ... Best case: Royal's situation is a tough one. His biggest strength is defense. The problem is, he doesn't bring much else to the table, and there is another point guard who's speciality is defense -- Jrue Holiday. Jrue is younger, has much more potential, is probably a better defender and all-around basketball player. However; Royal possesses something that Jrue doesn't have yet, and that's experience. In order for Royal to have a positive impact on this year's Sixers, he's going to have to play really good D while he's in the game and push Jrue ...

Philadelphia 76ers Preview 2009-2010
Liberty Ballers — ... Team Name: Philadelphia 76ers Last Year's Record: 41-41 Key Losses: Andre Miller, Donyell "Donny-Ice" Marshall, Reggie Evans, Theophilus Ratliff Key Additions: Elton Brand (injury), Jason Smith (injury), Jason Kapono, Jrue Holiday, Rodney Carney 1. What significant moves were made during the off-season? A season removed from signing the biggest free-agent on the market (Elton Brand), the ...

Pre-Season: Game 1
Liberty Ballers — ... sets look as opposed to last year -- if any? Will it affect the Sixers fast break-machine? Lou Williams as the starting point guard: Has his shot improved? How much are we going to miss Andre Miller?  Who's going to run the offense the majority of the time? Lou Williams, Andre Iguodala or a mix of everyone? How explosive is Elton Brand? Is he 100% healthy this time around? Jrue Holiday -- everything from playing time to defense. ...

Training Camp Invites - Philadelphia 76ers
Ridiculous Upside — ... - Singletary is another Philadelphia guy who actually can make threes, 40 percent last year in fact (not counting the D-League, though he made three of his five outside shots there).  He averaged about four and a half rebounds per 36 minutes, which is decent for a 6'0" point guard, though the assists weren't really there and he occasionally forces shots.  If Eddie Jordan decides Jrue Holiday isn't ready to step into the backup point guard spot, Singletary could get a look there. ...

Game Thread: Suns vs 76ers
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... 250 6-11 Seton Hall Willie Green 33 G 7.28.81 201 6-3 Detroit Jrue Holiday 11 G 6.12.90 180 6-3 U-C-L-A ...

Eastern Conference Preview-Atlantic Div w/playoffs
Blazersedge — ... Point Guard Louis Williams Jrue Holiday MVP: Andre Iguodala Biggest Surprise: Marreece Speights Biggest Letdown: Jrue Holiday ...

Award Time
Canis Hoopus — ... Frustrating Rookie PG: Brandon Jennings Number of Wolves Trades: 2 Where Rudy Gay Ends Up: San Antonio Will the Wolves keep the Clipper pick? Yes Where will the Wolves draft in 2010? #1 (Come on folks, it's an inevitability; they finally get the #1 pick with the 2 best players likely being a PG and a PF.) Biggest 2nd Year Jump: CDR Biggest Rookie Flop: Hasheem Thabeet/Jrue Holiday/Jordan Hill/Gerald Henderson (4 way tie) ...

Competition Discussion: Rest of the League
Bullets Forever — ... than you think because of the Rashard Lewis suspension -- they'll be the best team in the league heading into the playoffs. Philadelphia 76ers Last season: 41-41 (Pythagorean record: 41-41). Lost to Orlando 4-2 in first round Biggest team strength: Forcing turnovers (second in the league) Biggest team weakness: Shooting (24th in the league)  In: Eddie Jordan, Rodney Carney, Jrue Holiday, Jason Kapono Out: Andre Miller, Tony DiLeo, ...

Guess who's back?
Liberty Ballers — ... game in my hotel room, and boy, do they look good. Since I haven't seen the Sixers play in a week, I want you guys to answer a couple questions for me so I can go into tonight's match-up with a little background. Has the perimeter defense been the same, better, or worse than last year? Has Marreese Speights played any defense to go along with nasty numbers? Have Andre Iguodala and Lou Williams played as well as their box scores? How has Jrue Holiday looked? Does Elton Brand look halfway decent? ...

Sixers lose to Celtics 105-74
Liberty Ballers — ... This was the first I've seen of Jrue Holiday this season, and nothing he did tonight warrants giving him big minutes yet. However; he still should take the majority of Bill Green's minutes. They both did about the same to help the team, but Jrue needs experience since he actually has a future. ...