philly.com - 6/26/2009
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Jrue Holiday was supposed to be long gone by the time the 76ers selected with the 17th pick of the NBA Draft. At one point, Holiday was rumored to be in contention with the Sacramento Kings at the 4th spot of the Draft. But as tonight's draft progressed, Holiday's name went uncalled and as each ...
What They're Saying: Jrue Holiday
the700level.com 6/26/2009 — Andre Iguodala, Twitter : " Jrue is only 18, will be a beast...kinda like dwade a little bit...nobody heard of dwade earlier in his college career either..." Ed Stefanski : "He's an athletic kid who will play at both ends. One thing you know if you're going to play
for Ben Howland at ...
The Jrue Holiday Special
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/27/2009 — Anyone who has been following my blog is well aware that I really, really wanted Ty Lawson. After the Bulls took James Johnson with the 16th pick, every point guard who was rumored to become a Sixer was still available. All week, I've been hearing about Ty Lawson, Jeff Teague, and Eric ...
Jrue Holiday’s first summer-league game
sixerscourt.com 7/8/2009 —
If “numbers don’t lie,” the stats don’t say what coach Eddie Jordan and GM Ed Stefanski are saying.
In his first-ever NBA game (in the Orlando Summer League), rookie point guard Jrue Holiday made only three of 11 shots for nine points . Plus, he turned the ball ...
Jrue Holiday: PG Of the Future
depressedfan.com 6/26/2009 — As most of you know, I went into this draft with unrealistic hopes of seeing the Sixers trade up to get Stephen Curry. When Curry went #7 to the Warriors I felt deflated. When Brandon Jennings went to the Bucks at #10 I felt encouraged. When Earl ...
The Jrue Conflict
libertyballers.com 6/30/2009 —
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At 9:04 PM on the better coast, David Stern announced we ...
76ers Sign Jrue Holiday
digitalsportsdaily.com 7/21/2009 — The Philadelphia 76ers have signed Jrue Holiday, the 17th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. The 6″3 guard Holiday left UCLA after his freshman season at UCLA.
The 19-year-old was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team last season after averaging 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists ...
Stefanski considered trading up to get Holiday
sixerscourt.com 6/27/2009 —
Surprising everyone on Thursday, the Philadephia 76ers drafted UCLA freshman Jrue Holiday as their point guard of the future with the 17th overall pick.
GM Ed Stefanski said that the Sixers were considering trading up to get Holiday. Instead, the player who canceled his workout with ...
Happy Holiday | Philadelphia Daily News | 06/25/2009
philly.com 6/26/2009 — Not Ty Lawson. Not Eric Maynor. No, the 76ers' choice at No. 17 in the NBA draft is Jrue (pronounced Drew) Holiday of UCLA. He is the first Bruin ever drafted by them. And perhaps this should not be a surprise, because word out of their front office ...
Holiday Pick, Part 2
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/28/2009 — I've been doing a lot of thinking about this pick during the past few days. It's amazing how the human mind works. I went from being depressed (the moment we drafted him over Lawson), to angry (the following few hours after we took him), to happy (the next day upon reading about him and ...
