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matt moore Q&A with jrue holiday
Posted on 11/25/14 at 11:51 am
Posted on 11/25/14 at 11:51 am
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this is encouraging...that was a big game and the players know it
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Holiday is averaging 15.3 points and 6.8 assists playing next to two ball-dominant guards in Eric Gordon (who was lost indefinitely on Saturday with a torn labrum) and Tyreke Evans. The Pelicans are 12.7 points better with Holiday on the floor vs. off. Only Evans and Davis himself have made more of a plus/minus impact. And though the Pelicans' defense is a work in progress, Holiday's defense is huge part of their potential on that end.
"I think he's underrated," Nuggets coach Brian Shaw said last week. "You know he was an All-star in Philly, then he was hurt last year and people forgot about him. I think Russell Westbrook, when he wants to defend, and Jrue Holiday are the two best defensive point guards on the ball just in terms of sliding their feet and their activity with their hands. "
this is encouraging...that was a big game and the players know it
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Q: What have been the learning moments for you guys this season? JH: I think the loss against Portland was big. (The Pelicans blew a 16-point-lead in Portland, outscored 34-13 in the 4th). We learned a lot. Coming back that next game and winning (in Sacramento), that was big, especially executing down the stretch. That was big for us.
Q: What about that Portland loss stuck with you? JH: We've got to execute, we had them up the whole game. There was one point where the momentum kind of swung and we couldn't get it back. We got sporadic, we can't do that, to get where we want to go. Obviously we have to go through that and learn that, but I know that was a big game for us. Because many of us haven't won in Portland.
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Posted on 11/25/14 at 11:57 am to cgrand
quote:that was fricking huge. I don't think many of us thought they could pull it together on a back to back after that type of loss.
Coming back that next game and winning (in Sacramento), that was big, especially executing down the stretch. That was big for us.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 11:59 am to cgrand
Glad to see this. People keep saying Jrue is overrated and overpaid and this and that but his defense is so good. One of the main reasons the Pels have the fifth lowest amount of opponents points coming from beyond the arc
Posted on 11/25/14 at 12:05 pm to quail man
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Pels have the fifth lowest amount of opponents points coming from beyond the arc
that has to be a HUGE difference from last year, right?
Posted on 11/25/14 at 12:06 pm to whoknows1390
quote:I think last year more than 50% of opponent points came from downtown
that has to be a HUGE difference from last year, right?
Posted on 11/25/14 at 12:13 pm to whoknows1390
18 versus 24 so about 2 fewer allowed per game.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 12:14 pm to Fearthehat0307
yea, I would say that's unbelievable, but I witnessed it...night after night...Posted on 11/25/14 at 12:15 pm to whoknows1390
quote:I was joking I don't think it was that much. at least I hope not
yea, I would say that's unbelievable, but I witnessed it...night after night...
Posted on 11/25/14 at 12:16 pm to quail man
quote:I know that's a pretty significant difference but it feels like it should be a lot more
18 versus 24 so about 2 fewer allowed per game.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 12:45 pm to Fearthehat0307
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I was joking I don't think it was that much. at least I hope not
I would have no problem believing that obviously. It doesn't seem like it would be more than 2pt per game. doesn't matter what the numbers say, it passes the eye test
Posted on 11/25/14 at 12:47 pm to whoknows1390
quote:I think he was saying it was 2 3-pointers per game difference so 6 points total but even that seems very low
It doesn't seem like it would be more than 2pt per game. doesn't matter what the numbers say, it passes the eye test
Posted on 11/25/14 at 12:58 pm to Fearthehat0307
Ah ok I gotcha. that sounds more like it.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 2:42 pm to whoknows1390
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Q: How do you prep for an opponent defensively? Do you do a lot of research or at this point have you played enough to where you just kind of know guys? JH: I think you know guys. Coaches give you stats where they get most of their shots, where they like it and things like that. You can't stop the top players but you can slow them down. I think it's a team thing. I think that's one of the biggest things where our team defense is getting really good, where we're not giving up as many threes in the corner, and really loading in the paint, where if you have someone like Carmelo or Ty Lawson or whoever, they see more than one guy. And the way we're rotating right now, it's fun. It's fun to play defense.
Love the end of this quote
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It's fun to play defense.
It seems like so many players slack on that end these days so it feels good to see this kind of attitude coming from our top players
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