Most discussion surrounding the Sixers 2010-11 season revolves around a possible Andre Iguodala trade, Evan Turner's struggles, and whether or not winning or losing is more beneficial to the franchise's future. Unfortunately, the most exciting story-line for Sixers fans – the development of Jrue Holiday – is flying a bit under the radar.
Through the first 33 games of his sophomore season Jrue has been incredibly solid, considering his age (20), and the slack he's been asked to pick up with Andre Iguodala nursing injuries. For the season he's averaging 14.3 points, 6.5 assists, and 3.7 rebounds with percentages of .437/.359/.792. And over the last five games he's averaging 20.8 points, 7.4 assists, and 3 rebounds with percentages of .562/.500/.727.
After the jump see a statistical comparison to some elite point guards when they were 20 years old.
MP
PER
TS%
eFG%
TRB%
AST%
TOV%
USG%
ORtg
DRtg
WS/48
Jrue Holiday
34.6
15.7
.521
.478
6.1
31.2
16.6
21.9
104
107
0.087
Magic Johnson
36.3
20.6
.602
.534
11.6
25.2
20.9
20.9
113
101
0.180
Derrick Rose
37.0
16.0
.516
.482
6.1
28.8
13.3
22.6
108
113
0.078
Tony Parker
33.8
16.5
.542
.503
4.5
27.9
14.5
22.9
108
104
0.134
Chris Paul
36.0
22.1
.546
.456
8.5
38.2
13.7
22.2
114
104
0.178
Rajon Rondo
16.8
13.1
.472
.424
9.5
26.3
20.5
16.5
97
103
0.064
Isiah Thomas
23.5
14.5
.487
.432
4.7
32.6
19.2
25.0
98
107
0.046
Russell Westbrook
32.5
15.2
.489
.414
8.6
27.5
17.6
25.8
99
111
0.035
PER
TS%
eFG%
TRB%
AST%
TOV%
USG%
ORtg
DRtg
WS/48
Ranks (Out of 8)
5th
4th
4th
5th
3rd
4th
6th
5th
5th
4th
(Here's a link to a sortable list of seasons from 20 year-old point guards who played at least 20 minutes per game.)
This post isn't meant to dub Jrue Holiday a future superstar, or the next great point guard. It's just a fun look at statistics and a reminder to pay more attention to his ongoing development.
One area I'd like to see him improve is his 10-15 foot shot. He's shooting 29% on 1.1 attempts from 10-15 feet per game.