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| Mark L. Baer-US PRESSWIRE Jrue Holiday is becoming a top PG in the League |
The Philadelphia
76ers return home to the Wells Fargo Center tomorrow night, Monday,
November 12, for a five-game home stand after a very successful road trip. While playing in Boston and Toronto against the Celtics and Raptors, respectively, over the weekend, the Sixers came away with
two victories led by some very important players.
Against Boston, Jrue
Holiday and Evan Turner put on
performances that Philly execs and fans alike have been dreaming about ever
since Turner was selected with the No. 2 Overall pick in the 2010 Draft. Both
young guards played just over 40 minutes in the game, as Holiday scored 21
points while dishing out 14 assists and Turner poured in 25 points and grabbed
11 boards. While Andrew Bynum
remains sidelined, the Sixers must heavily rely on the play of their young
backcourt in order to compete and win games. Currently on a three-game win
streak, Holiday and Turner are doing just that. In fact, many are
starting to imagine just how effective matching Bynum with such elusive guard
play will be against the Sixers’ opponents.
On the season, Holiday, who recently signed a new 4 year,
$41 million contract extension, is leading the team in scoring at 18.2 points
per game and assists at 9.5. Turner is right behind him 12.3 points and leads
the team in 9.5 boards a night as well.
Holiday is simply blossoming in front of our eyes. He’s
toying with defenders like he’s a 99 rating in NBA 2K13, he’s carving up
defenses with his suddenly deadly court vision and he’s lighting it up from
beyond the arc at 44%. Call me crazy, but Jrue Holiday is playing at an
All-Star level right now. It’s not unrealistic for him to be in the
conversation for best point guard in the East with Derrick Rose out and Deron Williams and Rajon Rondo not playing at career best levels. No matter what, he’s
been very fun to watch.
As we wait for Bynum to return, the progression of Jrue
Holiday and Evan Turner that we’ve asked for is definitely enough to keep us
sidetracked for the time being.
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