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Scouting Report on Jrue Holiday

by Jerry Meyer - 08/28/2006
A true combo guard, Holiday is the most complete guard prospect in the 2008 class. He is an explosive athlete, yet efficient player with a smooth stroke from deep and the ability to slash to the basket and finish in a variety of ways. In fact, he is actually a better driver and finisher with his left hand. On the other side of the ball, he can lock down either guard position and is a strong rebounder.

Jerry Meyer serves as a national scout and recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. He played at Lipscomb University where be became college basketball's all-time career assist leader. Meyer earned Mr. Basketball honors in the state of Tennessee as a high school junior and senior. He has served as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt and also co-authored the book, "Basketball Skills and Drills."

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Howland speaks on Holiday6/14/2009 BruinBlitz.com

UCLA guard Jrue Holiday has received a lot of good news from the NBA and because so, he has opted to head for the NBA and forgo his college eligibility. UCLA head basketball coach, Ben Howland held an impromptu teleconference to talk about the developing situation.

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