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May 18, 2013 | By Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
CHICAGO - Jeff Withey is projected to be picked in the middle of the first round in the NBA draft next month. The Kansas center is keyed up about Friday's interview with the Sixers, who are likely to pick 11th. "I'm extremely excited," Withey said Thursday at the NBA draft combine at Harrison Street Gym. "I know a couple of guys on the team. Jrue Holiday, I played with him way back when. . . . And I'm excited to go meet with them and go talk with them. Obviously, I haven't done it yet. So I'm just trying to prepare myself for it mentally.
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May 10, 2013 | By John N. Mitchell, Inquirer Staff Writer
If the 76ers were to heed the advice of their all-star point guard, they would call off the search for the team's next coach and promote from within. As the 76ers ramp up the search for their eighth coach in the last 11 seasons, Jrue Holiday, who has voiced his opinion that the Sixers should consult him during the search, cast his vote for the promotion of associate coach Michael Curry. "I've known him for the last three years," Holiday said Wednesday in a telephone interview.
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April 10, 2013 | BY BOB COONEY, Daily News Staff Writer cooneyb@phillynews.com
WITH THE Sixers now mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, truths can be told about this season. Here's one that probably isn't a shock: Jrue Holiday is dog tired - from the shoulders down and from the ears up. After a spirited scrimmage session that lasted about a half-hour on Monday - the team's first get-together since a Saturday loss at Miami coupled with a Milwaukee win put the playoffs out of reach - Holiday was asked whether his...
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April 3, 2013 | By Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
Jrue and Justin Holiday have beaten some incredibly long odds as brothers who will play on the same NBA team. The Holidays became 76ers teammates after Justin, 23, was called up this weekend from the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League. The Sixers waived guard Jeremy Pargo to make room for Justin on their 15-man roster. The 6-foot-6, 180-pound guard, who practiced with the team on Monday, is signed through the rest of the season. "Now I get to play with [Jrue] at the highest level," Justin Holiday said.
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April 2, 2013 | By Keith Pompey, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
As Jrue Holiday sees it, the 76ers acquired a solid defender in his brother, Justin Holiday. Justin Holiday practiced with Sixers Monday after the 6-foot-6 guard was signed over the weekend from the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League. "A defender, very long, has a lot length," said Jrue Holiday, describing Justin Holiday. "Really athletic. So I guess the opposite of me. "He can shoot the ball well and passes the ball well. I guess he does a little bit of everything.
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April 1, 2013 | By John N. Mitchell, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
It really is how you finish. Jrue Holiday, who had three points after three quarters, scored 11 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter to lead the 76ers to a 100-92 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center in front of 16,764 fans. The victory gave the Sixers (30-43) their third three-game winning streak of the season. Evan Turner led the Sixers with 22 points. Spencer Hawes finished with 19, Thaddeus Young and Damien Wilkins both scored 15, and Young grabbed 10 rebounds for the Sixers.
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March 14, 2013
76ers star guard Jrue Holiday scored fewer than 10 points in a game just twice before Feb. 26. Since then, the 22-year-old has struggled, failing to reach double digits in three of nine games and finishing with fewer than 23 points in eight of the nine. Here are the key numbers for the fourth-year pro: Date, Opp. MIN. FG-FGA FT-FA 3P-3PA AST PTS. Feb. 26 vs. Magic 39:28 4-11 0-0 1-3 10 9 Feb. 28 at Bulls 41:20 10-19 1-3 1-4 3 22 March 2 vs. Warriors 42:08 11-20 2-2 3-5 7 27 March 3 at Wizards 36:21 4-19 4-4 2-7 6 14 March 5 vs. Celtics 41:55 6-17 6-6 0-3 10 18 March 6 at Hawks 38:13 3-12 4-5 1-3 12 11 March 8 at Heat 40:59 3-11 2-2 1-3 13 ...
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March 14, 2013 | By John N. Mitchell, Inquirer Staff Writer
The bloom is not off the rose when it comes to Jrue Holiday, but it is clear that the best player on the 76ers is struggling. The numbers over the last two weeks bear this out. Over the last six games, Holiday has averaged 12.5 points on 28.9 percent shooting. For the season he is averaging 18.5 points and making 44.4 percent of his shots. Holiday had 15 points, 11 assists, and just one turnover Monday night as the Sixers ended a five-game losing streak with a 106-97 victory over Brooklyn.
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March 14, 2013 | BY BOB COONEY, Daily News Staff Writer cooneyb@phillynews.com
IT WAS A slight little change that made all the difference. While Doug Collins has been shuffling his lineup and rotation more often than a card dealer does his deck, a minor adjustment made by the point guard helped the Sixers post their most impressive effort in quite some time on Monday, when they defeated the Brooklyn Nets, 106-97. Jrue Holiday made the All-Star team by leading the Sixers in scoring and assists, by making big shots when they were needed and proving himself to be one of the most improved outside shooters at the position in the NBA. But a recent shooting slump and questionable decision-making made Holiday reel in his game a little bit on Monday.
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March 13, 2013 | BY BOB COONEY, Daily News Staff Writer cooneyb@phillynews.com
IT WAS if the scattered offense and helter-skelter defense that had plagued the 76ers in so many losses had been corralled into a nice, tight, cohesive production. Rarely was there a bad shot taken. The Sixers continuously made the Brooklyn Nets expand what would have been 15-foot shots into tough 18-footers. Turnovers were scarce, shots fell and the ball moved with a type of precision that has been absent for too many games to count. When all those parts come together, as they did Monday at the Wells Fargo Center, the Sixers can do some impressive things.