Holiday leaning toward ... returning?

This is good news, right? He wouldn't say that unless he really meant it. It would be painful if he didn't come back

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Afflalo said the same thing

Not to throw cold water on this, but it’s hard to get a read on what’s going to happen right after the fact. There’s a lot of emotion talking.

by Tydides on Mar 21, 2009 2:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the painful refresher :)

by RLB on Mar 21, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I can see why he would leave

after all, the temptation of Millions would be hard for anybody to pass up.

But, I find it hard to believe he would be drafted very high if at all. I think he is singular talent with a great future. But, the best thing he can do right now is to work on his game here at UCLA under CBH who has proven he can forge the qualities the NBA is looking for into a player.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Mar 21, 2009 7:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

There's 0.0% chance he doesn't declare IMO

He may pull his name out of the draft after the workouts, but he’ll definitely declare. Count on him leaving though and I don’t blame him. It’s tough to turn down the chance to be a lottery pick.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Mar 21, 2009 10:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yup

He can still declare and test the waters, and he seems like the kind of athlete who would work out super well for scouts and GMs.

by bruinhopeful on Mar 22, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jrue

I believe that Jrue will return. He knows that he will not be a lottery pick, or even get picked for that matter.He is a good player.And IMO, he will have a breakout year next year @U-C-L-A!

Go Bruins!

by uclabruin103 on Mar 21, 2009 11:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

um....what?

He knows that he will not be a lottery pick, or even get picked for that matter.

Wow…I honestly don’t even know what to say to that…

by bucknellbruin on Mar 22, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

perception is reality

in terms of the draft and the scouts are definitely down on him.
i don’t know if it’s my bad eyes but i don’t see him on the board at nbadraft.net

also, it’s interesting that they have DC slotted to go to OKC joining RW for an all UCLA backcourt.

by lilbobdog on Mar 23, 2009 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He's a 2010 draftee on that site

by Tydides on Mar 23, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

NBAdraft.net updated

Now has him at #28. Draftexpress.com has him at #20. Of course, a couple days ago, Draftexpress had him not going in 2009 at all, and had him at #3 for the 2010 draft. So…yeah, he’s got to know he can improve greatly.

by theslammer on Mar 23, 2009 3:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Has anyone ever checked the stats on these draft prognosticators?

It would be interesting to see just how accurate their predictions turn out to be.

by Fox 71 on Mar 25, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's tough to do, because they constantly change their draft order based on the news/perception of the week.

If you look a week or two before the draft, quite a few of the sites are fairly good at putting players in the correct range (ie: lottery, mid-first, late-first, etc.). At this point in the game though, they’re all making a ton of assumptions about who stays and who goes, they don’t have any material from the pre-draft workouts to base their opinions on, and I would be shocked if the draft plays out like many of them have it right now.

by cabz on Mar 26, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs