Best Backcourts 2014 12. Pelicans- Jrue Holiday/Eric Gordon
12. Pelicans- Jrue Holiday/ Eric Gordon
The Pelicans look to be entering a year where their ready to compete. Jrue Holiday and Eric Gordon will be a big part of that. Though both were injured a lot last year their skill sets together should be able to lead this Pelicans team to a lot more success than last season. Looking at Jrue Holiday, though he was injured for most of the year showed that he is a productive pg averaging 14/8/4 while shooting 47% from the field. Holiday excels at the pick and roll offensively where he can pick apart defenses with his passing ability, or getting high percentage shots from mid range or by taking it to the hoop. He shoots 39% from 3, but he also takes under 3 a game which does show his maturity in knowing what spots to pick and which ones not too. Defensively his average, struggles a little with pick and roll but seems to be a capable on-ball defender. Because of his passing instincts, teammates stay active offensively, and the Pelicans offense ran fluent with him on the floor, especially with our next player, Eric Gordon. When you think Eric Gordon the one thing that should come to your mind is scoring, because that's his game. Though his been plagued with injuries throughout his career, when his played his always shown the ability to score, and he does it in a variety of ways. P&R,Mid-range,coming off screen, spot ups Gordon has a plethora of methods in which he can score which make playing with a pass-first pg like Holiday the perfect pick because he can easily give him the ball from anywhere and he can produce. If the two can stay on the court the whole year and be healthy they will be a young fast and exciting team to pair with Tyreke Evans, Anthony Davis, and Omeir Asik, but that is a big IF.
Jrue Holiday Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocgSTVbQ3w8
Eric Gordon Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hna3Ip0fUg8