Here is a story I wrote for today’s paper about UCLA’s point guard situation now that Jrue Holiday officially is heading to the NBA.
One thing I constantly get emailed and asked is whether Howland was wrong to play Holiday at the off guard spot and allow Darren Collison to play the point. It is coming to light again since Holiday is projected as a lottery pick and Collison is projected as a late first round pick.
In short, I think Howland did the right thing. Collison cannot play the off guard, so if Holiday was the starting point, Collison would have been relegated to 15 minutes a game. Since Holiday could play both, UCLA’s best lineup had Collison at point and Holiday at the off guard spot.
But one argument I will make is Holiday could have been Collison’s primary backup at point, but that would have limited Jerime Anderson’s minutes.
What does everyone think?