Jrue Holiday Should Be Starting In The All-Star Game

Jrue Holiday is arguably the Number 1 point guard in the Eastern Conference this season.  Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports   As the entire Philadelphia 76ers fan base celebrates Jrue Holiday’s first career All-Star selection Holiday himself has the right to still feel a little disrespected. That’s right folks, Jrue Holiday is statistically, and also eye-test, worthy of being the Eastern Conference starting point guard in this February’s All-Star Game in Houston. Take a look at stat lines of two players, let’s call them Player A and Player B:   Player A: 13.7 ppg, 11.1 apg, 5.5 rpg and 18.57 PER in 37.2 mpg. Player B: 19.0 ppg, 9.0 apg, 4.2 rpg and 18.90 PER in 38.1 mpg.   Looking at these categories, both players are pretty productive, as both of their PER’s are very close to 20. While Player A has the slight advantage in assists and rebounds over Player B, Player B is significantly more productive scoring the ball. Now, let’s look at these two players’ live-ball scoring and shooting...