To buy into Holland is to buy into what he could potentially be. Holland shows flashes of being great at a lot of things! He could be a great passer, he could be a decent shooter, a decent defender, he could be a really good overall player if he reaches his potential. Holland has good court vision and can create for his teammates; he's averaging 3.2 assists per game! But, he's also averaging 3 turnovers per game. For every dime he throws, he throws an awful pass right after. He can hit every three, whether it's wide or contested one game, then go ice cold and miss every shot the next game. He could give a lot of effort on the defensive end, poking the ball and getting deflections, then the next game, he could just stop trying and give up on possessions defensively because he got blown by, or he fell for a cross-over, or hezi or... whatever. You might be saying, "why is this a con lil bro if he could develop into all of this why is this a bad thing". To that I say, you have a point. IF he develops into all of that, he's going to be successful in the league. But, what if he doesn't? It's important to keep in mind that there's a chance he doesn't become any of the good things I listed. It's up for you to decide whether you like Holland or not purely from potential... if you do that's fine! If you don't, that's also fine! I think people should also take into account what Holland could be by also acknowledging how successful the G League Ignite has been. It's being shut down soon, so that kind of puts things into more perspective on how Ignite prospects are shining out to be.
tl;dr: A lot of Holland's appealingness is glimpses of potential he shows in multiple aspects, but it's important to keep in mind that he has the chance of never developing into the player he could be.
Ok no more long rants. The next few bullet points will be on issues I mentioned shortly in the paragraph above.
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I'm not sold on Holland's defensive ability. On film, he never really stood out, and at times he would just not try. There are so many moments where he just sees his opponent set up for a shot, not close out or defend, and just watch the ball go into the hoop. He wouldn't apply pressure, he would be slow to react, etc. Although he's averaging 2.5 steals per game, it's hard to see that on film. And also, you should keep in mind that's he's averaging 3.3 fouls per game, wayyy too much. That's more fouls than steals...
Holland is averaging 3.2 assists per game! Looks great on paper, but when you realize he's also averaging 3 turnovers per game and has a 1.07 assist/turnover ratio (bad if you didn't know), you kind of get put off from his passing ability (at least I do). Like I mentioned before, he could be a great playmaker, but he's not that now.
This is one of the more intriguing parts of Holland's game, his shooting. He's really streaky, he's either hitting every three or bricking every three, doesn't seem to be an in-between. Currently he's an abysmal 24% from three, but, he's 75% from the line! Although I don't like Holland's three-point, I do like his mid-range. He has a really nice pull-up middy which always seemed to go in. Holland could develop into a decent shooter, but again, just potential.
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Don't like that he doesn't do much when the ball isn't in his hands. Doesn't cut very often, doesn't really find better looks for himself, just kind of sits there and waits to see what his teammates do.
Mediocre FG percentage; 44%.
Would like if he put on some more weight, only 206 lbs.
I yapped enough about Holland; I don't have much else to say. I see the hype around him, but I also see more bad in him than I think others do. If Holland doesn't get drafted by the right team, I think he could be a bust honestly. That's just me though, you decide for yourself.
ALSO, the film on Holland I watched seems a little suspicious to be honest, so I could be way off on how he plays... blame that on who I'm watching film from, not me!