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As far as making practice squads, Jrue Holiday Monday made perhaps the best one in all of sports. The starting point guard for the 76ers was added to the 2012 USA Men's Select Team that will train July 6-11 against this year's USA National Team during a training camp in Las Vegas. Fellow Sixer Andre Iguodala is part of the National Team, vying for a spot on the roster that will compete in the London Olympics later this month. Said USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo of Holiday: "In naming Jrue to our Select Team, we've added an athletic guard who can get to the rim and someone who is also a good three-point shooter. Both those skills will be invaluable in helping prepare our National Team for this summer." Philadelphia Inquirer

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Marc J. Spears: Sixers guard Jrue Holiday added to USA select team roster. Holiday also is seeking a max contract extension from Sixers, source tells Yahoo! Twitter

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Three NBA drafts ago, the Suns had their future point guard. At least they thought they did, Stephen Curry. At least they could have had it with Jrue Holiday. Instead, they wound up with draft bust Earl Clark Arizona Republic

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"We loved Jrue Holiday," Kerr said. "We were ready to make him a promise. We were picking at 14 and the agent didn't want to do the promise. He thought he'd go earlier. Well, on draft day, we thought we had a deal for Steph Curry and the deal hadn't gone through but we were pretty sure we were going to get Golden State's pick, which was seven". Arizona Republic

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Steve Kerr: When Curry was available at seven, Golden State took him. We thought we've got a deal. It hasn't been consummated. So at 14, Jrue Holiday is still there and we go, 'Wait a sec, we've got (Steve Nash). We've got (Goran) Dragic, who we really like. We thought we're going to have Curry. We just can't take another point guard. We take Earl Clark, who we love for defensive purposes. Jrue Holiday has turned into a great point guard and Clark is still trying to find his way." Arizona Republic

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Tom Moore: #Sixers (Jrue) Holiday: 'It comes down to will. Last night we didn't have it.' #Celtics Twitter

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“You see him playing like that when he’s hurting and it really gave us a lift,” guard Jrue Holiday said. HoopsHype

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The 76ers moved to within one victory of advancing to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs on Sunday, taking Game 4 from the Bulls at Wells Fargo Center, 89-82. Jrue Holiday scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and Spencer Hawes had his second impressive showing in a row, finishing with 22 points and eight rebounds for the Sixers, who lead the series 3-1. The Sixers, the eighth seed, can close out the top-seeded Bulls on Tuesday in Chicago. Only eight teams in NBA history have ever recovered from a 3-1 series deficit to advance in the playoffs. Philadelphia Inquirer

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There was one scary moment with 3:06 to play in the game where Jrue Holiday went up for an offensive rebound and came down awkwardly, banging his right knee on the ground. At the time the Sixers were ahead, 98-75. “He just banged his knee falling on the floor,” Collins said. “I am shooting myself, saying why is he out there? I just wanted to give Lou (Williams) a little bit of a break so he could finish the game. He’s laying there and I am ready to shoot myself, but he is OK.” Holiday backed up Collins’ words, saying he felt fine and the knee just cushioned his fall. CSNPhilly.com

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Jrue Holiday is back in California working out. Holiday spent a good chunk of the summer overseas, first on an Adidas tour and then, more recently, in Germany supporting the U.S. Women's National Team. By all accounts, Holiday's doing what he did last summer: spending hours in the gym and working on his speed and explosion. Philadelphia Inquirer

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How was the transition of playing with Eddie Jordan to doing it Doug Collins? Jrue Holiday: Well, Eddie Jordan is a more laid-back type of coach while Collins is a coach that puts a lot of pressure, shows a lot of passion for the game, a lot of love. If we do something wrong, no matter who it is, he can be the superstar of the team or the 14th men, he’s gonna discipline him the same way. HoopsHype

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Jrue Holiday wasn't his normally unflappable self in the second half Sunday afternoon. The 76ers' second-year starting point guard admitted as much after struggling in a 117-103 road loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. "Yeah, I was frustrated," Holiday said. "None of my shots were falling. I was trying to get something easy." phillyburbs.com

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Sixers coach Doug Collins said he doesn't believe Holiday is physically tired, though he may be mentally worn down from playing so much for so long in an NBA season. Asked what was wrong with Holiday, Collins said, "I don't know. You'd have to ask him." "I'm not going to take him out because he had two bad games," Collins said. "He just had a triple-double. I'm not going to be an alarmist. "This is a man's game. You're going to have ups and downs. I'm not going to focus in on what's wrong or whatever because that just adds to the situation. Keep putting your arm around him, keep talking to him and put him back in. The big thing is to be aggressive." phillyburbs.com

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