When Jrue Holiday was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, his defense was often cited as one of his most desirable skills. His length, quickness and cool head were all supposed to help him establish a stifling wall of opposition when paired with the shot blocking maestro, Anthony Davis. The only problem is that neither player has really lived up to their billing on that end of the floor.
Jrue Holiday is a good defender. In fact, he is one of the three best defensive players on the roster. Few other Pelicans can chase three positions around the floor, provide smothering on-ball defense and disrupt ball movement like Jrue Holiday.