Will Ron Holland Force JB Bickerstaff To Play Him For The Detroit Pistons In the Regular Season?

Ron Holland looked impressive as a rookie for the Detroit Pistons in the first preseason game; will the Pistons first-round pick force new head coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s hand to slot him in the rotation?

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29 comments
  1. Holland should get more minutes than thj atleast as much but bobi might get more minutes than Holland because position weakness can't wait for season but think thj get more minutes than Beasley all he is a streaky shooter no more offense nothing on defense

  2. Bball Paul is going to make it hard to keep him off the floor as well. I love the energy he provides I think they should at least give Holland some spot minutes about 10 per game for some energy minutes if he keeps playing this well.

  3. 1st Listen…you know Ku, we need to play all 4 of the veterans. The vet veterans. Harris, Fontecchio, Beasley & Hardaway. Simply because you brought them in to begin with.

  4. The two guys at risk are Ausar and THJ

    Ausar hasn’t played contact basketball since it was announced he had blood clots last season, he missed summer league reps, training camp and now preseason he hasn’t earned the right to just be slotted in the rotation because of cachet Ron has put the work in and Trajan wants to see guy play valuable minutes especially when he’s earned it like he has thus far it showed vs Milwaukee Sunday night. Ausar will have to fight Ron for his minutes off the bench when he returns

  5. Bro you sounds crazy, Why you talking about only going 9 deep. You dont know that. Play twelve deep if need be. Let whos ever hot get minutes. We got Beasley, stew, hardaway jr tobias thompson sasser Klintman, fonteccio holland reed. We got 10 deep that can play good minutes if they're on. 😐

  6. Can’t imagine a team with the worst record in the league not giving their top draft pick solid minutes, I can’t even think of the last time that has happened, the Pistons haven’t given any indication whatsoever that holland won’t get minutes this season, he was literally one of the first guys off the bench. Fans and media are the only ones talking like Ron Holland won’t be a part of the regular rotation,

  7. I doubt we see Ausar, Holland, and Duren on the floor together. If the two wings are out there, its gonna be stew out there with them along with Cade/Ivey and another shooter

  8. Ku, you still talking with a forked tongue. You saying players where not going hard/taking this game seriously, well Damien, Lopez, Portis and Giannis (cheerleading) seem to take the game seriously when they had a first quarter lead. However, by the middle of the 2nd quarter they realized that this is a different team. Hell, even Doc Rivers face showed that this game changing in that period was more concerning than what he was expecting. Now, if the score was reversed, then ya'll would be saying "Here we go again". Another sad season. I'm excited to see this performance, it shows that the players are capable of playing with the top talents.
    And with the 2nd half, you discount the play of Sasser, well if he looked bad against the other teams 2nd & 3td unit players, you would have through him under the bus too.
    BTW, most coaches go 8 or 9 deep because they don't have the talent to play more than that and still be competitive, this team can do that.

  9. Ku, was the 9 man rotation that Bickerstaff “prefers” by philosophy or by players on the team? Will he be a stickler for sticking with 9 guys if more merit PT? I have a feeling that BBall Paul and Holland are going to be hard to keep off the floor with the energy they bring-probably going to be fan favorites. Hope they get opportunities in more than just junk time so they are ready when the inevitable injury occurs.

  10. why are you so sure he won't go with a 10 rotation? I think its going to be the 8 plus 2 to start the season…. sasser probably takes ausar's mins till he's ready to go…. ausar/holland split time one on the court most the time….

  11. It is just a preseason game, but it's also one of the best preseason debuts that I've seen from a Pistons rookie.
    Picking up Damian Lillard aggressively and getting under his skin a bit? It doesn't get much more satisfying than that and I'll take it regardless of what kind of game it was.

  12. Ron Holland II will be a part of the rotation PERIOD● I wouldn't care if Lebum was available. Why waste a #5 pick not to play them. That is absurd, ridiculous and DUMB as FUH. Pull the plug on Ku already. 14 players need to be played all year. Pistons are not winning this year.

  13. They would be crazy not to put Holland in rotation, his energy and work ethic is unmatched, he BEEN doing this and will continue to do this, do ya research, Tim Hardaway was A** last season, couldn’t shoot worth anything and showed it in the preseason game 🤦🏾‍♂️

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