I think it could be a bunch of different things on Holland. Like if I was an actual team that was higher on him and though he might be slipping... I might go ahead and downplay it. Obviously could be some Whitmore stuff behind the scenes (coaches don't like him or he's aloof). Maybe in open gym the shot looks bad too but I can't imagine Castle's looks a whole lot better (though the positive attitude stuff on him likely is giving a boost too).
I just think the evaluators will look at him and say "6-8ish athlete who has a high motor but can't shoot yet... highly rated HS player that ended up in a ****** situation in a pro league... I'm in". I'd be surprised if either Holland or Castle fell out of the top 10 and could see one or both in the top 5.
Holland was considered a top 5 guy coming into the season. He needs to show shooting touch in his workouts and understand that he's going to be operating with a more limited shot diet. He played pretty loose at Ignite. He's not going to take those shots or make decisions with the ball like he did in the Gleague.
If he really ***** the bed with his shooting in workouts, then teams are going to start asking themselves how much different he is from a guy like Ryan Dunn. However, if he shoots well enough, he checks enough other boxes to be a top 10 guy. I think that's the most likely outcome.
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