Peavy knew Holland was talented enough to play on a loaded Duncanville team from the minute he enrolled in school. What he learned quickly is that he wasn’t mature enough to handle real minutes.
“Ron probably got kicked out of practice more than anybody I’ve ever coached,” Peavy told SB Nation. “He loved working out, but he didn’t love practice.”
“The monotony of doing shell drills, getting on the line running, you know, stuff that nobody likes,” Peavy said. “Ron wasn’t mature enough to understand, hey man, this is going to get you better. You just have to do it.”
Duncanville always had so much talent on the roster that Peavy said he could teach Holland a lesson with playing time early in his career for his poor practice habits. The 2020 team in Holland’s freshman year was led by Micah Peavy, David’s son, who has enjoyed a productive four-year career for
TCU. Zhuric Phelps was the team leader during his sophomore year before going on to a standout college career at SMU. Black transferred in as a junior, and Arizona forward K.J. Lewis joined as a senior.
During Holland’s four years in high school, Duncanville went 119-8, with tons of banners to show for it. That doesn’t mean coaching Holland was always easy.
“He would have one good day, then he would have two bad days at practice,” Peavy said. “By his sophomore year, he was having one good day, one bad day. Eventually I realized he could play through his mistakes, because talent-wise, we needed him.”