[TRC1991Participant]

Thru 3 games this summer league, Marquis Teague has shot 14-48 (29%), 0-3 from deep (0%) with 4.7 tpg and only 2.3 apg… I watched him play yesterday and he really struggled to create shots for anyone else on the team besides himself and his shots weren’t falling.. I have not been impressed and although it’s early I like Hinrich as the starter until Rose gets healthy.

[WolfRobParticipant]

They brought Hinrich in to start… Teague is honestly a project, he’s gonna take some time to develop. Even with D.Rose out, I don’t see him playing big time minutes! They brought him in to be D.Rose’s future back up & a pretty good insurance on their superstar. 

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 I told yall, when I was watching his first game that he looks totally lost out there, if he can’t get by on his speed and quickness, he really has no clue how to get himself to the basket or create for someone else unless he is just blowing by someone which isn’t to often.

He struggled to blow by Etwaun Moore, what do you think Rondo,Westbrook,Bradley,Bledsoe and the other top on ball defenders are going to do to him? I think he should have stayed another year, he is not better than his brother Jeff at all, his jumpshot is broke and he is too wild right now.

[Lebron’s HairlineParticipant]

Watching him run point has become extremely painful he tries to blow by everyone to score but he gets stuck then tries to dump it off to one of his teammates which is why he has so many turnovers, he is a score first point guard and he isn’t looking like a very good one, he is definitely a project. He should have stayed in school

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Teague never had a chance to start… He’s not ready. He probably won’t even be in the rotation. It’s going to take a couple of seasons for him to be ready.

Playing against Rose in practice will help his development though.

[providencefriars1Participant]

I never liked him at UK and I still dont… its unfortunate for Chicago that he feel to them and they were kind of handcuffed to take him. His teammate Lamb wouldve been a better choice  

[NJHooper95Participant]

Teague was hyped up because he played with a star-studded cast at Kentucky. I wasnt sold on him at Kentucky, he came out early because he knew people would to start to see he really wasnt that good, and the fact Ryan Harrow may have beat him out the starting pg sport. Teague is not exceptional to me, I thought there were alot of freshman pgs better than him such as Trey Burke, Tony Wroten, Ryan Boatright, BJ Young. Put any of these players on Kentucky and they out perform teague. Can he get better? Yes, but overrated right now.

[GrandmamaParticipant]

I really wanted the Bulls to take Doron Lamb.  They’ve needed a SG for years now, and he would have been a perfect fit.  I really hope this kid doesn’t turn out to be a bust.  I know it will take Teague a while to develop, so only time will tell.  Too early to be passing judgment on the kid, but he isn’t off to a good start that is for sure.

[UNCbasketballbumParticipant]

Teague desperately needed to spend another year at Kentucky.  He was really underwhelming for the Wildcats although he did have some solid games.  He has speed and quickness, but what does he have besides that?  I don’t see him making the Bulls rotation and it’s possible he could spend most of the season in the D-League

[surveParticipant]

 He is going to be on the bench…learning.  I think its too early to judge him so harshly, he was strictly a pick from a talent perspective.  He is not ready….but you shouldve known that when he left UK.  I was never impressed with him at UK, not in the slightest.  That still doesnt mean he is not an incredibly talented player.  He is a scorer.  I like his mid-range game once he gets inside the 3pt line or close to the lane, he has a nice pull-up.  Thats really about it though.  He needs to SLOW down and learn to play at a measured pace.  If anyone was expecting him to even be a 20 plus minute backup PG, you were sadly mistaken.  He will sit and learn or hit the D-League…which will be for at least the 1st half of the season and he will earn more time when they see some improvement in practice.

[Meditated StatesParticipant]

Might turn into a solid back up someday. Don’t think he should have stayed because he would have been found out. He did the right thing. I agree he came out b4 he would be found out. Smart move.

[ChewyParticipant]

He was taken at the end of the 1st round. Most people expected him to struggle in the NBA even before the poor SL (as they have already said ^). You shouldn’t be considered a bust if the team that drafted you doesn’t expect any on-court return for a few years.

He needed 1-2 more yrs in college to develop. Now he is going to develop behind (and hopefully emulate) one of the best PGs in the league for 1-2 yrs. I’m still holding out hope that he can contribute in a few years when Hinrich looses a step due to age.

[Sewok15Participant]

I thought they should have drafted Doron Lamb as well. He could have helped right away as a shooter. They just traded Korver so they have a big hole at the SG especially when it comes to 3 pt shooting. Watching the Heat win the title shows how important it is to have guys that stretch the floor for your star players to get to the basket. Rose’s game obviously would fit better with Lamb then it does with Teague who has no jumpshot at all. They will not really be able to play together so the pick really made no sense to me.

[WizardofOzParticipant]

I think he’s a poor man’s Jeff Teague. He’s a project right now.

[surveParticipant]

 he is going to be a hellacious defender though, I can see that already.  I disagree that he left UK because he was going to be found out.  Like I said, myself and others above already knew what he was anyway, and scouts knew it.  What he is, is a guy learning to play PG.  Why he left was because Harrow was going to be the starting PG and he was going to have to slide to the SG and that wouldve been pointless because he is trying to learn the PG, but not as good at playing the position as Harrow.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 I still want to know why people were claiming him to be wayyyy better than Jeff?

He’s not even close to Jeff in my book.

[kobyzParticipant]

and i still want to know why people were saying Harrison Barnes is the next great one and similar to Kobe Bryant, sometimes people will invent stories that i don’t know from where they bring them and too bad some of them will turn into traditions that end up being heavy false!
 

[Puregreen5Participant]

I might be the only person in the world , that thinks he will be beter then his bro Jeff in the future. Its only SL. He reminds me of Eric Bledsoe a bit, especially on the Defense side.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 How will he be better than Jeff?

I could see if his upside was just way higher than Jeff’s but it’s not, Jeff has him beat in:

Shooting off the dribble,spot up, mid-range, and 3 point range

Jeff is faster,quicker,more explosive and a better leaper.

Jeff is a better ball handler(Marquis is more power and strength) Jeff can hit you with multiple moves in an instant, he has the ball on the string.

Marquis only advantage is being an inch taller and a bit heavier in weight.

I don’t see how people think Marquis can be better than Jeff.

[Puregreen5Participant]

Time will tell, hes more of a combo scoring guard right now. Marquis def. needed another year at Kentucky .Hes not ready to lead, maybe in the D-League. You don’t like his -0.33 EFF in the SL or what? LOL. Super raw prospect, but has high potential, lets see what he becomes at 22 or 23 years old with more time to develop.

[Meditated StatesParticipant]

He would be Harrows back up and that would kill his prospects. He came out so he was not found out. He is not a SG at all. His J us weak and he is not big enough.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 I just dont think he’s better than Jeff, or will be better than Jeff, he does nothing better than Jeff.

[JoeWolf1]

 He’s 19 and averaged 11.8 ppg and 3 apg on a terrible shooting clip, but he is still a great value pick at #29.  Hinrich was certainly brought in to play the bulk of the minutes at the point.  I suspect Teague will play pretty sparingly to start the year, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he was getting 15 mpg by the end of the year.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Im not knocking him at all, I still think one day he will live up to his HS billings(#1 PG, #2 player overall by some scouts,MCD All-American, etc…) I just think it will take him time, I have no doubts he still can be the best PG or at least top 3 PG’s from this draft class.

[mj23mj23besteverParticipant]

 yes hes a project but imo at the 29 spot his potential was worth the gamble hes still learning too b a pg he can learn from a solid vet in kirk while d rose is out and when rose returns continue too learn from him his d fits into the tibbs def mind set he may never b more than a decent back up but at the 29 the potential is worth the risk

[JoeWolf1]

 I don’t really see how Jeff is automatically better because he’s the player he is now.  Jeff had a very humble rookie season, averaging 3.2 ppg 1.7 apg at 21 years old.  Marquis may not be the player Jeff is now, but I feel he’s further along in his development than Jeff was at his age.  He just won an NCAA championship, averaged 10 ppg while playing on the same team as 2 top 5 picks and 1 mid 1st rounder.  If he were on a team like Wake Forest was Jeff’s freshman year, he’d be dropping 17 points and 6 assists per game.  

Jeff really bulked up in the past two seasons as well to help take contact in the NBA, I feel Marquis also has broader shoulders and a better frame to hold more muscle.

Jeff is better now, but I truly think in 3 or 4 years Marquis will be the better player.

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Jeff had a higher IQ than Marquis and was a better scorer as well, watch some Wake Forest games while Jeff was there, he was a phenomonal shooter, ballhandler,super quick and athletic, the NBA rookie numbers wont mean anything, because Jeff barely played, im going by what I saw of them in college, even though Jeff stayed 2 years, his overall game was better than Marquis’s by a good margin.

Marquis was a turnover machine, he’s not as quick as Jeff, nor does he have that instinct to score like Jeff did, Jeff scored off ball screens, step back 3’s, off the dribble 3’s, pull ups,floaters,nba 3’s, and Jeff got to the free throw line at a good rate and shot 87% from there as well.

Marquis could do none of that.

[GoJOSH HUESTISParticipant]

 He will be all right. Still young and learning the game. Have to remember his brother came to the nba after his soph year not after his freshman year like Marquis 

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 My point is even though Jeff came out his sophomore year, his all around game was still better than Marquis’s by a wide margin, they may match up athletically, but far as all around game, Jeff wins.

[JoeWolf1]

 I can agree with that, I felt Jeff was more of a combo coming out of Wake Forest.  There aren’t a lot of college pure point guards dropping 40 points, like Jeff.  Jeff has made the transition to point fairly well so far, but I think his ability to play the 2 in college does make him more well rounded, and like stanford said, a better scorer.

I think Marquis will be a more traditional point guard, though.  His struggles turning the ball over are just growing pains IMO.  I think he’ll get the hang of it and be a better distributer and defender than Jeff.  He got to learn from Rod Strictland for a year and now Derrick Rose.  

[FastAndFuriousParticipant]

 Yea, im not debating with you because 9/10 you know what you are talking about, I just feel Jeff is the better all around player(Of course now), but I feel he was also the better all around player their college days as well.

I agree if Marquis was at a different college other than UK he would have had better numbers and probably drafted higher, but the thing is I don’t think Marquis would have been scoring with the repetoire Jeff was scoring with, Marquis just strikes me as a straight slasher who has little faith in his jumper, while Jeff did it all at Wake.

But one thing Jeff did have over Marquis was an extra year added so technically according to Jeff’s age he should have actually been a Jr in college when he was a sophomore, Marquis is his right age, so yes I agree he has a huge ceiling, but I just don’t see him being as good as Jeff was far as having the whole package.

[JoeWolf1]

 Yeah, more or less were on the same page just with a couple variations on how we project them going forward.

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