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Give Teague A Chance

As a hawks fan, I have given him a fair shot. Right when I think he couldn't be any worse... he does something like he did in the playoffs and completely redeems himself!
 
DeacKillsaDevil said:
I follow the Hawks religiously and the reason Teague didn't play a lot is because he didn't approach it like a professional. He wasn't always focused and ready to play. Too often, when he got the ball he would dribble it up court, pass it, and then disappear.


Also, Hinrich's D is 1,000 times better than Teague.
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That doesn't sound like JT. Oh, wait. It sounds exactly like him.
 
as a hawks fan, he was irritating to watch even in the playoffs. gave good effort on offense, then gave to oley effort on defense trying to intercept a pass at the top of the key and didn't seem to try after that. seems like he could be a decent defender if he tried.
 
His athleticism gives him a large chance to become a good defender. More athletic than cp3, couldnt sniff his jock as a true PG though. So he should use what he has (Athleticism that could turn into a big amount of steals, great pick and roll guy, and good fast break guy) and go with it.
 
John Hollinger's player breakdown on Teague:

JEFF TEAGUE, PG
Projection: 15.9 pts, 4.0 reb, 5.9 ast per 40 min; 15.31 PER | Player card

• Quick, scoring-minded guard who can get to basket and draw fouls.
• Mediocre outside shooter with improving in-between game. Subpar passer.
• Athletic defender with good lateral quickness. Must improve strength, smarts.

Teague's regular season portended little of what he accomplished in the second round of the playoffs against Chicago. While his regular-season PER was respectable, it was built mostly on the athleticism he brought to the defensive end of the floor -- he was first in blocks, 11th in steals and seventh in defensive rebound rate.

Offensively, he drew fouls at a high rate but otherwise was below the league average for point guards in every metric. Combining 2s and 3s to get something of a decent sample size, Teague made just under a third of his shots from beyond 15 feet. However, Teague's in-between game improved by leaps and bounds as the season went on, and by the playoffs he repeatedly burned the Bulls (not to mention a certain Atlantan who questioned his in-between game) with short runners. That helped Teague shoot 53.7 percent as a starter in the Chicago series after he'd played only 10 minutes the previous round, an outcome that left him poised to claim the starting point guard job.

As Teague gets more comfortable with the short runners, it may help him in another respect. He had 10.5 percent of his shots blocked, the second most of any point guard; in addition to improving the J and not relying so heavily on his athleticism to bail him out on defense, he'll need to get that percentage into single digits this season.
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Yeah, really sounds like a horrible defender.
 
Marquee Moon said:
http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/give-teague-a-chance/?emc=eta1


Hinrich is a competent N.B.A. rotation player, but Teague gives the Hawks a completely different on-court look – and a chance to grow as a team. Atlanta has made it to the second round of the playoffs three straight times, and the product has unfortunately been as stagnant as those results suggest. There’s little reason to expect much internal improvement from last season’s regulars; Josh Smith and Al Horford will see incremental gains, but Joe Johnson – who uses more possessions than any other Hawk – is who he is, and clogs up Atlanta’s cap picture in the process. The Hawks may bring back Jamal Crawford in free agency or sign other peripheral players, but next year looks to be more of the same.
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A little trip to the Google would have helped NYTimes bro.

http://blogs.ajc.com/hawks/2011/12/...th-back-in-his-sanctuary/?cxntfid=blogs_hawks

http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/smith-is-first-to-1248475.html

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nba/1057/player?r=1

JSmooth was the first to show up after the lockout, and he is 30lbs slimmer.

HWK_Voluntary_Smoove_8.jpg



He's somewhat right though. Without a #1 banana (Smith and Johnson are #2bananas at best), they are never going to get past the Bulls or the Heat.
 
Ball State Deac said:
If they need someone to stand around and sulk, JT is their man.
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LOL. This got neg repped with an "either him or your mom" joke. You peeps really need to sign this stuff. If you're worried that's it going to hurt our e-ship, it won't.
 
OMG a young person thinks Atlanta is better than Winston!!!!
 
PhDeac said:
OMG a young person thinks Atlanta is better than Winston!!!!
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The notable part of that is that he was going to come back to Wake Forest to take classes if the season had been canceled.

#culturechange.
 
PhDeac said:
OMG a young person thinks Atlanta is better than Winston!!!!
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No it's a pro athlete that's being advised by a clown saying things that could offend what is likely his dwindling fan base.
 
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