Jeff Teague Breaks Out

24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 11-17 shooting. Yes, this is the same guy who has garnered 10 DNP-CDs this season despite playing on a team that has been in desperate need of a perimeter defender all season. Ladies and gentleman, Larry Drew:

"It’s been kind of an up-and-down season for him. He’s played some minutes, he’s started a few games, and he’s gone stretches where he hasn’t played. But during that stretch I never stopped believing in that kid because I saw the package that he brings. He can make shots, he’s got speed, he’s got quickness, he can go from end to end. Defensively he can be a nuisance.”

I love basketball coaches. Here is a guy who can push the tempo for a team that thrives in transition and apply ball pressure to the opposing point guard for a team that desperately needed especially when Mike Bibby was around. Yet he never lost confidence in the guy, showing it by giving him 10 DNP-CDs. Fantastic.