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August 18, 2009
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Dress like you?re one of the best high school players in the WORLD



Thankfully, Marquis Teague doesn?t care about any of that. Yes, his big brother, Jeff, finished last season as Wake Forest?s leading scorer. Yeah, he was also the Atlanta Hawks? first-round draft selection. But no, none of that bothers the younger Teague, a 6-1 rising junior from Indianapolis who had a sparking showing at adidas Nations last week in Dallas. The spunky guard got to the hole, pulled up for short floaters and dished the ball with Jeff Teague-like ease. No. 2 on Rivals.com?s list of 2011 prospects, few basketball authorities worry about Marquis getting lost in Jeff?s shadow. And after SLAM?s one-on-one with the poised teen down in Texas, we aren?t much worried about discovering the next Gerald Wilkins either.

SLAM: When you see your brother play, what are you trying to take from his game?
MT: I respect him as a player. That?s my brother. I watch him all the time. He tries to help me get my shot better. I gotta get it off quick in college. Guys in college are long. In the League, they?re long. He?s just showing me all the moves he uses to get his shots off.
SLAM: I?m guessing there are countless games you all have played against each other. Give me a guess of how many times you won one-on-one.
MT: Really, I only beat him one time.

SLAM: Really?
MT: Yeah, he beat me every time. He don?t wanna give me nuthin?. He?ll foul me. He?ll push me. He doesn?t wanna give me nuthin?.

SLAM: You made a college decision yet?
MT: I got a top five: Louisville, Ohio State, IU, Wake Forest and Kentucky.

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