Jason King of ESPN.com talks about the upcoming guard matchups for UNC’s Kendall Marshall and he thinks his poor defense has been exploited and uses Marquis Teague as a tough matchup for the Tarheel point guard.
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[B][URL=”http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/51383/kendall-marshall”][COLOR=#225fb2][I]Kendall Marshall[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I]’s defense:[/I][/B][I] The North Carolina point guard is still one of the best — if not the best — players in the country at his position. But he seemed to get exposed a bit while attempting to guard UNLV’s [/I][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/41892/oscar-bellfield”][COLOR=#225fb2][I]Oscar Bellfield[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I], who repeatedly drove past Marshall and into the lane during a 16-point, nine-assist performance in Saturday’s upset of the Tar Heels. What’s concerning is that Bellfield isn’t nearly as good as the next two point guards Marshall will face: Wisconsin’s [/I][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/41152/jordan-taylor”][COLOR=#225fb2][I]Jordan Taylor[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I] and Kentucky’s [/I][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/56354/marquis-teague”][COLOR=#225fb2][I]Marquis Teague[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I].[/I]
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