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Can Kendall Marshall Guard Marquis Teague?

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]
[URL=”http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7294090/the-king-court-takes-look-top-storylines-college-basketball”][I]Source[/I][/URL]

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