Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Woodson, Larry Drew Speak On Teague

News from the first day of mini-camp as Jeff Teague signed his contract yesterday and, in doing so, was able to play basketball.

Mike Woodson:
"We’re going to touch him again once he leaves here. We’ll be in his ear. I want him to know exactly what’s coming. He has to be vocal and be ready to run this team because if he’s not, the vets will eat him up in training camp. But he’s got the tools. And it’s going to be a learning process. I think he’ll be fine."
Larry Drew:
"Since I’ve been here, we have not had a point guard with his type of speed that can make a shot and has all the tools to run the pick-and-roll. And that’s something you have to defend every night in the NBA."
Call me crazy, or just too aggresively inferential, but I don't think either one of those gentlemen is speaking strictly about Jeff Teague.

Micah Hart has a nice item (also, pictures) regarding second-round pick Sergiy Gladyr:
[Gladyr] can't work out with the rest of the group yet because of an issue waiting to be cleared up with FIBA, but he was able to do some individual drills after the workouts were over. From watching him for only a few minutes, it's obvious the kid can shoot. He has a clean, nearly effortless release, and was nailing jumpers from all over the floor.
No word on who on the initial roster isn't there but Othello Hunter was added at some point as was Clemente Martin*.

*6-4, 205 from Newberry College...second team Division II All-Southeast Region Team as a forward...30.8 3PTFG%, 53 assists, 104 turnovers as a senior

4 comments:

rbubp said...

"Acie!!! Under that bus, Acie!!!!"

--Larry Drew

thirdfalcon said...

lol, you guys crack me up, the way you read bird entrails to get information about Acie

rbubp said...

He could have been talking about Bibby, too.

"Bird entrails"! I prefer talking beads and putting my ear to seashells, TF. :)

thirdfalcon said...

I can do it too!

"Since I’ve been here, we have not had a point guard with his type of speed that can make a shot and has all the tools to run the pick-and-roll. And that’s something you have to defend every night in the NBA."

Obviously means the only place he's gonna help us is running the pick and roll in practice to get our defense ready. Unless Woodson saying he was gonna touch him again means that Teague is offering sexual favors for PT.

The bragging Teague did about knowing how they do things in Indiana just took on a whole new meaning! As does the nickname "Woody".