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Atlanta Hawks: How Can Jeff Teague Step Up?

By Adam McGee

Apr 24, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) shows emotion after a shot against the Indiana Pacers in the third quarter in game three of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 24, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) shows emotion after a shot against the Indiana Pacers in the third quarter in game three of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 18, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) brings the ball up court against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana defeats Atlanta 108-98. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 18, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) brings the ball up court against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana defeats Atlanta 108-98. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

Assists

Teague has shown slow but steady progress in terms of boosting his assists down the years, and for a short while last year it looked as if he was breaking into the group of top distributing point guards. At the turn of the year, Teague was averaging 8.2 assists per game, and in the top five assists leaders in the league, and then it all changed.

From that point on Teague averaged only 5.7 assists a night. What changed?

The Hawks lost Al Horford, their first option on offense, and Teague’s partner in pick and pop plays. With Horford due to return this season, and Millsap having further honed his offense, the onus will be on Teague to average eight to nine assists per game again.

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