I'm really interested in collecting Telfair and what will likely be his only high school jersey card, unless Upper Deck has him (depending on what his Topps contract says) for the SP Top Prospects did for LeBron last year. He has all of the appeal a flashy point guard does, but not since Iverson have I seen a guard with such little fear on the court.
My main reason for thinking he will be a great player is that there are too few true pointguards in the NBA. Most of them are of the Nash, Iverson, and Marbury category in that they will shoot as often or more than they get assists. If a team has a great point guard and athletic players like the Blazers have, you can run all day long for breaks and easy baskets. Telfair has played against the best competition at the high school level in AAU ball and more importantly in New York. New York has bred some of the best point guards to play basketball and most of them who made it to the league have held the spotlight at certain times in their career.
It might take a few years for him to adjust to a league where a guy 6'6 can run with him and the level of overall play, but once he finds a groove with his teammates and sees what smaller guys can do, he will be a star. Personally, I would love to see a Pearl Washington, Earl Monroe, or Isiah Thomas type of career for him since he would turn into the best since Stockton.
Evan
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