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Freshman point guard George Marshall elected to redshirt this season, but that hasn't stopped him from making an impact, especially on his mentor, Jordan Taylor
BY MIKE LUCAS • UWBADGERS.COM T
hey joust daily in practice: Jordan Taylor, the indomitable senior All-American; and George Marshall, the impressionable fresh- man redshirt. Marshall has already made an impression, too. "He definitely makes me better – he makes the games seem easier," said Taylor, a three-year starter for Wisconsin. "I don't know an awful lot of teams that have a scout team guard like George." That endorsement comes from one of the most accomplished point guards in college basketball. "Jordan can give George his best shot and George will not back down," said UW associate head coach Greg Gard. "They go back-and-forth at each other every day in practice. "Sometimes you'll get a freshman and they'll be matched against a senior
and they'll back off at times. They don't want to fight. And what I mean by fight is compete. But George is fearless."
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