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Turkoglu Having Trouble in Toronto
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Topic Started: Mar 29 2010, 03:59 PM (480 Views)
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MAGICMANEVAN
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Mar 29 2010, 03:59 PM
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Raptors forward Hedo Turkoglu didn't log a single minute against the Heat on Sunday night even though he claims he's fine physically.
Toronto lost 97-94, hurting their postseason chances.
"I'm good, I'm good," was all Turkoglu said after the game.
The Raptors have lost three straight and hold just a half-game lead over the Bulls for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East.
Toronto coach Jay Triano said it was his decision to play the entire game without Turkoglu.
"He was active, it was a coach's decision not to play him," said Triano.
The coach revealed when pressed that he was looking to send a message.
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SG489
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Mar 29 2010, 04:42 PM
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And the Raptors are not in the same page? Wow.
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Mar 29 2010, 05:54 PM
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he went to a non title contending team with a dumbass head coach that doesnt use him effectively so this had bad news written all over it. SVG would always be on his a** but he put the ball in hedo's hand and trusted him so he respected stan and usually came to play in crunch time. the few raptors games I've seen this year he never has the ball in his hands at all to create something for them. kinda stupid IMO considering how good he did the PnR w/ Dwight im sure he could be really effective with a guy like bosh and even bargnani.
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Mar 30 2010, 12:37 PM
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Turkoglu has been a huge disappointment in Toronto.
I figured his overall game would drop off some considering he wasn't playing with Dwight in the middle and a strong cast around him, but I didn't think he'd be as bad as he has been.
A 5-year contract was just too much for a player like Turk, at his age. Toronto is quite possibly in big trouble with that contract now.
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Mar 30 2010, 12:58 PM
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Turkoglu has been a huge disappointment in Toronto.
I figured his overall game would drop off some considering he wasn't playing with Dwight in the middle and a strong cast around him, but I didn't think he'd be as bad as he has been.
A 5-year contract was just too much for a player like Turk, at his age. Toronto is quite possibly in big trouble with that contract now.
Well not only is Toronto in trouble with the 5-year contract, guess how the Magic is perceived. Open Mike article
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Mar 30 2010, 05:59 PM
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Hedo Turkoglu(notes) has been a bit of a disappointment to Raptor fans this season. And by "a bit" I mean "colossally huge," of course. A five-year, $53 million contract and not a lot of production will do that. Oh well, sometimes players struggle. Have some pizza, I guess.
But things took a turn for the worse this weekend. Turkoglu sat out Friday night's game against the Nuggets with a stomach virus. No big deal, people get sick. Except that after that game he missed, he hit the clubs in T.O. There were consequences and repercussions — a fine and a benching for Sunday's game with the Heat.
How'd he get busted? This little thing you might have heard of called "the Internet."
From the Globe and Mail:
The benching came in the wake of reports that Turkoglu was out in Toronto's trendy Yorkville district after the Raptors' crushing loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, a game he didn't play because of a stomach virus that caused him to leave at halftime of the Raptors loss' to the Utah Jazz last Wednesday.
When pressed, Raptors president Bryan Colangelo said that word of Turkoglu's night out had reached the team — apparently fans had spotted him and sent e-mails to team officials and some media — and the matter had been dealt with "internally," the implication being that the Turkish small forward had been fined.
Ooooooh, busted. Maybe it's not the best idea to sing "The World's Greatest" at XO Karaoke right after you miss a game with illness, especially if fans are already unhappy with you.
As you can imagine, Hedo isn't terribly happy that fans are keeping tabs on his movements around the city.
"It's all good, man," Turkoglu said. "I've been dealing with this [stuff] the whole year. They've been on me on this [going out] the whole year long. If I wasn't out, sick or healthy, they [the fans] would still say something. I don't say anything. Ten games left of the season, all I try {to do is] finish strong."
The fans are mad at Hedo for underperforming and going out, so Turkoglu goes out then gets mad at the fans. Interesting choice. Sounds like a very fun situation for all involved.
But Torontonians need to be careful — there's another guy running around the city, looking like Turkoglu, and he loves clubbin'. Don't take it out on Hedo that Tas Melas spends so much time chillin' at Lobby.
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Mar 30 2010, 06:14 PM
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I really liked Hedo when he was with the Magic. Can't believe how bad he is doing with the Raptors.
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