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G/F Evan "The Villain" Turner (2010 Naismith Winner)

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I like that competitveness from Turner. He really backed it up, too, it would seem. Pretty crazy that a guy who can go toe-to-toe with Rose is our seeming "role-player" kind of recruit. I'm not so sure that Rose is going to like the answer as to who is the better player at the next level. Rose is a young phenom PG...they usually do pretty good in college, but after that, it's a crap-shoot. Turner might end up being the better pro prospect, going up against Cook, Lighty, Diebler, Koufos, Buford, etc...day after day.
 
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Nice to see the kid apologize for acting so cocky after the game. But it reads like a standard apology a pro player would give written by an agent.

And Rose will be the better player at the next lever.... because he needs to be. Turner will have far too much talent around him to put up huge numbers in college. Here's hoping he's ok with that.
 
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Turner has been selected to play in the Roundball Classic.

Coming to an arena near you: Roundball Classic
Mayo, Love headline 'loaded' showcase at United Center

March 2, 2007
BY STEVE TUCKER Staff Reporter
First we had the LeBron Game. Last year it was the Oden Game. Now we have the Quest to be Best, as Kevin Love and O.J. Mayo -- players ranked as high as 1-2 by some scouting services -- headline the 43rd annual Roundball Classic, which will be played April 3 at the United Center.
I was among those fortunate enough to watch the summer clashes in Las Vegas between teams headed by Mayo and Love. Meanstreets Express, which featured Simeon's Derrick Rose, Indiana prep star Eric Gordon and Leo's Tony Topps, also was there.

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Looks like Evan is cranking it up a bit in Illionois. Hopefully some of the doubters (due to lesser stats) are starting to get the picture. Closer games = more PT. More PT = bigger numbers.

Evan is a very electric player. He will be a nice surprise to the Buckeye nation who don't frequent this board.
 
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Cornerback6;777947; said:
Looks like Evan is cranking it up a bit in Illionois. Hopefully some of the doubters (due to lesser stats) are starting to get the picture. Closer games = more PT. More PT = bigger numbers.

Evan is a very electric player. He will be a nice surprise to the Buckeye nation who don't frequent this board.
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No doubting Evan's game here...He is a very good player and will be when he gets here as well...
 
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Chicago Tribune

Evan was named to the Associated Press's 2006-07 Class AA boys basketball all-state team.

Congrats to Evan.

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Chicago Sun

Turner proved, improved
St. Joseph senior headed to Ohio State

March 16, 2007
BY PATRICK Z. MCGAVIN
Evan Turner entered his senior year at St. Joseph intending to prove he was one of the best players in the country. He started that process early. In the Chargers' first game of the year against Prospect at the St. Charles East Thanksgiving Tournament, Turner scored 31 points on 13-for-15 shooting and added 15 rebounds and two blocks.
''I was ready to play,'' Turner said.

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