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

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Evan Turner?s career-high 26 leads 76ers over Celtics
By Associated Press
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

PHILADELPHIA - Evan Turner scored a career-best 26 points, helping the Philadelphia 76ers [team stats] rout the Boston Celtics 103-71 Wednesday night to maintain their lead in the Atlantic Division.

Before tip-off, Turner denied a radio report that a mystery problem was causing his inconsistent play. Then Turner went out and proved he?s just fine. He shot 11 of 19 and grabbed nine rebounds.

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http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/...articleid=1409053&srvc=sports&position=recent
 
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The Sixers are fucking stupid. I hope they do let him go so he can get on with a team that will play him. Go on Evan, light it up!!



That video gave me chills watching it again. Must be the madness getting hold of me. :oh:
 
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Bob Ford: Nothing's wrong with Sixers' Evan Turner

Bob Ford, Inquirer Sports Columnist

What's wrong with Evan Turner?

Not much, if you ask the Boston Celtics, who got all of him they wanted Wednesday night in the Wells Fargo Center.

Turner, playing just his second game as a starter this season, more than doubled his season scoring average by the end of the first half, and played the kind of complete game one would expect from a player taken with the second pick in the draft.

He would finish with a career-high 26 points, but the way he played was more impressive than any numbers placed next to his name.

He was so active in the romping 103-71 win over Boston that the Celtics were on their heels from the beginning. He stepped up and made nice midrange jump shots, ran the break, and finished with authority, used his good handle to create space and attack the basket. Turner, as he shared the point guard position with Jrue Holiday, was everything the Sixers hoped he would be when he was drafted, and everything he has been only on occasion since joining the team.

"I don't worry. You have some good nights and you have some bad nights," Turner said. "As a pro, you understand that. Tonight was a good night."

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Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/141858993.html#ixzz1oXp9ygGt

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luWvJE8lob8"]Evan Turner 26pts vs Celtics (03.07.2012) - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ2sPWrUFe4"]Evan Turner - YouTube[/ame]
 
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http://www.phillyburbs.com/sports/s...cle_bbfdfb0e-1cd5-527f-8983-6266f772286a.html

Site prohibits copy & paste, but it's an interesting flap going on in Philly between a 40-year veteran columnist who claims to have insider knowledge to why Turner is inconsistent, which has left Turner and Doug Collins both scratching their heads.

"I get to wake up and play basketball for a living," Turner said. "I don't really have many problems that normal people have or anything like that. I've been blessed. To complain about anything else would be childish of me."
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NBA notebook: Another solid showing from Turner helps Philadelphia roll
Saturday March 10

Lou Williams and Thaddeus Young scored 21 points each, lifting the Philadelphia 76ers past the Utah Jazz 104-91 last night.

Ohio State?s Evan Turner had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Andre Iguodala added 10 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for the Sixers, who followed Wednesday?s 32-point victory over the Boston Celtics with another impressive performance.

Turner was especially impressive in his third consecutive start. On Wednesday night, he scored a career-high 26 points and added nine rebounds. Against the Jazz, he kept the momentum going with another steady floor game.

?Evan is such a versatile player,? forward Elton Brand said. ?He?s such a threat out there on the court.?
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http://www.dispatch.com/content/sto...wing-from-turner-helps-philadelphia-roll.html

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BX4_VnBpbA"]Evan Turner at Shoot-around - 3/9/2012 - YouTube[/ame]
 
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Evan Turner posted a huge double-double on Sunday afternoon, scoring 24 points to go along with 15 rebounds and two assists.
Turner was extremely efficient, shooting 9-of-14 from the field and 6-of-7 FT's in 40 minutes of action. He is red-hot right now, and there is no reason to think his strong play won't continue. And, he should accumulate more than two assists on most nights given the fact that the 76ers have given him more ball handling responsibilities as of late.
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http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nba/1701/evan-turner

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY6Ypk3YywU"]Evan Turner - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJeuWNpj7rM"]Evan Turner BIG NIGHT in MSG helps 76ers top Knicks highlight 03112012 (24p-15r-2a-1s) - YouTube[/ame]
 
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Went to the Pacers/Sixers game last night and Evan looked real good. His jumper is a thing of beauty and he's really extended his range. Sixers' bench just got smoked by the Pacers bench who played way over their heads.

Tons of Buckeye gear in attendance and about 6-7 members his family were decked out in Sixers gear to watch the game.
 
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The Evan Effect
Many had their doubts. They?d seen Evan Turner struggling, his minutes shrinking like a wilted flower -- he?d never blossom!

And for that matter, take it back even further in 76ers history. The frustration of many fans with the accumulation of so many players that seemed, well, so alike in size. Athletic, yes! But everybody?s between 6-4 and 6-8 ?

Yet, at least in three of the last five games, these are the very factors that appear to have the 76ers winning. Now that he?s in the starting lineup, Turner?s turnaround has been a boon. And when the Sixers go with a lineup of Jrue Holiday, Turner, Andre Iguodola, Thaddeus Young and Elton Brand, they thrive defensively because of their athleticism and their ability to switch through pick situations because ? they?re so alike in size.

Collins reaffirmed before the win in New York on Sunday that Turner would be the starter at shooting guard for the rest of the season. But how he became the starter, like many similar situations, came about because of many reasons.

Back in training camp, it appeared as though Turner would be the man at that spot. But as the brief preseason whizzed by, the Sixers coaches felt the game of Jodie Meeks would be a better fit, as it was last year when Meeks was a starter from December on. The thinking of course was that Meeks? ability to spread the floor would open things up offensively for the other players. And that thinking seemed to be solid, particularly as the Sixers got off to a 20-9 start.

But the Sixers would struggle and Meeks was not as consistent as the team would?ve liked. And so in the midst of a 2-8 skid, Turner was thrust into the starting lineup.

While Turner gives the Sixers a third playmaker in the starting lineup (four if you count Hawes), he may ultimately be the guy the team has craved in recent years -- somebody who can give you 20 points per night. Turner has done that in three of the last four games, and 20 seems to come easier to him than his teammates.
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http://www.csnphilly.com/blog/sixer...s-the-Turner-effe?blockID=670430&feedID=10180
 
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Evan Turner: Evan Turner fills stat sheet in loss
Evan Turner - G - PHI - Mar. 16

Evan Turner hit 6-of-13 shots and committed five turnovers, but also played with a very high level of confidence and finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and a 3-pointer in Friday's loss to the Heat.
Turner is on fire and was talking trash to Dwyane Wade all night. We're not sure where all this confidence was over the last couple years, but he's a different player now.
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http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pl...news.asp?sport=NBA&id=1701&line=175268&spln=1
 
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Gonzo: What?s going on with Turner and Collins?
March 22, 2012,

Here we go again.

You thought it was over. You thought it had been resolved. You thought everyone was on the same page ? the coach, the player, the media and the fans. You thought wrong ? but at least you weren?t alone on that front.

It?s crazy how quickly things can change. Barely two weeks ago, the Sixers beat the Celtics at the Wells Fargo Center. After the game, Doug Collins gushed about Evan Turner, who had gotten his second consecutive start of the season that evening. Turner played well and, more notably, played the point. Thereafter, Collins said, in front of cameras and digital recorders and other devices capable of capturing the moment, that ?Evan is a great leader,? and that ?he needs the ball.?

I was in the room that night. I had one of those digital recorders. I heard what Collins said. Just to make sure, I replayed it to myself. Here?s the money quote:

?When he has the ball in his hands, he?s a totally different player,? Collins said. ?Evan is a point guard. At the end of the day, he?s a point guard. We?ve got to play an extended period of time with he and Dre together. And that?s what I?m locked into. Unless there?s an injury, I?m finishing the year with those two guys playing together.?

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http://www.csnphilly.com/blog/sixer...with-Turner-and-Col?blockID=674960&feedID=694
 
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Struggling without ball, Turner losing minutes
March 23, 2012


Evan Turner plays the shooting guard position on this team.

Yes, in one of his postgame press conferences Doug Collins called Turner a ?point guard? but the Sixers' roster is such that Collins has three perimeter players in Turner, Jrue Holiday and Andre Iguodala who can handle the ball and initiate offense.

Iguodala has been called a point forward. Holiday is a point guard who was asked to score more when Spencer Hawes was out of the lineup and Turner, we know, excels when he has the ball in his hands and is in the open floor.

Getting caught up in semantics is wasting precious time. Those three players have similar strengths. Sometimes they look cohesive and sometimes it looks like there is an odd man out.

Turner?s play has fallen off the last five games after a torrid start when he joined the starting lineup and his minutes have declined along the way. But for those who think it is Holiday who is stealing from Turner?s spotlight, it isn?t.

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http://www.csnphilly.com/blog/sixer...l-Turner-losing-mi?blockID=675784&feedID=2365
 
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Evan Turner: Evan Turner scores 26 points in loss to Heat
Evan Turner - G - PHI - Apr. 3

Evan Turner got hot on Tuesday, finishing with 26 points and eight rebounds on 12-of-19 shooting in 40 minutes of a loss to the Heat.
Turner is hot again, scoring in double figures in five straight games, averaging 14 points, five rebounds, 2.6 assists and a steal over that stretch.
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http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pl...news.asp?sport=NBA&id=1701&line=177700&spln=1

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oI19KKFaoU"]Spencer Hawes BEAUTIFUL Assist to Evan Turner! - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjzUPQNhmxs"]Evan Turner's Quick Outlet Pass for the Dunk (Sixers @ Heat April 3, 2012) - YouTube[/ame]
 
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