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

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NBA Draft Watch: Top 10 wingmen - ESPN

8. Evan Turner, So., Ohio State
Turner is having a breakout sophomore season at Ohio State. He's the prototypical wing who can handle the ball, shoot with range and guard multiple positions on the floor. And this season, he has also shown excellent leadership ability on both ends of the floor.

While it doesn't look as if he has superstar potential, Turner has a real chance to surprise people. Most scouts have him ranked in the late first round, but I think he's underrated.
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Not sure I would say that Turner has long range, and prototypical ball handling skills...

And the guy writes underrated...Not sure who I would put below him on that list and there are guys below him that I might think about putting above him...Budinger, James, Henderson, Harris, Young, Ebanks, Ellington...

This comment is more towards Buford, but if Turner is late first round, and I would have all those guys I just listed ahead of him, where does that put Buford...Middle second round...
 
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Turner also could be knocking on the door of the lottery after a season in which he has established himself as one of the best players in the Big Ten and possibly the conference's Player of the Year. The 6-foot-7 guard has double-doubles in points and rebounds in his past three games and ranks in the top 10 in the conference in most offensive statistics.

"Most scouts have him ranked in the late first round," Ford wrote, "but I think he's underrated."

Ford's latest ranking of the top 100 draft-eligible players puts Turner at No. 16, a position seconded by the mock draft on DraftExpress.com.

Turner chuckled when informed of that.

"Cool," he said.

Not necessarily cool enough to make him come out early, though, he added. He talked not only of finishing this season strong but of how good the next two seasons could be.

"I just want to stick around for that, to tell you the truth," Turner said. "This is just such a great team, great players and great people, and we're just a young team. Think about next year and the year after that, Dave Lighty coming back for two more years and Jared Sullinger coming in for 2010.

"I grew up with the dream of playing in the NBA, but one thing that's really important to me is winning, and (having) a legacy. I want to be remembered as a winner. That's all I really care about, to have an opportunity to get better as a team and maybe win a Big Ten championship or a national championship."
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BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : NBA might beckon for young Buckeyes
 
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I have heard that Turner had a very difficult time adjusting to college life in his freshman year and if that is true that could be another reason he might want to stay around for at least one more year because adapting to the NBA life would be extremely difficult.
 
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OSU's Turner turns into MVP candidate
by Doug Lesmerises/Plain Dealer Reporter
Friday February 13, 2009

Columbus -- There's a nickname that followed Evan Turner through his freshman basketball season at Ohio State, muttered under the breath of onlookers whenever he made another move and his actions didn't match his idea.

Evan Turnover.

Away from home for the first time, unsure that Ohio State was the right place for him, admittedly never comfortable with his new life until his freshman season was over, Turner on the court at times wobbled like a fawn finding his legs.


Now in his sophomore season, there's another nickname, one Turner's older brother Richard shouts from the stands like he always has whenever he recognizes his brother is ready to ignite.

Evan Takeover.

"I don't know if he knows that," Richard Turner said, "but I started that when he was younger. Wherever the ball was, that's where Evan was."

A wing player who is part point guard at heart, and part power forward by necessity, Turner has been all around the ball and taking over games again this season. At the start of the week, he was one of 11 players in the country -- and the only player in the Big Ten -- leading his team in scoring, rebounds and assists.

His legs clearly under him, the interest of NBA talent evaluators piqued, Turner still turns the ball over. He finished his freshman season with one more turnover than assist, 99 to 98. He has improved slightly this season, entering tonight's game at Wisconsin with the assists now leading the turnovers by one, 72-71. But he has doubled his scoring average, to 17 points per game from 8.5, and made the turnovers just a minor part of his package as maybe the most valuable and best all-around player in the Big Ten.

"I think you could make a case for this in the country, but Evan Turner is as hard a matchup as there is," Indiana coach Tom Crean said.

"We put a man-and-a-half on him, because he's so good with the ball," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. "He creates matchup problems, because he's a four man (power forward) half the time, and he can be hard to guard for a three man (small forward) because he's so good at putting it on the floor."
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OSU's Turner turns into MVP candidate - Ohio State Buckeyes Football & Basketball News - cleveland.com
 
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I think his game last night against last night against Wisconsin certainly helped his chances of being named the Big 10 MVP despite his turnovers. His name was mentioned quite a bit and a positive light and really should have been named the player of the game but maybe I am being a homer:)
 
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OSU Insider

Repeat again after me: Grin and bear Evan Turner's turnovers (six at Wisconsin, 3.5 per game in Big Ten games). As he proved again Saturday, he's the only player on this team who can create offense against a good man-to-man defense, and with so much on his shoulders -- including two and three defenders near the basket -- mistakes will happen. In the second half at Wisconsin, Ohio State essentially went to a two-man, pick-and-roll game with the ball in Turner's hands. He scored 15 of the Buckeyes' 27 points, had six of their 11 field goals and assisted on three of the other five in the second half.
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In addressing his rising NBA draft stock and the possibility he could leave Ohio State after this season, Turner said last week that one factor that could influence him to stay is that the young Buckeyes could be an elite team the next two seasons. "Think about . . . Dave Lighty coming back for two more years," Turner said, lending further credence to the suspicion that the decision to redshirt Lighty has been all but announced.
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Ohio State men's basketball: Turner tries to turn page on turnovers
Sunday, February 22, 2009
By Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Evan Turner is among nine players in Division I men's college basketball who lead their teams in points, rebounds, assists and steals.

He is the only one of the nine whose team, Ohio State, has hopes of receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

That weight is such that it pushed Turner to the breaking point Wednesday as the Buckeyes lost a 12-point lead and their first game at Northwestern in 11 years.

Turner was limited to four points in the second half, was credited with a career-high eight turnovers (nine, actually), and let an official's call and fans' remarks sully his normally impassive facade.

"I was just kind of out of body and just kind of took myself out of the game," he said.

Turner acknowledged that, as the de facto team leader with captain David Lighty out because of injury, he can't let it happen again. Not with wins at a premium and two teams ahead of Ohio State in the Big Ten standings visiting Value City in the next three days. The sixth-place Buckeyes face No. 18 Illinois today and Penn State on Tuesday night.

Ohio State is the second-youngest team in the Big Ten and Illinois the second oldest. The eight players in the OSU rotation are in their first or second seasons. Coach Thad Matta said it has shown the past two games, close losses at Wisconsin and Northwestern in which the Buckeyes hurt themselves with turnovers and defensive breakdowns.

"For these young guys, there comes an understanding now where you've got to get a little bit tougher as this thing keeps moving forward," Matta said.

"The challenges are always going to be there. That's college athletics, and the strong prevail. You go through any season, you've got to keep your feet in the fire and know it's not going to be easy. If you want easy, don't pick playing in the Big Ten."

Turner, a sophomore, averaged 24.3 points and 9.3 rebounds and twice was named Big Ten player of the week during a four-game win streak preceding the Wisconsin game. But with the ball in his hands and expectations on his shoulders more and more, he also averaged nearly five turnovers.

He had six in the loss at Wisconsin, the last when he lost the ball with less than a minute left and Ohio State trailing by two points after Matta had designed a play for him during a timeout.

"Coach trusted me and put the ball in my hands and I turned it over. That really hurts," Turner said.
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BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Ohio State men's basketball: Turner tries to turn page on turnovers
 
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Evan Turner, 6-7 sophomore guard, Ohio State: "He's impressive. If he was a better shooter he'd be a lottery pick. At 6-6, he's their best ballhandler, their best passer, their best creator. They run their whole offense through him. At his size, he can do a lot of things with the ball. I wouldn't think he'd be in the lottery, but he should be a first-round pick."
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Blake Griffin and Greg Monroe top NBA scouts' lists - Seth Davis - SI.com
 
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Evan Turner, 6-7 sophomore guard, Ohio State: "He's impressive. If he was a better shooter he'd be a lottery pick. At 6-6, he's their best ballhandler, their best passer, their best creator. They run their whole offense through him. At his size, he can do a lot of things with the ball. I wouldn't think he'd be in the lottery, but he should be a first-round pick.
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"their best ballhandler" is a little misleading. He may be our best ball handler but he definitely isn't a great ballhandler. He leads the teams in turnovers and probably leads the NCAA in palming violations. As far as "best creator"...a 1/1 assist to turnover ratio is nothing to write home about.
 
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So far this season, Evan has played 1004 minutes, matching last years total (37 games) in only 28 games.

His defensive numbers are very similiar as are his turnovers.

He has recorded 9 more assists and 35 more rebounds so far this season along with 158 more points.

I don't know the point of this post, I just hope he stays another year:).
 
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PtownBuckeye;1423220; said:
So far this season, Evan has played 1004 minutes, matching last years total (37 games) in only 28 games.

His defensive numbers are very similiar as are his turnovers.

He has recorded 9 more assists and 35 more rebounds so far this season along with 158 more points.

I don't know the point of this post, I just hope he stays another year:).
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I can't remember where I read this but I have heard that Turner really enjoys the college experience and is very good friends with Lighty so I am pretty sure that he will come back for at least one more year. I will take that one year and wait for a decision on the second year next season:biggrin2:
 
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