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

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I hate that the injury might have robbed the Bucks out of getting a POTY award for Turner. This team can maybe do Sweet 16 at best but it is no depth on the bench to compete with the other teams that will make it that far. Still need to pull out another big win like beating MSU in there only head to head matchup. Hopefully Turner can pull some Danny Manning magic come March.
 
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Buckeye Chris;1650307; said:
All I can say is that I hope he stays after this year, We have enough depth to make it far this year but imagine what it would be like next year.
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We don't have the supporting cast this year to make a deep run in the Dance...If he came back next year it would be a big mistake for his draft status..It won't be higher than it is right now. If the guy came back and got a serious injury it would be terrible. I wish the best for him and will enjoy every game while he's at OSU....He's a special player that doesn't come along very often.
 
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Posted: Wednesday January 27, 2010
Joe Lemire>INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Determined Evan Turner recovered quickly to save Ohio St.'s season

After Ohio State's Evan Turner crashed to the court following a dunk attempt against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 5, his lower back absorbing the brunt of the impact, Turner's career flashed before his eyes.

Turner was taken to the hospital and the news was grim -- he suffered a transverse process fracture of two vertebrae, which affects rotational movements. Later that evening, Buckeyes coach Thad Matta, a veteran of back problems, visited Turner in the hospital and told his star player, "I don't care if you never play another second here. I'm more concerned about your long-term health."

Then, Matta recalls with a laugh, "I went home and slept like a baby -- I woke up every two hours and started crying."

Turner's long-term plan, of course, includes the NBA, but he was also the primary reason the Buckeyes were 7-1 and No. 13 in the country at the time of his injury. Turner already had two triple-doubles -- one more than had been recorded in the previous 112 years of Ohio State hoops history -- and entering the Eastern Michigan game had been leading the team in points (20.6 per game), rebounds (12.9) and assists (6.6) while averaging 35.1 minutes.

With its team ravaged by early matriculation to the NBA -- Matta is quick to point out that, in the old days, his starting five this year would have been Turner, Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Daequan Cook and Kosta Koufos -- and two lost scholarships due to poor academic performance, Ohio State's prospects without Turner seemed bleak

Ohio State trainer Vince O'Brien says a transverse process fracture is an unusual basketball injury and is more commonly found in impact sports such as football. Figuring that the bone would take four to six weeks to heal and that it would take Turner at least another two weeks to regain his strength, conditioning and flexibility, Ohio State announced that Turner would likely miss eight weeks, a devastating loss carrying well into Big Ten play. The Buckeyes had 12 games in that time, including eight conference games and two nonconference bouts against ranked teams.

"There wasn't a lot in the literature about this injury," O'Brien said. "I hate to say we made it up as we went along, but as he responded to what we were doing, we were able to do more the next day."
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Read More: Ohio State star Evan Turner recovered quickly from broken back - Joe Lemire - SI.com
 
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Turner's numbers, impact on teammates put him among college's all-time best
Saturday, January 30, 2010
By rob oller

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Evan's Turner's effect on his Ohio State teammates can be traced metaphorically to the preserved tombs of ancient Egypt. His impact on the Buckeyes can be found floating in the Dead Sea. Turner is the salt that brings buoyancy to a team that would sink without him. He is the additive that makes others better.

That fundamental truth -- that one special player can improve the collective -- has become so cliche as to be forgotten. Recently, I wrote that Ohio State was doomed if Turner's teammates did not improve after his return from a back injury that cost him nearly seven games. Overlooked was that Turner improves them simply by being the 6-foot-7 salt shaker that is averaging 18.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists entering a game Sunday against Minnesota. Those numbers border on the incredible.

"It's what great players do. They make their team and their teammates better," coach Thad Matta said. "Evan creates shots for teammates, because he's a creative player who can pass. With his length on defense, our other guys can gamble a little more. And his rebounding makes all of us better, because when he gets a rebound and starts to dribble (defenders) suck in because here he comes and what is he going to do?"
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Rob Oller commentary: Turner's numbers, impact on teammates put him among college's all-time best | BuckeyeXtra
 
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The Lantern - Love and Basketball at OSU

It truly is love and basketball.
Ohio State point guards Samantha Prahalis and Evan Turner are what many would call, ?Facebook official.?
Sure, Turner could talk basketball all day, but it doesn?t compare to the illuminating smile he flashed when asked about his relationship with Prahalis. It?s likely the only interview that has made him blush.
Both sporting No. 21 on their jerseys, they have more in common than meets the eye.
Prahalis and Turner came to OSU from more than 350 miles away ? New York and Chicago respectively ? but each calls the Schottenstein Center home.
Turner said they met while hanging around the Schott together.
Between practices, lifting, films, press conferences and classes it would seem that there?s no time for a relationship, but despite their hectic schedule they find time to spend with one another.
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Ohio State's Turner gives Kentucky's Wall a run for the trophies
Since converting to point guard, Turner has become the most complete and versatile college basketball player since Penny Hardaway
Mike DeCourcy
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

Evan Turner had good reason to be nervous about meeting the great Jerry Lucas. On the night Ohio State celebrated the 50th anniversary of its 1960 NCAA championship team, it was Turner's job to hand Lucas a small replica of an NCAA championship trophy. This might seem like no big deal, but apparently the only item Turner handles with care is a basketball.

"But I work on that a lot," he explained. "I think certain people are built for certain things."

Around his home, everyone knows not to trust him with anything fragile. If somebody needs help moving, Turner can carry the pillows, not much else. So on his way up to honor Lucas at Saturday night's reception in St. John Arena, Turner was thinking, "I hope I don't trip. I hope I don't break the trophy. And when I was saying that, the trophy broke," he said. "But they had an extra one."

(This would be the ideal opportunity to make a joke about how Turner can't even hold onto the rim without falling 10 feet to the floor. But that wouldn't be nice).

Turner could have a real problem lugging hardware if he continues to play basketball like he has. Wednesday, it was another 27 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in a victory over Penn State, which isn't far from an average night. He's had two triple-doubles this season. He scored 32 points in a victory over Purdue, grabbed 17 rebounds in a victory over James Madison and passed for 11 assists against Lipscomb.

Turner is the most complete and versatile college player since, at least, Penny Hardaway at Memphis nearly two decades ago. And Turner could be headed toward an honor Hardaway did not win: college basketball player of the year.
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Ohio State's Turner gives Kentucky's Wall a run for the trophies - Mike DeCourcy - College Basketball - Sporting News
 
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