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Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2014, 10:53:41 PM »

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Trade him ...with Wallace tied to his foot .

Giving Turner's minutes to Wallace would probably be a significant improvement.
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Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #16 on: November 06, 2014, 01:30:10 AM »

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Agreed. Seems like he enjoys turning the ball over. He's all over the place. Hence his price..
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Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #17 on: November 06, 2014, 01:41:38 AM »

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Ainge took a shot on Turner the same way he took a shot on Fab Melo, Gerald Green, Marcus Banks, Al Jefferson, etc. etc. Small risk / high reward stuff. So mostly all those experiments flamed out, but one didn't and was crucial to configuring a championship team.

But Evan Turner does suck.

Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #18 on: November 06, 2014, 06:45:46 AM »

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He needs more freedom offensively.
I'll jump to a conclusion here and say he isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, and he's got way too much going on in his head trying to remember all these new plays- you can see it in his body language that he has no confidence.

In Philly they let him roam the key and create, and he doesn't have that freedom here.
Ainge was probably thinking that if you could get his efficiency up in a controlled system- ala Lance Stephenson in Indiana- that you could boost his value and make him a nice bench piece for a playoff team with a spare late first rounder.

I made a topic about how painful this guy is and he is a literal basketball roller coaster.
He's just missing a few spark plugs from being a very, very good player.
I honestly think he's just a little dumb.
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Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #19 on: November 06, 2014, 06:59:50 AM »

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I made a topic about how painful this guy is and he is a literal basketball roller coaster.
He's just missing a few spark plugs from being a very, very good player.
I honestly think he's just a little dumb.
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I sensed the same actually during interviews.  think you pretty much nailed it .     Shame with his athletic abilities .

Sometimes bargains are too hard to pass up ,  I can see how Danny was intrigued

Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #20 on: November 06, 2014, 10:24:03 AM »

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He needs more freedom offensively.
I'll jump to a conclusion here and say he isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, and he's got way too much going on in his head trying to remember all these new plays- you can see it in his body language that he has no confidence.

In Philly they let him roam the key and create, and he doesn't have that freedom here.
Ainge was probably thinking that if you could get his efficiency up in a controlled system- ala Lance Stephenson in Indiana- that you could boost his value and make him a nice bench piece for a playoff team with a spare late first rounder.

I made a topic about how painful this guy is and he is a literal basketball roller coaster.
He's just missing a few spark plugs from being a very, very good player.
I honestly think he's just a little dumb.
I don't think for freedom is going to lead to better results, he wasn't good in Philly either after all. He might play better with start minutes, but his level of play is still below Bradleys/Rondos so why should they give him starter minutes?

Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #21 on: November 06, 2014, 10:25:05 AM »

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I cringe when he dribbles.  Used to do the same thing with Trick or Treat Tony.


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Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #22 on: November 06, 2014, 10:49:46 AM »

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I would be very happy if Young started getting both Turner and Thorton's minutes.

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« Reply #23 on: November 06, 2014, 11:00:26 AM »

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Have to think of it as he was super cheap.  Maybe he is going to realize by his pt that he needs to play within himself AND the team game.  When he is on he's definitely an asset.  When he turns the ball over coupled with his less than stellar defense he goes way down on a very deep wing roster.
turner playing at his best
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when he's turning the ball over 5 times in 12 minutes  :o
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Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #24 on: November 06, 2014, 11:06:39 AM »

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Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #25 on: November 06, 2014, 01:16:56 PM »

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Pressey should be the backup point guard.

Turner should backup Green.

Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #26 on: November 06, 2014, 01:18:49 PM »

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Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #27 on: November 06, 2014, 01:19:13 PM »

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I feel like Turner is one of those guys who isn't very good with big minutes, but then gets even worse as his playing time drops.  He's been pretty awful so far.

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« Reply #28 on: November 06, 2014, 01:44:51 PM »

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I feel like Turner is one of those guys who isn't very good with big minutes, but then gets even worse as his playing time drops.  He's been pretty awful so far.
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Re: Evan Turner = Sloppy
« Reply #29 on: November 06, 2014, 01:46:45 PM »

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Beat me to it.

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