Orlando Magic's Turkoglu finally in the zone (O.Sentinel)

[Bold&Blue]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu had just hit the game-winning shot in overtime to beat the Bulls in Chicago, which meant on-court, postgame interviews with television and radio, which meant he was the last person back to the locker room.

He walked in to find the team's postgame buffet already had been picked over. There were half-empty pizza boxes on the table and a tray of lasagna that looked like it had been put in a blender.

Turkoglu scanned the locker room and frowned.

You see, I still don't get any respect," he said after the victory Dec. 31. "My game is good now. You think they would wait for me, but no. I still get what is left. Must have been the turnovers."

He laughed, then ate happily.

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[drsd]

I think the Magic are trying to make a case for Hedo to gets a coaches nod into the ASW.

Positive press follows strong efforts.

[Magicalltheway]

Good read, I really appreciate what he has done so far. I wish Shard would take notes.

[Optimus_Steel]

It was Van Gundy, a long-time admirer of Turkoglu, who called him this summer shortly after taking the Magic job, telling him that his days of coasting through games was over. And it was Van Gundy who addressed Turkoglu in front of the entire team in preseason and cited him as an underachiever.

"What has surprised me about Turk is that it took this long," Smith said. "He's being asked to do more because he's capable of doing more. Stan leans on him. With Turk, if you let him sleep, he'll sleep. If you leave him alone, he'll scored 13-14 points a game, float in and out and be average. But he's better than that."

Thank God for Stan. Good thing he called him out in the preseason and rides his ass.

[Dunkin On Ya]

Hedo should come out with some lame video liek Chris Bosh did.

He could jokingly advertise his own all adhesive Turkey Glue. Have like a turkey with a wounded wing and Turk is trying to glue it back together...

Something stupid...it would get attention though.

[magicman123]

"What has surprised me about Turk is that it took this long," Smith said. "He's being asked to do more because he's capable of doing more. Stan leans on him. With Turk, if you let him sleep, he'll sleep. If you leave him alone, he'll scored 13-14 points a game, float in and out and be average. But he's better than that."

i think that is very true

[Typhoon20]

The reason why I think he's better this year:

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"Before I was always a role guy. Now I'm a main guy," Turkoglu said. "I've just never been in this kind of situation before. It's new for me, but I like it."

He gets the ball more in his hands.

[Orium]

Turk has always been good, but this year the inconsistencies he's struggled with his whole career are finally gone. He could always score 20+ in the past, but he'd disappear the next game.