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Turkoglu article in USA TODAY 

Post#1 » by UCFknight84 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:00 am

"Having Hedo helps a lot because he's that third scorer," says Lewis, acquired in a sign-and-trade deal from the Seattle SuperSonics in July. "A lot of teams only have two main scorers, not three. We have that third option, and it helps a lot on the offensive end because if one guy's not open, you go to the next option. If that's not there you go to the third. And that's where he helps."


In the four games leading up to his effort against the Pistons, Turkoglu was averaging just 13.5 points and shooting 25% from three-point range (3-for-12).

"The guy's had a great year," Van Gundy says, adding that his lull wouldn't last forever. "He's too good. I always use the baseball analogy about a .320 hitter who's hitting .180 in April, and everybody's in a panic. But by the end of the year he's hitting .300, .320 because that's what they do. Hedo's the same way."



the rest of america needs to know about turk

edit: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/magic/2008-01-22-magic-turkoglu_N.htm
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Post#2 » by thefranchise2k5 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:02 am

That's awesome. As Fred Carter on NBA TV says, Hedoes, hedid, hedo!
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Post#3 » by MagicMadness » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:11 am

Umm Lewis, YOU are the third option.
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Post#4 » by richi_v25 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:20 am

MagicMadness wrote:Umm Lewis, YOU are the third option.


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: you beat me to the punch LOL :D
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Post#5 » by AdamTheGreek » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:25 am

Hedo has evolved into the 2nd option, but then Sweet Lew does something like the Piston game and flexes that $118 million muscle.

Basically, whoever of the two gets the less defensive attention becomes the 2nd option, and for the most part of this season that has been Hedo.
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Post#6 » by mattyBoi » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:26 am

Dangitttt i wanted to get that joke :banghead:
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Post#7 » by MagicMadness » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:30 am

I knew I had to get it in quick...
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Post#8 » by drsd » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:09 am

I noticed in the Detroit game that Hedo's running Layup is a money shot now. If the wing SF can drive to the hoop, AND hit the deep J, he's a tough guard. Now Hedo can say he's tough.

Is the runner the key to his elevations as a player? I say yes (in part of course.
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Post#9 » by Typhoon20 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:33 pm

MagicMadness wrote:Umm Lewis, YOU are the third option.


Lol, yeah I was thinking the same thing.

Anyone else surprised by Shard's comments, I was like 3rd scorer ?
He averages more PPG than you Shard, no need to be a playa hata :lol:


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Post#10 » by parso15 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:13 pm

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Could it be that Hedo is the fan favorite for trade proposals... I mean when the guy played average I see the point but when he started to play like an Allstar all of a sudden the trade threads doubled :-?

Hedo can't win with some of the folks here... regardless of what he does everyone wants to trade him. Maybe he should just stink it up :crazy:
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Post#11 » by theTHIEF » Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:07 pm

he's going to ask for $138 million next season...
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Post#12 » by CraZyPraiZ » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:54 pm

drsd wrote:I noticed in the Detroit game that Hedo's running Layup is a money shot now. If the wing SF can drive to the hoop, AND hit the deep J, he's a tough guard. Now Hedo can say he's tough.

Is the runner the key to his elevations as a player? I say yes (in part of course.


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Post#13 » by mhectorgato » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:10 pm

thEthIEf wrote:he's going to ask for $138 million next season...


nah ... 119 million, just 1 more than $hard :nod:
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Post#14 » by theTHIEF » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:11 pm

haha, you're probably right...
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Post#15 » by flyingvee » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:57 pm

I don't think anyone hates Hedo. The reason he's brought up in all thes etrade scenarios is because he's the only one that can get us back what we really need and thats a PF and/or PG. Howard is the franchise and Lewis is untradeable. We need a Horace Grant type PF? Hedo is the on;y trade piece we can use to get him.
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Post#16 » by spinedoc » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:08 pm

So let me get this straight, just because Hedo is averaging more points, that makes him the second option? First, second, or even third option has to do with the team's offensive gameplan, not on the resultant boxscore. Shard is the second option here, but because he gets more attention, Hedo has been able to put up better numbers thus far. As Hedo gets more respect from opposing teams, those numbers will change throughout the rest of the season.
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Post#17 » by whocares » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:16 pm

1. this is getting more and more incredible.
2. how many here comment without watching the games impartially?
3. detroit treated hedo as the third option by guarding him with prince, rasheed and hamilton taking turns.
4. most teams get the scouting report that hedo is the third option all throughout the game, especially in the fourth quarter and set their strategies accordingly.
5. claiming that rashard was anticipated as the second option prior to the season and the first few games is one thing, insisting on this anticipation as fact in the face of what is really going on is another thing which shall not be qualified here.
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Post#18 » by Last Guardian » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:23 pm

flyingvee wrote:I don't think anyone hates Hedo. The reason he's brought up in all thes etrade scenarios is because he's the only one that can get us back what we really need and thats a PF and/or PG. Howard is the franchise and Lewis is untradeable. We need a Horace Grant type PF? Hedo is the on;y trade piece we can use to get him.


And then you trade Hedo for that and then guess what? You need a Hedo type player now!
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Post#19 » by lovehoops01 » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:37 pm

thEthIEf wrote:he's going to ask for $138 million next season...


His opt-out doesn't come until after next season. It's possible to think too far ahead sometimes. They just got him playing the way they have wanted him to under Stan. I don't see them trading him right now. And maybe only after that if they think they won't be able to re-sign him in the summer of 2009. Hedo also hasn't been allowed to play the way he does here on any other team he has been on.
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Post#20 » by theTHIEF » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:40 pm

thanks for the correction and your opinion...

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