Hedo Turkoglu diagnosed with sprained wrist (Sentinel)

Post #21 » by **craig01** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:56 pm

drsd wrote:Hedo could take of 6 days and miss only 1 game!

If that's how it pans out, that would be great.

The Magic have become almost totally dependent on him.

OMPunk · Post #22 » by **OMPunk** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:15 pm

craig01 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

If that's how it pans out, that would be great.

The Magic have become almost totally dependent on him.

They're dependent on him because Rashard refuses to step up and take over for us for some reason. It truly boggles my mind how he has the ability to take over games in Seattle....but not here.

Rashard almost seems content with 'chipping in' his 20 points a game, even though I believe he has the ability to do a whole lot more. He is a very smart basketball player and I think if we didn't have Hedo here he would be averaging career highs scoring wise.

That being said it's great that Hedo is showing the ability that some of us knew he had all along. I personally never knew he was this great of a play maker and distributor. Kudos to you Hockey Man!

TooNice00 · Post #23 » by **TooNice00** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:16 pm

the magic are not that dependent on turkoglu.

TNMagicFan · Post #24 » by **TNMagicFan** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:21 pm

The Magic are completely dependent on Dwight ,not Hedo .Hedo is very important to the success of this team, but not as much as Dwight . We competed with the champs last night without Hedo , there's no way we do that without Dwight .

OMPunk · Post #25 » by **OMPunk** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:22 pm

TooNice00 wrote:the magic are not that dependent on turkoglu.

You cannot deny that Hedo is our best play maker and that he has won the most games for us on buzzer beaters or through his 4th quarter heroics...which he has done consistently all season. I mean the guy's nickname is "Mr. 4th Quarter".

....but aside from all that, yea.....we're not that dependent on him :rofl:

Big A All Day · Post #26 » by **Big A All Day** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:25 pm

spraind wrist was the best case senario so thats good, Sit him vs Bucks and give him 6 days you dont want him 2 be cold before playoffs start and that is more then enough to heal a sprained wrist... To all of the people asking how long a sprained wrist takes to heal, You guys must have never played sports in your life to not have had a sprained wrist lol.

TooNice00 · Post #27 » by **TooNice00** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:40 pm

D12J14 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

You cannot deny that Hedo is our best play maker and that he has won the most games for us on buzzer beaters or through his 4th quarter heroics...which he has done consistently all season. I mean the guy's nickname is "Mr. 4th Quarter".

....but aside from all that, yea.....we're not that dependent on him

lol i am not saying hedo isn't important. You don't have to give me a little lecture on all his accomplishments this season. He has been special this season but some people get a little obsessed with hedo and think he is the MVP of this team and we would completely fall apart if he was absent. Jameer nelson might not be a better playmaker than hedo but he is a better assist player. but who cares because we are better with hedo and is an amazing player.

Post #28 » by **craig01** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:42 pm

The Magic are dependent on Hedo as a playmaker.

He has become nearly a singular playmaker for the team.

Shishnizzle · Post #29 » by **Shishnizzle** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:45 pm

We only play 2 games over the next 8 day's, so if we hold him out those two games, he will get like 10 day's rest.

Optimus_Steel · Post #30 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:52 pm

This is weird that the Magic play 2 games in the next 8 days. Im so used to Magic games almost every night, now im gonna feel lost for the next week. I expect many OT topics being discussed here lol.

Shishnizzle · Post #31 » by **Shishnizzle** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:56 pm

I'm not sure my #'s are exact, but it's something like that.

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lovehoops01 · Post #33 » by **lovehoops01** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:10 am

I think they miss Hedo's defense when he is out, too. I don't underestimate his value to the team at all.

But in the long run, if Hedo had to miss 5 games or Dwight had to miss 5, you don't think it would affect the Magic more if Dwight were out? The Magic would get doubled up on on rebounds, and the other team would have about 80 points in the paint if Dwight couldn't play.

karizma87 · Post #34 » by **karizma87** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:46 am

lovehoops01 wrote:I think they miss Hedo's defense when he is out, too. I don't underestimate his value to the team at all.

But in the long run, if Hedo had to miss 5 games or Dwight had to miss 5, you don't think it would affect the Magic more if Dwight were out? The Magic would get doubled up on on rebounds, and the other team would have about 80 points in the paint if Dwight couldn't play.

yes but when hedo is out, we have rashard to replace him at his position, when dwight is out we have...foyle? simply not even one decent big to replace him. so you can't even compare it like that.

lovehoops01 · Post #35 » by **lovehoops01** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:59 am

karizma87 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

yes but when hedo is out, we have rashard to replace him at his position, when dwight is out we have...foyle? simply not even one decent big to replace him. so you can't even compare it like that.

That was my point.

I'm in no way trying to diminish Hedo's importance to the Magic roster. I'm a huge Hedo fan. In another thread, I pointed out that it was more difficult for the Magic's other wing players to score against the Spurs without Hedo (and Jameer) in the game. My only contention is....the Magic have a few players who can do some of what Hedo does. The Magic really don't have anyone else who can do most of what Dwight does.

drsd · Post #36 » by **drsd** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:25 am

Turkoglu has evolved in to the guy who has the ball with 30 seconds left. In the first three quarters, his scoring rate can be similar to the PG or the SG slot. Two points here, three points there.

Look at the last game; the Magic had a solid lead well in to the third. THen the wheels came off. THat was Hedo's moment. But there was no Hedo.

Post #37 » by **craig01** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:31 pm

Earlier in the thread I was implying that the Magic had become very dependent on Hedo. I was never implying that he was the most valuable player.

Most valuable player doesn't really apply to the Magic though. Take away any of the 3 main components and the Magic are in significant trouble.

The Magic dependency on Hedo lies with his playmaking ability.

lapassione · Post #38 » by **lapassione** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:30 pm

we saw how we would be without hedo in the 4th. i would hate to see how we would play without D12.
D12 is #1 big element we cannot afford to loose.

taruky1 · Post #39 » by **taruky1** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:37 pm

drsd wrote:Turkoglu has evolved in to the guy who has the ball with 30 seconds left. In the first three quarters, his scoring rate can be similar to the PG or the SG slot. Two points here, three points there.

Look at the last game; the Magic had a solid lead well in to the third. THen the wheels came off. THat was Hedo's moment. But there was no Hedo.

Hedo has been much less aggressive in the first half of games for the most part. Kind of like he has settled into a comfort zone of letting things play out the first half, then bringing his stuff the second half.