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- Posted on: Mon, 04/04/2011 - 7:33am #27668

Scottoant93ParticipantHe recently hasn’t played evan turner , So is Collins giving up on Turner as he did Kwame(he’s a bust but at the time expected to be good in the future)
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Brown couldn’t do anything right. "He couldn’t catch it, couldn’t throw it, couldn’t shoot it right," [Wizards forward Popeye] Jones says. In a series of three-on-three drills, the Wizards banged him — hard, intentionally. "He got pretty beat around," Jones says. Center Jahidi White knocked him to the ground — and fell on top of him. Brown lay there, stunned and bruised.
"Get up, you aren’t hurt," White said.
Brown got up, aching, holding his back. His gray practice shirt was soaked through. Nobody had any sympathy for him. Not even Popeye Jones, the veteran who’d looked out for him the most. "It’s time for you to grow up," Jones told him, coldly. "Now. Today. Stand on your own two feet."
[Wizards coach Doug] Collins, still not satisfied, ordered a set of punishing sprints. Brown hesitated. "I hurt my back," he said.Collins wheeled. Now it was his turn. "Stop being a baby and start growing up and playing, and earning the respect of your teammates," Collins shouted. "They’re tired of you. They’re tired of you getting knocked down, and laying around. They’re tired of you holding your back. And holding your head. And holding your thumb. You’re the one who has to be in that locker room, and meet them eye to eye."
Brown stared at his feet. "Do you want to play or not?" Collins snapped. No answer.
"Get off the court," Collins said disgustedly.
He sat in front of his locker trembling and crying. This is it, he thought, the league’s not for me. I’m horrible. The coach thinks I’m horrible. The whole team thinks I’m horrible. I can’t even play. Then he got on a treadmill and ran as hard he could, for almost an hour.
After a while, Jordan came into the locker room. He sat on a bench with Brown, and put his arm around him, and hugged him. "You’re going to be all right," he said. For several minutes, he talked to Brown in soothing tones. "Doug is tough, but in a few years you’ll understand how good he is," he said. They still believed in him, Jordan affirmed. "We put our necks out for you," he said. "We think you have the ingredients to be a great power forward for a long, long time."
To Brown, it meant everything. "He showed me a side you never read about," Brown says. "The M.J. who comes over and picks you up and talks to you when you’re down and out.
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0 - Posted on: Mon, 04/04/2011 - 7:56am #517730
iminipandaParticipantIt is hard to say but I would say no. Kwame and Turner are in two different categories becuase Kwame came out of high school and was immature and never got a chance to grow up.
0 - Posted on: Mon, 04/04/2011 - 8:00am #517733
RJay757ParticipantVisualizing a man of Kwame’s stature is somewhat amusing, but some coaches are not good at developing young players. The first three years of a players career are detrimental to the players future success or lack there of. I believe if Kwame was put in a different situation he could have turned out a little differently (not a star, but a good starting caliber power forward)0 - Posted on: Mon, 04/04/2011 - 8:06am #517739

Tha_PrinceParticipantEvan Turner has had a rough year but I don’t think he’s a bust at all, give him time. He has a good head on his shoulders unlike Kwame. He’s the type of guy that practises hard despite a poor performance on the court.
I’m not sold on a Turner-Igoudala Combo quite yet but there has been points in the season where they look like they can mesh. I’m letting next year be the judge.
0 - Posted on: Mon, 04/04/2011 - 8:26am #517754

NashyMingParticipantEvan Turner will figure it out.
He didn’t do quite well as a freshman in Ohio State either. His attitude was horrible as a freshman (as mentioned by his ex-teammates), but he adjusted, got his head together and developed into one of the best college players for the 2nd and 3rd year. It just took him some time but he got the mental makeup, attitude, work eithics to get back on track.
His biggest issue right now is that he can’t shoot, but shooting is the easiest thing to fix in the NBA, just get a good shooting coach (Dave Hopla?) and keep practicing. Turner has the work ethic to be a successful NBA player (may not be a super star, but should be a very good starter).
However, I am not sure if 76ers is a good fit for him. If 76ers is ready to give up on Evan, there will be teams lining up to trade for him.
0 - Posted on: Mon, 04/04/2011 - 9:34am #517790

Scottoant93ParticipantI dont think Turner is a Bust, I decide that after atleast 3 years in the league maybe 5 depending on the situation. I hope he puts it togather because he seems like a good guy and no one deserves the bust label, unless they are just lazy and take the nba for granted. Kwame has actually played decent as of late. I just think that some coaches should get some of the blame in determining if a player is a bust of not.
0 - Posted on: Mon, 04/04/2011 - 9:46am #517795

Tongue-Out-Like-23ParticipantEverybody was calling Beasley a bust, look at him now. Now people are saying he’s a future 24ppg scorer.
Don’t give up on young skilled players.
0 - Posted on: Mon, 04/04/2011 - 10:48am #517847

TRC1991Participanti think if kwame was drafted in the mid 1st round his career would have been drastically different…in a positive way
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