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G/F Evan "The Villain" Turner (2010 Naismith Winner)

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SIXERS NOTES: Scoring up this season, especially for Evan Turner
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Philadelphia 76ers' Evan Turner, center right, tries to shoot against Milwaukee Bucks' John Henson, center left, as 76ers' Daniel Orton (33) and Spencer Hawes (00) look on during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 115-107 in overtime. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (The Associated Press)
By Wes Szafran/South Jersey Times
December 03, 2013

PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia 76ers finished last season averaging 93.2 points per game. That was the lowest scoring average in the NBA, the first time the franchise had that dubious distinction.

This year the Sixers have cracked the 100 point total 10 different times to average 103 a game – good enough for 10th in the league.

“We play at a good pace,” said Sixers center Spencer Hawes. “We get out in transition and we’re attacking the rim a lot more which I think leads to easy opportunities.”

A lot of that can be contributed to the new offensive system of new head coach Brett Brown.

“There’s been a lot (of change),” said Hawes. “A lot less sets, a lot more wide open, a lot more 3-pointers. It’s a lot more of the new way of offense I guess.”

While it has opened up the floor for the Sixers and increased their scoring, it hasn’t been a fix-all as they enter play Tuesday night against the Orlando Magic 6-12.

“It’s just different,” Hawes said. “It calls on you to play a different role.”

ROARING 20’s: Evan Turner is averaging 21.3 points per game to start the season. The Sixers haven’t had a player finish a season averaging at least 20 points since Allen Iverson averaged 33 in 2005-06.

In fact, the Sixers haven’t had anyone average more than 17.7 points per game dating back to the ’08-09 season.
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http://www.nj.com/sixers/index.ssf/2013/12/sixers_notes_scoring_up_this_s.html
 
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This is what the geniuses at Rotoworld said:

"Turner was miscast as go-to guy in Philly after they took him second overall in the 2010 draft. He failed miserably, failing to ever develop a reliable jumper on his way to a 42.8 field-goal percentage mark."

Failed miserably? 17/6/4 is not failing miserably. He'll have a lesser role on the Pacers but that summation is asinine.
 
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Jake said:
This is what the geniuses at Rotoworld said:

"Turner was miscast as go-to guy in Philly after they took him second overall in the 2010 draft. He failed miserably, failing to ever develop a reliable jumper on his way to a 42.8 field-goal percentage mark."

Failed miserably? 17/6/4 is not failing miserably. He'll have a lesser role on the Pacers but that summation is asinine.
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I love ET, but I think it is accurate to say that he failed as a go-to NBA scorer. That line is more indicative of a decent 3rd option, and that's with numbers that are super inflated by Philly's absurd style of play, probably upwards of 25%.

That being said, I think he can still be an effective NBA player in the right role and he's obviously going to a very good situation this year. I'd love to see him contribute to a Pacers' championship.
 
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Jake said:
This is what the geniuses at Rotoworld said:

"Turner was miscast as go-to guy in Philly after they took him second overall in the 2010 draft. He failed miserably, failing to ever develop a reliable jumper on his way to a 42.8 field-goal percentage mark."

Failed miserably? 17/6/4 is not failing miserably. He'll have a lesser role on the Pacers but that summation is asinine.
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Some of the NBA analysts are brutal. ET has had a good year, and has played alright in the league, yet there are many out there that will never be happy with him unless he becomes an All-Star. I guess that's the price of being the #2 pick, if you don't become an All-Star you're a disappointment. He isn't KD but he also isn't a Hasheem Thabeet.
 
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Jake said:
This is what the geniuses at Rotoworld said:

"Turner was miscast as go-to guy in Philly after they took him second overall in the 2010 draft. He failed miserably, failing to ever develop a reliable jumper on his way to a 42.8 field-goal percentage mark."

Failed miserably? 17/6/4 is not failing miserably. He'll have a lesser role on the Pacers but that summation is asinine.
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Turner is doing fine considering some of the other scoring "options" he's had to play with. When you're having to play 1 on 3 because no one around you will score consistent, you're probably not going to look like a world beater all the time.

Update:

After reading the stupidity that is Bill Simmons and his draft diary on Grantland and then re-reading the negativity coming from Rotoworld, I think Rotoworld plagiarized the hell out of Grantland.
 
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