He's streaky, going through a slump, and still 40% on the year. Calm the fuck down.

1/29/2015 12:23:13 AM

Still a god awful defender

1/29/2015 8:12:46 AM

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" Pack Pride @PackPride Gottfried on Ralston Turner: He has had some issues with his knee, it has been swollen a lot. I've held him out of practice for 5 or 6 days."

2/10/2015 5:02:59 PM

why is it we're playing him like he's scott wood? I mean...I appreciate a hot 3-shooter as much as anyone, but the consistency just isn't there unless the game is tight or it's too late.

2/10/2015 5:18:06 PM

^i think you have short term memory. he's been pretty non existent the last 4 or so games. but on the whole this year, he's been pretty comparable to wood. wood was pretty damn streaky and could be shut down at times. turner (assuming he can be healthy when he's on the court) is just as deadly as wood. he needs to be getting just as much run as wood did. when he's not hitting he's kinda useless. just like wood.

[Edited on February 10, 2015 at 5:33 PM. Reason : d]

2/10/2015 5:32:13 PM

Love the kid, but he's stinking it up

2/11/2015 9:52:17 PM

Plays defense like wood, doesn't shoot like him

2/11/2015 10:03:30 PM

He shot 22% tonight. Let him come off the bench until he earns a starting spot again.

2/11/2015 10:07:20 PM

With his shot going away he needs less playing time because his defense is terrible. It didn't show up tonight until a big play with about two minutes to go when he left Anya out to dry when his guy blew past him to the basket.

2/11/2015 10:28:28 PM

^ amen, his ass needs to be on bench

2/11/2015 10:31:31 PM

Don't forget the wide open Nolte three. Classic Turner.

2/11/2015 10:34:59 PM

Hear that? Turner just clanked another 3. I agree, at this point I'd rather see him come off the bench. It seemed to help Cat. It's bad when Washington has become a more reliable 3 point threat.

[Edited on February 11, 2015 at 10:48 PM. Reason : .]

2/11/2015 10:48:18 PM

^ sadly that is true.

2/11/2015 11:47:19 PM

If Turner is hurt, don't play him. This isn't baseball where we can use him as a DH and not worry about his shit defense. Maybe if he sits for two weeks, his knees will start to get better. At this point, we have nothing to lose since we are losing every game any way.

2/12/2015 1:10:54 AM

Tablet screwed up. 5 straight DNL posts.

[Edited on February 12, 2015 at 1:17 AM. Reason : d]

2/12/2015 1:10:54 AM

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2/12/2015 1:10:54 AM

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2/12/2015 1:10:54 AM

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2/12/2015 1:10:54 AM

Quote :

"Plays defense like wood, doesn't shoot like him"

Scott Wood never got credit for his help side defense. Obviously he wasn't the best defender but he wasn't as poor as everyone makes him sound.

2/12/2015 7:35:22 AM

^ He was an expert at blocking 3 point shots from behind

[Edited on February 12, 2015 at 10:36 AM. Reason : But yeah, I think Dez should be getting some of Turner's minutes tbh]

2/12/2015 10:35:45 AM

If Turner's not healthy then sit him til the ACC-T.

2/12/2015 12:37:07 PM

what a cancer on this team

2/12/2015 12:42:15 PM

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"If Turner's not healthy then sit him til the ACC-T."

My mom's and my thoughts from last night. SIT HIM.

2/12/2015 2:39:06 PM

If I were Turner I wouldn't care. Last few games of organized basketball I'm probably going to play. Most likely not going pro. Make the most of my days as a Senior.

Its upto Gott to bench him.

[Edited on February 12, 2015 at 2:41 PM. Reason : ]

2/12/2015 2:40:45 PM

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"turner (assuming he can be healthy when he's on the court) is just as deadly as wood."

The 6-6 Wood finished his career in Raleigh as NC State's all-time leader with 334 made 3-pointers.

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"when he's not hitting he's kinda useless. just like wood."

Wood was at his best as a senior in 2012-13, posting career highs in points per game (12.6), field goal percentage (.436) and 3-point percentage (.441).
Turner averages .375 on the season from beyond the arc, 12.7 PPG at a worse .398 percentage.

Nope...it's not wood.

[Edited on February 12, 2015 at 4:37 PM. Reason : ]

2/12/2015 4:37:20 PM

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"Turner averages .375 on the season every year from beyond the arc,"

Just learned this...

[Edited on February 12, 2015 at 4:48 PM. Reason : ^ yeah not nearly the same caliber with the 3 ball ]

2/12/2015 4:47:23 PM

if we're comparing the two, turner is better than wood at getting his shot off. he doesn't need near as much space as wood. turner isn't as consistent as wood...and neither were/are very useful when they aren't hitting their shots.

if turner is hurt...he shouldn't be playing this much. pretty simple

2/12/2015 5:03:24 PM

ralston was over 40% before he started playing on one leg and gott left him out there to die

2/12/2015 5:07:27 PM

yeah turner's been shitty the last few games. before that he was balling

this thread is as streaky as turner's shooting.

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" He's been a huge disappointment this year."

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"I was really hoping this guy would be our replacement for scott wood. but then again, he only has one more year of eligibility right?"

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"We're State fans...we've bashed Rivers, Wilson, Glennon, and even Warren at some point. Of course a streaky three point shooter is going to get roasted ever now and then."

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"i'm starting to feel really good when the ball comes out of his hands.. he's not scott wood... but he's getting close."

and now we're back to the "turner sucks balls" again

[Edited on February 12, 2015 at 5:22 PM. Reason : d]

2/12/2015 5:22:04 PM

you gotta call 'em like you see 'em

2/12/2015 5:32:58 PM

not great...but a solid game from turner.

2/14/2015 6:15:19 PM

Solid game cause he didn't constantly jack up contested shots,actually played with the flow of the game.

2/14/2015 6:17:16 PM

I don't think we ran a single "Scott Wood run the baseline back and forth" play

2/14/2015 6:24:18 PM

Good god what a fucking horrible defender. Tonight is like a goddamn highlight reel of him being out of position and generally getting destroyed by scrubs.

2/21/2015 7:23:14 PM

Leading scorer today on an efficient shooting performance

Appreciated, for the first time in many games

2/21/2015 8:02:22 PM

That turnaround pivot jumper from the top of the key as the shot clock was expiring was a thing of beauty.

2/21/2015 8:11:22 PM

Glad he finally shot well today but his defense was pathetic for a long stretch.

2/21/2015 11:21:03 PM

The points he scored cancelled out some of the ones he gave up playing shitty defense. Good job!

2/22/2015 4:44:08 PM

I have been hard on him lately. He got scored on two straight possessions in the first half where he left his man wide open and I thought here we go again. Thankfully he seemed to step up after that, his defense improved and he got several hustle rebounds, and he hit some big shots, including the shot of the game when he hit his last three.

2/24/2015 11:11:36 PM

He makes some lazy passes too. But he is who he is. Hit some huge shots tonight and is playing much better the last two games

2/24/2015 11:14:47 PM

Hit some huge shots at pivotal times in the game. He also didn't seem to take any truly bad shots. I did laugh at the fall on the court, hang out and see what happens, "oh shit, I better get back there for a fast break" play.

2/25/2015 8:14:19 AM

You live with the bad (lazy passes and lazy D) because when his shot is falling it's such a huge weapon. His threes almost single handedly stymied UNCs run. Hopefully his knee is close to 100% for the run in because having him limp around out there and have every shot hit the front of the rim was painful to watch for a couple weeks.

2/25/2015 8:24:41 AM

Identifying Turner

2/25/2015 8:48:22 AM

Loved how made the announcer was about Ralston "cherry picking" when he fell down. Sounded like the racist uncle beginning his condemnation jiggaboo street ball ruining the white man's game.

2/25/2015 8:57:38 AM

^the announcers were pretty shitty overall...possibly drunk. Got Paige and Cat mixed up multiple times. And just made some awful, odd mistakes that you usually don't hear

2/25/2015 9:09:27 AM

Yeah I'm pretty sure there was a sequence when Cat threw the ball away and they called him Paige, then on the very next possession Ralston hit a 3 and they said something to the effect of "You can't leave Lacey open like that"

2/25/2015 9:11:32 AM

Dan Bonner is great. Tim Brandt ( play by play) is usually bad, to his credit he called our football and bball wins in CH this year.

2/25/2015 9:12:29 AM

one of the announcer (Brandt, i guess? confused abu and freeman multiple times too.

and confusing cat with paige??? announcers' credibility watch?

2/25/2015 9:27:56 AM

Another game-winning performance (after shitting the bed in the first half)

3/4/2015 9:11:39 AM

Was I mistaken, or did I hear the announcers on multiple occasions state "excellent defense from Turner there"?

3/4/2015 9:18:50 AM