Jrue = Hot, Turner = Not

7.4, 40%. 4.5, 2.0. I think we are all aware this season hasn't gone as well as it could have for Evan Turner. A player that was touted as the most "NBA ready" in the draft has done very little to impress besides the occasional flash. If you wrote the perfect story for how a rookie year should go, and then scrapped that story and wrote the opposite...you'd have the story of Turner's season.

Well, today, it got a little worse for our #2 muppet pick. The NBA released the rosters for the 2011 Rookie Challenge, and Mr. Turner wasn't on it. Seriously, he hasn't even been one of the best NINE ROOKIES. Sure, if you told me someone like John Wall or DeMarcus Cousins would have a better year than Turner I wouldn't have been surprised. But Greg Monroe? Landry Fields? Gary Neal? UGH. Evan Turner, how bout you stop sucking. LIKE. RIGHT. NOW.

On a good note, Jrue Holiday made the sophomore team. I have a feeling that it's only a matter of time before he's playing in the real game...so at least we've got that going for us, which is nice.

[NBA.com]

Iguodala Will Incur the Wrath of the Muppet

So here is a video of Andre Iguodala shoving Evan Turner for some reason. I didn't watch this game and don't have the context, but either way this appears to be a certified bitch move by AI9. Dre must be jealous of Beeker's new ugly-ass China shoes. Which will be coming soon to a hipster's feet near you.

If you recall Iggy already How-High-Powder-Bitch-Slapped the #2 overall pick earlier this season. ET -- stick up for yourself, homey.

h/t CrossingBroad

Evan Turner: Actual NBA Player?

For the first time in about a month and half, Evan Turner looked more like an NBA player and less like a confused extraterrestrial wandering the court. It's about damn time.

Turner scored a career high 23 points on 9 for 12 shooting in the Sixers 123-110 victory over the Suns last night. Sure, the Suns are about as interested in playing defense as BlueStarShockTrooper is in personal hygiene, but this deserves a moment of mild celebration. Let's hope this is the start of something positive for Turner to build on going into the new year. As our own Eric pointed out a couple days ago, aggressiveness and confidence are two of the biggest holes in ET's game right now. Last night, our favorite muppet put both on display.

Lay your peepers on some interesting stats below. Derek Bodner gets all the credit for these. He had them on his Twitter last night. They also appear in his post on Liberty Ballers, which you should check out.

• Jodie Meeks is shooting 27.7% over the last 10 games. 
• Evan Turner's stats when Iguodala plays: 4.9ppg on 36% shooting
• Evan Turner's stats when Iguodala is Out: 13.1ppg on 48.5% shooting
• Jrue's stats when Iguodala plays: 13ppg, 5.8 assists, 41.6 FG %
• Jrue's stats when Iguodala is Out: 17.4ppg, 8.4 assists, 49.2 FG %

So a gentleman's golf clap to you, Evan Turner. This was your night. Now let’s just hope the Sixers figure out a way to extract AI9 from this team.

[Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images]

Evan Turner Goes for Funk Dunk Pose, Others Look Silly

This pic was part of the NBA's annual Rookie Photo Shoot – it’s the only one featuring Evan Turner that the NBA posted in their website slideshow. I would’ve liked to have seen some more of E.T. but the slideshow spreads around the love pretty evenly to all the rookies.

I’d give that pose a solid 7, I suppose. It’s nothing too spectacularly cool (like the style of photo shot for John Wall), but at least Turner didn’t embarrass himself.

Speaking of embarrass, quite a few rooks did an excellent job of doing just that...

Highlighted by Luke Babbitt's painfully weak photo.

This one is by far my favorite. It is downright turrible. Someone should’ve been a pal and brought the trampoline out for Mr. Babbitt here. As quickly as he got off the ground, he’s immediately plummeting back to earth. He’s coming NOWHERE CLOSE to the rim and decided to close his eyes in the last frame. Seriously Luke… what went through your mind that made you think this was a good idea? You had to have had an inkling you couldn’t pull this off.

Anyway, there’s a bunch of other photos from the event that are equally awkward and hilarious. I’m not going to go into them here – Trey Kerby of Ball Don’t Lie has put together a fantastic collection, complete with some funny commentary. You really need to go check out his post and see for yourself how un-athletic white guys look and how difficult it is for black guys to look angry when they’re really not.


[Ball Don't Lie - Scenes from the 2010 rookie photo shoot]

I'll Take Random Videos for 200

What better way to stumble into the holiday weekend than to end your work week with some randomness?

So while you're sitting at work (undoubtedly doing nothing) check out these vids before you embark on a weekend of BBQ's, bocce ball, and alcohol with family and friends. And just think, if you're really lucky, you'll have the privilege of being forced to sit through life-draining fireworks!

And with a tip of the cabana cap, away we go.









So your first video is a clip from the Sixers Draft Party at the Wachovia Center just before Evan Turner was selected. Honestly, this should've been posted a long time ago... but I suck. So here it is now; video taken by yours truly. (Also a good time to note – upon viewing this when I returned home, I realized I’m a terrible cameraman and shouldn’t be allowed to take video of anything. I do get a nice shot of a lady in pretty sweet blouse with gigantic flower print. FAN-tastic.)

Moving right along, here's a clip from a show on Adult Swim called Squidbillies. This episode features Chad Ocho Cinco in animated form (he did all his own voiceover work). As for the show? I have no idea if it’s any good or even funny. It's possible I guess. Adult Swim has had some decent shows in the past. At least it's not an animated show that Comedy Central is forcing down our throats after new episodes of South Park. Then you'd KNOW it sucked big dinosaur balls.

This video was posted in one of my fantasy baseball leagues. It is hilarious - and I don't even like Star Wars. In fact, besides bits and pieces here and there, I've never seen any of the Star Wars films. That might be nuts to some of you diehards. And if it is, you're probably a dork.

And finally, just because I used it as the picture to this post, here is Burt Reynolds in a big hat. It's funny.

That’s it folks. Enjoy your holiday, be safe, be wary of any roundabounds, and may God let the Phillies get through the weekend healthy.

E.T. HAS LANDED! SIXERS DRAFT EVAN TURNER!

We took the best player available. Let's hope that lucky ball from Heaven that mysteriously handed the Philadelphia 76ers the #2 overall pick pays off. As long as Derrick Favors doesn't turn out to be Dwight Howard*, we should be extremely happy to have Evan Turner on this team. 

*superman dunk = g.o.a.t.

Holy Shit... Evan Turner!!

Get your Evan Turner jersey ready - the Philadelphia 76ers triumphed over mathematics and won the 2nd overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. While it's been no secret John Wall has been locked into the #1 overall selection since he was in high school, the Sixers are getting a pretty friggin awesome consolation prize in Turner.

If you weren't able to watch the ping pong balls drop live, it was quite the dramatic event. I think I peed a little as the Sixers were skipped over (thus guaranteeing a top 3 pick). At that moment, I could not have been more excited.

I'm sure Jrue Holiday, who was attending the event as the Sixers representative, was sneakily happy about getting #2 over #1. By winning the first pick, Holiday would've found himself fighting for playing time with Wall. But instead, the Sixers will getting a guy who can slide right into the role of shooting guard - a position which has been a huge hole for this squad for quite some time.

Since a lot of people don't follow college basketball, I’ll give a quick glimpse of what you can expect from Turner. As a junior from Ohio State, Turner averaged 20ppg/ 9 boards/ 6 assists and has had his game widely compared to NBA star Brandon Roy. Evan Turner is going to give the Sixers a creator on offense.  He's a true scorer with an ability to establish an offensive flow. But not to be overlooked, the guy is a willing defender and will be an above average one at the next level. And God knows the Sixers need a guy with all those qualities.

For those keeping score, the Wizards get the first overall selection. The Nets and their gigantic Russian owner were left holding their dicks on stage as they were awarded the #3 pick. Did anyone else see the sly, snickering look come across Jrue's face at that moment? Classic.

Today is a day to be happy Sixer fans. There weren't many of them this season. But the excitement this pick will garner made the awful 2009 campaign kind of worth it.

I'll leave you with the most dramatic highlight reel I could find.  Enjoy what's to come.

*if the Sixers blow this and pick someone else – or worse, a...European – I’m gonna be hella pissed