Jeff Turner
Jeff Turner
Jeffrey Steven Turneris an American retired professional basketball player and broadcasting announcer. Turner played ten NBA seasons, spending time with the New Jersey Nets as well as the Orlando Magic. He ended his NBA career with 3,697 career points. Turner was a 6' 9" forward/center. After his career ended he spent nine years as a radio color commentator for the Magic. He then served as the head boys basketball coach at Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Florida from to...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 April 1962
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We were in the bonus in the first half and had a chance to extend our lead. It was like a different game in the second half. We made 20 second-half fouls.
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We started out playing well, but we had a mental meltdown in the second half.
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We played close to our potential in the second half. Being competitive was the big thing. We didn't compete against Onsted, Tecumseh and Clinton.
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I have to give the kids a lot of credit. We were struggling, but we didn't let up on them in practice. We worked them harder. We talked about not settling for an average shot, but working for a good one. We did that in the second half.
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We were new in the office business, so we brought Blair on board because he's a seasoned veteran. We told him he'd be a rock star if he leased some of the building -- instead he leased the whole thing.
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We are encouraged because there is plenty of case law that shows that a large urban city can't make decisions that adversely affect the suburbs.
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We're trying everything. We brought up three sophomores to try to give us a spark in practice. It worked, but we still can't seem to get over the hump.
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We've designed it and prepared ourselves that if we have to multi-tenant it we will.
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We like our location because of the direct access to 45 and quick access to UP.
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This will last a lot longer than a party night.
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Hopefully, we can put a chink in their armor. They're playing pretty well right now.
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We've been wanting him to do that since Day 1. I think he was fed up.
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He was trying to do too much too quick when he got in there. We told the kids at halftime that going into the fourth quarter, we wanted that lead cut in half. We did better than that.
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We got the ball inside. We thought there was contact, but they didn't call anything.