Phoenix Suns: Signs Point to Hedo Turkoglu Becoming a Major Disappointment

October 10th, 2010 by Matt Petersen Leave a reply »
I'm as big a Suns fan as anyone.

(Note: This gets me disparaging comments when I write articles about other teams because, well, apparently I can't possibly know anything about someone else's favorite team. I find this hilarious, considering those same detractors probably also read Wilbon, Simmons, and other writers who aren't remotely ashamed of being homers. But I digress.)

Being a Suns fan, I harbor hope for when Phoenix won't be the longest existing NBA franchise without a title. I take the optimistic point of view whenever I can.

Last year, I ended up looking like a genius, defying everyone's pessimistic outlook and picking the Suns to make the conference finals. Boo-yah.

After this summer's free agency died down, I felt similar. The Suns had a lot of feel-good guys and a superbly deep and athletic bench. 

The one guy I wasn't sure about was Hedo Turkoglu, only the biggest acquisition of the Suns' offseason. I knew he could play well, that he has played well, but I couldn't decide if we would play well—scenery change be damned.

Now I think I know. I think he'll flop.

Miserably.

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