Hedo doesnt want to play for Raptors
Not a shocker Hedo, we dont want you to play for us either….
2009′s biggest free agent bust Hedo Turkoglu recently told Turkish television station that he has been actively trying to be released or traded from the Toronto Raptors and that he “Honestly, I do not want to go back to Toronto”
See the rest of the interview here
Hedo Turkoglu’s comments are no shocker, but fans probably feel cheated that Hedo is naming us, the fans,as his reasoning for wanting to leave. This is Toronto, a hockey crazed town where we value players that leave it on the court every night, if you don’t you will get booed, especially if you make $10 million a year.
We all know Hedo was critically misused this year, that after a trip to the NBA finals and leading the Orlando Magic in scoring during the regular season he expected to be at worst the second option in Toronto behind Bosh. Triano had a different plan apparently…
The fact is, unless he wants only $5 million total as a buyout, Hedo is not going to be released. He is an important asset to the Raptors and while most fans hope Hedo is traded, if and when Bosh leaves, Hedo becomes a focal point of this offense.
We have all heard the stories of Hedo partying when he didnt dress for the Raptors and Hedo helps clarify the situation in this interview.
Hedo doesn’t want to play for the Raptors, by the end of this week Raptors fans dislike for Hedo will likely turn to hate, so Hedo needs to leave….its up to you BC.
Raju Byfield is a Senior Sports Writer for Raptors Digest.
Raju Byfield also writes for Win My Fantasy League as a Senior Sports Writer/Fantasy Sports Analyst.
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you can throw up as much you want to . you are just acting like the looser toronto management. you were lucky to have a player like him who you couldnt use.
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Raju aka RaptorCity Reply:
May 30th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
As I said critically misused.
The angst the fans and myself feel is that he named us, the fans as his reason for wanting to leave..
Not a clueless rookie coach who was only hired to placated Bosh
Not the fact that Andrea was made 2nd option over him
Not the fact that the Raptors did not involve him in the offense
Not the fact that he came to play with Bosh who now may be on his way out
No, he complains that the fans are turning on him…we like hard workers in Toronto, not players making $10 million to come off the bench.
The brass’ insistence in making Bargnani #2 should be what he is crying about, not fans turning on him for not living up to the hype surrounding his signing, the casual fan doesnt take into account the different roles he played for the Raps and the Magic
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