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Mehmet Okur - November 2008

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Utah Jazz: Okur takes leave; Koufos to start? - Salt Lake Tribune
sltrib.com — PHILADELPHIA - With four games remaining on this Eastern Conference trip, the Jazz were thrown into flux... Monday as Mehmet Okur left the team and headed to Turkey to attend to a family illness. Okur is expected to remain in Turkey for only a couple of ... (more) Utah Jazz: Okur takes leave; Koufos to start? - Salt ...
Mehmet Okur likes more turkey than you
Mehmet Okur likes more turkey than you
sports.yahoo.com — He also has a hotter wife and sister. Happy Thanksgiving Day, Ballhype'rs.... (more) Mehmet Okur likes more turkey than you
Utah Jazz: Okur, Fesenko, Collins all unavailable for Tuesday's game
deseretnews.com — PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Okur has been excused by the Jazz to attend to a family illness in... his native Turkey. After practice today, the Jazz weren't certain when Okur would return or if he would be back anytime before the conclusion of a five-game trip ... (more) Utah Jazz: Okur, Fesenko, Collins all unavailable for ...
Utah Jazz: No Williams, Okur or Kirilenko tonight
deseretnews.com — CHARLOTTE — Usual starting point Deron Williams, starting center Mehmet Okur and sixth man Andrei Kirilenko all... will not play when the Jazz visit the Charlotte Bobcats tonight. Williams said his sprained left ankle is just too sore to go, and he ... (more) Utah Jazz: No Williams, Okur or Kirilenko tonight
Game Thread: Bucks/Jazz
Game Thread: Bucks/Jazz
brewhoop.com — Bogut brought the thunder last time in Utah ; last night so much .   Bucks (5-7,... 3-4 road) @ Jazz (7-4, 5-0 home) Gametime : 8:00 p.m. central time (FSN-W) Bucks Position Jazz Luke Ridnour PG Ronnie Price  ... (more) Game Thread: Bucks/Jazz
Okur leaves Jazz for Turkey to handle family issue
Okur leaves Jazz for Turkey to handle family issue
sports.espn.go.com — Utah center Mehmet Okur is returning to his home country of Turkey to deal with an illness... in his family. (more) Okur leaves Jazz for Turkey to handle family issue
Memo's dad is in the ICU; Deron may make a go of it tonight
Memo's dad is in the ICU; Deron may make a go of it tonight
allthatjazzbasketball.blogspot.com — We've all heard by now that Mehmet Okur has been excused by the Jazz brass , and... has flown to Turkey to take care of a family crisis . It doesn't take much interneting skill to figure out what happened. One only has to go to Memo's official website ... (more) Memo's dad is in the ICU; Deron may make a go of it tonight
Kosta Koufos signs off his interviews like an an Anchorman from the 1950's
Kosta Koufos signs off his interviews like an an Anchorman from the 1950's
allthatjazzbasketball.blogspot.com — Kid had his first start because he's the 4th guy on the depth chart, and the top... 3 guys were all out. (The jazz still won, btw) He had a good game. He had a better interview. Not funny like Fesenko's, but very poised and "you stay classy, Salt Lake City", in certain points. Anchorman was 70s, but... (more) Kosta Koufos signs off his interviews like an an ...
Utah Jazz: Okur returns, won't play tonight - Salt Lake Tribune
sltrib.com — Mehmet Okur returned to the Jazz on Monday after spending last week in Turkey with his critically... ill father but won't play in tonight's game against Phoenix. Okur had been bothered by a strained lower back and said the 15-hour flight from Istanbul ... (more) Utah Jazz: Okur returns, won't play tonight - Salt Lake ...
New Poll: What will happen first?
allthatjazzbasketball.blogspot.com — Take the time to vote on the new poll -- "What will happen first?" Will it be... Jerry Sloan winning his 1000th game with the Jazz, Deron Williams returning to the court, CJ Miles returning to the bench, Ronnie Brewer making 5 threes or will Memo finally stop avg a double double and start hitting 3s? (more) New Poll: What will happen first?
A Good Fit for His Size
A Good Fit for His Size
nytimes.com — On Sunday, Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni will match Wilson Chandler against Utah’s sweet-stroking center, Mehmet Okur. >... (more) A Good Fit for His Size
Playing Short-handed
thecowhideglobe.blogspot.com — Andrei Kirilenko... sprained index finger. Deron Williams... sore ankle. Mehmet Okur... attending his seriously ill father. The... Jazz are much maligned . Kirilenko can't even catch the basketball. Deron may have come back from injury too early ... (more) Playing Short-handed
Memo likes Turkey, then turkey
Memo likes Turkey, then turkey
detroitbadboys.com — From Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune : “Great quote from Mehmet Okur, who was asked... if he celebrates Thanksgiving at the pregame shootaround. ‘No we don’t. I like turkey, though,’ he said, before adding. ‘Country ... (more) Memo likes Turkey, then turkey