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Video: Anonymous fan and whistle help Jazz hold off Warriors
sports.yahoo.com - 1/8/2009
Video: Anonymous fan and whistle help Jazz hold off Warriors
— sports.yahoo.com — This is pretty wild. Just before halftime of Monday's Warriors-Jazz game, a ballsy fan sitting behind Golden... State's basket blows a loud whistle right as Mehmet Okur strips the ball from Ronny Turiaf . Thinking a referee had just called a foul, ... (more) Video: Anonymous fan and whistle help Jazz hold off Warriors

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Profiling the NBA's Top 2009 Unrestricted Free Agents
emptythebench.com - 6/30/2009
Profiling the NBA's Top 2009 Unrestricted Free Agents
— emptythebench.com — We’ve got power forwards with 20-10 resumes, lunatics with all-world talent, prima donna scorers, tweeners with Swiss... Army skill sets, recent NBA champions, kids long on talent but short on heart, and we’ve got yesterday’s superstars aging less than gracefully. A look at this summer's UFAs. (more) Profiling the NBA's Top 2009 Unrestricted Free Agents

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NBA: Center Power Rankings :: Sports2Debate.com
sports2debate.com - 1/17/2009
NBA: Center Power Rankings :: Sports2Debate.com
— sports2debate.com — Debate this list of the best Centers in the NBA. Comment below...... (more) NBA: Center Power Rankings :: Sports2Debate.com

Comments vote down dawg99pound dawg99pound posted 1/17/2009posted this
sbnation.com - 6/2/2009
Mehmet Okur Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Utah Jazz - NBA
— sbnation.com — 16 Building a Winner Update, pt. iv: Free Agency and Wrapping Things Up by Stop-n-Pop from Canis... Hoopus on Jun 5, 2009 9:11 AM EDT Wrapping up our Building a Winner series. In this edition, we talk about the Wolves needing to trade for Kirk Hinrich ... (more) Mehmet Okur Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Utah ...

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sbnation.com - 6/2/2009
Marcus Camby Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Los Angeles Clippers - NBA
— sbnation.com — Peter Vescey of the New York Post says Orlando Magic center Marcin Gortat is the next Mehmet... Okur, not in terms of skill but in terms of earnings. Okur played well in his first two seasons in Detroit, which wasn't able to re-sign him after Utah made ... (more) Marcus Camby Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Los ...

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The Fundamentals
ballerblogger.com - 6/28/2009
The Fundamentals
— ballerblogger.com — Ross Siler of The Salt Lake Tribune: "The team still was waiting for word Saturday from Carlos... Boozer ($12.7 million), Mehmet Okur ($9 million) and Kyle Korver ($5.2 million) about opting out of their contracts to become free agents. All three face a Tuesday deadline to make their decisions..." (more) The Fundamentals

Comments vote down ballerblogger ballerblogger posted 6/28/2009posted this
Pistons Lose Eighth In a Row to The Utah Jazz
hardcoredetroitfan.wordpress.com - 1/11/2009
Pistons Lose Eighth In a Row to The Utah Jazz
— hardcoredetroitfan.wordpress.com — What can you say about streaks like these? Well thank goodness that the Pistons don’t have a... streak like this against every team in the NBA. Saturday night, the minutes that every player had been putting up ,due to the loss of Rip and Sheed (Sheed played Saturday), finally showed ... (more) Pistons Lose Eighth In a Row to The Utah Jazz

Comments vote down Leapfrog0 Leapfrog0 posted 1/11/2009posted this
Reveille
joshqpublic.com - 3/16/2009
Reveille
— joshqpublic.com — Grizzlies 89 Pistons 84: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, Darko’s free at last!... Darko Milicic played ninety-six games without a double-double during his lackluster three seasons with the Pistons. Darko Milicic has now posted twenty-two of them since leaving them ... (more) Reveille

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Game One Notes: Very Rose-licious
clubseatsports.com - 4/20/2009
Game One Notes: Very Rose-licious
— clubseatsports.com — Once you’re through thinking how much of an idiot I am for the title of this post,... here are some quick tidbits from all of the game ones: • The Lake show- Oh Mehmet Okur, where art thou? Not sure your presence would have really mattered anyway, but it damn sure would have helped. K-O-B-E. • ... (more) Game One Notes: Very Rose-licious

Comments vote down LucaEsposito LucaEsposito posted 4/20/2009posted this
The Pistons who got away: List includes Mehmet Okur, Michael Williams and Aaron McKie
blog.mlive.com - 9/8/2009
The Pistons who got away: List includes Mehmet Okur, Michael Williams and Aaron McKie
— blog.mlive.com — AP PhotoAllan Houston got away from the Pistons, but does he hurt the worst? Over the summer,... we took some heat for our 'Best of the Worst' series. "Oh, it's too negative!" some of you said. Well, this week we... (more) The Pistons who got away: List includes Mehmet Okur, ...

Comments vote down ItsJustSports ItsJustSports posted 9/8/2009posted this
Mock Draft, Version 6.0: Picks 31-60 - NBA
insider.espn.go.com - 6/22/2009
Mock Draft, Version 6.0: Picks 31-60 - NBA
— insider.espn.go.com — The NBA draft's second round has grown in prominence during the past several years, as a number... of talented players chosen there have gone on to great careers. Since 1998, the list has been pretty impressive. It includes six All-Stars -- Gilbert ... (more) Mock Draft, Version 6.0: Picks 31-60 - NBA

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Mehmet Okur, Utah Jazz agree to extension, sources say
sports.espn.go.com - 7/10/2009
Mehmet Okur, Utah Jazz agree to extension, sources say
— sports.espn.go.com — The Utah Jazz and center Mehmet Okur have agreed in principle to a two-year contract extension worth... just under $21 million, according to NBA front-office sources. > (more) Mehmet Okur, Utah Jazz agree to extension, sources say

Comments vote down SLC Dunk found this 7/10/2009found this
Utah Jazz: Okur likely to opt out - Salt Lake Tribune
sltrib.com - 6/29/2009
Utah Jazz: Okur likely to opt out - Salt Lake Tribune
— sltrib.com — Mehmet Okur is "leaning toward opting out" of his contract with the Jazz and could make the... decision official as soon as today, Okur's agent, Marc Fleisher, said Sunday. Okur would be opting out of $9 million he is due to make this season in order ... (more) Utah Jazz: Okur likely to opt out - Salt Lake Tribune

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Top 5 Centers in the NBA
sportige.com - 10/14/2009
Top 5 Centers in the NBA
— sportige.com — The top five centers in the league, going into 2009-2010... (more) Top 5 Centers in the NBA

Comments vote down gerakis100 gerakis100 posted 10/14/2009posted this
Red Hot Jazz Gum Up Pistons 99-82
slamdunkcentral.com - 1/11/2009
Red Hot Jazz Gum Up Pistons 99-82
— slamdunkcentral.com — Mehmet Okur scored a game high 22 points on Saturday night, as the Utah Jazz shot 53.5%... (38-71) from the floor for the game, while holding the visiting Detroit Pistons to an anemic 35.9% (28-78) and defeated the Pistons handily 99-82. The Jazz have seemingly had the Piston’s number for quite a while (more) Red Hot Jazz Gum Up Pistons 99-82

Comments vote down newsboy1956 newsboy1956 posted 1/11/2009posted this
Celtics Lose Big Ticket, Then Lose Game; Jazz Win 90-85
slamdunkcentral.com - 2/20/2009
Celtics Lose Big Ticket, Then Lose Game; Jazz Win 90-85
— slamdunkcentral.com — Thursday night was not a great way for the Boston Celtics to return from the All-Star break.... The “ Green Team ” found themselves in Utah in the Energy Solutions Arena to take on the Jazz. Things began well enough for Boston in the opening period. However the Celtics lost the ... (more) Celtics Lose Big Ticket, Then Lose Game; Jazz Win 90-85

Comments vote down Cartman Cartman posted 2/20/2009posted this
yougotdunkedon.com - 3/7/2009
J.R. Smith Dunks On Mehmet Okur
— yougotdunkedon.com — J.R. Smith drives the lane for the two handed slam over Okur.... (more) J.R. Smith Dunks On Mehmet Okur

Comments vote down antone antone posted 3/7/2009posted this
One-On-One With Mehmet Okur
hoopsaddict.com - 3/12/2009
One-On-One With Mehmet Okur
— hoopsaddict.com — I’ve only had the chance to chat with Mehmet Okur twice over the past two seasons, however... each time I’ve walked away pleasantly surprised by our conversations. Okur was an All-Star last season and this year he’s posting some of ... (more) One-On-One With Mehmet Okur

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scores.espn.go.com - 3/29/2009
Phoenix Suns vs. Utah Jazz - Recap - March 28, 2009
— scores.espn.go.com — Fast Facts •The Jazz won their 14th straight home game and grabbed Utah's 16th win in its... last 20 games overall, led by 26 points and 11 rebounds from Mehmet Okur. •The Suns lost for the second time in their last eight games, falling 3.5 games out of ... (more) Phoenix Suns vs. Utah Jazz - Recap - March 28, 2009

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nba.com - 3/29/2009
SUNS: Postgame Quotes: Suns at Jazz, March 28, 2009
— nba.com — Suns Head Coach Alvin Gentry "We played hard and did a good job getting back in the... game. We always felt that we could get back in. We shot the ball so badly in the first half we thought that we could make a run. I thought that we were playing too ... (more) SUNS: Postgame Quotes: Suns at Jazz, March 28, 2009

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