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Canzano: Money talks, Turkoglu walks ... away from Blazers
oregonlive.com - 7/5/2009
Canzano: Money talks, Turkoglu walks ... away from Blazers
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AP PhotoHedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports. The men parking cars and working the door at The Nines Hotel on Thursday stood over a parade of dressed-up, glittery, text-messaging...
The Fundamentals
ballerblogger.com - 7/6/2009
The Fundamentals
— ballerblogger.com — John Canzano of The Oregonian: “Once Toronto got involved, offering more comfort and $3 million in additional... salary, there just wasn’t enough emotional juice to make Turkoglu pick your city. That’s what it ended up being about. And the Blazers blew it in that context..." (more) The Fundamentals

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9 reasons Hedo Turkoglu will help the Raptors
cuzoogle.com - 7/5/2009
9 reasons Hedo Turkoglu will help the Raptors
— cuzoogle.com — Over the weekend Hedo Turkoglu took some sound advice from his wife and blew of the Portland... Trailblazers for the Toronto Raptors. Now it can’t become official until July 8th but it certainly looks like the Turkish star is going north of ... (more) 9 reasons Hedo Turkoglu will help the Raptors

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How Good is Portland?
mvn.com - 7/6/2009
How Good is Portland?
— mvn.com — Wallace committing to C's. Ever since the 2007 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers have been a... team the NBA has kept an eye on. That mere "eye" became "eyes," and the quick sideglance at the team became a stare as the Blazers went on a 13-game ... (more) How Good is Portland?

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Linkage for Jul 5 8am to Jul 6 6pm
Raptors Republic - ESPN TrueHoop's Raptors Blog — ... | ‘Toronto factor’ seals the deal for new Raptor TheStar.com | Newest Raptor sets city’s Turks aglow TheStar.com | Bryan Colangelo not done tweaking Raptor lineup Talkin’ Turko | Toronto Sun Raptors Blog » Raptors 2009 Offseason: Turko-GLUE Sunday Mash-Up - RaptorsHQ.com Hedo Turkoglu and the Raptors: A Match Made in Hell | Bleacher Report When money talks, Turkoglu walks … away from Blazers – OregonLive.com ...

The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com — ... John Canzano of The Oregonian :  "Once Toronto got involved, offering more comfort and $3 million in additional salary, there just wasn’t enough emotional juice to make Turkoglu pick your city. That’s what it ended up being about. And the Blazers blew it in that context. You’re going to hear a lot this week about how free agents don’t want to come to Portland, that NBA players would rather live and work in metropolitan places such as Atlanta, Chicago and Miami. Portland has overcome that in the past by overpaying. But all of that ...

Full Court Press
Blazersedge — ... thing was going to work on the court. Turkoglu and Roy together, each initiating offense? More likely, Turkoglu would have just deferred to him, found a spot on the wing to stand and just thrown up a ton of threes. And missed a lot of them. - A guy this concerned about the money, once he gets that last, big, final, lucrative deal - does he continue to work hard? Maybe. Probably. But maybe not. John Canzano figured out that it was about the money and not pizza and water... Turkoglu's agent, Lon ...

Linkage for Jul 5 8am to Jul 6 6pm
Raptors Republic - ESPN TrueHoop's Raptors Blog — ... | ‘Toronto factor’ seals the deal for new Raptor TheStar.com | Newest Raptor sets city’s Turks aglow TheStar.com | Bryan Colangelo not done tweaking Raptor lineup Talkin’ Turko | Toronto Sun Raptors Blog » Raptors 2009 Offseason: Turko-GLUE Sunday Mash-Up - RaptorsHQ.com Hedo Turkoglu and the Raptors: A Match Made in Hell | Bleacher Report When money talks, Turkoglu walks … away from Blazers – OregonLive.com ...

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