Jeff Turner
Jeff Turner
Jeffrey Steven Turneris an American retired professional basketball player and broadcasting announcer. Turner played ten NBA seasons, spending time with the New Jersey Nets as well as the Orlando Magic. He ended his NBA career with 3,697 career points. Turner was a 6' 9" forward/center. After his career ended he spent nine years as a radio color commentator for the Magic. He then served as the head boys basketball coach at Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Florida from to...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 April 1962
meltdown mental playing second
We started out playing well, but we had a mental meltdown in the second half.
against close compete played potential second
We played close to our potential in the second half. Being competitive was the big thing. We didn't compete against Onsted, Tecumseh and Clinton.
bonus chance extend game half second
We were in the bonus in the first half and had a chance to extend our lead. It was like a different game in the second half. We made 20 second-half fouls.
average good kids second settling talked worked
I have to give the kids a lot of credit. We were struggling, but we didn't let up on them in practice. We worked them harder. We talked about not settling for an average shot, but working for a good one. We did that in the second half.
city council
We were disappointed in the city council but not surprised.
against andrew couple faulkner five game great
(Will) Faulkner had five 3-pointers against us and Andrew Estes had a great game the first time. We didn't let them do that this time. That was a couple of keys.
blair board brought building instead office rock star
We were new in the office business, so we brought Blair on board because he's a seasoned veteran. We told him he'd be a rock star if he leased some of the building -- instead he leased the whole thing.
buying clean eventually land piece procedure proper property sure
This is just proper procedure when buying land. We want to make sure it is a clean piece of property that will eventually be useable.
bad night
It was a bad night all the way around.
doubt plug takes time work
It takes time to gel, no doubt about. You can't come in and plug a hole, you've got work at it.
games great kids proud
That's one of the better games he's had. The kids did a great job. They battled, and I'm proud of them. We could've rolled over, but we didn't.
good year
We had a good well-rounded year in 2005.
chance east figure good great watch win
We got a great draw. We get to watch Erie Mason-Milan and East Jackson-Chelsea. We figure if we play two good games, we have a chance to win a District.
ball call
We got the ball inside. We thought there was contact, but they didn't call anything.