Yardbarker: Mehmet Okur

Preview: Kings at Jazz, Game 6

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:00:32 -0500

by Rich Pedroncelli - AP View full size photo » THE OPPONENT The Jazz come in at a deceiving 2-3. In the ledger, Utah is only one game better than Sacramento. But look at that impossible schedule for the Jazz: at Denver, Clippers, Rockets, at Dallas, Spurs. Maybe you'd dream of 3-2 or even 4-1 as a Jazz fan. But 2-3 ain't a sneeze. That schedule has two potentially great teams and three good teams. All of them shou...

Spurs @ Jazz: Stat of the Game: 7

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:10:13 -0500

Last night featured an abysmal performance by our San Antonio Spurs. I watched the entire game in disbelief. I kept thinking, "There is no way the Spurs will play this poorly for 48 minutes;" but obviously, they did. There were many stats that I could have highlighted that would have helped to explain just what happened, but none were so impactful as the 7 three pointers that Utah took. 6 of those came when the game was already decided. They only co...

Game Preview #4 - San Antonio Spurs @ Utah Jazz - Back from Vacation

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:46:15 -0500

Did everyone enjoy their vacation from the NBA? And we're back. It's Thursday (for which Lauri is very happy), and after a strange four day break in the schedule, the Spurs are embarking on a little road trip, with the first stop in Utah. More after the jump. Welcome to the first truly hack preview of the season. This is much, much harder than it looks (major props to Wayne, Tim, LD, and davis for making this look easy). However, I am excited that o...

Knee jerking - Dirk's 40

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:04:29 -0500

More photos » by Donna McWilliam - AP about 11 hours ago: Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur, left, from Turkey defends against Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) from Germany as he drives to the basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. The Mavericks won 96-85. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam) Browse more photos » So, last night's game sure was something ...

NBA GMs Diss Mehmet Okur

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:00:38 -0500

As I wrote the other day, every year I can’t wait to read the results of NBA.com’s annual GM Survey to get an insider look into what the people running the League are thinking. And with GMs not permitted to vote for their own team or personnel, you know they have to be objective in [...]

Mehmet Okur is Becoming LeBron James

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:31:00 -0500

I was just going through the vast archives of random NBA pictures that I have on my 4GB Data Traveler thumb drive. These pictures have been culled from various sources, and they serve as backup whenever I'm trying to find new memes. Memes are currency in the blogsospheres, so it's good to have some in savings. It's also wise to invest your memes in some low-risk, high return MRAs (meme retirement accounts) so that when you're done searching for memes, you still have some left ...

Two-year extensions: Jazz C Okur

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:53:40 -0500

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Utah Jazz and center Mehmet Okur have agreed on a two-year contract extension that runs through 2012.

Jazz reward center Okur with 2-year extension

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:53:40 -0500

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Utah Jazz and center Mehmet Okur have agreed on a two-year contract extension that runs through 2012.

Okur re-ups

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:30:05 -0500

The Utah Jazz have locked up at least one of their big men. 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. Okur could have been a free agent this summer but elected on June 30 to complete the final [...]

Mehmet Okur, Utah Jazz agree to extension, sources say

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:02:19 -0500

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.

Okur II?

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:51:49 -0500

Josh Heytvelt could be the next Mehmet Okur. And I said it in a May 29th post. But apparently the comparison wasn’t as fabulously original as I thought. Because in a recent interview Joey Whalen of Draft Express had with Josh, the 6′11 sweet shooter said he has been told he plays like Brad Miller and, you guessed it, [...]

Obama to Turkish Parliament: Okur, Turkoglu Can Play

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:14:10 -0500

(starts at 6:00)In what must have been the first reference to an NBA player by an American president speaking before a foreign parliament, Obama just wrapped up a speech to Turkey's assembly wherein he both denied that the U.S. is at war with Islam, and gave a shout out to Mehmet Okur and Hedo Turkoglu."As a basketball fan, I’ve even noticed that Hedo Turkoglu and Mehmet Okur have got some pretty

Why the Jazz Will Not Win the NBA Title This Year

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:13:26 -0500

No interior defense? Can't win on the road? A look at the Jazz's weaknesses, and why they are not going to win the NBA title this year.

Who is the Hottest Wife/Girlfriend in Sports?

Wed, 02 May 2007 00:17:22 -0500

Our next contest matches a Desperate Housewife, #7 Eva Longoria, Spurs guard Tony Parker's woman, versus our #26 seed, the former Miss Turkey and wife of another NBA player, Mehmet Okur. Who moves on? That, my friend, is up to you!