Posted by Evan Turner is pretty good. It is just one of the spreading reactions about Evan Turner during the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals at Ohio State.
His performance highlights 18 points and eight assists, Turner beat the buzzer and broke the hearts of Michigan fans everywhere—with as dramatic a shot as you’ll ever see, giving top-seeded Ohio State a stunning 69-68 victory in the Big Ten quarterfinals. Between his 18 points and the game-high eight assists, Turner accounted for more than half of his team’s total on the scoreboard.
He impacted the game at both ends of the floor, using his length to deflect passes, his strength to rip the basketball away from the other team, and, his smarts to know when to attack, when to pass, and of course, exactly how many dribbles he could get off in the final 2.2 seconds.
Ohio State guard Jon Diebler said that he doesn’t know what else a guy has to do to get Player of the Year in the country. “It was a great shot.” says Diebler with a smile on his face, referring on that Turner remarkable shot.
Turner’s heroics, which took place closer to the half-court stripe than the three-point line, seemed to put the cherry on top of his Player of the Year campaign, a debate that has tilted away from John Wall and toward the OSU junior as the season has worn on.
Some still asked then if Player of the Year race still needs to be wondered about.
