Deseret Morning News <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> ANAHEIM, Calif. ? Mickey has huge ears. Donald's got that big beak. And Goofy's, well, just plain goofy. There is one character around these parts, however, who lately seems flaw-free. Like so many who do the theme park thing here, Mehmet Okur is just visiting ? in Anaheim with the Jazz for tonight's preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers. No matter where they've been this month, though ? Eugene, Ore; Indiana; Toronto; Timbuktu ? even Jazz coach Jerry Sloan seems hard-pressed to find a blemish in the big Turk. "He's played awfully well," Sloan said of Okur, whose second Jazz training camp and preseason is quite a reversal from the first. "In comparison to a year ago, you're looking at a different player. He seems to play with a lot more confidence. He's running well. He seems to be much happier." That's not all. "He can really shoot the ball. He can pass the ball. He has some post moves," Sloan added. "We really like the way he's come back."</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
Okur is arguably the best shooting center in the league...I think he'll be able to help a lot, and the article is correct, he does look more in shape...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Houston:</div><div class="quote_post">Okur is arguably the best shooting center in the league...I think he'll be able to help a lot, and the article is correct, he does look more in shape...</div> Well, I'll argue to this extent. Brad Miller shot for a much better %, scored more PPG, and rebounded at a better rate than Okur. Thats before I check the rest of them! Even so, Okur is a valuable asset. If he can learn to be on the floor with Boozer and share the glory. Last season I saw some questionable chemistry issues that concerned me. Tank
