Still Fighting

-A 4.5KG baby.
-In his first year of his life he gets chicken pox, pneumonia, asthma and measles.
-This kid desperately needs emergency room services.
-His adenoids and tonsils need to be taken out due to severe breathing problems.
-When he is 3 years old he needs stitches due to a concussion after he got hit by a car.
-He required speech therapy due to over sized baby teeth and an overbite.

Where is this kid now? Number 2 draft pick in the NBA Draft, to the Philadelphia 76ers, Evan Turner. Evan's Mum Iris James said on draft day 'His a very hard worker, very determined person, so I knew he would archive anything he would put his mind on, but to get to this level um it is just absolutely amazing.'

'The Villan' Evan Turner, is putting up 7ppg and 4rpg for Doug Collins 76ers this season. Turner is getting minutes off the bench for Philly, but is making an impact for the 76ers. He put up 23 (a season high) points in a match @ Phoenix in late 2010.

Turner had a sensational collage career at Ohio State. As a Freshman Turner averaged 9 points a game and 4 rebounds a game. Turner really showed off his skills as a Freshman during the 2008 National Invitation Tournament. Averaging 18ppg, 7rpg, 4Aapg and 3 steals a game in the semi final and the final. Ohio State went on and won the tournament.

On December 8, 2008, February 2, 2009 and February 9, 2009 Turner was named the Big Ten player of the week, all during his Sophomore season at Ohio State. Turner led the Buckeyes in points (17), rebounds (7), assists (4) and steals (2). Evan and current Cleveland guard, Manny Harris finished the season in the top ten of points per game, rebounds per game and assists per game, only the 4th and 5th players to do this in Big Ten history. Turner also lead the Big Ten in scoring that year.

The Villain, was a villain in his Junior year with the Buckeyes as he put up 20ppg, 9rpg and 6apg. In Turner's first game of the season he recorded his first ever triple double in the Coaches vs. cancer classic. He was named the Big Ten player of the week in the first 2 weeks of the new season. He got his second career triple double against Lipscomb, helping him to get his 3rd player of the week in the season. Evan suffered a major back injury which was going to keep him out for 2 months, but that wasn't going to stop The Villain. Evan returned early, on January 6, 2010. Going into the Big Ten championship, Turner helped get the Buckeyes to the number 1 seed. In the first round Evan's amazing 37 footer 3 point game winner got the Buckeyes over the line against rival's Michigan. Turner put up 31 points in Ohio's second round win against Illinois. In the final against Minnesota, Turner had another amazing game, scoring 31 points as the Buckeyes won the Big Ten championship.

Turner will become a force in the NBA as long as he keeps on improving and working on his game. Evan has gotten a lot of help from 76ers forward Andre Igoudala in his rookie season. Evan will try and help Philly get back to the playoffs, and please the 76ers fans. 

Swish-Eric Gordon.

ERIC GORDON FOR 3!!!
 That is what the Clippers announcer says a bit more than couple of times through-out a L.A Clippers match.
The 6'3 guard from Indiana has been a key part in the Clippers rebuilding process, along with rookie sensation Blake Griffin.
 Gordon is putting up just under 23.7 points a game and is shooting the ball at 0.460% from the field and 0.326% from down town this season.
  The 3 year guard can drive it to the rack and throw down some monster jams, but is also comfortable pulling up from down town. He can play inside-out with Blake Griffin, and is the Clippers go to scorer this season, helping the Clippers to a 13-25 record, but have beaten teams like Miami, Oklahoma City, San Antonio and the Lakers. In those 4 wins Gordon put up 26, 21, 27 and 30 points respectively.
 Gordon has always been a scorer, putting up an average of 29 points per game, along with 6 rebounds per game for North Central High School. He shot an amazing 57%FG and 46 percent from down town. In 2007, Gordon was named Indiana's 'Mr Basketball' and was also an All-American. Gordon played along side number 1 draft pick ,Greg Oden, in Indiana AAU ball. 
 Eric was also a great collage player, putting up just under 21 points per game for Indiana in collage ball, which lead the Big Ten in scoring in 2007-08. He also shot 33.7% from down town in that season. He was named 2008 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, First Team of the Big Ten Conference and also was named in the 3rd Team All-American.
 On the 4th of April 2008, Gordon announced that he would enter the 2008 NBA Draft. He was taken number 7 in the draft, by the Los Angeles Clippers. He would become an instant star in L.A, putting up 33 points in a pre-season match in a win against the Kings. Eric put up a Clipper rookie record, with 41 points on January 23. He was named that months Rookie of the Month in the West. At the end of his debut season, Gordon averaged 16 points a game while shooting .456 from the field and .389 for three. His awards in his rookie season were: Second Team All Rookie Team, 5th in Rookie of the Year voting and he came 3rd in scoring among all rookies.
 He also has a great second season, where Eric put up just under 17 points a game and shot .449 from the field. He lost to DeMar DeRozan in the first ever Sprite All-Star Dunk In, which would of put him in the 2010 NBA Dunk Contest. Eric was in the Sophomore team in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.
 Eric won gold at the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Turkey for Team USA. Gordon put up 8.6 points and came second in three point field goals on the team. He was a solid player for the US of A in Turkey, as the U.S went 9-0.
 Eric Gordon is already one of the great young stars we have in the NBA, and will continue to become a great player in the NBA, and a massive role in helping the Clippers to the playoffs.

                                                        Eric Gordon dunks on Roy Hibbert.