I don't want to be too critical here because I actually respect the hell out of Evan Turner for sacrificing his mentions to bring light to the stupidity of some sports fans, but I think a public announcement that could potentially be interpreted as "I'm riiich, biaaaatch!" is more of a 'lastly' than a 'first off'. Regardless of what could be inferred by his measly 8.1 points per game, he earned every cent of that 4 year, 70 million dollar contract the second he found someone dumb and desperate enough to put both it and a permanent writing utensil in front of him. That said, you kind of lose the attention of the people you're trying to reach with your message when it kicks off with a "kiss my ass" to the collective audience. But that's really neither here nor there. Not only because the perceived tone of that quote leads me to believe that the source of it doesn't particularly give a shit, but also because the spirit of the statement is far more important than the order of it. I know this might be difficult to understand for some, but professional athletes don't write their own checks. Sure, it's easier to criticize those whose flaws can be easily pointed out live on television by millions of people, but it's ridiculous to take your frustrations out on the person whose salary serves as an anchor rather than the person that dropped it. Simply put, if you've got a gripe about money then you've got nothing more than a gripe about management. I'm sure Evan Turner would prefer to have his performance meet his price tag, but he doesn't owe anyone an apology for being given his bread instead of baking it himself. He earned that money, even if he mostly did so by taking advantage a shortsighted GM who was scouring an overly generous free agent market. Anyone who has got beef with Evan Turner is basically saying they would rather maximize their potential than maximize their profit, and considering their potential more than likely falls far short of that of a professional athlete, I think it's safe to say they are talking out of their ass.
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