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Jazz shut Okur down for season
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08:14 AM ET 03.17 | The Jazz still don't have a timetable for Mehmet Okur's predicted return, but they took this season off the table. After Wednesday's 119-104 win over Minnesota, they announced a time frame in which the injury-plagued center won't come back. "We're going to shut Mehmet Okur down for the rest of the year," Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor said. "We've tried everything. He's tried everything. He's disappointed and discouraged that he couldn't be back because he wants to help the team." During his impromptu postgame press conference, O'Connor revealed that Okur's difficulties with his strained lower back have caused his surgically repaired left Achilles tendon to become sore and lose strength because of an inability to run.
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there is no such thing as a healthy Okur.
Tlee
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Just get well, Bro.
I Love LA
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the jazz are out of sync... needs a fine tuning...better call karl malone as a coach
he offered his interest already
rasec_16
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All the best to Mehmet Okur.
BIGGIE
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There's also no such thing as a healthy Greg Oden. Maybe both teams (Utah and Portland) will have better luck with a swap.
P-Dubya
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atleast al is picking up the slack
Stark_
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They've looked better the last few games now that C.J. Miles is in the starting lineup. Hopefully, they can make a run at the playoffs.
mossy
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How did you end up typing those words "Okur", "Healthy" and "productive" in a whole sentence without your hands crumbling and developing arthritis?
CP403
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yao ming
rasec_16
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Touche
CP403
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What a shocker, Okur's hurt again. Did anyone see that the Jazz have a lesbian playing (Krilenko) for them? Great hair cut. Looks like Martina N.
mp023345
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