MISUNDERSTANDING ON TORONTO BOOS

Hedo Turkoglu of the Phoenix Suns.

Hedo Turkoglu, who spent last season with the Toronto Raptors, hopes that he won’t get booed once the Phoenix Suns take a visit to the Maple City this season. Turkoglu says that the Raptors fans should not blame the players in the past for leaving the team, according to the Toronto Star. He wants the fans to know that it is not usually the player’s fault but the organization itself. Turkoglu added that one has to find the out the real answers why stars like Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady and the most recent one, Chris Bosh, left the Raptors.

“Listen, I couldn’t (give full effort). People have to realize it’s not always the players. People just got to see what’s really going on and make a judgment after that. I’m not a random guy. Chris (Bosh) was an all-star. Other guys, all-stars, too. You have to ask them what was the reason that they left. Then people will realize . . . instead of just going after the players. (Vince) Carter, Tracy (McGrady), whatever. I know (Bosh), I hope he doesn’t get booed. He gave a lot of good stuff for this organization. I think he deserves to be welcomed in a nice way.

“I’ve got to come here one more time . . . and get booed again. When I came here, people think that I wasn’t paying attention or I wasn’t serious. But this is how I play. And if you look at it in the past, that’s how I do. I enjoy the game, and I go out there and I try to do my best. But here, I guess they misunderstand.”