Ohio State junior Evan Turner was asked by head coach Thad Matta to switch positions this year from forward to point guard. Last year, Matta was weary of making the switch because of Turner's inability to make an accurate pass. Here is how Turner gained the confidence to make a pass with his left hand:
Matta has used Turner as a de facto point forward in the past, but he was reluctant to shift him to the lead spot until Turner proved he could handle it. Last spring, Matta asked Turner to throw 10 passes with his left hand at a target. He missed all 10 times.
A couple of weeks later, Turner came to Matta and pointed at a spot on a far wall. Then he fired the ball with his left hand and nailed it. "I said wow, how did you do that? He said when he walked through campus, he picked up rocks and threw them at street signs with his left hand," Matta says. "That shows you the type of kid he is."
(thanks Coach Cooley)
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