Hey, Hedo, look out!

ORLANDO, Fla. - Hedo Turkoglu got thrown under a fast-moving bus on Monday night, after which driver Stan Van Gundy waved and honked the horn.
"His conditioning is not great and when he gets a little tired he doesn't want to do anything except jack up a jumpshot," said the Magic head coach of the league's reigning Most Improved Player honoree after discussing the problems Turkoglu and Jameer Nelson had running fourth quarter pick-and-rolls as Orlando stressed to try and close out Chicago in a 96-93 win.
"We're just not playing the game well, we're not at all."
Turkoglu made some nice plays early to get the Magic going, filling the playmaking void so often missing with point guard Jameer Nelson so often in shoot-first mode. Things fell apart thereafter, presumably when Van Gundy felt Turkoglu got winded, to which the Turkish international replied that he's feeling "fine," with no difference from how he felt just a few months ago when he was continuing his breakthrough season with a strong playoff run.
Over the summer, he participated in the Eurobasket qualifying tournament and fared well, suffered a strained right groin late in the preseason and just hasn't been the same All-Star caliber player he grew into last year.
Through four games, he's shooting 20-for-56 (35.7 percent) and averaging 15.0 points. While Rashard Lewis has stepped his game up and Dwight Howard continues to be a beast inside, Turkoglu has yet to get it going.
It looks like Van Gundy decided to try a drastic approach to wake him with, blaring an airhorn in his face through the media.
Mind you, this is no mandate. No one is going to be too heavily critical of Turkoglu, including Van Gundy, this early in the season. That's irrational. Although Van Gundy tends to get grumpy when the milk goes sour, he's not sacrificing any cows just yet. What this "we may just have to try something else" thing is all about is inspiring a pair of players that have come out flat. Other than throwing more isolations Rashard Lewis' way, playing the pick-and-roll with Turkoglu and another guard is Orlando's best strategy, since they have to keep the ball away from Dwight Howard for fear of teams hacking him late.
We'll see how Turkoglu responds to Van Gundy's prodding when the Magic hosts Philadelphia on Thursday, but he no doubt knows the volume has been turned up. Last time Van Gundy got behind the wheel of his big bus, Howard was the victim, tossed under for not attacking the boards like he's capable of.
He responded with XX rebounds his next time out. Can't blame Van Gundy for going back to the well with Turkoglu. If it works, he's lauded as a genius.
If it doesn't? At least he's blown off some steam.
Monday's +/- report: Courtney Lee (-6, 1-for-6) got off the bench for 20 minutes after three DNP-CDs, replacing the slumping J.J. Redick in Van Gundy's rotation for the night. Although SVG admitted that the rookie struggled with his shot, he did like his defense and energy. Chances are good you'll see him again against the Sixers... Chicago's top pick Derrick Rose (-8, 14 points) showed off a speed that you rarely see: fast-forward. Whenever he accelerates, he looks like someone is speeding him up via remote. Memphis' Mike Conley is the only one I've seen who comes close to this freakish blur, who played just shy of 39 minutes but had just one assist... Amir Johnson (+21, 11 points, five offensive rebounds) made Joe Dumars look good in his assertion that his young forward could have a Ben Wallace-like impact with his energy. Wil Bynum (+11, 12 points, four assists), trying to force his way into the rotation but unlikely to do so barring injury, made the most of his opportunity prior to Allen Iverson's arrival by playing 22 minutes, scooting around and making plays... Raymond Felton (-25) makes another appearance in a negative light, registering just one assist and three turnovers in 22 minutes... Willie Green (+18, 16 points) had a near-perfect night, going 5-for-6 from the field and knocking down all five of his free throws. The Sixers shot 59 percent in their 125-91 win over Sacramento and were hovering around the 70 percent mark... Kevin Martin (-27, 14 points) isn't responding well to not having Ron Artest to play off of. He looks completely out of sync and needs to realize there's no excuse for finishing with no rebounds and one assist in nearly 33 minutes. Martin must be more active...Al Harrington (-19, 3-for-15) ran into a wall in Memphis, perhaps aiding his cause in getting out of Golden State... Marc Gasol registered just a +2 despite his 27 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks against the Warriors. His six turnovers weighed him down...Ben Wallace (-3, 0 points) was the only Cavalier starter not to register a positive, but he did set the tone for Cleveland owning Dallas on the glass, coming up with eight offensive rebounds in just 21 minutes... Tough night for Jason Terry (-23, 1-for-8)... Andrei Kirilenko (+24) and Paul Millsap (+24) were the night's most effective players, combining for 39 points, 20 rebounds and six steals off the deadly Utah bench in an 89-73 rout of the Clippers... It wasn't all bad for L.A.'s other basketball meat, as even though Baron Davis (-14, 5-for-15, nine assists) and Marcus Camby (-15, five points, nine rebounds) struggled, at least the pair was back on the floor, even working out the kinks in garbage time. It won't be long before Mike Dunleavy get the worst coaching start of his career (0-4) turned around.