Turner's back

Evan Turner's back injury is now looking like nothing more than a speed bump as he cruises to POY honors. After returning a month earlier than expected, Turner is right back where he left off. After he tested the back and got himself acclimated in a 20 minute stint in an easy Buckeye win vs Indiana, Turner has exploded the last 2 games posting 51 points, 17 boards, 10 assists and 5 steals while playing all but 2 minutes. This against strong defensive teams Minnesota and Purdue.
Turner's year started so strong that it had almost an unbelievable, even fluky feel about it. This was a player who went from reserve as a freshmen to a sophomore with a solid all-around game, to a junior who was suddenly the best player in the country. Having seen more than one upperclassman burst out of the gate, then watching him fade when the competition got tougher, I was naturally skeptical of Turner's start. But there was something different going on here. Turner was lighting up good teams like North Carolina as easily as he was destroying the patsies. It hasn't hurt his cause that Thad Matta has picked up the pace this year, going more uptempo after a couple of years of slow ball.
If Turner keeps this pace up we can toss him into the debate as the top pick over Wall. That may seem crazy, but right now Turner stands with Wall and Ed Davis well above the rest of the class of '10.