Deseret News | Utah Jazz: With his father in failing health, Okur remains in Turkey

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Utah Jazz: With his father in failing health, Okur remains in Turkey

Best Wishes | 3:42 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008

Best Wishes Memo during this time of trial.

Koufos getting some playing time is a big positive for later in the year. The Jazz are in big trouble if Boozer goes out at some time in the future. Koufos needs time to get used to the NBA and to develop his inside game.

Memo's 3 point shooting is sorely missed but so far the Jazz are getting by. 3 point shooting is a major weakness of the Jazz so far.

If DWill and Harp can help out and if Koufos can get about 10 points and 10 boards (up from 6 and 5) we should get by the Wizards and the Bobcats.

So far Brewer, Sap, Boozer, or others have stepped up at the right time.

Get Well Pappa Memo | 3:50 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008

CJ Kosta, time to lace em up and get ready to show the wizards that the only magic act they'll be doing is explaining why they can be beat so bad, but still manage to appear in public.

Do Not Understand | 3:57 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008

How can an NBA basketballer have Visa problems? Wheres the agent or management concering his status? It's funny to me that Fess would have to leave the country to get this taken care of when here in the good old USA we let millions of illegal mexicans come here and live, work, buy and rent housing with out deporting them. Whats going on?

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Anonymous | 3:59 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008

Memo, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers!

Kristopher Edwards | 4:25 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008

Memo, we are here to support you. I hope that your father will recover quickly. Our prayers are with you. Hope to see you back in action very soon.

In our thoughts | 4:43 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008

Just to let Okur know he and his family are in our thoughts. Everything will happen for the best, even though it may not seem right.

To Can Not Understand -- you state you can't understand why Fes has to leave the country on his visa problems when we (the USA) allow millions of illegal mexicans come here to live, work, buy and rent housing and not get deported, it's probably because Fes is trying to do it LEGALLY. Now if he was an illegal, that would be a different story. He'd probably have been okay and be playing tonight. Just a thought.

Okur | 5:22 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008

Are thoughts and prayers are with you! And the whole fes thing, maybe he shouldn't come back I don't know.

Dr Love | 5:45 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008

Memo we love you and we love your Dad.

Joe from Bangkok | 6:09 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008

Meme, I hope your dad will ok soon.

Good Luck! | 7:42 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008

Basketball is not important when it comes to our mortality. Be with your family as long as it takes. When you get back, basketball will still be there.

JazzFanInHouston | 8:38 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008

Koufos played 20 credible minutes. Boozer and Sap played well. The rest of the team not so much. Memo was definitly missed tonight.

Anonymous | 11:17 p.m. Nov. 12, 2008

Man the Jazz are missing Memo. It was especially true tonight. However after reading this article everybody would have done the same. It is amazing he has been so unaffected by the whole thing since the beginning. Tough, tough situation. Absolutely. Our prayers are with you Memo.

Anonumous | 1:07 a.m. Nov. 13, 2008

Best wishes to Memo and his family. Kosta, put the rivals into the basket.

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