Tucker

by FlaTerp on Feb 28, 2011 12:08 PM EST

Cliff Tucker hurts the team five times for every one time he does anything even remotely positive. Even that 5-1 ratio might be generous. It's time to bury him on the bench and give all his minutes to Hawk and Pe' and a few here and there to Parker (!!) -- could he really be worse than Tucker is playing? Yes, Tucker's a senior, but he got a fair chance to start and lead the team, I'd say more than fair actually, when you think about how bad he's been game after game after game. He shouldn't have started last night but he did, and he was awful. I always liked Tucker. He seems to have a good humble attitude, he loves the program and he's very fun to watch on those very rare occasions that he's playing up to his abilities. But it's time to move on now. We probably aren't going to make the tourney, and even if we do make a run through the ACC Tourney and slide in to the NCAA, the law of averages says we won't be around for long.

Maryland is a young team, not a senior team. So, the future is now, as sad as that is to say for a 4-year guy like Tucker. He's had his chance. It's time to move on.

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Since we are out of an at large bid...

I keep putting him the next few games (Miami and UVA). If he starts to put things together, it would help us make a potential run in the tourny. If he doesn’t, then sit him for the tourny. Minus seeding purposes, these next two game don’t have too much meaning for us. If we end up NIT bound, I keep giving him minutes. It’s the NIT. While we can use it to help the young guys grow a little, Tucker is a senior and has put in four years here. The least we can do is give him minutes in the NIT. I agree with Ben though, he has been an overall disappointment.

by TheDalyShow on Feb 28, 2011 12:27 PM EST reply actions

sucks and should

only see the floor in blowouts or when a 3 is needed.

You make my pee-pee maker t-t-tingle.

by Hey Yo! on Feb 28, 2011 12:27 PM EST reply actions

+1

You managed to say in 12 words what took me two paragraphs.

by FlaTerp on Feb 28, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions

+/- for UNC...

Jordan: +6
Tucker: -18

wtf

by kckb8 on Feb 28, 2011 12:37 PM EST reply actions

That's a pretty telling statistic

by apoc987 on Feb 28, 2011 1:00 PM EST up reply actions

His confidence just looks shot

The guy is just really pressing right now. Hard for me to speak for him but he probably feels the urgency of his senior year and knows that it’s not going as he would have liked. You can almost see him thinking about it as he takes each shot. There’s just no rhythm. He still has value as a zone breaker and decent defender but we would be better served giving more minutes to Hawk and Howard as you stated.

by GoTerrapins on Feb 28, 2011 2:37 PM EST reply actions