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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  

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  

I'm ready to stop dumping on Tucker.

He is who he is. We are all extremely frustrated and disappointed, but I’m sure he is just as, if not more. I’m going to try to curb my negative comments about the guy from now on. Bottom line, have a heart fellas, he is a Terp afterall.

by 1 proud terp on Feb 28, 2011 2:42 PM EST reply actions  

Don't get me wrong

I feel for him and hope he gets to turn it around before the season ends. He’s in a rut right now and is trying to fight his way out of it. Hopefully a couple of bounces go his way soon, it seems like he’s had a bunch of rim-outs in recent games.

by GoTerrapins on Feb 28, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions  

running out of games

I was all for giving him playing time to try and get him out of this slump, problem is he has shown no signs of life and there aren’t many games left. It sucks, but you got to start giving the other guys more time to see what they can do with it.

by HeroOfTheDay on Feb 28, 2011 4:28 PM EST reply actions  

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