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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Jan 5, 2018 21:42:11 GMT -5
Johnson is gone after next season. LeBlanc has a different game. Tucker maybe more of SG than a SF in college.
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blueandgray
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Post by blueandgray on Jan 5, 2018 21:51:08 GMT -5
We need scorers....Tucker can do that. He and Picket on the wing would be formittable.
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Bigs"R"Us
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Jan 5, 2018 21:53:01 GMT -5
McClung up top with Pickett and Tucker on the wings would be a formidable threat.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 5, 2018 21:58:40 GMT -5
Also not to be negative but Pickett has potential but hasn’t realized it yet. We need as much talent as we can get at SF and every position.
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Post by blazers44 on Jan 5, 2018 22:32:43 GMT -5
We need scorers....Tucker can do that. He and Picket on the wing would be formittable. if he could score so well, wouldn't be have gotten to play at Duke. Even just 10-15 mins a game.
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Post by 95hoya on Jan 5, 2018 22:37:45 GMT -5
McClung up top with Pickett and Tucker on the wings would be a formidable threat. Nah, that's a bad ballhandling group. We can play big now because we are mostly playing inside out, but bigger lineups aren't really ideal in CBB these days.
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Post by blazers44 on Jan 5, 2018 22:46:29 GMT -5
McClung up top with Pickett and Tucker on the wings would be a formidable threat. Nah, that's a bad ballhandling group. We can play big now because we are mostly playing inside out, but bigger lineups aren't really ideal in CBB these days. so is Mulmore, Johnson and Pickett....lol
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TC
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Post by TC on Jan 5, 2018 22:56:15 GMT -5
We need scorers....Tucker can do that. He and Picket on the wing would be formittable. if he could score so well, wouldn't be have gotten to play at Duke. Even just 10-15 mins a game. Duke has 4 guys forecasted in R1 of the NBA draft, and the rest of the roster is all 4* players. The #1 and #3 2018 recruits are both SF's and going to Duke, so even if he stayed, where's the playing time? Kid made the smart move, would be a huge upgrade for us.
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GIGAFAN99
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Post by GIGAFAN99 on Jan 5, 2018 23:10:34 GMT -5
if he could score so well, wouldn't be have gotten to play at Duke. Even just 10-15 mins a game. Duke has 4 guys forecasted in R1 of the NBA draft, and the rest of the roster is all 4* players. The #1 and #3 2018 recruits are both SF's and going to Duke, so even if he stayed, where's the playing time? Kid made the smart move, would be a huge upgrade for us. Agreed, not playing minutes at SF at Duke literally only means you're not a lottery pick. There's a massive canyon between "not a lottery pick" and "we don't want him." Add in that he's a four-year player and it's an easy decision.
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Post by AshantiCooksBurner on Jan 5, 2018 23:57:06 GMT -5
Do we need another sf when we already have Pickett, Johnson, and LeBlanc??? I just don't see it that way. Good teams stock pile good players. The kid is a big time prospect who can fall into our laps and play a big role for us for three years. What is the downside? We have too many good wing players that can score? Maybe he stops another wing from coming here in 19 or something, but ok, we got him instead.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 6, 2018 0:00:00 GMT -5
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Post by dense on Jan 6, 2018 0:13:17 GMT -5
Do we need another sf when we already have Pickett, Johnson, and LeBlanc??? OMG, we need talent. So yes, plus you have 2 wing positions. Pickett seems to be playing the SG right now.
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Post by Problem of Dog on Jan 6, 2018 0:20:44 GMT -5
Do we need another sf when we already have Pickett, Johnson, and LeBlanc??? I just don't see it that way. Good teams stock pile good players. The kid is a big time prospect who can fall into our laps and play a big role for us for three years. What is the downside? We have too many good wing players that can score? Maybe he stops another wing from coming here in 19 or something, but ok, we got him instead. Lol..."big time prospect". He was a decent prospect, but everyone knew going to Duke was a vanity move and he was doomed to benchwarm and eventually transfer.
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Post by trillesthoya on Jan 6, 2018 0:39:11 GMT -5
anyone see similarities between his game and beals? trying to find the right NBA comp but can't put a finger on it.
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Post by eastcoastteddy58 on Jan 6, 2018 1:22:14 GMT -5
McClung up top with Pickett and Tucker on the wings would be a formidable threat. Where's Mosely and Blair in all this, them two have earned there minutes?
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jan 6, 2018 1:44:40 GMT -5
McClung up top with Pickett and Tucker on the wings would be a formidable threat. Where's Mosely and Blair in all this, them two have earned there minutes? We cannot be scared about getting talent. If Turner is better than guys on our roster, he should play over them. We do not have an all around solid small forward now anyway. Kaleb has one more year (and would only overlap with Turner for one semester) and Pickett may or may not develop into a solid player. Why wouldn’t we recruit a good talent, especially at a position of need? Ewing needs talent and he should go out and get it. Also, the only guards we have next year are McClung, Mosely, and Blair. They’ll get plenty of time regardless of whether we get Tucker.
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prhoya
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Post by prhoya on Jan 6, 2018 2:11:48 GMT -5
How’s his defense? Is he Duke soft or part of the rebuild towards Hoya Paranoia?
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Post by vamosalaplaya on Jan 6, 2018 8:12:30 GMT -5
Tucker is originally from Westchester County NY and played his first two years at White Plains, NY and then later Archbishop Stepinac before transfrerring away. A few summaries from the local scene: a) There was alot of confusion as to why he picked Duke. This is a kid who wants to play and Duke was stacked and he wasn't going to want to sit completely. And have no idea why Duke would take a kid who was going to be unhappy given they didn't have the time now and they roll in top 10 players every year. b) He has serious offensive talent - inside, outside, rebounder, he has great size for a wing. The skills are there. Before Duke he was offered by Syracuse - word was he was going there if not Duke - and Indiana and Villanova were in the mix as well. He would likely have played quickly at schools like IU and Syracuse hence the confusion. c) Questions about attitude, effort and ability to take direction. I once saw a high school game where he took shots on 17 of his team's first 18 possessions and there was repeated questions about the defensive end. There is no doubt in my mind he would fit in talent wise at Georgetown and has the versatile game required of today's style - his ball handling is much better than our current freshman "3"s and he can defend bigger players and board better and hit from three.
The "how fast will Tucker transfer" talk started the moment he committed to Duke. This is no surprise and not a commentary on his ability to play basketball at a high level. On the surface of it, I give everyone involved credit for pulling that plug quickly.
If Ewing thinks he can fit in offensively - and Ewing's televised commentary to Derrickson in the huddle is a pretty clear indicator that everyone knows what they are getting when they come here - this could work well. Talent, size, need - no issue. It's the rest- the fit part - that would be the question. Talent wise I think he is a great get for the Hoyas if he comes to Georgetown.
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TC
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Post by TC on Jan 6, 2018 8:27:25 GMT -5
I can't believe that people are arguing that there should be some entitlement to playing time on a team that's going to win less than 5 BE games.
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Post by bigskyhoya on Jan 6, 2018 8:31:07 GMT -5
Why is his kid a bigger risk than many others we took a gamble on in the past, some of whom worked out and some didn't. Take him.
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