Jordan Tucker

[magjayran]

I apologize if this has been addressed already. I went back a few pages and couldn't find a thread on it.

Any idea why Jordan Tucker hasn't gotten any PT? Is K planning to redshirt him? It seems odd that he can't crack the lineup at all even when Duke is up 20+ late in the game and the other less acclaimed recruits like Goldwire and AOC are finding some action.

[FerryFor50]

Oh good. I see we've found our topic to beat into the ground this season.

[Dr. Rosenrosen]

Oh good. I see we've found our topic to beat into the ground this season.

I think it's a reasonable question but likely one without a good answer right now.

[FerryFor50]

I think it's a reasonable question but likely one without a good answer right now.

It's not that it's not reasonable. It's just been asked a bunch already and likely will continue to be asked. And we'll likely get no answers.

[CDu]

I think it's a reasonable question but likely one without a good answer right now.

I would argue that it's a reasonable question WITH a seemingly easy answer right now. Duke under Coach K doesn't play a deep bench. He has not shown himself to be as good as O'Connell, DeLaurier, or White as a back on the wing or forward spot. He doesn't play PG, so he can't compete with Goldwire either. Thus, he doesn't play.

[CameronBornAndBred]

I read an observation that Tucker was sitting at the end of the bench last night, not dressed out. Is that true? Seems odd to travel and at least not be in uniform.

[grad_devil]

I read an observation that Tucker was sitting at the end of the bench last night, not dressed out. Is that true? Seems odd to travel and at least not be in uniform.

If you watch the first 10 seconds of this game replay, you'll see Jordan Tucker in his warm-up gear. Not sure who wrote the observation, but it seems incorrect.

[CameronBornAndBred]

If you watch the first 10 seconds of this game replay, you'll see Jordan Tucker in his warm-up gear. Not sure who wrote the observation, but it seems incorrect.

Thanks. Being an after game read, I didn't have a way to verify. Seemed odd to me. (I am way too focused to the 5 on the court to pay attention to who is sitting next to Sean Obi.)

[arnie]

Thanks. Being an after game read, I didn't have a way to verify. Seemed odd to me. (I am way too focused to the 5 on the court to pay attention to who is sitting next to Sean Obi.)

Was Jordan on the Maryland bench too?😀

[CameronBornAndBred]

Was Jordan on the Maryland bench too?��

So far down the end of the bench that he winds up in a different state.

EDTI: Damn, I got beat to the Maryland joke.

Yer still faster than Obi.

[kAzE]

Thanks. Being an after game read, I didn't have a way to verify. Seemed odd to me. (I am way too focused to the 5 on the court to pay attention to who is sitting next to Sean Obi.)

You mean on Maryland's bench? Obi's not on the team anymore

All kidding aside, remember when most of us thought Tucker was going to be the 7th man in the rotation? I guess that was before Bagley signed on, but still, wow were we wrong about that . . .

EDTI: Damn, I got beat to the Maryland joke.

[duke4ever19]

Thanks. Being an after game read, I didn't have a way to verify. Seemed odd to me. (I am way too focused to the 5 on the court to pay attention to who is sitting next to Sean Obi

I think I saw the picture you were talking about. I saw it on the Duke basketball Facebook page (Not the official page, but a fan page). Tucker was sitting on the other side of the trainer and people were speculating about his body language.


It's like those people don't understand that Coach K doesn't just hand out starters minutes like Halloween candy for just being a "highly-touted recruit on the roster."
Chris Burgess is a good example of a highly-touted player that ended up having to scrap and claw for minutes, despite his reputation coming into college.

If Tucker isn't getting playing time (and he's not injured), then it's because his performance in practice isn't sufficient to knock someone else out of the rotation. I fully believe that K just wants the best players on the court, no matter who they are, and if he doesn't think Tucker is one of those players, then that's that.

[flyingdutchdevil]

Oh good. I see we've found our topic to beat into the ground this season.

Lighten up, Francis. It's a good question, given that O'Connell and Goldwire have found more minutes in this short season.

[fraggler]

I apologize if this has been addressed already. I went back a few pages and couldn't find a thread on it.

Any idea why Jordan Tucker hasn't gotten any PT? Is K planning to redshirt him? It seems odd that he can't crack the lineup at all even when Duke is up 20+ late in the game and the other less acclaimed recruits like Goldwire and AOC are finding some action.

Well, I don't know why he isn't playing, but he did get in vs Elon, so unless he gets injured severely enough for a medical hardship waiver, there is no chance for a redshirt.

[AGDukesky]

Granted he hasn’t been on the court much, but in that limited time my untrained eyes saw a player who seemed behind those getting more time.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

Granted he hasn’t been on the court much, but in that limited time my untrained eyes saw a player who seemed behind those getting more time.

Not to second guess Coach K, but I'm assuming this was apparent from the start. If there was almost no hope of him getting any PT this season, why play him a few minutes in an early game to burn his redshirt? You can always cancel the redshirt in the middle of the season if something changes, and worst case if after 4 years at Duke he decides he doesn't want to use his fifth year, no one is forcing him to, but it is nice to have that optionality. I felt the same way about Vrank's roughly 15 minutes of PT his freshman year.

[Matches]

Not to second guess Coach K, but I'm assuming this was apparent from the start. If there was almost no hope of him getting any PT this season, why play him a few minutes in an early game to burn his redshirt? You can always cancel the redshirt in the middle of the season if something changes, and worst case if after 4 years at Duke he decides he doesn't want to use his fifth year, no one is forcing him to, but it is nice to have that optionality. I felt the same way about Vrank's roughly 15 minutes of PT his freshman year.

Vrank was offered the chance to redshirt and declined. Tucker may have been a similar case. No way for us to know.

[magjayran]

Again I apologize if this has been brought up. I tried the search feature and tried looking for old threads. I used to be more active on forums like this but I have an 11 month old now so while I'm finding time to watch the games, I'm not finding much time to keep up with the rumors/gossip/speculation about players and potential recruits. I actually watched the Elon game and didn't remember him getting in which might actually be the answer to my question now that I think about it.

[FerryFor50]

Again I apologize if this has been brought up. I tried the search feature and tried looking for old threads. I used to be more active on forums like this but I have an 11 month old now so while I'm finding time to watch the games, I'm not finding much time to keep up with the rumors/gossip/speculation about players and potential recruits. I actually watched the Elon game and didn't remember him getting in which might actually be the answer to my question now that I think about it.

I was just giving you a hard time. I don't feel like any topic is off limits to discuss.

[devildeac]

In agreement with others, I see the rotation kinda/sorta settling out (in?) and don't envision much PT for Tucker given the "two-deep" that has been outlined above/manifest already in the games we've played.