Had not seen him play, so wanted to find a highlight reel. Oh my goodness, we've been struggling with shooting right? Can't believe this guy was shooting 47% on 3s, when he launches them regularly apparently from the next zip code. Do you get 4 pts when you shoot it from there? Love to see he and Goode and another shooter or 2 on the floor together. Welcome Tucker, you and your shooting are going to be very welcome in Btown!
Tucker DeVries
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Didn’t he have season ending shoulder surgery this past season? Will he be coming to Indiana with one year of eligibility remaining?
Highlight videos are what they are. But if you look closely at those videos....this kid doesn't just have a "sweet spot" to launch from long distance. His vision covers anywhere outside that arc. He reminds me of Wally Szczerbiak. Smooth, natural form with a laser. You have to guard this guy.....IU has missed these kind of shooters.....they aren't that common to begin with.
that's the thinking. He will have to apply for the waiver, but having played 8 games should get it.
I’m sure this was a big factor in the hiring TBH. As short sighted as it might seem, we needed to hit the ground running with our hire. Tucker, if healthy, should at minimum be 2nd team all big ten but I’d bet 1st.
Stirtz is probably just as good... And Texas Tech has some DUDES... But I gotta think Tucker, and maybe even a couple more of the WVU guys, were a small part of the decision for Dolson to lock in on DeVries how he did.
Man, I hope he'll be fully healthy. Its been a while since IU has had a guy like him.
Sweet shot-can’t wait.
I hope him and his father have been getting along.
Alford has most 3 pointers made in a season at 107. Devries was on track to about equal that last season at WVU.
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I can’t see that being a big factor. He has one year of eligibility. If so that’s very short sighted by Dolson.
Best guess is it was a part of the overall feeling and impression that Dolson had with DeVries. I suspect he really likes him as a basketball coach, first and foremost. But to say bringing a potential All American to Bloomington with him...and potentially a couple other pretty high level underclassmen as well... Its silly to think that wasn't something that, at a minimum, solidified Dolson's convictions that DeVries was his guy.
Winning next year IS very important. Maybe more important to Dolson than any other person involved in all this. Tucker, and/or maybe Powell, Harris, Hansberry... they increase the likelihood that will happen. I think McCollum and McCasland both would have brought similar talent...but again...if he was in on DeVries as an overall coach, having Tucker at least, had to give Dolson comfort.
Agree that he needs to find success next year but I think the key is changing the culture. IU needs to get away from the rent a player syndrome. More time needs to be spent on building a system, a culture and a winning environment. Maybe Tucker is the key to that but he is only here a year. Recruiting from now until end of year is crucial. He has to keep Sisley, go after some other prospects who may not looked at IU hard because of Woody ball (Mullins, Harralson)
Find a frontcourt that can defend and rebound.
As of today the roster is in need of total reconstruction.
Caryle, MM, Rice all need to move on. I would be fine with Tucker getting a chance with DeVries…talent is there.
I haven't really studied DeVries's Drake and WVU programs enough yet to have any sort of opinion on who he needs to go after. But obviously Tucker has fit his program well the last 3 years, and he's an incredible start to the daunting task of building a high major competitive roster in a couple months.
Sounds like Sisley is still in. He should be a pretty good, versatile, wing/big.
Need some lead guards. Some wings. Some bigs. All the stuff competitive bball teams have. But they all need to fit DeVries style. I hope he sticks to his principles over the next few months. He's been given the keys to a Lamborghini, hopefully he drives it like he's been driving his Chevy's and Cadillacs. I'm sure it'll be tempting for him to chase some of the 1 and one, elite, type guys he'll now have more access to. But hopefully he doesn't reach too much on those sorts of players...except for the ones that do fit. There's no reason to stay away from elite level guys either. Just gotta make sure they're a good fit.
As of now, he has a senior and a freshman. Hopefully the rest of the 11-13 guys he gets are a good blend of all ages, and that they fit his program, and they complement each other well.
I sure hope we didn't hire a coach just to get a player for 1 year.
winning every year is important. One of the big reasons we hired Davis was because the players said they would stay if he was hired. Sure it was good/great for a year or 2 but then started our fall into mediocrity.
Any good coach would be able to hit the transfer portal with our NIL and have a good shot at year 1 success. You hire the coach that can sustain success because he knows how to coach and develop players. Not because they have a son or close ties to a player that will be gone soon.
I think in the portal/NIL age it’s more important than ever to hit the ground running. It certainly worked for Cignetti as he brought several guys with him who became all-B1G players and then the HS recruiting interest went way up and he’s gotten some really good portal transfers for next season, all from the great start in his first year. Dolson saw it work in football and knows it’ll work in basketball, too. Probably more so.
On these mix tapes he always shoots 100% from 3!
I'm looking forward to having shooters, though, have to admit.
I'm looking forward to having shooters, though, have to admit.
I saw the highlights of him. Then watched game highlights. They literally put him almost to the logo to open even more space. Dude is good from anywhere.
Roster continuity is not the goal anymore. You keep the core pieces you want, and flip the rest. Every season has the potential for last in the conference or national championship based on roster construction. Get a couple out of high school each year that you try to develop into core pieces.
Yep.
But to say that having a potential All American didn't enter in to the equation... dumb. Especially when its a kid that shoots the ball, and plays like Tucker does. Indiana has been DYING for a player like him for a LONG time.
But again, like I said, first and foremost, is Darian DeVries a good coach, someone that you feel comfortable with running your program for the next decade? Yes, great, lets keep the evaluations going. Oh, he has a son like Tucker... good to know.
Yes, but that’s a lot of made 3’s for just 8 games played. It’d take two or three entire seasons for a recent IU player to fill up a mix tape of made 3’s. Context.
Wait till he gets into IU's strength training program...
I'm just saying Tucker wouldn't make me choose a coach if I didn't think that coach was already the best choice.
For example, if I liked McCollum better, I would have gone after him first regardless of another coach having better player connections.
You make the right choice for coach and the good players will come.
Have to win right away or this fanbase will eat you up. Being able to put a team together next year, and one better than woodys tenure, was a huge priority.
Obviously. McCollum and McCasland both have very, very good players they could probably bring with them as well.
We have no clue what Dolson was thinking...if the reports are true that they've been talking since Bahamas... realistically, Tucker wouldn't have been a part of that equation anyways. The dumb shit about Tucker sitting out because they all knew is dad was coming to IU, are absurd.
Tucker likely has an NBA future...basically ZERO chance he'd put that off, for a team that was tracking to be a very good B12 contending team, and he a potential All American... for the chance that he might get to follow his dad to IU. Another factor... what if Woodson righted the ship after Bahamas? Too many unknown variables for a kid like Tucker to make the decision to sit out an entire year of basketball, in his prime.
no way he's staking his job on a 1 year bump. Either BM withdrew or he just felt CDD was a better fit.
yea, the faked an injury bit is nothing more than a wild conspiracy likely made up by those butt hurt about DeVries leaving WVU.
We will likely never know how far down the list DeVries was and if anyone said no prior to the selection. One poster said (not sure which board) that McCollum and DeVries were both offered and DeVries just happened to be the one that accepted first. Who knows though.
how do you guarantee? I get you have a strong opinion on the matter but you actual have audio or video proof?
You don't choose option #2 just because of a player.
I would say being able to build a “program” is a bigger need. If we expect immediate final fours and championships, we will be doing this again in 3 years
Maybe so.....but just being downwind from a Final Four for a change would be nice.
If he can win at least one or two in the tourney next year fans should be fairly happy. And Dolson will be very happy that things will seem to be on track. Those fans who expect immediate final fours need to switch to being UK fans.
Well...there is a third option. Having a ringer on the selection committee like UNC, for example. Insider trading is profitable if you can get away with it.
In today’s age if you aren’t thinking about who the coach can bring with him you are a shit AD. We don’t have a shit AD. It was a factor, bet my left nut on it.
no, it would be a shit AD to make a coaching decision that will hopefully last years based on a player that will be here for 1 year.
He isn't a shit AD so he wouldn't be dumb enough to do that.
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