Tucker
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In mid Feb? Never heard that before.
Haven't seen a guy out for grades in 20 years. Seems they gave up on the school aspect long ago
I’m guessing neither. Just a typical freshman who can’t be trusted on the defensive end yet.
Or the coach doesn’t know how to use him for the TEAM. The kid is a stud. Reminds me of Ricky Calloway. I would guess the new coach would be all in on him.
Woody forgot forgot about him
Kent Sterling seems to think his defensive liability outweighs his offensive prowess.
Teach the young man how to play defense!!!
Man, next season can’t get here soon enough.
AJ Ratliff was academically ineligible going into his sr season in 2007-2008 under Sampson. Imagine having that happen going into your senior season...
That's te last one I remembered. Seems like grades now are just overlooked. Guys didn't suddenly all start passing
I remember a co worker telling me DeMarcus Cousins had the math and writing skills of a 3rd grader while at UK and always recieved passing grades in all of his courses. He had to work his ass off to pass one class all the while Cousins got the same passing score for basically doing nothing.
Cousins was similar to lucy, dumber than a dogs ass
After UNC avoided any issues from their bullshit classes, it was obvious no school has much financial incentive to handicap their program by treating the revenue sports players like real students. The kids should have an incentive, but that's a leading a horse to water kinda situation.
That’s why Kent is a writer/dumb shit and not a coach… The kid is still young and VERY good. This is the exact reason why IU needs a true COLLEGE basketball coach. If you don’t understand what I mean, then you have never experienced what great COLLEGE basketball is about.
WHAAATTT? UNC offered classes that weren’t legit? That can’t be “legal”. Probably why they have now hired a “general manager” for the basketball team.
Usually if it's a grade or class attendance problem, You would give the Kid a Leave of Absence from the team to concentrate on the problem .
He’s maybe the only former Indiana Mr Basketball (2004) to drop out of school over grades. He played only 9 games his senior year and all his numbers dropped significantly his first semester. I seem to recall there may have been some mental issues, outside of just not doing your homework or going to class. His 3 1/2 year career average was 5.8 pts/game.
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imagine having that happen under Sampson. Now that's REALLY trying to screw up.
Imagine a coach hanging three banners with kids who all went to class and earned passing grades. Despite all said coach's "character flaws."
FWIW.....read on btb that Tucker is in the doghouse, relationship with CMW has soured. His dad may be already out NIL shopping. Not sure what to believe about anything these days, but more than one poster commented about issues. I'd say he's gone unless new coach comes in fast and sells him on next year at IU.
If his issues are mainly coaching/current team related...I hope he gives the new coach a chance. Its hard to properly quantify how different guys like Tucker, Carlyle, Rice...even Malik or Mack...would look under a coach that is able to teach and demand more consistently solid play.
Offensive prowess? He’s 38% from the floor and 15% from 3 and a liability on defense. The bench is where he needs to be right now.
He’s shown flashes, but it’s do or die time. I have no issue with him not playing right now.
I guess when there are potentially millions at stake parents might be involved but still strikes me as weird when I hear that parents are still directing the affairs of their adult children. When I was at IU I made all the decisions. I scheduled my classes, I talked with my professors if I had a question or problem, I dealt with the discipline hearing when we got caught with booze (though mostly the RAs at the time just made you pour it out and that was it; there was one event that got a bit more out of hand). I moved myself in and out, my parents never saw my dorm rooms or apartments. I wonder what RMKs reaction would be if a parent called to complain about playing time.
Studies are showing that 18 year olds are coming to college much less mature than they did 20 years ago. This is due to a combination of factors, including lack of unstructured and unsupervised play time, and curated, highly structured, highly scheduled childhoods.
On the plus side, fewer of them are smoking cigarettes and getting knocked up, as well.
As an example: At my high school graduation party, I ducked out early to go see about a girl, and came home later and snunk some beer outta dad's fridge. My friend's son just graduated. His party included a bouncy waterslide. He ducked out in the middle to go buy dish soap to make the water slide sudsy.
We both had fun, and I'm not saying which one is better, but the kids showing up at college now are basically like 15 year olds were in the '90's, in terms of mental maturity.
Some are, some aren't. There are flip sides to that argument with how easy it is to "get laid" any more.
But that probably doesn't address the underlying maturity of 18 year olds, I guess. If anything, it might support your argument. Just that not all kids are more "innocent" like the example you provided. At least not the teenagers I deal with on a daily basis.
Some are, some very certainly aren't.
Right. The studies deal with averages, not individuals. But on average, the studies show college kids are having less sex, and acting less mature when they arrive. Colleges have noticed and some aren't adjusting as well as others.
Kids are also less capable of compromising and solving problems without direction.
That doesn't mean no 18 year olds can do those things, just that the percentage who have learned that skill at 18 is lower now than in earlier generations.
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