West Virginia crying foul over Tucker DeVries injury

[Harry Hondo]

They say he faked his injury and there was no way DD would’ve gotten the IU job without bringing Tucker along with him.

Tucker DeVries accused of faking injury at West Virginia ahead of Indiana transfer | Sporting News

Did Tucker DeVries fake his injury to retain a year of eligibility? One West Virginia reporter seems to believe so...

www.sportingnews.com

 

[Tammany Hall]

Embarrassingly stupid from this WVU reporter.

 

[Battimi]

Embarrassingly stupid from this WVU reporter.

Dumb. Who cares? Not worth discussing.

 

[Pryght]

Not sure who hates Darian DeVries more, West Virginia or Kentucky fans. Drake fans still love him.

 

[YOTHN]

Are they really saying the best way to earn DeVries a new job was done by sidelining his best player, not making the tourney and then use that injured player as leverage towards a new job? The math ain't mathin...

 

[ulrey]

Not sure who hates Darian DeVries more, West Virginia or Kentucky fans. Drake fans still love him.

Do you know as any Drake fans?

 

[Univee2]

Are they really saying the best way to earn DeVries a new job was done by sidelining his best player, not making the tourney and then use that injured player as leverage towards a new job? The math ain't mathin...

Gotta love the long-range planning.

 

[OpenWheels]

Are they really saying the best way to earn DeVries a new job was done by sidelining his best player, not making the tourney and then use that injured player as leverage towards a new job? The math ain't mathin...

West Virginia fans must be saying that nobody would want to stay there longer than a year, once they get there and experience it. So their coach knew only nine games in that he wanted out.

 

[Pryght]

Do you know as any Drake fans?

https://www.drakenation.com/Specific-Sports-Topic-Forums/Bulldog-Mens-Basketball

 

[YOTHN]

Do you know as any Drake fans?

 

[ulrey]

https://www.drakenation.com/Specific-Sports-Topic-Forums/Bulldog-Mens-Basketball

Good read. Should have posted this sooner

 

[kmathum]

They say he faked his injury and there was no way DD would’ve gotten the IU job without bringing Tucker along with him.

Tucker DeVries accused of faking injury at West Virginia ahead of Indiana transfer | Sporting News

Did Tucker DeVries fake his injury to retain a year of eligibility? One West Virginia reporter seems to believe so...

www.sportingnews.com

I'm sure Tucker is a good player but it's not like he's LeBron James. Cmon.

 

[ANOTHERBANNERYEAR]

What an awesome gesture for us IU fans.
The kid and coach are geniuses

 

[Tru2Irish]

Are they really saying the best way to earn DeVries a new job was done by sidelining his best player, not making the tourney and then use that injured player as leverage towards a new job? The math ain't mathin...

Well WV fans probably still finger count. So there's that.

 

[All4You]

Are they really saying the best way to earn DeVries a new job was done by sidelining his best player, not making the tourney and then use that injured player as leverage towards a new job? The math ain't mathin...

But it's West Virginia so the meth is methin...

 

[IUbball_lifer]

West Virginia fans must be saying that nobody would want to stay there longer than a year, once they get there and experience it. So their coach knew only nine games in that he wanted out.

Dakich left before coaching a single game. 😂

 

[Courtsensetwo]

Dakich left before coaching a single game. 😂

Not his decision, but yeah

 

[ulrey]

Not his decision, but yeah

It wasn’t?

 

[asindc]

Dumb. Who cares? Not worth discussing.

And not worth clicking on the link.

 

[Warison]

Fan bases hating IU basketball. That’s a good sign.

 

[IUbball_lifer]

Not his decision, but yeah

As I recall, it was his decision. He was hired. After arriving, he didn’t like what he saw. Thought that he was being asked to overlook rules violations. So he quit.
I’m not a fan of his at all. Just what I recall.

 

[ulrey]

As I recall, it was his decision. He was hired. After arriving, he didn’t like what he saw. Thought that he was being asked to overlook rules violations. So he quit.
I’m not a fan of his at all. Just what I recall.

^^this^^

 

[IUfan1957]

Another bottom feeder journalist trying to make a name for themselves.

 

[ButHerEmails]

Dakich left before coaching a single game. 😂

Pretty sure he didn’t even finish unpacking.

 

[Courtsensetwo]

As I recall, it was his decision. He was hired. After arriving, he didn’t like what he saw. Thought that he was being asked to overlook rules violations. So he quit.
I’m not a fan of his at all. Just what I recall.

Absolutely

 

[ulrey]

Absolutely

Soo was it his decision?

 

[kweik4iu]

Hmm, Connor Enright also suffered a shoulder injury . . .

 

[aajohn2000]

Are they really saying the best way to earn DeVries a new job was done by sidelining his best player, not making the tourney and then use that injured player as leverage towards a new job? The math ain't mathin...

WVU math.

 

[Courtsensetwo]

Are they really saying the best way to earn DeVries a new job was done by sidelining his best player, not making the tourney and then use that injured player as leverage towards a new job? The math ain't mathin...

Staggeringly…That is what it looks as if they are claiming

 

[BA47591]

I love it. WVU pissed, Kentucky making outrageous statements. Let's win 25 games and we'll have everyone hating us again. That's how it should be.

 

[Pryght]

Hmm, Connor Enright also suffered a shoulder injury . . .

Conor Enright and Tucker DeVries both experienced labrum injuries at Drake. I hope it's a coincidence and that it's not linked to Ryan Horn, their current strength and conditioning coach.

 

[CriticArisen]

Conor Enright and Tucker DeVries both experienced labrum injuries at Drake. I hope it's a coincidence and that it's not linked to Ryan Horn, their current strength and conditioning coach.

Shooting is a bitch with a torn labrum.

 

[CriticArisen]

I have no idea if it’s so but if you look at the timeline Dolson and DeVries could have had a conversation starting in the Bahamas and Tucker decided he needed more rehab after the conclusion of that conversation. After the performance there it was certain the money guys were very unhappy and Woodson wouldn’t be back.

 

[ams66]

I have no idea if it’s so but if you look at the timeline Dolson and DeVries could have had a conversation starting in the Bahamas and Tucker decided he needed more rehab after the conclusion of that conversation. After the performance there it was certain the money guys were very unhappy and Woodson wouldn’t be back.

It’s pretty easy to look back in time and make any chosen set of facts fit any narrative. Doesn’t mean it’s true.

 

[CriticArisen]

It’s pretty easy to look back in time and make any chosen set of facts fit any narrative. Doesn’t mean it’s true.

WTF. I don’t know how I could make it any clearer that I made no pretense it was fact. But if that was what happened so the eff what. If I was his father and he was still rehabbing his shoulder and knew I was going to be at IU next season I would do the same thing. Another year of rehab for a labrum is not unreasonable and he has a better shot at being a first round draft pick at IU then at WVU. I see no ethical problems with that and would tell my son to take more time with his shoulder.

 

[CriticArisen]

The claim he could have played means nothing. Are they suggesting that no matter the progress with his shoulder and with heightened risk of a set back that he should have played

 

[ams66]

WTF. I don’t know how I could make it any clearer that I made no pretense it was fact. But if that was what happened so the eff what. If I was his father and he was still rehabbing his shoulder and knew I was going to be at IU next season I would do the same thing. Another year of rehab for a labrum is not unreasonable and he has a better shot at being a first round draft pick at IU then at WVU. I see no ethical problems with that and would tell my son to take more time with his shoulder.

Wasn’t really directing my reply at you specifically, more generally at the idea that convenient timing of some past events is evidence that it was all planned.

 

[CriticArisen]

Conor Enright and Tucker DeVries both experienced labrum injuries at Drake. I hope it's a coincidence and that it's not linked to Ryan Horn, their current strength and conditioning coach.

You can definitely screw up a labrum lifting.

 

[kweik4iu]

Conor Enright and Tucker DeVries both experienced labrum injuries at Drake. I hope it's a coincidence and that it's not linked to Ryan Horn, their current strength and conditioning coach.

I am just floating a conspiracy theory that Enright also faked his injury

 

[CriticArisen]

I am just floating a conspiracy theory that Enright also faked his injury

Devries didn’t fake his injury. He had shoulder surgery immediately after the 2023-2024 season.