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10-06-2006, 11:44 AM
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Toronto Star - PJ Tucker - Heir to JYD
good news. i am hoping he can stay out of the NBDL and give us a stopper off the bench.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...l=970081562040
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WATERLOO, Ont.—Sam Mitchell, the Raptors coach, calls P.J. Tucker "a dirt worker." Chris Bosh, the resident all-star, says Tucker "doesn't know his own strength — that's how strong he is." As a 6-foot-5 grinder who is shorter and less polished than most of his colleagues in the NBA frontcourt, Tucker, a second-round pick in the June draft, will have to carve out his professional niche with superior defence and copious rebounds.
But if his limited skill set hasn't exactly been inspiring awe in training camp, he is making a name by inducing the occasional "Ow!" The other day, Tucker, the tattooed muscleman from the University of Texas, collided with Jose Calderon, the gangly point guard from Spain. They bumped heads. And while the point man's flesh was split open and required a few stitches around the eye, Tucker said yesterday he wasn't immediately aware the contact had even occurred.
Like the trucker whose 80,000-pound diesel has unknowingly crushed some wayward hatchback, the 225-pound rookie shrugged in concerned disbelief.
"I busted his face and I didn't even know I did it until (the next morning)," said Tucker. "Jose was like, `I got three stitches.' I was like, `When did you get hit?' He's like, `You hit me.' I was like, `Oh, my fault' ... I apologized, but it was kinda late."
Tucker flashed the gap-toothed smile that turns his countenance from menacing to friendly.
"Stuff like that has been happening now for a while," he said. "I just play hard, so I don't think about what I'm doing ... I've always played like that."
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10-06-2006, 12:09 PM
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Re: NBA.com News Flash - PJ Tucker
As long as noboby gets killed, then I am cool with his hustle......I would hate to see what happens if Tucker and Graham colide!
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10-06-2006, 12:35 PM
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Re: NBA.com News Flash - PJ Tucker
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As long as noboby gets killed, then I am cool with his hustle......I would hate to see what happens if Tucker and Graham colide!
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there would be a gaping hole where waterloo used to be
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10-06-2006, 12:44 PM
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Re: NBA.com News Flash - PJ Tucker
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there would be a gaping hole where waterloo used to be
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no matter how big the collision, somehow at least one BARG would survive.
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10-06-2006, 01:06 PM
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"I busted his face and I didn't even know I did it until (the next morning)," said Tucker. "Jose was like, `I got three stitches.' I was like, `When did you get hit?
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10-06-2006, 01:45 PM
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Re: NBA.com News Flash - PJ Tucker
He looks like another Bonzi. Nice value in the 2nd round.
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10-07-2006, 08:25 AM
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Re: NBA.com News Flash - PJ Tucker
just imagine what we have iof Graham develops into the Ron Artest-Caron Butler-Bruce Bowen type defender and Tucker can become a Bonzi Wells type player in a few years.
 
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10-07-2006, 01:15 PM
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Re: NBA.com News Flash - PJ Tucker
^ wasn't Graham's defense HORRIBLE last year? I think he's been working more on his O than his D so I'm not expecting him to shut anyone down
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10-07-2006, 04:53 PM
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Re: NBA.com News Flash - PJ Tucker
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^ wasn't Graham's defense HORRIBLE last year? I think he's been working more on his O than his D so I'm not expecting him to shut anyone down
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he would'nt shut up when he got here about his D and being a shutdown defender, was quite raw as rookie should be better.
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