Michael Tucker commits to BU!

[jenny71]

Welcome to Bradley. Lest hope there is more to come.

[Future Walk-On]

ill like him if he is a str8THUG

[Braves4Life]

Awesome! I'm really looking forward to watching this kid play his final year of HS ball in my neck of the woods. Welcome to Bradley!

[thefish7]

Awesome news! Welcome, Michael!

[Da Coach]

Picture of Michael Tucker-

http://www.getmerecruited.com/player...aeltucker.html

For the record, since some people are misinterpreting what that site says- That Getmerecruited.com site is a website where the high school player can post information about themselves to help get themselves noticed by college and juco recruiters and hopefully get a college scholarship.

The information posted is posted entirely by the players themselves, and not by recruiting analysts or experts.
Michael Tucker lists-
Offers: Bradley, Auburn, Drexel, Clemson, VCU, Arkansas
It is my understanding that those are actually schools he has received interest from, and not official scholarship offers.


For those who haven't seen it, Dave Reynolds updated his article about Michael Tucker last night with a bit of additional information, Dave reports that Michael Tucker's interest came from Georgia, Florida State, VCU and Wichita State, and there is no mention of other offers. Great work, Dave!-

http://www.pjstar.com/bradleyhoops/x781385425/Bradley-gets-commitment-from-athletic-wing-Tucker

Also, it is being claimed elsewhere that the news of Michael Tucker's commitment appeared on another message board first- but that is not true- check the time stamps- this thread was started before any announcement appeared on any other message board. And, as many here know, the news about Michael Tucker commiting was known by many members here early Thursday morning, many hours before it was announced in the media. It was alluded to in the recruiting thread. Thanks to our reliable sources!

[Braves4Life]

For those who haven't seen it, Dave Reynolds updated his article about Michael Tucker last night with a bit of additional information, Dave reports that Michael Tucker's interest came from Georgia, Florida State, VCU and Wichita State, and there is no mention of other offers. -
http://www.pjstar.com/bradleyhoops/x...ic-wing-Tucker

All I need to know is that we were able to beat out Wichita St. for a kid. Those guys have been outrecruiting us for quite awhile. It's nice to finally win one.

[LittleBrave]

So he was under the radar, yet received interest from NCAA tournament teams like Georgia, FSU, VCU, WSU?

Whatever the case, I'm looking forward to underclassmen Fields, Greer, Tucker, Zecevic suiting up next season. I think all these Geno recruits have a good chance to start next season (of course, not ALL will likely start in the same game with Lemon, Prosser, Pickett, Wells, Bell, Shayok, Crawford on the roster)

Things are definitely looking up...at least on paper...and in my hopeful imagination!

[ph]

So he was under the radar, yet received interest from NCAA tournament teams like Georgia, FSU, VCU, WSU?

Whatever the case, I'm looking forward to underclassmen Fields, Greer, Tucker, Zecevic suiting up next season. I think all these Geno recruits have a good chance to start next season (of course, not ALL will likely start in the same game with Lemon, Prosser, Pickett, Wells, Bell, Shayok, Crawford on the roster)

Things are definitely looking up...at least on paper...and in my hopeful imagination!

This is all hype by his coach, but as the article mentions, his prep school coach thinks Tucker is a 4-5 star talent.... A 4-5 star recruit would have interest from the likes of UNC, MSU, UK, KU..not "just" NCAA tournament teams

[Future Walk-On]

my mom told me i was good looking enough to be a movie star.....

he doesn't have a filled out rivals page.... which is my benchmark for quality

but no i like the kid and the commitment but lets no go overboard

[Braves4Life]

Maybe it would be better for a recruit to come in with NO hype, that way we wouldn't find ways to pick him apart or question our coaching staff's wisdom. No, on second thought, I'm certain we'd find a way then as well. Smh

[Da Coach]

I don't see anyone "pick(ing) him apart" or "question(ing) our coaching staff's wisdom". Where do you see that?
In fact all I see is over-the-top hyperbole like people comparing him to a 6-time NBA All Star like Joe Johnson-
"He’s a big guard in the mold of a Joe Johnson.”

or these other extreme superlatives-
“Mike may be the most underrated player in the country,”
“I guarantee this is a 4 or 5 star (rated) kid nobody knows about."
"When he gets to Bradley, everybody will say ‘Wow.’ ”

From what I see, I think Bradley fans are excited about MT. Most fans hope he lives up to the hype.

[PTownHawkeye]

he doesn't have a filled out rivals page.... which is my benchmark for quality

I don't necessarily disagree with this, but there are lots of exceptions. Iowa's top returning scorer from last season didn't have a Rivals profile until after he committed (who eventually got 3 stars after committing).

Taylor Brown didn't have a Rivals profile out of high school either.

I've never found a good litmus test that can predict whether a player is going to be successful based on media coverage prior to committing...and I've been trying to find some sort of correlation for years.

[lefty]

I don't see anyone "pick(ing) him apart" or "question(ing) our coaching staff's wisdom". Where do you see that?
In fact all I see is over-the-top hyperbole like people comparing him to a 6-time NBA All Star like Joe Johnson-
"He??™s a big guard in the mold of a Joe Johnson.???

or these other extreme superlatives-
???Mike may be the most underrated player in the country,???
???I guarantee this is a 4 or 5 star (rated) kid nobody knows about."
"When he gets to Bradley, everybody will say ???Wow.??™ ???

From what I see, I think Bradley fans are excited about MT. Most fans hope he lives up to the hype.

All that hype is from the preps coach too....sounds like a great get for us though...

[tornado]

we have reason to be optimistic about all our recruits - I sure am....
but none come with guarantees.........some of our very best players were little known when they got here (Jeremy Crouch, POB, Danny Granger) and even worse....some were picked apart by certain aspects of the fan base as "wasted scholarships" (Cello, JJ Tauai, Sammy, DRuff...)

[BUFanatic]

ill like him if he is a str8THUG

Well put Mr. Pinkett