Postby Lead Guitar » Fri Mar 25, 2022 9:34 am
Throughout most of the comments and posts (I might have missed a couple) on MM and Xavier Hoops, Elijah Tucker’s name seems to have been absent. He being a redshirt, has four years to develop. Watching him in warm-ups all year, he appears to be a 3 or 4. Great basketball body and shooting touch (of course there is no D in the warm-ups). Looks like he could add 15 lbs. Colby reshaped his body in one year in the weight room. Maybe Tucker will do the same.
I am hoping that Miles is given the chance to continue his development. With a redshirt year and a free Covid year, he has 3 years left and has been quoted many times “you can’t teach height.” If we look back on the first 10 or 12 games this year, Miles and Hunter were the starters. Maybe not the offensive contributors but they must have done something right. Most games Nunge, for some reason played only 20 minutes or less and still scored in double figures. I am assuming, since it was rarely foul trouble, it had to do with stamina coming off the injured leg. If that improves over the next year, there is no reason Jack can’t put up James Farr numbers and play 25+ minutes. That would give Miles minutes and the experience necessary to take over his last two years when Jack is gone.
If Miles does decide to go to a mid-major, he’d probably be a good fit at NKU or Miami as a starter.
Hope both Tucker and Miles stick around.