36ers dont have time for a potential high maintenance pest!!

RT is a thug

They should give him a bench roster spot. Would add a good scoring punch from the bench from outside and in which we need, and can also grab some extra boards and add some athletiscm to the second units defence

hope not! last time I saw tucker, was when dillon boucher and him were ruffing it up in the carpark some 6 or 7 years ago.

he joins us,and i guarantee i wont go

Orbit, NFI...

tuck is a smart player who has proved time and time again he can get the job done at this level. he is a smart player and very much a team player, if you see his games in abl, he can score at will, and he loves getting his teammates into the game.
he is a smart defender and can defend multiple positions, he won't come expensive if he is a naturalised australian, so the experience and versatility of his game would be a very good signing for the 36ers.
plus if marty wants to develop young guys, having an experienced vet such as tuck would be beneficial for the other guys to learn from.
36ers would be silly to not sign him.

you may want to sign players that won't get arrested @ Auckland International Airport for failing to appear in Court after they skipped the country on drink driving charges, just my 2cents tho ;)

"Tucker is 2nd all-time in NBL history for triple doubles too I believe".

Doesn't mean much if one of the categories is turnovers! My recollection of Tucker in the NBL is that he turns the ball over too much and shoots a poor percentage. Looking at his recent stats with the Waikato Pistons, he hasn't changed, shooting less than 30% from three and racking up 3 TO's per game. We don't need him cluttering up the 3 spot when we already have Weigh and Creek.

Yes if yu are rebuilding you should be blooding youth. However you still need a couple of experienced hands in there to impart their knowledge and experiences.

Having said that, Tucker probably isnt the way to do it.

When will the 6ers bring Maher in as a coach? Imagine a Maher/Gaze coaching combo (yeah I know I'm dreaming, Gaze will only ever coach Melbourne)

Homicide and Tucker. Hehe

Could do a LOT worse than signing Tucker. And you couldn't say Tucker and Homicide would be not interesting as an import duo

I saw Tucker play earlier in the ABL season and he still had his wannabe gangsta image going and I would say no way would I want him in the team. However now that I have seen him play a couple more games later in the season he seems to have calmed down (Anyone disagree with that?). If he has finally got his head sorted out I would be all for him being in the team if we get Ervin. Tucker is currently carving it up in the ABL and his defense and team work looks great!

He would be better then the dud imports we had last season. He is actually very talented and still silky smooth and athletic at times. I would even say he is better then Dorsey (even that others would disagree because the guy hit a few 3's in the finals) and Lisch who are decent imports. In fact the only imports I would say are better then him are Ervin, Ubaka, Wilkinson and Clark. Tucker has awlays been very talented but the only thing that has been holding him back is attitude. Perhaps no team wanting him has made him realise he actually has to be mentally smart from now on.

Currently in the ABL he is getting 20ppg @ 50%, 14rpg and 5apg. He is getting 4 turnovers per game but that is about the same as everyones beloved Bruce.

He only has two weakness's his attitude and he cant hit a 3 pointer. His attitude might have changed and we don't need him to hit the 3. He would come cheapily also. He probably has 2-3 good years left in him and would be great off the bench if they want to run the younger guys and would help them in training alot.

I rated Tucker as one of the worst imports in the league in his last couple of years in the NBL, so I hardly think he would be up to the grade now. Whether I am right or wrong on that I dont see a spot for him with the Sixers with Weigh and Creek on the roster.

I agree with Paul. I don't rate Tucker at all in an import spot, he may have some value as a naturalised player however. Also, we already have plenty of wings, we need a PG and a couple of big men.

KJ, FWIW, I rated Dorsey before that finals series. Can't see Tucker fitting in - no room at his position.

You might not rate him above many imports, but no other coach picked him last year - might be indicative.

Plenty of reasons why I wouldn't go near him as an import.
Biggest thing being attitude.
Doesn't play in a position that we need.
Has been cut midseason from an NBL roster twice.
The rest of our list doesn't allow for an old, cheap import with a skillset we don't need. We really need to nail our imports.
Didn't particularly have a great skillset when he was good. Relied on athleticism. Can't see his athleticism being at that level anymore.
Sure, he might be as good as some imports we've had of late. But isn't that the point? We want considerably better than what we've had.
If we are going to go for a swingman, I'd want more of an Erron Maxey type who's predominately a Pf and can compete small rather than the other way around.
As a naturalised player to fill our last remaining roster spot to go with a C/PF and a PG, he'd probably be a worthwhile investment. But he's been in the country for what, 6/7 years? If he was going to naturalise to give himself a better shot at getting another NBL gig, surely he would have done so by now. Same deal with Cortez Groves who will only have a shot as an Aussie of getting a contract.

I don't think the Sixers should sign Tucker.

But I also don't understand the 'need someone young to take us forward' approach either. Its difficult enough to develop and keep hold of young Australian talent (much, much harder than it was 10-15 years ago) but its virtually impossible to keep imports these days. Basically every team in the league is a revolving door in regards to imports now. These days a team has done well if they can keep an import for two consecutive seasons. Three almost never happens.

There is little to no point in going young with an eye to developing talent for an import. Save that approach for the young Australian players who might, though it is unlikley, stick around for 5-7 years.

I have watched Tucker play alot this current ABA season.

He attitude has been outstanding..

It could not be faulted...