Starters Min FG 3pt FT Off Def Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF +/- Pts 17 P.J. Tucker F 41:49 6-12 3-6 2-2 5 5 10 3 0 2 1 4 +11 17 Enough said.
PJ all day. Shout out to PJ deciple Iman Shumpert on important floor time making a couple shots and playing good defense against very good and great players.
Houston might be more known for it's great centers like Moses, Sampson, Hakeem, and Yao but man do we get blessed with scrappy forwards. Tucker Ariza Artest Battier Hayes
Don't forget the best of all, Horry. PJ is starting to remind me of Horry in a lot of ways. Dude takes his game to another level in the playoffs. I thought his shooting last playoffs was a fluke, but here he is, shooting elite again. Guy, just gets it done in the playoffs.
I don't think anybody would call Horry scrappy. Not that his effort was lacking in any way, but he had physical gifts that allowed him to be an impactful role player. Tucker is much more in the Mario Elie mold. He survives almost on pure effort and guile. The man has no business impacting games the way he does.
Yeah, they have different games but the similarities are elite defense, floor spacers, and the amount they raise their game in the playoffs. Horry and Tucker's contracts would be double if you they were paid on playoff performance.
Well, that cockiness and fightness is a talent. You can have all the skills in the world and still shrink in key moments and you can have that competitiveness with less talent to shine in those moments. Tuck has been great.
