Tucker was credited for a defensive turnaround in Toronto. They loved him there. Some great quotes about and by Tucker here. PJ Tucker “I used to love those Knicks teams. Everyone loved the Bulls back then? I loved the Knicks. Anthony Mason? Oakley? I loved it. I wanted to be like that. Offensively Charles Barkley was my favourite player ever, but defensively, toughness, all-around? Oakley and Anthony Mason [a bigger, burlier version of Oakley, if you can imagine], those were my guys. Those were my guys … you didn’t come through the lane without getting cracked. You didn’t try to get a rebound without getting hit. It wasn’t going to happen.” ------------------- "(Getting a stop and turning it into offense is) like scoring 40 for me. For me, being able to take someone out of their game and be able to stop a main player on another team is bigger than scoring any amount of points or anything else. It’s part of the game that’s not glorified and people don’t always want to do but it wins games. It’s knowing roles and knowing what you bring and being the best at it you possibly can be." Duane Casey "His physical build is perfect for a defensive player. He’s like a defensive running back, he’s strong, he’s probably one of the strongest guys on our team. His centre of gravity is there, his balance, he … has active hands without fouling. He just knows how to play." "He just knows how to play. He’s a veteran player, been around the block a few times, there’s not a situation he hasn’t seen. I love his emotion, I love his grit, love his fire, I love his passion, everything about him. There’s nothing about P.J. Tucker that I don’t like."
love the fact that this guy can defend 2's, 3's, and small-ball 4's like Green. Hugely increases our defensive versatility.
I'm very happy to report that in every avenue of raptor fan reactions on the Internet, they are unanimously livid about him leaving!
always been a fan of tucker and wanted him on the rockets. he has already slowed down though and has always been a low FG% guy. probably would have preferred cj miles, but am happy with tucker. he's definitely a MUCH BETTER pickup than f'n shumpert. as others have mentioned, he has that mario elie mentality which will add to our team.
Yeah reading the Raptors board makes me feel even better about this signing. Apparently Tucker hyped (or forced?) DeRozan to play much better defense. Hopefully he can do the same for a particular player we have? ...Look out world, James HarDen is coming.
Yup. And even better, they are upset because they didn't want to lose his toughness, hustle, and leadership. Three things this team can never have enough of.
Lol. PJ Tucker is a really good defender, much better than Vince Carter. This signing enables the Rockets to play CP3 on Curry, PJ on Thompson and Ariza on KD. It's a nice move that gets them a step closer to having a shot to beat Golden State. Tucker can also guard Draymond.
yeah , because we signed him for offense.....lololololol. We really have some dummies posting this week.
