So Anthony Tucker got in trouble for drinking too much one night causing him to miss games while spending time in the dog house. Then when he was out of the dog house, he didn’t play because he had mono. But the way that was all announced just seemed a little delayed and weird.
Now we learn that Anthony Tucker is done for the rest of the year because he is not academically eligible. Kind of makes you wonder how much of that was suspected when Tucker seemed to have trouble getting back on the floor during that awkward period before the mono became public.
Oh well. Hopefully Tucker will learn from all of these setbacks. I know getting sick isn’t his fault but he can still use the time away from the game to motivate himself in the off season. Hopefully Tucker will be like Shonn Greene, get his academics in order, and come back meanier and better.
In other bad news, Cyrus Tate missed today’s game against Wisconsin and will probably miss the Saturday game against Penn State. The ankle just doesn’t want to get better.
Fortunately, the Hawks still managed to beat the Badgers in overtime tonight. David Palmer is taking to the playing time quiet well. 21 points, 7 rebounds and only 1 foul will go a long way to making sure he finds his way back onto the court.
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It’s such a shame how athletes risk blowing their basketball careers with irresponsible acts like this.
I couldn’t agree more. Tucker sounded like he could be a good pro, sometimes you wonder what these kids are thinking or not thinking.