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[QUOTE="JoeySimz, post: 2161650"]
Here it is:

[INDENT][LEFT]Tucker said he had a lengthy conversation with SU assistant coach Gerry McNamara to hash it all out.

"Gerry McNamara called me first and we talked for a long time about how it was," Tucker said. "i thought they just weren't interested in me anymore. But it was that they didn't have anything for me to do to produce for them. Everything was filled. Lydon was going to play over me."  
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McNamara explained SU's absence by explaining that before Lydon left the SU coaching staff believed it would be able to offer Tucker about 15 minutes of playing time a night. Syracuse knew that likely wouldn't be enough to draw a player of Tucker's caliber. 
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In hindsight, Tucker says he appreciated the honest approach.

"I'm happy they did that," Tucker said. "I'd rather have them tell me that than have me leaning toward them if I'm only going to play 15 minutes. I developed a good relationship with Gerry McNamara. ... He's been keeping it real with me. He's wanted me to come to Syracuse, even without a lot of minutes freshman year. All that's changed now."
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Well, that's so freaking confusing. Already said above Tyler played mainly 4/5 for us. Tucker is a 3, right? Even in the scenario that Lydon comes back we can still use him. Imo, he's pretty much exactly the type of player we need in our system. And it seems the staff did a good job showing him how the offense runs through the 2 and 3.
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