By Jack McCaffery
Every time he watches Kevin Rucker play, Keith Taylor sees a little of everything.
He sees a long, developing sophomore able to handle on the perimeter, shoot and maneuver inside. He sees a player capable of making the difference in a run to the PIAA basketball championship. He sees talent, even it is a little raw.
“He reminds me of Kevin Durant, just with the way he plays,” said Taylor, the Chester High coach. “He just has to be a little smarter and a little stronger with the basketball.”
So it was Tuesday when Rucker battled for 17 points to push the Clippers to a 61-52 victory over Exeter in the opening round of the PIAA Class 5A tournament. Not only does Taylor see every side of Rucker, but, like everyone else in a nearly full Fred Pickett Jr. Gymnasium, he saw it in two ways.