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Offline 2:00pm EST tip on Saturday 03/02/2019 at the AJ Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, PA If you are going to the men’s game, please stay for the women’s game. The Seniors deserve a nice sendoff. Thank you in advancs. Offline If you are going to the men’s game, please stay for the women’s game. The Seniors deserve a nice sendoff. Thank you in advancs. Thanks A83 - Hopefully today is REVENGE TOUR DAY - Guys beat U Mass securing revenge for ladies who lost to said team- Ladies beat St. Bonnie securing revenge for guys who lost to said team. Offline Gotta get this one. Offline Rhode Island upset Davidson last night. There are NO Gimmies for the Dukes. Get down by a lot and you might not come back...I know...I know. Play poorly, give them confidence, and awh oh. Just sayin...they need to work really hard today and Hughes and Eric need to control their emotions. Hughes should have actually gotten a technical at the Mason Game. Just focus on basketball!! Go Dukes. Check Jerry Dipola interview of coach Dambrot on trib sports. I expect a big win by the numbers especially after coaches comments . Tough love tough practice. Boys listen to your coach. Go Dukes Offline Massachusetts - G Luwane Pipkins (hamstring) & F Samba Diallo (knee) are doubtful, F Rashaan Holloway (eye) is probable, C Khalea Turner-Morris (knee) & G Curtis Cobb (foot) are out today versus Duquesne. Offline Massachusetts - G Luwane Pipkins (hamstring) & F Samba Diallo (knee) are doubtful, F Rashaan Holloway (eye) is probable, C Khalea Turner-Morris (knee) & G Curtis Cobb (foot) are out today versus Duquesne. Offline God, this is like Groundhog Day, every first half. Stupid passes, attempts to do highlight reel stuff around the rim, sloppy action, poor shot selection and plays after turnovers! Offline Hard to watch this. Offline Good finish to the half. Only down two despite not shooting well at all. Offline TDM 4-5, rest of team 5-20. Have to feel good being down 2 after a poorly played 1st half. Offline I'm pretty sure a really undermanned UMass team--that wasn't that good to begin with--just took its best shot at us. We're only down two at the half. Time to make the adjustments, take control of this game and bury them in the second half. Offline Terrible! 😣 Offline When will the constant shot blocking attempts cease & the real defense/boxing out begin! Offline TDM won this game for us. Unreal effort. Offline Ugly wins are cool I guess. :-) Offline TDM won this game for us. Unreal effort. He looked like a little Steph Curry out there. Offline Games like this......TDM shuts me up Offline Agree with all the above - lights out from TDM. Offline & they covered! Offline Games like this......TDM shuts me up It seems like all I have to do is write that one of our guys is good but not good enough to be the man & that player starts playing like an all conference selection. Offline Agree with above too but would add Hughes down the stretch! A win is a win and best home season in awhile! Let's Go Dukes! Last edited by Judge Jack McVay Jr (3/02/2019 4:57 pm) Offline Clinched a winning record in league play. Offline Games like this......TDM shuts me up It seems like all I have to do is write that one of our guys is good but not good enough to be the man & that player starts playing like an all conference selection. I was thinking that way too, but bad shooting nights are going to happen and bad free throw nights as well. Good teams find a way to overcome that!
CONGRATULATIONS COACH DRU JOYCE III
Game Thread - University of Massachusetts Minutemen
Per KenPom:
Dukes #165 (18-10; 9-6; 6th) vs University of Massachusetts Minutemen #229 (10-18; 3-12; 13th) - Atlantic 10 Conference
Game prediction: Dukes win by 7, 75-68 - Dukes with 75% probability of a win.
Betting line: Dukes are 6½ point favorites; Over/Under 143½
Duquesne 14-13-1 Against the Spread: UMass 12-16 ATS
Dukes Best Win(s): Radford (116); Saint Louis (136); George Mason (144)
Dukes Worst Loss(es): La Salle (211); NJIT (177); St. Bonaventure - 2 (126)
UMass Best Win(s): Davidson (84); Providence (87); Southern Illinois (150)
UMass Worst Loss(es): Howard (311); George Washington (285); Fordham (247)
Four Factors ==> Effective field goal percentage; Turnover percentage; Offensive rebounding percentage; Free throw rate (shown below if team has Top 100 ranking overall or top 4 in conference as a strength; if team has Bottom 100 ranking or bottom 4 in conference as a weakness)
Here's a look at UMass for the season (national ranking out of 353 teams):
Offensive Strength: None
Offensive Weakness: Turnover % (250)
Defensive Strength: None
Defensive Weakness: FT Rate (323); Turnover % (254)
Here's a look at UMass in the A-10 (conference ranking out of 14 teams):
Offensive Strength: None
Offensive Weakness: Turnover % (14); FT Rate (11)
Defensive Strength: Offensive Rebound % (1)
Defensive Weakness: FT Rate (14)
Here's a look at the Dukes for the season (national ranking out of 353 teams):
Offensive Strength: Offensive Rebound % (51)
Offensive Weakness: Turnover % (290)
Defensive Strength: Turnover % (29); FT Rate (92)
Defensive Weakness: Offensive Rebound % (342)
Here's a look at the Dukes in the A-10 (conference ranking out of 14 teams):
Offensive Strength: Offensive Rebound % (2)
Offensive Weakness: Turnover % (11)
Defensive Strength: Turnover % (3); FT Rate (4)
Defensive Weakness: Offensive Rebound % (14)
Points per Possession and Number of Possessions
UMass Adj Offense Efficiency - 102.0; 213 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Defense Efficiency - 103.5; 159 in D-1
UMass Adj Defense Efficiency - 107.7; 244 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Offense Efficiency - 103.4; 193 in D-1
UMass Adj Tempo - 67.2; 206 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Tempo - 69.5; 88 in D-1
Miscellaneous
Experience - UMass 1.42 yrs; 263 in D-1; Dukes 0.70 yrs; 346 in D-1
Average Height - UMass 76.3"; 255 in D-1; Dukes 75.9"; 305 in D-1
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A83 wrote:
LETS "GET ONE OF THOSE SWEEP THINGS"
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They've left 8-10 points on the floor, especially after turnovers.
Vicimus Atlanticum decem
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Dukes2012 wrote:
"You have to be realistic about these things." - Logen Ninefingers
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Roll Dukes Roll
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currentstudent wrote:
What a performance!
These cats have grit but I still think this was a crap performance against a much inferior opponent.
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phil95 wrote:
currentstudent wrote:
What a performance!
These cats have grit but I still think this was a crap performance against a much inferior opponent.
Nice win today
Vicimus Atlanticum decem