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Offline 7:00pm EST tip on Wednesday 01/31/2018 at the Charles E. Smith Center, Washington, DC Offline This is one Dukes need, if we play like the URI game last Saturday we should come home with a W. Offline Agree that we need this one. Interesting that UMass lost to RI by 2 the other night. Every game figures to be tough down the stretch, even Fordham @ home. We handled GW fairly easily at home but this certainly should be a bigger challenge. At least we know that the intensity on the court will be there moving toward the A-10 tourney. That I believe we can count on! Still a shot at a 20 win season before we finish for the year. Offline It would be real nice if the DU teams went 2-0 tonight. Would set up for a heck of a February. Offline UMass ended the game on a 17-5 run in the final 3:39 to nearly erase the 80-66 deficit. Defense was optional in that one last night with both teams over 50% from the field and only 60 possessions. Offline Gotta love coach Dambrot. He will have the Dukes ready...Dukes by 15. Go Dukes! Offline Gotta love coach Dambrot. He will have the Dukes ready...Dukes by 15. Go Dukes! Offline Good ness this team looks bad. Bad defense, bad! Same shitty turnovers on offense. And of course missed layups. Letting scrubs like GW hang around is not good. D- grade so far. Last edited by townsonkid (1/31/2018 7:50 pm) Offline GW is more engaged than the Dukes; very sluggish. Offline Not a good half. Too many fouls. Someone other than mike Lewis better show up in the second half. He's keeping us in it. Offline Bingo Townson, we look horrible except for Lewis. Where is the D? Letting a team as bad as GW on track to break 70, good Lord. Our bigs are either non-existent or liabilities (turnovers & fouls), Castro looks confounded; where is this we are "mad" and will show up and take it out on GW???? I'm sorry, but GW is simply not that good and if we lose to them what the hell does that say about us? Very interested to see what KD gets out of them in the second half, but that was one bad half of basketball when we should be ahead by 10 just based on talent. The only guy they have is Watonobe. Offline Williams and Smith are coming alive. It might be the spark we need. Offline Marko!!!! Offline Whew! Got a close one here. Really got sick of the announcer-as referee. Offline Whoa. That was a close one. Credit to our guys for making enough plays down the stretch. How bout marko coming in and knocking down those two threes in the second half!? Offline That offsets the Richmond loss. Offline My blood pressure can't take much more of this, but after two heartbreaking losses this might have been the most important win of the season for the Dukes heading into the stretch run of the A-10 regular season. Offline Tarin Smith was hoppng around. Uh, ok. You lost. Bye bye. On to SBU. Much better 2nd half. Kriv’s two 3s were a nice booster to the offense. Offline Road wins are gold, especially this season. I'll take em any way we can get them. Little closer than needed to be in the final minute but they got the job done overcoming the bad strecth in the first half that had them trailing. Offline Beat the Bonnies! Offline Never in doubt, 15-8 sounds great, 6-4 in conference, Get the Brown Indians ( former Nickname before PC ) of St. Bonaventure on Saturday ... Offline Great ghosts alive! Welcome to the team Marko! Offline A big win. Offline Game Ball Kellon Taylor and great to get a conference road win! BEAT the Bonnies Offline Good to see Marko make the most of his minutes. Should of earned himself some future PT. I think we finally got a break. Looked to me like Smith took a little hop.
CONGRATULATIONS COACH DRU JOYCE III
Game Thread - George Washington Colonials (Away)
Per KenPom:
Dukes #173 (14-8; 5-4) vs George Washington #220 (9-12; 2-6)
George Washington projected to finish 12th (6-12) in the 14 team Atlantic 10 Conference; Dukes projected to finish 9th (9-9)
Game prediction: Dukes lose by 1, 63-62 - Dukes with 48% probability of a win.
Betting line: Dukes are 3 point underdogs; Over/Under 133½
Duquesne 8-6 Against the Spread: George Washington 6-11 ATS
George Washington Best Win(s): Temple (84); Princeton (125); Saint Joseph's (145)
George Washington Worst Loss(es): Richmond (183); Duquesne (171)
Four Factors ==> Effective field goal percentage; Turnover percentage; Offensive rebounding percentage; Free throw rate
Top 100 ranking overall or top 3 in conference noted as a strength; Bottom 100 ranking or bottom 3 in conference as a weakness.
Here's a look at George Washington for the season:
Offensive Strength: None
Offensive Weakness: Effective FG% (301); Getting to the FT Line (307)
Defensive Strength: Does not send opponents to FT Line (8)
Defensive Weakness: Does not force turnovers (257); Allows offensive rebounds (252)
Here's a look at George Washington in conference (14 teams):
Offensive Strength: None
Offensive Weakness: Effective FG% (14); Turnover % (14)
Defensive Strength: None
Defensive Weakness: Effective FG% (14)
Here's a look at the Dukes for the season (national ranking out of 351 teams):
Offensive Strength: Getting to the FT Line (75); Offensive Rebounds (23)
Offensive Weakness: None
Defensive Strength: Effective FG% (34)
Defensive Weakness: None
Here's a look at the Dukes in conference (14 teams)
Offensive Strength: Offensive Rebounds (2)
Offensive Weakness: None
Defensive Strength: Effective FG% (1)
Defensive Weakness: Doesn't force turnovers (13)
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As for the Dukes, it is a road game and no road games can be taken for granted. GW has played the toughest in league schedule thus far and haven't fared well in nearly every aspect of the game. I do think GW's style of play (slow paced, not exceptionally quick) is a favorable matchup for us. First rematch game in the KD era as well, so looking to see what changes or stays the same from each side since 1/3. When they changed to a 1-3-1 zone at Palumbo that got them back in the game.
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Thankful we have this coach!
A diehard fan since 1961
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Let's Go Duquesne!
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Let's Go Duquesne!
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Stopped a losing streak and hopefully some fan momentum for the Red Out vs Bona
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Let's Go Duquesne!
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A diehard fan since 1961
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Made the plays needed to win.
Dukes were 2-3 point underdogs but won on the road.
i will take it, thank you very much.
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