Going with 5 family members.  Introducing the grandkids to Duquesne Basketball!

Really looking forward to this one. Thought about making the 6 hour drive out, but the family cesponsibilities are keeping me back.

Looking forward to the big defensive presence of Tydus tonight. Their guards are good outside shooters, but will also drive to the hoop.  TV has shown a great ability to give help and block/alter shots {see the LaSalle and GMU games in particular) if our perimeter defenders get beat.  Also, allowing offensive rebounds is a weakness for us and grabbing ORebs is a strength for them (Thanks, PR2), so we need to establish a team presence there. They love their guards and we love ours, but the interior play may well dictate the outcome tonight.

It'll be interesting to see what the Bonnies throw at us defensively

Let's go Dukes!!

FWIW here is how I approach the Bonnies defensively tonight.  You gotta give one of their guards his points.  Concentrate on defending the best guard--IMO Jaylen Adams.  Mobley is streaky.  Make their 4 and 5 guys beat you.  Their 3 guy, whose name escapes me  scores pretty decently.  Almost what most teams do defensively to the Dukes!!!

WashPaRick wrote:

One of their weaknesses is sending opponents to the free throw line. That could turn into a strength against us.

 

​I thought that very same thing the other night.  the GW announcer pointed out that, of eight guys getting regular playing time, six are shooting below 58% from the stripe!  That is going to hurt over the next few weeks.
 

kcc173 wrote:

Better free throw shooting is a priority but if that GW announcer said that he is wrong. Of those 8 players only 3 are below his number and in conference play 4 are. Also of the four players with majority of attempts, only Tarin has declined during this slump of his.

​I thought that too, but just looked and only three are over .587 as of that game.  He may have misread the stat sheet, but nit picking is not the point, as a team they are abysmal at free throws, with their big men, who are going to pick up a majority of the trips to the line from bad to atrocious.
 

Last edited by Tejas_Duke (2/03/2018 1:43 pm)

By the way I am not defending us since it is true we are 12th of 14 in A10 at the line.

Every time Bonnies come here someone on their board says they get homered down here. Last time I remember any homering going on here was when the Nelsons played. 

a better Wow

I think he just said 16-0 run.

Gotta start 2nd half better then the first half.

Good start to half.

Brown misses 2 and now James at the line. I'll settle for 1.