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Offline 12:00pm EST tip on Saturday 02/24/2018 at the AJ Palumbo Center Offline We're due for a game where everything goes our way. Offline Dukes got a shot if they can play this one at their pace and keep it in the 60s. Davidson (1-8 when held under 70 points) leans heavily on their top three players (Aldridge, Grady, Gudmundsson), who average between 34 and 37 minutes a game, and only goes 7-deep in a very up-tempo system, yet fatigue doesn't seem to be an issue for them, go figure. Offline So I am just getting ready for the game. I am not really expecting much in the way of success today as we don't match up with a fine Davidson team at all. Last edited by ghost (2/24/2018 11:51 am) Offline Just out of curiosity, ghost, how many shots do you do when Chas gets called for a moving pick or otherwise flattens an opposing player? Offline So I am just getting ready for the game. I am not really expecting much in the way of success today as we don't match up with a fine Davidson team at all. "Austin Tatious" - clever name Offline Kudos just the same to Keith for starting the 4 seniors. Jimbo didn't do that on senior night last year. Offline Just took a couple minutes for the officials to screw the Dukes. Offline The guys are trying hard, but we just don't have enough talent on this current squad to consistently beat most decent teams. And we consistently do not get the benefit of the doubt from the refs right now. Offline The Dukes battled all day against a much better group of players. Mike Lewis pushed it all game, even Eric James played his best game of the year. Offline Unfortunately, the Dukes probably won't win another regular-season game and —just like last year — will figure out a way to lose a heartbreaker in the opening round of the A-10 tournament. Last edited by IronDukes12 (2/24/2018 6:54 pm) Offline Unfortunately, the Dukes probably won't win another regular-season game and —just like last year — will figure out a way to lose a heartbreaker in the opening round of the A-10 tournament. Hey...can you send me that link of the KD interview with Ray Goss you used to criticize him. Your quotes are being used in another forum and really want to hear what you heard first hand. Thanks in advance. Last edited by Dsnyder15 (2/24/2018 7:08 pm) Offline If the transfers and incoming freshmen are as good as advertised, Mike Lewis will be in a dog fight for playing time next year. I wonder how many minutes he will get if the others are better defenders, can create their own shot and shoot reasonably well. Offline If the transfers and incoming freshmen are as good as advertised, Mike Lewis will be in a dog fight for playing time next year. I wonder how many minutes he will get if the others are better defenders, can create their own shot and shoot reasonably well. KD likes to play 11 guys. They'll all see the floor. Offline First, I do not see this falloff as a late season swoon. The schedule got appreciably more difficult IMO as the A-10 schedule played out. Road games at RI, Olean, Dayton, and playing Davidson anywhere, The only game where we failed to compete was the home loss to the Rams. No collapse here, again in my opinion. Just a tougher part of the schedule. No question that ML is slumping but showed signs of coming out of it on Saturday.The last two games are definitely winnable if we play our best BB. Hope to see a big crowd at Palumbo on Wednesday for St. Louis. there are endless possibilities still on the table with A-10 tourney and possible CBI bid to follow. Hoping for at least 2 or 3 more wins before we put this season to bed. Offline Agree, more difficult games and some really hard match ups with some high scoring guards, truly some of the best in the A-10. Offline There is little doubt that we are at a disadvantage in the frontcourt against almost any A-10 team this year. Should not be the case next year just with improvement on TV's part and the addition of Michael Hughes whom I believe will come in as a soph and be appreciably better than either JRobb or CB. Add Weathers to that and Williams as a soph and one or two of the freshman bigs who will get some PT and this will be a much different team upfront. Offline Pres., I noted before that I am still concerned about the 4 and 5 positions next year, especially the 5, even though I am excited and hopeful. MHughes was hurt and hasn't played and didn't play much as a Freshman at Akron so we really haven't seen enough of a sampling to determine how much better he is than our current bigs. Tydus has to absolutely develop some offensive game otherwise it is the same as we are seeing now, just maybe a better defender. I think TV can improve offensively as he is athletic enough and has the kind of length to suggest working on the "jump hook"! He is very tentative offensively at this point and I am hoping KD and staff can work with him on this offensive game and confidence in that regard. We will certainly have more depth with the freshman bigs, but big men usually take some time to develop - unless you are at Duke or NC. It will be interesting and although optimistic I want to see what these guys bring to the table. Having some true PG's playing next year will also help as I've stated before that I don't think we feed the post quick or often enough with our current guards - especially as it applies to JRob's offensive game, which is halfway decent. Weathers should help a good deal with offensive production at the 3 and 4 and I am pumped to see what Biz can do as well - he apparently can shoot from outside and that is a plus for the stretch 4. Offline Pres., I noted before that I am still concerned about the 4 and 5 positions next year, especially the 5, even though I am excited and hopeful. MHughes was hurt and hasn't played and didn't play much as a Freshman at Akron so we really haven't seen enough of a sampling to determine how much better he is than our current bigs. Tydus has to absolutely develop some offensive game otherwise it is the same as we are seeing now, just maybe a better defender. I think TV can improve offensively as he is athletic enough and has the kind of length to suggest working on the "jump hook"! He is very tentative offensively at this point and I am hoping KD and staff can work with him on this offensive game and confidence in that regard. We will certainly have more depth with the freshman bigs, but big men usually take some time to develop - unless you are at Duke or NC. It will be interesting and although optimistic I want to see what these guys bring to the table. Having some true PG's playing next year will also help as I've stated before that I don't think we feed the post quick or often enough with our current guards - especially as it applies to JRob's offensive game, which is halfway decent. Weathers should help a good deal with offensive production at the 3 and 4 and I am pumped to see what Biz can do as well - he apparently can shoot from outside and that is a plus for the stretch 4. You can live with one of the five positions not giving much offense, but not two like this season. We have to get steady production out of either the 4 or 5. If we can get scoring out of both, we'll be in great shape.
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Game Thread - Davidson Wildcats
Per KenPom:
Dukes #187 (15-13; 6-9) vs Davidson #56 (16-10; 11-4)
Davidson projected to finish 2nd (13-5) in the 14 team Atlantic 10 Conference; Dukes projected to finish 10th (7-11)
Game prediction: Dukes lose by 6, 73-67 - Dukes with 29% probability of a win.
Betting line: Dukes are 6½ point underdogs; Over/Under 139
Duquesne 12-8 Against the Spread: Davidson 14-11 ATS
Previous Game this Season: Davidson 84-81 (home)
Davidson Best Win(s): St. Bonaventure (68); Saint Louis (132); VCU (153)
Davidson Worst Loss(es): Appalachian St. (221); Hawaii (206); Richmond - twice (196)
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 Davidson for the season:
Offensive Strength: Effective FG% (9); Turnover % (12)
Offensive Weakness: Offensive Rebounding (323); Getting to the FT Line (349)
Defensive Strength: Limits Offensive Rebounds (6); Limits Opponents FT's (49)
Defensive Weakness: Doesn't create Turnovers (289)
Here's a look at Davidson in conference (14 teams):
Offensive Strength: Effective FG% (1); Turnover % (3)
Offensive Weakness: Getting to the FT Line (14)
Defensive Strength: Limits Offensive Rebounds (1); Doesn't send opponents to the FT Line (2); Effective FG% (3)
Defensive Weakness: Doesn't create Turnovers (13)
Here's a look at the Dukes for the season (national ranking out of 351 teams):
Offensive Strength: Offensive Rebounds (39); Getting to FT Line (100)
Offensive Weakness: Effective FG% (257)
Defensive Strength: Effective FG% (90)
Defensive Weakness: None
Here's a look at the Dukes in conference (14 teams)
Offensive Strength: Offensive Rebounds (2)
Offensive Weakness: None
Defensive Strength: None
Defensive Weakness: Sends Opponents to the FT Line (13)
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Two things I don't understand. It's the Chuck Cooper Classic and the game starts at noon? Not exactly a prime time start for what SHOULD be a big annual event for Duquesne. Remember a few years ago when this game was played on a Saturday night and the Palumbo Center was packed? And it's "senior night" even though there's another home game left. Again, noon start and a pregame ceremony to honor the final-year players that will necessarily start in the AM. Much of the on-campus student population will still be in bed. I realize next week is midterms, and maybe it's easier to get the players' parents in town for a weekend rather than midweek game, but still. Does the A10 force them into these noon starts?
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My friend , Austin Tatious, has dropped by and we are gonna play one of our favorite drinking games.
I have my Crown Royal close at hand and we are gonna take a drink every time "Big Chas Brown" ( God love 'em ) stumbles and almost falls. If the big guy goes down we do 2 shots !! Here is lookin at you !!
Catch you boys on the flip side !!
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ghost wrote:
My friend , Austin Tatious, has dropped by and we are gonna play one of our favorite drinking games.
I have my Crown Royal close at hand and we are gonna take a drink every time "Big Chas Brown" ( God love 'em ) stumbles and almost falls. If the big guy goes down we do 2 shots !! Here is lookin at you !!
Catch you boys on the flip side !!
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I noticed our Dukes drive to the hoop a lot but somehow never draw fouls even when they are pushed and grabbed, this wasn't happening earlier this campaign. Even Hosea Champaine couldn't get to the rim against that crew today although a few of those gents may have had loose teeth.
No quit from our men today, there may be some surprised folks next year once our talent level has risen.
Gotta love KD fighting till the end coaching his guys.....
A diehard fan since 1961
Re: Game Thread - Davidson Wildcats
Despite his best efforts, even the highly-touted Dambrot can't avoid the perennial late-season collapse of recent years.
After a while, it gets old. Really old.
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IronDukes12 wrote:
Despite his best efforts, even the highly-touted Dambrot can't avoid the perennial late-season collapse of recent years.
After a while, it gets old. Really old.
Lots of things get old.
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theprofessor1099 wrote:
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GO DUKES!!
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And our front line this time of year is being out played nightly by some quality, veteran A-10 forwards and posts.
A diehard fan since 1961
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PistolPete wrote: