SkepticAl wrote:

Indy:  It is a Teammate (Broome) of Chad's that is a candidate for Player of the Year.  Chad still has his "knack for picking up technicals"  He got ejected in the Alabama game for a Flagrant Foul.

 
You are right.  That was a comment I heard one of the announcers make leading up to the Auburn-TN game.  But I think he was confusing it with the Julius Erving award for best small forward. 

I'd love to see VCU make a deep run in the NCAAs, and with six A10 teams in the NIT, one of those to come out on top.

BYU seems overconfident again this year - some comments on their board about the inferior A10.

KenOTR73 wrote:

I was in attendance today. Too much blame on the coaching staff here. We missed the front end of two 1 and 1's late. We had two open dunks where the player elected to go for a lay-in instead and blew it. We had 13 more TO's than them. It was by far the most physical game that I saw this year. Schmidt is notorious for that. That forced us to use more than normal substitutions. Dinkins had to score and play point guard. He can't do that for 40 minutes. I agree that Rozier did not have a good game. But he had to spell Dinkins. The same with Wilborn and Dixon. Dixon and a pretty bad leg injury in the first half but coach had to use him. Not having DiMichele for most of the season really had a negative impact. So wrap that all together. Let's see what happens with the Portal. We definitely need a superior point guard that we look to score 8 to 10 points. We need a 6'10" center at 230 to 240 pounds not 215. 
Relax the next four months. See you in July..

 
If Dixon had a bad leg injury, what happened to Barre?  He pretty much disappeared in the last few games.

I am not a Rozier hater.  But, I got to question why he is in there on defense with a minute left and you are up by six.

stew wrote:

Dukes looked lethargic,not ready to play and boy it surely showed.Just embarrassing to watch.You cannot
shoot free throws without good technique and the coaches allow guys like Corbett to shoot with this poor form
without working on changing his delivery.Where is the basic coaching to correct his free throws?

DJ was quoted by the Trib after stating "I didn't think anything was short on effort and energy, but I think we were a little shell-shocked in the beginning". 

Were we watching the same game?

Well, let's face it.  Losing Jimmy and Dae Dae left a huge hole in the team. All the transfer players, with the optimistic projections about their talents, don't come close to replacing those guys.  How many close games did we win in the final minutes last year with Jimmy breaking down a defense with moves to the hoop and Dae Dae getting fouled in the final minute and  actually making his free throws?  This team doesn't have the players to win in those ways. 

We will be lucky to win 5 games in conference.  Focus next year on recruiting better guard play and  look to high schools and jucos as much as the portal.

It's hard to watch these games after last year's run.  They can't rebound, defend against the three, or create turnovers.  The offense looks out of sync.  The entire team just looks slow.  How many times has someone been out of position when the other team takes a three?  I remember one play from last night when a Duquesne player lost the ball, fell onto the court, and stayed there watching before making a slow effort to get to his feet and chase down the play which resulted in another Panther score.  Is it possible the pre-game practices are too intense and this is stealing the legs from the players?  I seem to remember that KD eased up on these a bit at one point during last year's season.
 

Here's an item that would seem to qualify for an  April Fools story - except that it is factual...

USC finished near the bottom of the Pac 12 with an overall 8-15 record with both Bronny James and DJ Rodman (Dennis' son) on the roster.  On paper, that would seem really hard to do.

How is this for irony?  The Cougars last made the Tournament in 2021 as a 6 seed and lost to UCLA  - an 11 seed.  UCLA went on to the Final Four.     

I was surprised to see that Robby Carmody is in the portal again.  He still has a year left of eligibility (next year will be his 7th) because of all the time he was injured. 

Would it be possible that Hassan Drame could get another year since his graduate year was cut short due to injury?

Unbelievable... Thank you Dukes!!

I understand why UMASS would leave the A10 to strengthen their football program.  But the MAC is not the A10.  This could negatively impact their basketball program.  Ask Temple how that is working out.  As a practical matter, Bernadette should be reaching out now to Temple to explore their interest in returning.

townsonkid wrote:

In that video Necas is playing against the freshman chemistry lab team from St Ann's.   :-)
But I would like to see more of what he can do.   

a rebuild is going to happen naturally, there are what, 7 guys out of time on this roster.   Coach with no contract, probably has had enough, and will retire, spend time with his family.  Thats a rebuild.

Lets pretend Dixon, Barre, Necas, Hronsky, Rozier and DiMichele are back.   Hopefully they come back.   Thats not a bad place to start.   
Dixon really seems to respect Dambrot, he might leave if KD is done.   Same with Rozier.  
PG is a glaring need, so hit the portal for a good PG.   Get two.
Focus on getting quality, not quantity.     

I agree, next coach doesnt need to be some sexy highly paid hire, but should be someone looking to move up, and won at a lower level than the A10.   Hopefully they hire a good search agency, or Harper is already putting a list together. 

I'm just reading the tea leaves.  But, I have to believe the decision has already been made that Joyce is the next coach when KD finally makes a decision to retire.
 

A nice video when Stewart's number was retired which happened last November 29.  

https://youtu.be/2Bh209Fic6E