phil95 wrote:

Good stuff Phoenix.

He is definitely a strong scorer. He seems excellent on the drive as both a finisher & penetrator while showing nice athleticism & strength.

He has also been a great positional rebounder at all his stops. I wonder how that will translate to a higher level of competition.

Any concerns about his assist rate or the fact that one or 2 places that follow portal movements list him as a shooting guard?

https://247sports.com/player/tarence-guinyard-46157368/

phil95, definitely think he is a point guard. Haven’t dug too deeply. Not sure what kind of talent he was playing with or the type of offense they were running at Tennessee Martin, which certainly can impact your assist  rate. But I like his low turnover rate (actually lower than Rozier’s last year).

Nice job, Coach Dru and staff.  I really like a lot of things in Tarance's game, but his ability to get to the FT line (and shoot a good percentage) is huge.  Tarance got to the line 178 times last year; his FT rate was 113th in the country.  The Dukes leaders last year were Corbett at 96 FTA's and Dinkins with 78 (174 combined).

I also like the fact that he has multiple years of eligibility remaining.  His defensive metrics were a bit below average, but I think that can be coached up by the Dukes staff.  Well done!

phil95, good points. I (and probably others) have overlooked Cam’s 3 point shooting prowess. This might be due to the fact that Cam gets most of his 3 point shots from the offense vs dribbling and creating his own shot. I anticipate that Cam will have a really good season after playing a year in Dru’s system (why I love bringing in guys with multiple years of eligibility available vs 1 and done).

Hopefully, Alex Williams was able to pick up knowledge during his injury season and is fully recovered. I don’t know how much time he was able to spend, if any, playing and practicing with the team.

Jimmie Williams is intriguing, especially with having 3 years of eligibility remaining. It’s not much of a step up, if any, from playing in the AAC to the A10. Hopefully that high percentage 3 point shot will come with him to Duquesne and improve even further.

Sticky thread for 25-26 Schedule info and rumors

Villanova (Away)
Sacred Heart (Home)
Queens (Home)

https://x.com/jakevionbuckley/status/1780305699496407196

Jay played 2 seasons at Lamar prior to transferring to Southeastern. These highlights are from his Lamar playing days.

Here are a few highlights from Stef’s time in Saint Louis
https://x.com/hoopscoopmedia/status/1773528262985093160

PhoenixRising2 wrote:

Welcome, Stef. Good depth piece. I don’t anticipate him moving the needle much this coming year, but a nice replacement for Wilborn (with an extra year of eligibility).

Waiting on the PG announcement.

I went back and looked at Stef's advanced metrics during his limited minutes on poor SLU team om 2023-2024.  I was pleased to see that he graded out fairly well offensively and OK defensively, but the numbers that stood out were the team numbers when he was on the court (having the team's highest offensive efficiency and 2nd highest defensive efficiency).  Likely well coached and trained in fundamentals coming out of the Netherlands and his Germany playing days.    

FAM wrote:

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I wonder if Max will end up at another A10 school.
Some of these guys just don’t want any competition.

Based on where they are landing, the Dukes fans might have overvalued the roster.
Tre Dinkins - GW
Kareem Rozier - Winthrop
Chabi Barre - Akron
Eli Wilborn - James Madison
Matus Hronsky - ???
Max Edwards - ???
 

I have been a fan of Zac’s work over the years covering the Dukes, but he missed the mark on this entire article. I am not sure what the point of the article was.

Loco Chad committed to USC.

luckymcd wrote:

I realize the thread was a joke, but still see the need to point out that the wins are being vacated, not forfeited. So they don’t get credit for the wins, but we still do have the losses.

You’re no fun, lucky. I prefer to remember the tandem of Primo Spears and Jackie Johnson not passing to each other as part of an 8-22 Dukes team vs 6-24. And who can forget Kevin Easley declaring for the NBA draft after that season.

KenOTR73 wrote:

At this point, I'd take George Santos...

C’mon KenOTR73, Kareem Rozier is taller than George and you saw how much abuse he received from this board.

Zac Weiss talks with Harriet Ford
https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2025/04/22/duquesne-wbbs-new-commit-ford-talks-to-psn/