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Again, I will say, that this idea of recruiting kids that you know will be here for more than one year is incredibly ridiculous with the current state of the game. The better the player, the shorter period of time they will be here, so basically you are saying you would rather recruit worse players that will stay than better players that may leave. IN..............SANE!!!!!!! You recruit the best possible team for the upcoming year and worry about next year, next year. That's how it goes now. The truth is there are several people who do this, they all are stuck in an old way of thinking and have not adapted to the new landscape of college basketball. Sorry fellas, it's not the 1970's anymore. They just sound like old men yelling "Hey you kids, get off my lawn". I feel like many of you are stuck in the past with a very old school mentality. Over the last month of the season we had the biggest boost to our image in over 40 years and we have to capitalize on that. A lot of you seem to have a losing mentality based on the way we have always operated instead of thinking bigger and realizing that we can and should at least operate at a higher level like Dayton. If this change in conference has even a remote chance of coming to fruition, Duquesne needs to conduct an aggressive, national search for a new coach rather than moving forward with DJ in the next few days. I am not saying that they couldn't stil, ultimately, choose him. I am saying that even without a move to the BE, the Duquesne job is now quite a desirable one but with a move to the BE, it would be one of the hotter jobs open this year. I hope DU names Dru tomorrow or Tuesday the latest. I say this for the following reasons: This is 100% spot on CLK! I am really tired of the Big East poaching our conference whenever they feel the need. I would rather see t This is a wild comment. Duquesne going to the Big East would be the best thing that ever happened to us, beyond most of our wildest dreams and expectations. What an absolutely amazing run!! Can't fault them tonight, they are still giving it 100% effort and fighting but Illinois is on a different level. What an amazing run! I can admit I was totally wrong from a month ago and I couldn't be more delighted to have egg on my face. WOW WOW WOW!!! Biggest win in a LONG time!!! What a great performance!!! You expect some homer calls wherever you go but Tre was definitely shooting when he got fouled at halftime... I will probably rewatch the second half tonight whenever I'm ready to get angry again... ugh. I have been coming to this board for a long time and I have rarely posted because I generally just support the team and enjoy reading other people's comments who have way more insight into the team and local scene (I live in NY) than I do. You expect some homer calls wherever you go but Tre was definitely shooting when he got fouled at halftime... I will probably rewatch the second half tonight whenever I'm ready to get angry again... ugh. I have been coming to this board for a long time and I have rarely posted because I generally just support the team and enjoy reading other people's comments who have way more insight into the team and local scene (I live in NY) than I do. If you take the fouls and the free throw shooting out of it, over the last 6 minutes, here are the stats: I don't understand this board. How is everyone blaming the officials and cheering on the team??? This team is garbage. They are pathetic. Can't hold on to the ball, can't get a rebound, can't make a shot in the final five minutes of games. How do you go 6 minutes without scoring!!! I have never seen a team play sloppier basketball than this team at the end of games. When it was still a 3 point game Dayton missed the free throw and Drame rebounded it and just dropped it out of bounds. Every team puts the press on them in the last 5 minutes because they can't handle it AT ALL!! I have never been as frustrated with a Duquesne team as I am with this one in 25+ years of watching. How does the same thing happen in every single game. EVERY SINGLE ONE. Stupid plays by stupid players.... Rozier this one is on you!!!!!!!!!!!! 100% If he has that little composure in that situation at the end of the game where he can't even handle the ball or stay on the right side of the court, he shouldn't be in at the end of close games. A two point lead and they gave away three straight possessions with plays that middle schoolers wouldn't have made. It's INEXCUSABLE! I mean they have to be throwing this game right, and all the games at this point. Rozier must be in heavy on St. Joe's. It's absolutely incredible. Unfortunately the Charleston win is already quickly losing it's value. They are now 1-3 with losses to Vermont and Wyoming. They are currently down to 177 in KenPom. Not great for us. Finally some scheduling news! Not a great field, but a game against any Big Ten team should be good for the Net Ranking. 4th Seed Scenarios Does GW factor in at all? They are 10-7 too. They play VCU Saturday. No, because Duquesne, St. Louis and Fordham all went 1-0 against GW so they have no chance and they don't change any of the scenarios. 4th Seed Scenarios Sorry to burst everyone's bubble but we have ZERO chance at an NIT bid. There are 32 spots, figure a minimum of 8-10 spots for regular season champs who lose in their conference tournament, which leaves 22-24 spots. If we use Lunardi's projections from this morning, the first 8 out of the NCAA tournament are UNC, Oklahoma St., Clemson, Michigan, Utah St., Charleston, Penn St. and Texas Tech. Even if we figure Charleston wins the CAA tournament and goes to the NCAA, that is 7 more teams going to the NIT. So we are down to 15-17 spots. I came away from tonight's game totally impressed with this team. Yes, the shots weren't falling and there were some poor decisions on offense in the 2nd half, but they just don't have the size and the athleticism to compete with Kentucky. Also, you have to figure that many of our kids were nervous or overwhelmed somewhat by what has to be the biggest game they have ever played against the top school in the history of college basketball. The endless hustle that they displayed and the fight that they showed against what may be the best team in the country, was beyond impressive to me. They held their own defensively for 40 minutes against KENTUCKY! If they play with that same intensity and effort all season long, they will be top 4 in the A-10. ...Anyway, I have the breakdown below which shows 14 scholarship players if we are including Gunn, but remember that Rotroff doesn't count against the scholarship limit because he is using his extra Covid year. Unfortunately, Rotroff does count against the scholarship limit for this year. The rule that allowed 5th-year seniors to not count against their teams' scholarship limits if they stayed with the same program only applied to the 2021-22 season. He still gets his extra year of eligibility from the 2020-21 season not counting against players' eligibility, but he will count against this season's scholarship limit if he remains at Duquesne. See: Ohh I didn't realize that, thanks for the clarification Dennis! Who is the 14th? R.J. Gunn? I see that he still appears on the roster. Anyway, I have the breakdown below which shows 14 scholarship players if we are including Gunn, but remember that Rotroff doesn't count against the scholarship limit because he is using his extra Covid year. My understanding is that going forward they will get one transfer without penalty; but remember that the rule doesn't apply once the player has graduated; but retains eligibility. The "grad transfer" doesn't sit out a year, even if he transferred earlier in his career. So if you see a guy, that you know has already transferred once, moving to another school and playing instantly; it is probably because he graduated from his second school. That would apply to Marcus Weathers, whom, I assume has a Duquesne degree; so he could transfer again without penalty. The one time transfer exception does apply to all players now, even grad transfers. So if you transferred last year and are a grad transfer this year, you have to sit out next season unless you get a waiver. Players like James Akinjo who transferred to Baylor and Rasior Bolton who transferred to Gonzaga will need a waiver to play this year, even as graduating seniors using their extra year of eligibility. Marcus Weathers doesn't have to sit out though because he sat out a year when he transferred to Duquesne, so this would be his one time exception. Is there a source on this? I can't find this information anywhere. The portal still lists him going to Duquesne and that is the only thing I can find on twitter, plus UT Arlington was where he played prior to Houston Baptist.
CONGRATULATIONS COACH DRU JOYCE III
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This is a whole new world where you have to expect the majority of the roster to turn over every year, and I for one want to improve it every year. Who cares about local kids? Who cares about retaining players if we are able to get better players? DiMichele was an incredible surprise, but I would get rid of him and the rest of the team in a heartbeat if Dru could bring in 7-8 high major players. Obviously that isn't likely, I am just saying, who cares, we should all want to WIN and build the best possible roster.
Also, as CalDuke has been saying, it almost doesn't even matter what Bronny James is as a player. As a top 30 HS Senior he probably was at least slightly overrated, but he would still be the best player on the floor for Duquesne. He didn't get to play because USC was stacked at guard with Boogie Ellis and Isaiah Collier, two all-league players and he was coming back from the heart issue that delayed his initial preparation. More importantly, the amount of attention and publicity Duquesne would receive all year, with LeBron in the stands for games, would be the coolest thing that ever happened to us. It could change the national perception and make Duquesne cool to the point where we may be able to actually start recruiting other Top 100 or at least Top 200 level high school players. That's a game changer! Why anyone on this board wouldn't want that is absolutely baffling to me. Also, this idea that kids wouldn't want to come here because of Bronny is insane, sure there may be a one or two, but you don't think the vast majority of 18-20 year old basketball playeMen's Basketball » Duquesne To The Big East? » 3/24/2024 11:58 am
CLK wrote:phil95 wrote:
Being an Olean native & lifelong Bonnie fan, (with the exception of the 2 or 3 games when they play my beloved Dukes), I would be sad to leave the A-10. However, not so sad as to advocate against the opportunity to get into a mega Big East.
1).Why shop for hot dogs when you already have steaks in the fridge. I really think people underestimate Dru's role in the Duquesne turnaround and run to the A10 Championship. Dru has been here for two years and DU has won 20 plus games both years. KD said that Dru ran the defense which has been the key to this team's success. Moreover, KD has said that Dru is really basketball smart and has groomed him for the job. I would just ask the question, who could Duquesne hire who would do better than what this coaching staff has accomplished this year?
2) I really want to see DU retain the core returning players and I think the players all like and respect Dru and gives us the best chance to keep these guys. I would also like to see the entire staff return.
3) Don't underestimate the LeBron connection financially and otherwise. I truly believe that this connection could propel to better recruiting and maybe even to the Big East.
Like Adrian Monk said: I could be wrong. but I don't think so.
Men's Basketball » Duquesne To The Big East? » 3/24/2024 11:57 am
indygjm wrote:
he two conferences merge completely and produce a super conference spread across the east coast and Midwest.Men's Basketball » Game Thread - University of Illinois Fighting Illini (NCAA TOURNAMENT) » 3/23/2024 9:32 pm
Nothing but love for all of them, this run has been one of the great sports experiences of my life.
This is the end of an era, it will be a brand new team next year with a new coach and mostly new players, but thank you, thank you to Coach Dambrot and all the players for this unbelievable ride!Men's Basketball » Game Thread - Virginia Commonwealth University Rams (A10 Tourney) » 3/17/2024 3:10 pm
Anyone that follows Jon Rothstein knows that for the past 7 years his Dambro slogan has been "Keith Dambrot: Mission Impossible", but he just posted this which brought a tear to my eye.
Congrats to all the players, coaches and fans, what a glorious day this is!!!Men's Basketball » Game Thread - University of Dayton Flyers (A10 Tourney) » 3/14/2024 9:24 pm
Men's Basketball » Game Thread - University of Dayton Flyers (A) » 2/14/2024 6:05 pm
BluffHunter wrote:kidd082000 wrote:BluffHunter wrote:
And Kidd... I think calling a team that was up 4 against the #16 team in the country with 6 minutes left "garbage" is "pathetic". Also the reason people come to this website and cheer on this team is because it is the Duquesne fans message board.
Often times over the years I have found the board to be overly negative at times, and yet here we are and I am the only one seemingly feeling this way. Lately I have been coming here to commiserate with people who I figured were as frustrated as I am and apparently that is somehow not the case, the board is more positive than ever.
I will stop posting after this because no one wants to hear negativity clearly, but if you were reading these posts on the last few games you would think this team was a rag tag bunch of upstarts finding their way through a tough season.
This is a team that has SEVEN 5th year players! This is a team has more talent and experience than any other team in the A10. This is a team that was picked to finish in the top 4 by EVERYONE. This is a team who should find ways to win at the end of games with all that experience, not find ways to lose over and over again. This is a team that had a net and a kenpom in the 60's before the Santa Clara loss. This is a team that should have been contending for an at-large bid, or at the very least, an NIT invite. Instead, they sit at 4-7 in the conference, below many teams with much weaker rosters, and have no chance of a postseason invite without winning the A10 toMen's Basketball » Game Thread - University of Dayton Flyers (A) » 2/14/2024 4:47 pm
BluffHunter wrote:
And Kidd... I think calling a team that was up 4 against the #16 team in the country with 6 minutes left "garbage" is "pathetic". Also the reason people come to this website and cheer on this team is because it is the Duquesne fans message board.
Often times over the years I have found the board to be overly negative at times, and yet here we are and I am the only one seemingly feeling this way. Lately I have been coming here to commiserate with people who I figured were as frustrated as I am and apparently that is somehow not the case, the board is more positive than ever.
I will stop posting after this because no one wants to hear negativity clearly, but if you were reading these posts on the last few games you would think this team was a rag tag bunch of upstarts finding their way through a tough season.
This is a team that has SEVEN 5th year players! This is a team has more talent and experience than any other team in the A10. This is a team that was picked to finish in the top 4 by EVERYONE. This is a team who should find ways to win at the end of games with all that experience, not find ways to lose over and over again. This is a team that had a net and a kenpom in the 60's before the Santa Clara loss. This is a team that should have been contending for an at-large bid, or at the very least, an NIT invite. Instead, they sit at 4-7 in the conference, below many teams with much weaker rosters, and have no chance of a postseason invite without winning the A10 tournament. Year after year the tournamMen's Basketball » Game Thread - University of Dayton Flyers (A) » 2/13/2024 9:16 pm
Dayton 12-0 Run
Duquesne 0-8 FG
Duquesne 4 Turnovers
Dayton 5 Offensive Rebounds
The officials could have left the building with 6 minutes to go and Duquesne still would have lost. Men's Basketball » Game Thread - University of Dayton Flyers (A) » 2/13/2024 9:01 pm
Men's Basketball » Game Thread - University of Dayton Flyers (A) » 2/13/2024 8:45 pm
Men's Basketball » Game Thread - Saint Joseph's University Hawks (A) » 1/20/2024 4:59 pm
CalDuke wrote:
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Men's Basketball » Could the A-10 be back to multiple bids? » 11/17/2023 6:52 pm
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Men's Basketball » Game Thread - University of Massachusetts Minutemen (H) » 3/01/2023 11:17 pm
townsonkid wrote:kidd082000 wrote:
If St. Louis wins vs. Dayton on Friday, Duquesne just needs to beat Fordham to get the 4th seed.
If St Louis loses to Dayton on Friday, Duquesne needs to beat Fordham and George Mason to beat Richmond.
If Duquesne beats Fordham and St. Louis and George Mason both lose, they will be the 5th seed.
Dayton v StL is friday night.Men's Basketball » Game Thread - University of Massachusetts Minutemen (H) » 3/01/2023 10:22 pm
If St. Louis wins vs. Dayton on Friday, Duquesne just needs to beat Fordham to get the 4th seed.
If St Louis loses to Dayton on Friday, Duquesne needs to beat Fordham and George Mason to beat Richmond.
If Duquesne beats Fordham and St. Louis and George Mason both lose, they will be the 5th seed. Men's Basketball » Game Thread - Davidson College Wildcats » 2/28/2023 10:50 pm
From there, it is a long list of teams that would make the NIT ahead of Duquesne when considering NET, SOR, KenPom and attractiveness to the NIT: Tulane, Cincinnati, UCF, Dayton, St. Louis, Fordham, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Oklahoma, Seton Hall, Villanova, St. John's, Nebraska, N. Texas, UAB, Kent St., Drake, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington St., Vanderbilt, Florida, Santa Clara and Liberty.
The math doesn't add up unfortunately. With that being said, I do think we can win the A-10 Tournament and go the NCAA!!!Men's Basketball » Game Thread - University of Kentucky Wildcats » 11/11/2022 9:35 pm
Men's Basketball » NBA & Easley updates? » 5/27/2022 5:15 pm
DennisC91 wrote:kidd082000 wrote:
Men's Basketball » NBA & Easley updates? » 5/26/2022 8:57 pm
C - Tre Williams/Austin Rotroff/Halil Barre
F - Kevin Easley/Matus Hronsky/David Dixon
G - Tre Clark III/R.J. Gunn?/Andy Barba
G - Dae Dae Grant/Quincy McGriff/Jaylen Cole-Williams(walk on)
G - Tevin Brewer/Devin Carney/Kareem RozierMen's Basketball » Harris » 5/17/2021 9:28 pm
levon1975 wrote:
Keep in mind that this year is a lot more hectic, because of the Covid rule that basically gives every player an extra year of eligibility. Many of the transfers this year, like Marcus, are players that would have exhausted their eligibility after last season. I haven't heard anything about Mike Hughes' professional status; but if he doesn't get a Euro contract, he could play for Duquesne again, or transfer to the school of his choice for one year.
Men's Basketball » Pedro Castro decommitts from Duquesne » 4/11/2021 9:34 am
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