Dukes are playing in California this fall--UC Irvine- a repay for their visit here. Game date TBA.

Ask the same question on August 24, 2023.

Don't Mean To Burst Any Happy Bubbles, But Don't Look For Mahorcic To Play Until  Around League Game Time.  Barre Remains An"if" Because Of What His Medical Condition Remains.   time Will Tell On His Playing Time And When.  Those Are Unfortunate Circumstances But Current Reality.  The Good News Is That The Freshman Nehacs Is Really Good And Will Get Meaningful Mnutes.  Hronsky Is Recovered From A Bad Case Of Covid And Dixon Is A Go, Go Go!   they Will Be Good From The Start And Be Better As Bodies Heal.  I Will Report After Bruce Atkins And I Get A Peek At The 2023-2024 Team In August.

Jimmy Clark played PG at VCU.  I have no problem if he is our starting PG.  His only problem is he is so agressive on defense he gets into foul trouble that limits his playing time.  He plays a lot like ajax and mike james at the PG position.  I also hve no problem if KD goes with only two guards,  two forwards and a center.  He was very successful with that mix at Akron because he had the talent at those positions.  It appears he will have the talent with this years team to play that same type of hoops.  

Phil:
Why so negative?  You tend to scratch before you become itching!  Can't you just relax and enjoy the present.  KD and his staff know how to replenish the needed supply of players.  Grammy

Did anyone besides me see at the recent 76ers vs. Mavericks game in Philly that Thomas Kline, he of the $50M donation to Duquesne Law School, caught a basketball to return to the ref while seated on the sideline?  He and his lady companion almost got trampled by one of the hoopers.  If he is that big a hoops fan why not approach hIm to use his name as a sponsor to a holiday invitational tournament at the Coop fieldhouse?  Just a random thought!  Using a Duquesne grad who contributed mightily to the $333,333,000.00 campaign might not be a bad idea.  Whaddya folks think?  Positive and/or negative comments welcome.

Dome;
I believe the adjustment will be to move Jimmy Clark to the point and have either "smurf guard" act as a 2-guard playing the right wing with Dae Dae on the left with our "bigs" on the blocks or elbows.  Clark responded with three very nice 3-pointers while playing the point. As a supplemental plan, Q  can be used as a point guard.  Coach has plenty of options  because of the team depth.  Umass tried a 1-2-2 trap press with little success last night. Coach's use of RJ and Austin Rotroff negated that effort by Umass along with negating their use of rough house tactics.  That is what I saw and liked.

And I thought after Ritter's Diner was gone, we only had conjoined twins posting. I was wrong. We have the first ever conjoined triplets commenting on our team and coach. Orate pro nobis!

 applecorps wrote:Greatest play of the game? I would give that to Jimmy Clark on the incredible steal, pivot and pass to QM for the jam that ended the first half."

Some plays are exceptional.  That play was a game changer and hit St. Joe's like a dagger in the heart.  It sent the message that "you can't beat us" unless you have the ability to mount  a super human effort.  It totally deflated the Hawks.


 THE LIGHT BLUE HEART IS TO REMIND THE PUBLIC OF AUTISM AND WELLNESS PREPAREDNESS TO THAT CONDITION.

Phoenix:

I have the Dukes playing Geo Mason. Bonaventure, St. Joe's, Davidson and U Mass at home and LaSalle and St. Louis away.  Am I wrong with the schedule I have?  

Almost perfect first half by the Dukes??????  Best effort for any 20 minutes this year by the Dukes.  It is frustrating to know they can be this good and yet sometimes be abysmal.  But, I am still enjoying this season, especially after this first half. Time will tell if I feel the same way at the end of this game.  

KD is way too polite to say one of his players is/was a stiff.  Hima fit that mold unfortunately.  Look at his stats at Syracuse and you will see an almost exact duplicate of his competency/incompetency level of last year.  He's gone!  Forget him and wish him the best.  But, don't belabor the point  and criticize  coach KD for not using a player who made absolutely no difference in the plus side of Duquesne's record last year.  I think if he had stayed, he'd most likely  be behind Barre and Dixon for play time. The progression of both of the current freshman big men-Dixon and Barre- should speak volumes as to KD's ability to coach up a player.

It may not seem like much to us older fans....but, it represents something that is students-to-students!  I like the initiative shown here.  It is only a start, but it represents the importance of student athlete to student  relationships.  Kudos to the person responsible for this thought.