9-3 OOC
8-10 a10

17-13 final reg season record

3 wins in a10 tourney 
280 points in a10 tourney

final record
20-14
 

would think ceiling is 3 wins, floor is 2.
would love to pick up a win in a10 tourney and a win in cbi
18-19 wins in season 1 would be huge.
i probably let my expectations get the best of me this year too. but its been a hell of a ride.

i think its sometimes easy to forget what the staff inherited and how far they came in one season.
I don't think we will get a real idea of his x's and o's, strategy, etc until next year when he has a full compliment of "his" players.
that is not to knock the ferry holdovers. Jrob and Tarin have shown so much improvement in one year under KD and staff. Credit to RCC and EJ for sticking it out and representing DUQ thru the tough times.
Credit to KD and staff for not giving up on these kids, not throwing them or previous staff under the bus, but for also really helping them improve their games.
Will be interested to see how it turns out next year with true PG. I love watching TDM in pre game. kid is lightning quick and can stroke it.

but for now, lets hope they can pull out a few wins here down the stretch, maybe get KD to another 20win season
 

these kids attitudes and belief are a direct extension of their ultra competitive coach.
Im thinking Coach D want to keep the 20win season streak alive and the players have bought in

they have faith, a winning attitude, they are playing tough defense and they are determined.
good days ahead

ElDuque wrote:

Tough loss. But for all the media folks griping about MBB playing a soft schedule, where is the local coverage for this?

wtae showed highlights of the womens game. only said score and win streak of mens game..

i don't see people being unrealistic or overly optimistic about this years team.
I think people are very optimistic about the future of the program under coach D.
Coach D is laying the foundation for a winning program..he isn't going brick by brick..I think he poured the whole concrete slab this year...

 

ditto to pretty much everything as it pertains to Coach D, the dukes, and Lamar(very disciplined, well coached, and intense D), plus the overall horrible officiating.

they play that sticks out to me and I think sums up Coach Ds philosophy, teaching, and competitiveness was Mike Lewis playing tough, scrappy defense, creating a loose ball, diving on the floor and getting the held ball possession. Even if the dukes would have gone on to lose that moment really sticks out to me and i think sums up the new era of duq bball...when we make the NCAAs, I will always look to that play as setting the tone for years to come..

the addition of a healthy chas brown has been huge for the dukes on so many levels. Not only does he bring a physical post presence(though Id be happy if he never dribbled a basketball again), he allows for better match ups and rotation.

 Jordan seems be doing better in off the bench role as serviceable big man. he's played much better since Chas returned.

Eric and TV have been able to play more natural positions, which I think helps them defensively. You don't have true PFs or Cs posting up on them, which has allowed them to be fresher.

Its allowed a nice 3 guard rotation of rene, tarin, and Mike. I said to myself yesterday, Tarin finally looks like a kid that was a B12 recruit and Rene looks looks like the player Brad Stevens wanted. They have both really bought into KDs philosophy and are playing better D.

Kellon brings a football attitude to the court(would love to see how he would improve if he played hoops year round)

Loved seeing eric have a nice game. he's def been thru a lot and gutted it out.

not only kudos to coach d, but also to his assistants. What a hard working, talented staff. Wouldn't be surprised if we lost 1 or 2 along the way to HC gigs....

have a nice 4 game litmus test coming up starting 12.22
 

Fortunate enough to have attended private function with Mr. Harper, Coach D and the rest of his staff.
Everything that has been said about our AD and Coach are true. they know what it takes to win in the a10; they are putting the pieces in place; they are ultra competitive.

the one thing that stood out to me, that no one has really mentioned is the experience and level of assistant coaches we have now.
I honestly can't ever remember having this level of assistant coaches.
these guys are all top notch. they played d1 ball(including football), and one even played in the nba.
Coach D is surrounded by an amazing, hard working staff, that has the same mindset as him..

 

I expect we will see: fundamental, disciplined basketball on both ends. A well coached team.

on offense-fluid ball movement, moving without the ball, big men using their bodies to create space. screens. the old "be hard to guard" mantra, triple threat positions
no standing around while one guy dribbles for 30sec and then launches a 3

on d- ball you man, in your face defense with a lot of talking and communicating. smooth switching. making the other team; uncomfortable starting their offense from half court

on both sides--boxing out and crashing to boards.

no idea how many wins that will translate into this year, but the future is very bright on the bluff.

*instead of a brick by brick approach, i think this season will be about laying a solid foundation
 

http://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/119205/how-the-basketball-program-helped-gonzaga-university-flourish


all things considered, thought you guys might find this as an interesting read about a small private catholic school

I'm pretty excited about all of this. only thing left to do is see if I can talk the ol ball an chain in letting me get my season tickets again...

I think its just a matter of perspective

DUQ is not a good job right now, and for as much as we are taking a chance on this hire, the new coach is gambling with his career as well.(if you were a manager of a local target with a chance to move into a regional manager position in 2 years, would you quit to go to work for sears, knowing sears may go out of business at any time?)

You can pretty much sift thru all the "great choices" we have mentioned and poke holes in their resumes for one reason or another, have concerns for one reason or another...fact is, they don't want to come here.

I just think this is a solid hire and want to get behind him bc he wants to be here. he wants to take a chance.