Great ghosts alive, we lost to Mansfield

Sounds like a worse version of the "Same Old Dukes". Mansfield goes on a 13-2 run to close out the game and the Dukes blow a double digit lead and lose 79-74.    

Well, the positives are that we are still 0-0 and have a (supposed) win over a decent Toledo team on the road. This is pretty embarrassing though. Syracuse knows this feeling well.

The Dukes gave up 79 points to a mid level D2 team and lost.  This has to be very concerning given the comments by Ferry that the team was working on improving our defensive effort.  It sounds like a complete defensive breakdown,  I would be interested in comments on this from those at the game.   

didn't see game, didn't have to. just look at stats
5-24 from 3
only 10 assists on 26fgs
16 turnovers
out rebounded by 9
Mansfield had 17 off boards.

a lot of work to do, but still young*
loved the syracuse reference, but jim ferry aint jim boeheim, and i mike aint exactly carmelo anthony!

Toledo must be pretty bad.

How can Jim Ferry top this?  Blowing a late lead at home to a mediocre D-2 squad.  I don't know how he'll find a way to produce a more embarrassing loss this season, but I'm sure he will.
 

duqkurt wrote:

This team has long been the most irrelevant team at Duquesne. I'd rather pay to watch the women's bowling team.

Got your mind in the gutter?

Wasn't able to make it to the game but thats horrible. 

My hope is that the team was just uncomfortable in their first game together and that they will be better at the start of the season. The reality is probably the horrible coaching of Jim Ferry was to blame for this loss.

Remember....based on this summer we can see this players aren't scrubs...they are all talented and its up to the head coach to use their talents correctly.  

currentstudent wrote:

Wasn't able to make it to the game but thats horrible. 

My hope is that the team was just uncomfortable in their first game together and that they will be better at the start of the season. The reality is probably the horrible coaching of Jim Ferry was to blame for this loss.

Remember....based on this summer we can see this players aren't scrubs...they are all talented and its up to the head coach to use their talents correctly.  

From what it sounds like, there were flashes of that talent today. I don't think we should have been expecting this team with so many new and young players to be a well oiled machine from the opening tip of the season. Who knows, this could end up being a blessing in disguise. Hopefully in two or three months we will look back and laugh at this. Lasalle had a lot of trouble with a D2 as well today

VBC and I chatted mid-second half. Talent appears better but it was the same old, "Hey everybody, if you are remotely open just chuck that 3 ball up". Don't face your man up on D, let him blow right by you. Their guards just penetrated to the hoop time after time. Mike Lewis very good at the point but he picked up 3 fouls mid-way through the first period. Once he hit the pine, any semblance of actually setting up plays went with him. D. Lewis played fine as well but he towered over their entire team. Nothing from E. James, Abrahamson, Littleson. Robinson did OK subbing for Lewis. Isiaha Mike will be a very good player but rarely ended up with the ball in his hands. Yeah Castro looked OK but his molasses drives to the hoop ain't gonna happen against A-10 teams. I was very disappointed.

Sometimes I am glad that AJ Palumbo is 1,142 miles from my home.......

Econ69 wrote:

Womens bowling did win their very first match against Coppin St on Oct. 15.

Worthem, at 6' 7" is the tallest player for Mansfield.

The moderators should make the main section of this message board  womens BB.   Or women's bowling.  Anything but the joke that is Ferry and DU men's basketball.