Looks like we start out as Iron Dukes III ?

Coaching adjustments will be tested, Go Dukes!

Right on President, but if I had my ruthers I'll take beating Bobby Mo, we can't lose to those guys anymore.

Only thing I could find on the secret scrimmage was from a Canisius board where a poster said he heard they did good in the Duquesne scrimmage'
 

Check Zach Weiss's twitter feed. Almost tweeting play-by-play

https://twitter.com/zacharymweiss?lang=en

Than contribute to his funding account

Per Zach
Dukes up 37-22 at half
Chatham shot 3 for 19 from floor

83-51 final.

Here is part of what I posted after watching the practice a couple of Saturdays ago.  

Anyhow, as to the players everyone is gonna love Eric Williams, Jr.  He is a silky smooth lefty who can bury the three and can elevate.  He is as advertised.  He will play substantial minutes.  I think our fans will be absolutely thrilled with Jordan Robinson.  He is sleeker, faster, stronger and committed. I think he is our PF.  I think Mike Lewis and Tarin Smith are our guards.  i think the three spot is wide open right now.  I was impressed with Rene Castro and his quickness on both ends of the floor.  Overall the impression was a good one.  

Nothing I saw tonight  changes my opinion one iota.  One more thing.  You are gonna love coach KD's intensity; and that is putting it mildly!
 

Did any of the walk ons look like they could give us a couple of minutes early in the season while we,re getting healthy?

WashPaRick wrote:

Did any of the walk ons look like they could give us a couple of minutes early in the season while we,re getting healthy?

I didn't see anything to indicate they will be of significant help.
 

VBC wrote:

It was as I expected, a comfortable win against an over-matched opponent.  It was kind of rough at times but it will help get the team ready for the season.

As Keith has told us, he plays an inside out offense.  JRob with 14 & 8 was a direct result of this.  Jordan looks more fit than ever before.  He ran the floor well though clearly can't be out there 35 plus minutes.  We need the injured big guys to heal up fast. 

Regarding the freshmen, as grammy says, Eric Williams, Jr. is a player.  A freshman player who needs plenty of experience and coaching to become a good college player, but the ability is there.  Tydus Verhoeven looked timid and out of place in the first half.  Not impressive at all.  He looked more comfortable when he came in after the half and as the game progressed his play improved.  Both of these guys will make plenty of mistakes but they can help us win some games also.  Kratholm will have to give the team minutes at times this year but he looks to be more of a long term project.

The returning players looked improved on defense but given what we've been accustomed to in recent years that's no surprise.  But little things, like a really nice switch off by Robinson and Verhoeven in the second half, make me feel good about what I saw tonight.  

As far as our new coach, he will be loved in Pittsburgh.  He coaches from the opening tip until the final horn.  Nothing gets by him. A mistake won't necessarily get someone a trip to the bench, but it will get an immediate correction.  He sees what's going on and he adjusts.  The team played better in the second half than in the first.  He coaches like Pittsburgh fans watch games; nit picking every little thing and complaining about each mistake.  Then he's coaching them on how to correct the mistake and do better next time.  He's going to have the players and the fans on his side because we're all going to see how he's going to make our program into a champion again.

 
"They did as expected." I like the sound of that. If they play hard, play defense, play smart, and listen to their coach, they'll be fine.

http://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2017/11/01/dukes-win-exhibition-contest-83-51-chatham/

I am sure you folks recall another time when Duquesne played with only 8 guys for a large part of a season and did quite well!

Well known, good top 10 teams have gone 7 deep before.  We'll go 8 deep for a month.  Stop acting like the sky is falling.  Last I checked, Coach D is laying the foundation for the program, not trying to win a national title.  If anything, look at it as a chance for the new guys to show their talents and get quality minutes that could be very helpful down the road.

Any approximation of what some of the other guys did pts & rebound wise???