Update: Williams and Lewis a combined 6-23,. Rest of team 16-23.

Boy this team regressed. From 14-6 to 16-15 and most likely 16-16. Lack of adjustments especially on defense which really regressed as the season went on. I don't see the lack of talent or depth as an excuse. None of these teams outside of RI and maybe St. Bonnie (and even that's questionable) has more than just a tad more talent or depth.

Rayrich wrote:

Boy this team regressed. From 14-6 to 16-15 and most likely 16-16. Lack of adjustments especially on defense which really regressed as the season went on. I don't see the lack of talent or depth as an excuse. None of these teams outside of RI and maybe St. Bonnie (and even that's questionable) has more than just a tad more talent or depth.

Exactly.
 

Phildog wrote:

Why didn't JRob play much in second half?

That's a great question, Phil.  At one point early in the game JRob was 5 for 5, including a monster dunk, and playing one of his best games of the year.
 

Last edited by IronDukes12 (3/03/2018 10:03 pm)

Got torched in transition, miss or make. UMass really got out and ran and a number of times Dukes just flat out weren't back even after a make.

The upcoming season will give KD enough options so we aren’t limited to 3 offensive options. So maybe the 2-15 shooting nights will be limited to 2-6 and a seat on the pine.

And players will get back for defensive sets or soon will be watching others show them how, as they watch from the bench.

And maybe the Dukes will have a season without the swoon in the 2nd half of conference play.

Sure hope so.

Phildog wrote:

The upcoming season will give KD enough options so we aren’t limited to 3 offensive options. So maybe the 2-15 shooting nights will be limited to 2-6 and a seat on the pine.

And players will get back for defensive sets or soon will be watching others show them how, as they watch from the bench.

And maybe the Dukes will have a season without the swoon in the 2nd half of conference play.


That’s what wrong with us. We always want to look ahead for the next year and not appreciate the year we had. Yes they regressed but you can’t rely on 5 transfers when 1 or 2 of them actually had good stats. I don’t get how some of your heads work. Mike Lewis and Williams Jr, Smith, Castro all played there hats off this year.

Think about it. 7 winning seasons in 37 years. Stop always looking ahead for the future sometimes!!! Go day by day as the wise man would say

Sure hope so.

Godukes2017 wrote:

That’s what wrong with us. We always want to look ahead for the next year and not appreciate the year we had. Yes they regressed but you can’t rely on 5 transfers when 1 or 2 of them actually had good stats. I don’t get how some of your heads work. Mike Lewis and Williams Jr, Smith, Castro all played there hats off this year.

Think about it. 7 winning seasons in 37 years. Stop always looking ahead for the future sometimes!!! Go day by day as the wise man would say
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Not quite sure how fans looking ahead to the future affects how the current team plays, I think most of us here appreciate that the team overachieved to win 7 conference games and 16 overall. Not much was expected on the heels of last season's disaster. Dukes were pretty much supposed to be what Fordham was. But the coach is looking long-term--that's why five scholarships on this year's team went to players who won't be eligible until next year--so why would you criticize fans for being more excited about the future than the present? Maybe the Dukes can get a win in DC this week, maybe they can't. Expectations for the next 2-3 seasons will be far higher and there's nothing wrong with fans looking forward to that. That really shouldn't affect how the current team plays. It's really up to the outgoing players to take advantage of the opportunity they have while they have it, we have no control over that. 
 

UMASS has some offensive skill; but is a terrible defensive team.  They can outscore you; and if you don’t control them by getting back on defense and taking away easy baskets you will lose.  Duquesne didn’t have the offense to outscore UMASS; hence another loss.  Troubling as it may be; at this stage of the rebuilding process; we need to defend much better than that to beat anyone!

-Disappointed in the Mass. Game Result
-Not disappointed in the season - higher than expected
-Too many gaps during the year with players doing really well for stretches and then not doing well for stretches.  Need consistency next year.

Better players and perhaps a better mix of players too. I see some folks on Facebook calling for a true point guard. I remember watching the Dukes lose to Richmond in the A10 tourney in Brooklyn a few years ago. VCU fans sitting around us told us we'd be fine with a good point guard. Four years later, we're still waiting. 

Chas gets kicked around on the board sometimes but we really missed his defense inside tonight.   They scored at will and when we collapsed inside to help out they were open for threes.

It'll be nice to have some bigs who can score and defend.  JaRob started to fill the need in the first half until he was called for some phantom fouls.

Avoid those fouls and this would have been a different game.