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1:00pm EST tip on Sunday 11/25/2018 at the A.J. Palumbo Center. I think Umass Lowell will keep it fairly close and lose by 10 or so. I imagine a high scoring game too. Should be a fun one. this is a 300-level team. so, uhh, just win. and win by a lot Dylllannnn Swingggleee Team looks good today. Still giving up WAYYYY to many offensive rebounds though. Team looks good today. Still giving up WAYYYY to many offensive rebounds though. This is my biggest fear as it relates to a weakness against better competition. Lewis may transfer for sure. Very nice to see Rotroff and Bizeau on the court at the same time. Is this the first time this season thats happened? This is actually ugly in this second half. This is actually ugly in this second half. In large part due to the refs. This is actually ugly in this second half. In large part due to the refs. Agreed. The call on WIlliams being a case in point. This is the most frustrating second half I've seen Duquesne play since the Notre Dame game Last edited by DuqLaw (11/25/2018 2:56 pm) I think Umass Lowell will keep it fairly close and lose by 10 or so. I imagine a high scoring game too. Should be a fun one. Good call. Duquesne just couldn't pull away. It wasn't pretty but a win is win. I think Umass Lowell will keep it fairly close and lose by 10 or so. I imagine a high scoring game too. Should be a fun one. Good call. Duquesne just couldn't pull away. It wasn't pretty but a win is win. It's nice to be right every once in a while. I had Umass-Lowell +12.5 in the Lock of the day competition over on the A10 board so today worked out very well for me. Thought sincere played a better game today, minus a few sloppy moments. The refs were horrendous in the second half. The game had no flow due to the constant whistles. They kept Lowell in the game. It's a good non-conf. game from the point of that Coach is getting a lot of players in and a lot of combination of players. Coach has time to gets down to his starting five and top two or three off the bench. Dukes are deep in talent, but mostly Freshman, so it's time now to see can contribute for this team come Conf. play. Very nice to see Rotroff and Bizeau on the court at the same time. Is this the first time this season thats happened? I liked to see two Bigs in at the same time. Not for the eventual starting five, but it may be needed against the zone down the line. We do have a lot of height on this team. Very nice to see Rotroff and Bizeau on the court at the same time. Is this the first time this season thats happened? I liked to see two Bigs in at the same time. Not for the eventual starting five, but it may be needed against the zone down the line. We do have a lot of height on this team. I liked what I saw from Kelly today, too. Lewis may transfer for sure. At the risk of sounding pedantic, do you see that as “may” or “for sure”? It can’t be both. Team looks good today. Still giving up WAYYYY to many offensive rebounds though. This is my biggest fear as it relates to a weakness against better competition. The team isn't set yet, and we don't see Lewis in practice to know much, but U-Mass-L. wasn't a big threat, so mixing and matching so many subs doesn't mean he's a role player. At least, not yet. Also, Dambroth has the talent to bring in different players to match the competition each game, I mean, if the tempo is fast, or like ND things get slowed down. Different players have good or bad games depending on how we match up each game. I'll bet he gets going against Pitt. Lewis may transfer for sure. At the risk of sounding pedantic, do you see that as “may” or “for sure”? It can’t be both. I covered my butt either way. Haha KenPom knows (almost) all. Take away a few of the many Dukes' sloppy possessions in the second half and the bad officiating, and it really should have been a blowout. Team looks good today. Still giving up WAYYYY to many offensive rebounds though. This is my biggest fear as it relates to a weakness against better competition. The team isn't set yet, and we don't see Lewis in practice to know much, but U-Mass-L. wasn't a big threat, so mixing and matching so many subs doesn't mean he's a role player. At least, not yet. Also, Dambroth has the talent to bring in different players to match the competition each game, I mean, if the tempo is fast, or like ND things get slowed down. Different players have good or bad games depending on how we match up each game. I'll bet he gets going against Pitt. Wasn’t referring to just today. While we are mixing and matching personnel wise, Carry, Williams Jr., Hughes, and Weathers are getting consistent significant minutes and are contributing on both ends of the floor just as consistently (which I think is key when playing for Dambrot). The team isn't set yet, and we don't see Lewis in practice to know much, but U-Mass-L. wasn't a big threat, so mixing and matching so many subs doesn't mean he's a role player. At least, not yet. Also, Dambroth has the talent to bring in different players to match the competition each game, I mean, if the tempo is fast, or like ND things get slowed down. Different players have good or bad games depending on how we match up each game. I'll bet he gets going against Pitt. Wasn’t referring to just today. While we are mixing and matching personnel wise, Carry, Williams Jr., Hughes, and Weathers are getting consistent significant minutes and are contributing on both ends of the floor just as consistently (which I think is key when playing for Dambrot). Good observation, but we don't see whats going on in practice to know if he is behind the curve in running the offense as good as his competition. Hope to see more of him in the next few games to get some feel that he is still in the mix.
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Per KenPom:
Dukes #151 (3-1) vs UMass Lowell River Hawks #292 (4-3, including one win vs. non D-1 opponent) - Am erica East Conference
Game prediction: Dukes win by 12, 81-69 - Dukes with 85% probability of a win.
Betting line: Dukes are 12½ point favorites; Over/Under 154½
Duquesne 2-2 Against the Spread: UMass Lowell 4-1-1 ATS
UMass Lowell Best Win(s): Wagner (264)
UMass Lowell Worst Loss(es): Central Connecticut St. (245)
Four Factors ==> Effective field goal percentage; Turnover percentage; Offensive rebounding percentage; Free throw rate
Top 100 ranking overall or top 3 in conference noted as a strength; Bottom 100 ranking or bottom 3 in conference as a weakness.
Here's a look at UMass Lowell for the season (national ranking out of 353 teams):
Offensive Strength: Effective FG % (45)
Offensive Weakness: None
Defensive Strength: None
Defensive Weakness: Effective FG % (285)
Here's a look at the Dukes for the season (national ranking out of 353 teams):
Offensive Strength: Offensive Rebound % (41)
Offensive Weakness: FT Rate (250)
Defensive Strength: Turnover % (81)
Defensive Weakness: Offensive Rebound % (301)
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It is crazy to watch but Mike Lewis II has essentially become a role player with the big increase in overall talent on this team. If he isn’t making shots he doesn’t offer much offensively and is an average defender at best. Consequences of getting better I guess.
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Duques102 wrote:DuqLaw wrote:
It is crazy to watch but Mike Lewis II has essentially become a role player with the big increase in overall talent on this team. If he isn’t making shots he doesn’t offer much offensively and is an average defender at best. Consequences of getting better I guess.
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NapaDuke wrote:Duques102 wrote:DuqLaw wrote:
It is crazy to watch but Mike Lewis II has essentially become a role player with the big increase in overall talent on this team. If he isn’t making shots he doesn’t offer much offensively and is an average defender at best. Consequences of getting better I guess.
Lewis has been sporadic and looks disinterested often as someone else pointed out. His role has been greatly reduced in terms of running the offense with the introduction of Carry. Him, Frankie H and TDM are similar players in that they are guards with the ability to get hot and score in bunches but if they are not making shots, they don’t offer much else in terms of contributions.
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Duques102 wrote:NapaDuke wrote:Duques102 wrote:
This is my biggest fear as it relates to a weakness against better competition.
It is crazy to watch but Mike Lewis II has essentially become a role player with the big increase in overall talent on this team. If he isn’t making shots he doesn’t offer much offensively and is an average defender at best. Consequences of getting better I guess.
Lewis has been sporadic and looks disinterested often as someone else pointed out. His role has been greatly reduced in terms of running the offense with the introduction of Carry. Him, Frankie H and TDM are similar players in that they are guards with the ability to get hot and score in bunches but if they are not making shots, they don’t offer much else in terms of contributions.
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