All I know is that after Fordham the schedule ramps up, bigly.   URI and Mass wont be easy, then the Empire comes to town, and IDC how many people might show up, Toppin is going to school someone that night.   @SLU, 2 with Bonnies, VCU, Richie and @Dayton are games we could easily lose, and once again be holding our wenis come march.   14-2 is nice, real nice, but we havent even begun the tough parts yet.  NCAAs are a pipe dream, and the NIT is no gimmie with all of the ties to conference champs and money.
Plus, that game @URI will come after a 7 day break, and while that will be good for tired legs, probably means it will take the Dukes at least 15 minutes to wake up(if history repeats itself).   Against Lamar or VMI, you can get away with that, but not against Fatts Russell.

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townsonkid wrote:

All I know is that after Fordham the schedule ramps up, bigly.   URI and Mass wont be easy, then the Empire comes to town, and IDC how many people might show up, Toppin is going to school someone that night.   @SLU, 2 with Bonnies, VCU, Richie and @Dayton are games we could easily lose, and once again be holding our wenis come march.   14-2 is nice, real nice, but we havent even begun the tough parts yet.  NCAAs are a pipe dream, and the NIT is no gimmie with all of the ties to conference champs and money.
Plus, that game @URI will come after a 7 day break, and while that will be good for tired legs, probably means it will take the Dukes at least 15 minutes to wake up(if history repeats itself).   Against Lamar or VMI, you can get away with that, but not against Fatts Russell.

All of what you say is nice, but we needed to be where we are to even have dreams of the postseason. We've taken care of business, and done what we needed to do. Now it's time to see if we can take another step. The NIT would be really nice at this point, but there's nothing wrong with hoping to take a step beyond that. We'll have a better idea of our chances by the end of January.
 

PhoenixRising2 wrote:

duq81 wrote:

All of what you say is nice, but we needed to be where we are to even have dreams of the postseason. We've taken care of business, and done what we needed to do. Now it's time to see if we can take another step. The NIT would be really nice at this point, but there's nothing wrong with hoping to take a step beyond that. We'll have a better idea of our chances by the end of January.

Agreed on the end of January for a reassessment.  I would think that if the Dukes can go 3-1 over this next 4 game stretch to finish out January, they will improve their current position for post season play.

Absolutely! That would either include a win over Dayton, or 2 road wins over decent mid level teams, the types of wins that are necessary if you want to do better than the CBI. I think most feel that 4 more regular season losses are the max if we want an NCAA bid. We have road games at Dayton, VCU, St. Louis, and Bona, plus Dayton at home. We need to win every other game, plus one of the five listed if we want an NCAA bid. Probably would need to win our first game in Brooklyn as well. The door is open, but the question is, are we good enough to go through that door? We can lose 6, and we should still be safe for the NIT.

CLK wrote:

The NCAA may be dream, but not a pipe dream.  The Dukes have a tremendous team well capable of beating any team in the League.   Moreover, the Dukes are on a roll.  I grow so tired of the predictable negativity and fears expressed by some posters.  I believe the players do not fear any team and look forward to the challenge, and believe they can win it all. I understand why KD says the team has to generate their own energy.

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Bleacher Report has only Dayton and VCU in the NCAA as of today in the A10.  They do have Akron there.  Wouldn’t it be “IRONIC” (thank you Alanis) if Duquesne and Akron have a playoff game against each other to get in!!!  Do you think the coach would sleep the night before...  Go Dukes.

People are who they are.  Me I like gum drops and enjoying the ride.  

https://twitter.com/TribSports/status/1217065074088726529

 

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I went thru my post line by line, and other than the "pipe dream" comment, its all reality.  I never said we lose all the tough games, I said they are tougher than GW and Larmar and Columbia, the players are better, Toppin, Russell, etc, and many are on the road.

I'll take my salt and vinegar and buzz off for a while.  

 

Duques102 wrote:

I don’t understand why people are quibbling over who is right and who is wrong based on levels of optimism or negativity, just makes no sense. Everything is still on the table, the rest of the season could go really well or really poorly, and based on what we’ve seen so far I tend to think the former will be the case.

The topic of this forum highlights Duquesne’s current net ranking which currently puts them in the tourney, and Lunardi has them in the current bracket. The team is in 1st in the A10 with the chance to prove it in front of them. This will be one of the few recent 20 win seasons at worst and the ceiling is not there at the moment. What is the issue?

To me people should be able to be on whatever side of the fence they want to be on without criticism, it makes the conversation more diverse and well rounded. I even liked the comments from Ritter in the past. I don’t want to come here and listen to group think and everyone thinking the same thing as me, I want a variety of opinions regarding the team and the future.

So give me your piss, vinegar, rainbows, and gumdrops, everyone adds something to this board and this team is on one of the great rides of the last recent many decades. Lets all enjoy it together with our varying opinions and see what happens. At the end of the day we have no idea how this will play out and whose current feelings about the team will come to fruition. Off the soapbox.

Well done!

levon1975 wrote:

I agree with 102; the game results will determine  things for every team.  The only important stat is 14-2, and 4-0.  The team has for the most part put itself in a position to reach a goal; and nothing more.  It sure beats having 6-7 losses and needing to win the A-10 Tourney to find success!

Exactly! We find ourselves having conversations about the team and it’s prospects that I personally have NEVER been able to have in any realistic sense.

Does that mean we will definitely make the tourney? No. Does that mean we stink and everything to this point has been smoke and mirrors? No.

This team is good, we do not yet no how good, but we have the chance to sit back and watch it unfold from the basically the best possible position we could be in.

Lets enjoy it from whatever perspective you have!

Duques102 wrote:

So give me your piss, vinegar, rainbows, and gumdrops,

I believe this begins the 2nd verse of the Statue of Liberty poem. Little-known fact.

Duques102 wrote:

So give me your piss, vinegar, rainbows, and gumdrops, everyone adds something to this board and this team is on one of the great rides of the last recent many decades. Lets all enjoy it together with our varying opinions and see what happens. At the end of the day we have no idea how this will play out and whose current feelings about the team will come to fruition. Off the soapbox.

This team is indeed on one on one of the great rides of the last 50 years.  I am also enjoying the ride very much, and while I understand that some people like to piss on parades, and others don't seem to mind,  I personally don't have to like it. Doesn't me they are not allowed to do it, or are prohibited from doing it.  To each their own.  I am just expressing my views.  I think we have all breathed too much piss over the last 50 years, but some still seem to crave it.  Me I have a hankering for gum drops.  Just my opinion.
 

2020-The Year of Piss Posts
Those with a deep urineing for the Dukes to dance vs. Pessimistic Pee(ps)

(My wife is right. I need another hobby.)