With the way the Dukes played against GW (2nd time) I am surprised they are favored.
Go Dukes

Ironduke81 wrote:

Legendary coach I am sure Davidson will submit a correct roster.😂😂😂

Don't see how it was coaches fault that Baker's name wasn't in the book. If coach was micromanaging the team so much that it was his job to write each players name in the book that could be a problem. That is most likely somebody else's job and I hope they were given some trouble for their mistake. Maybe an assistant coach or manager.

Might be a dumb question but I am curious and could attend.

Are fans allowed at the game now that some of the restrictions today for restaurants and bars have went back to what they were.

Thanks

Ironduke81 wrote:

BluffHunter wrote:

Ironduke81 wrote:

Legendary coach I am sure Davidson will submit a correct roster.😂😂😂

Don't see how it was coaches fault that Baker's name wasn't in the book. If coach was micromanaging the team so much that it was his job to write each players name in the book that could be a problem. That is most likely somebody else's job and I hope they were given some trouble for their mistake. Maybe an assistant coach or manager.

sorry someone’s head should roll. This is not grade school basketball. Gave up one free point for pure incompetence. 

 Agreed it's unacceptable, just probably not coaches job to check and see if everybodys name is there.

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PhoenixRising2 wrote:

Ironduke81 wrote:

BluffHunter wrote:

Don't see how it was coaches fault that Baker's name wasn't in the book. If coach was micromanaging the team so much that it was his job to write each players name in the book that could be a problem. That is most likely somebody else's job and I hope they were given some trouble for their mistake. Maybe an assistant coach or manager.

sorry someone’s head should roll. This is not grade school basketball. Gave up one free point for pure incompetence. 

I have a strong feeling that the process for submitting your roster to the official scorer has gone electronic. One of the assistants quickly produced a tablet trying to show the ref something. It certainly wasn’t the same as having a paper official scorebook. I suspect that there is no physical interaction between the teams and the official scorer.

It was also strange that the official scorer was in the opposite side of the court from the benches. That also caused an issue with TDM not being able to enter the game in the last 30 seconds of the game. I’m curious about the set up for the Dukes “home” game tomorrow.

I agree with this, Phoenix. This isn't on the head coach. These things are handled "automatically" in a system by underlings. If a mistake such as this is made, it's my opinion that heads, indeed, should roll. But certainly not the head coach's head. Maybe in grade school basketball, but not in NCAA Division I. That's why there are many support personnel. I think you are correct that in this wacky year where nothing is normal -- where players are spaced out on the bench and scorer's tables are makeshift on different sides of the floor, Dambrot is absolutely correct in suggesting there should be equal consideration for adjustments in rules such as allowing some slack if a kid doesn't get in in the allotted time allowed because maybe the communication process is altered with everyone out of place. Same with an electronic screwup that maybe didn't get recorded or carried out in the same manner as it would with a fulltime staff on press row connected to the benches, etc. Strange times call for strange measures. This incident goes way beyond the head coach. I doubt anyone would blame Bill Self, Roy Williams or Bob Huggins if this had happened with their program. No, they would have blamed some GA who screwed up. 

Looks like a few dollars are coming in on Davidson - the current betting line is Davidson favored by 1½.

Wildwood13 wrote:

I agree with Iron Duq 81. As a high school referee when I go to check the book before a game, I ask coaches if they are sure the book is containing all his players. They double check and give a thumbs up. It takes 15 seconds. Now in college someone else does it, but there should be someone else double checking the book. After all who wants to start a game not crossing their t’s and dotting their I’s. All the coach has to do is ask his assistant that double checks, if the book is good. That takes two seconds. Also I agree with a lot of posters that we should have pressed GW’s eye balls out the second game. We had the longer bench plus they are without their two best guards and a very short bench to play back to back games. !! Sincere travel was on the coach. Call a time out at that point and also get TDM in the game ! There are a lot of other things but it’s early in the season and total chaos with this COVID.

Wildwood13, what if there is no book now or what if the coaches do not have access to the book?  I'm just not sure what is the protocol now.  Also, TDM was in the game when Sincere traveled.  I could not tell if Sin first fumbled the ball a bit, because he had an easy pass to Marcus open at the foul line and then another opportunity for a pass to TDM in the corner. He held the ball for a second too long allowing the double team to take shape.
 

Agreed, Wildwood13.  No excuse on the roster issue; blame is on the Dukes staff.  And Sin should have called that time out as soon as he got trapped.

Inside the Dukes: Dambrot struggling to find the right lineups:
https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2021/01/04/inside-the-dukes-dambrot-struggling-to-find-the-right-lineups/

Do these announcers realize there is a game going on?

BluffHunter wrote:

Fordham just beat Dayton.

I watched it and would have lost a bundle if I was a better.

Offense is so bad.   So bad!

Starting to lose hope for this team.   Look worse than 2017.      They do nothing good.   Getting beat by N’sync looking preps.

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