Jackie will get you 25 in this one! If he plays.

The Herd can't keep missing all night. But at least Spears seems to have found his game again..

Rayrich wrote:

Williams tossing up threes hasn't gotten old quick.

This has to end. Someone needs to tell him absolutely not...

Dukes up at 1/2 time . This will tell If Dambrot can coach. Good coaches adjust at half time. We will see. Good coaches win the game at half after adjustments. We will see..

Why does Dambrot keep telling Okani to play out on the perimeter? He then throws up a brick. No movement on offense. At this point let them run and gun and get out of there way.

I don't believe this anymore!

Let's play playground ball with the game on the line and 10 seconds left - great idea.

DuqHasBeen wrote:

DuqHasBeen wrote:

They are really letting the boys play...letting a little too much slide. 

Refs should be ashamed. Didn't call anything and let the game get completely out of hand, then started making calls at the end of the game that influenced the outcome. 

I think the Dukes were robbed. Still don't understand the amount of time Larson gets while not being a scoring threat, but that is a Dambrot problem and not a Larson problem. He was hustling to help the team win. 

 

Larson's bad minutes are not made up for by the 2 positive minutes he gave at the end. He has heart & effort but is not nearly good enough to play at this level.

As bad as the offensive scheme is, the substitution patterns are even worse. Where was Acuff in the second half? Rotroff has hustled his ass off the last couple games and seems to have been penalized for it. Okani and Johnson have taken the brunt of this coaches criticism lately and both look hesitant and out of place. KD has Okani standing out there on the three point line as if he's a threat. Acuff could thrive as he did in the first half (not to be seen in the 2nd half) if given the chance. This coaching staff is lost at this point or at least the head coach is. Don't think the assistants would approve of his methods or lack thereof behind close doors or maybe they do which would make matters even worse. Nonetheless, this team is going nowhere. Progression is at a standstill. Feel sorry for the players at this point. They have talent and would thrive and develop with a half decent coach.We will lose Spears and most likely Ayers to the transfer portal, along with Johnson if this lack of coaching continues.

Man, you guys are ruthless.  It takes time to build the kind of chemistry it takes to win road games against a higher rated opponent in a notoriously tough place to play. Despite being a decided underdog the team was in position to win with under ten seconds to play. Marshall made a shot and the Dukes didn’t.  If there wasn’t talent, and progress wasn’t being made; the game would not have been decided in the last seconds.  It would have been an 8-9 point loss as the line predicted.

Stay calm and please stop suggested that all of the players will transfer after every loss; this is not being constructive!

I too agree with the comments on chemistry.  But, it falls back on the coach because he keeps losing his better players.  The chemistry does seem to be getting better though.  Last night, there were a lot of unselfish passes, particularly in the first half, that led to points.  
What I don't understand is why we didn't call a timeout to set up a play after the final Marshall basket?  Were we out of timeouts?  
I heard Dambrot comment in an earlier interview that this team would play more from the outside due to the makeup of the players.  I think Williams replaces Hughes.  But, Easely is no Marcus.  A good player, but he is not as physical.  I think this is why the shooting has moved outside. 
Like everyone on this board, I am frustrated with this program after another 5 years of waiting.  Dambrot commented earlier that he expected problems, but his goal was to be the most improved team in the NCAA by the end of the season.  Maybe so.  That's what I hope for too.  After all, the last time this team made the tournament, they were 10-14 during the regular season.

Last edited by indygjm (12/05/2021 10:43 am)

levon1975, I agree that Duquesne competed well against a higher ranked team on the road.  However, Marshall didn't shoot well in the first half and Duquesne had a 17 point lead.  It is disappointing and deflating to lose games when you have had double digit leads relatively late in the game and that seems to be a pattern so far this season.   I think good teams win those games whether they play at home or on the road.   

I can't remember when Duquesne had a player who could be counted on to come through at crunch time...Aaron Jackson maybe?  If there are others, I can't recall them.  It would be great to see someone develop to be that guy.  Hopefully, Duquesne will get better as the season progresses and will win its share of games.  Time will tell.