I have seen two conflicting tweets on Kevin Easley in the past couple of days. I sure hope he returns.

Jack Stevens on Twitter: "Kevin Easley @kevineasley__34 came through for the week from Indianapolis and got a great week of work in. Big year ahead at Duquesne https://t.co/V2JfJLL9PT" / Twitter


coachRodRogers on Twitter: "My young boy 6’7 @kevineasley__34 had a good solid #Junior season for #DuquesneMbb in #A10 he unsure of where he wants to #Transfer next season 🏀🔥💯 https://t.co/mT1zY3UdrV" / Twitter

No, I don't believe it matters for him.  Easley would have to get a waiver if he transferred.  

https://twitter.com/PghSportsNow/status/1529933333974728710?s=20&t=2cf7BqzE8m2wXyF3YOylGQ

I  count 14 on the roster now that Easley is returning.
Who will leave?

So glad to hear that Easley is returning! Pretty solid all around player if used the right way. Now we need a true center, not a power forward masquerading as one.

Last edited by El Presidente (5/27/2022 2:21 am)

kidd082000 wrote:

...Anyway, I have the breakdown below which shows 14 scholarship players if we are including Gunn, but remember that Rotroff doesn't count against the scholarship limit because he is using his extra Covid year. 

Unfortunately, Rotroff does count against the scholarship limit for this year. The rule that allowed 5th-year seniors to not count against their teams' scholarship limits if they stayed with the same program only applied to the 2021-22 season. He still gets his extra year of eligibility from the 2020-21 season not counting against players' eligibility, but he will count against this season's scholarship limit if he remains at Duquesne. See: https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/1316746615269580802

Let me answer the last question first. I was quite happy with Mike Hughes at center when he had his emotions under control. Very talented and athletic IMO. To this point I can't compare the two except to say that Hughes was the superior athletically and a bit taller as well though still a bit undersized at the 5. If Tre was 2 or 3 inches taller, I would like him much better. I never ever questioned Tre's effort only his size at center. What the hell are you reading? I'll say it again. I want to see a legitimate 6-9 or taller player at the 5. This isn't even a knock at Tre. He's TOO SMALL to play center in the A-10 IMO. That's what's great about this board. Everyone is entitled to his opinion, even me! Would love to see Tre prove me wrong but I'm not holding my breath. There were many reasons that this team performed poorly last season and I never once blamed everything on Tre. Almost everything about the team sucked last year so pretty hard to single out one player including Tre. Is there something wrong about recruiting  a legitimate sized center here at Duquesne? Don't know what else I can say in a response. Wasn't going to mention Tre's ineptitude as a 3 point shooter but there I just did. The less said about that the better.

El Presidente wrote:

Let me answer the last question first. I was quite happy with Mike Hughes at center when he had his emotions under control. Very talented and athletic IMO. To this point I can't compare the two except to say that Hughes was the superior athletically and a bit taller as well though still a bit undersized at the 5. If Tre was 2 or 3 inches taller, I would like him much better. I never ever questioned Tre's effort only his size at center. What the hell are you reading? I'll say it again. I want to see a legitimate 6-9 or taller player at the 5. This isn't even a knock at Tre. He's TOO SMALL to play center in the A-10 IMO. That's what's great about this board. Everyone is entitled to his opinion, even me! Would love to see Tre prove me wrong but I'm not holding my breath. There were many reasons that this team performed poorly last season and I never once blamed everything on Tre. Almost everything about the team sucked last year so pretty hard to single out one player including Tre. Is there something wrong about recruiting  a legitimate sized center here at Duquesne? Don't know what else I can say in a response. Wasn't going to mention Tre's ineptitude as a 3 point shooter but there I just did. The less said about that the better.

Looks like the Warriors are doing OK in the NBA Playoffs with an undersized 6’7” center!  Once the ball is tossed up to start the game nobody cares whether a guy is 6’7” or 6’9”.  It’s all in your head.

I'm hearing Wes Unseld who was a tremendously talented player. Are we attempting a comparison here? Unseld made up for his lack of height with his bulk and sheer talent. Also I heard adequate center. What does that mean? If you have a team made up of adequate players, you most likely aren't too good. I'm a huge Duquesne basketball fan and all I want to see is a team capable of competing with the likes of Davidson, St, Louis, VCU, Richmond, etc. I am not seeing this and am so fed up with watching a second and third rate product here. Watching the Pirates play is more satisfying to me and they are awful albeit an improving franchise.  That's where I'm at right now. One more year resembling the last one and that will be it for me.

Tre doesn’t have midrange game, let alone 3 point.  If he has or develops such an offensive game, then he would be a terrific 4.  One can hope.  Any comparisons to Wes Unseld leave the realm of reality.  Aside: didn’t Duquesne recruit an Unseld relative, who was a terrific JC player?  He stayed for a cup of coffee.

Mike Ignelsi wrote:

Tre doesn’t have midrange game, let alone 3 point. If he has or develops such an offensive game, then he would be a terrific 4. One can hope. Any comparisons to Wes Unseld leave the realm of reality. Aside: didn’t Duquesne recruit an Unseld relative, who was a terrific JC player? He stayed for a cup of coffee.

Mike:  You are correct --  Unseld AVERAGED 20 points 19 rebounds PER GAME in His College CAREER at Louisville!!!!
 

Levon, no one wants you to be right about this more than I. Don't even know what Tre's physical condition is at this point. Will he be ready to play at the beginning of the season? I do consider him to be an important piece of the puzzle, just not as our full time center.

Last edited by El Presidente (5/29/2022 3:32 pm)