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4/22/2015 10:31 am  #1


Jim Ferry Interview Quotes

Saw this posted by Mulder on the Duquesne Yuku Message Board.  I pulled out some quotes from the interview that directly address some of the items discussed on this board:

"...but that’s our whole offseason right now, figuring out what’s the best way we can defend, because we have to get better defensively."

"Jordan Robinson is going to play a huge factor. They were young in the frontcourt. Now those guys aren’t young anymore – they have experience."

"Ty’s got great athleticism. He can put the ball down, he’s gotta get better at putting the ball down, which we’re working with him on. I think he has the ability to expand his game."

"I guess, yeah, in my career at Duquesne it is, because now we have a solidified group of guys that have been here for a while and made strides, so my expectations for this team are to significantly better than we did last year, but we have to improve."

"The two guys that decided to transfer from our program – obviously Jordan Stevens had a suspension and [Desmond Ridenour] – we sat down and evaluated what was best for Des and his family and we left it up to those guys, and we support that. But everybody else is intact; no one else is leaving the program."

"I’ve taken teams to that tournament, and once you do that, it’s like a drug. You just want to get back there so bad. That’s my goal. That’s what drives me here. Everyone says, “Well they’ve never been since 1977, it’s a bad job, don’t go there.” But I look at it as a great opportunity, very much like what it was at LIU. People told me you’ll never win there. We went two years, and then my assistant took over when I came here and they won for a third year there. They established a program. That’s what the plan is here. That’s what we’re trying to do here. And that’s what drives me every day, to get back to that tournament. Once you get there, you’ll realize why."

This doesn't sound a guy making excuses to me.  It sounds like a guy who knows expectations are bigger for this upcoming season.  It doesn't sound like a guy just continuing to use a defense that didn't seem to work to well.  It doesn't sound like a guy blaming inexperience anymore.  It sounds like a guy who realizes what Powell needs to work on and is working on it with him.  Quite frankly, this interview is the complete opposite of what people on this board were accusing Jim Ferry of.  I love the part about the NCAA Tournament.  He actually knows the feeling. 

Update on Coach John Rhodes:

"I see John a lot. He’s struggling. He has a real battle. He’s lost about 50 pounds. He’s as positive as he can be. Coach Rhodes – he’s the best. He’s got a lot of support from everybody. He’s got another couple of weeks of radiation and chemotherapy, but he’ll be back. He’s grinding. He’s got great support from everybody. He means a lot to this campus. He’s fighting. Everyday he fights."

 

4/22/2015 12:09 pm  #2


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Thanks WEB. A couple of the quotes don't have appropriate context, so here's the link to the article: http://www.duqsm.com/ferry-discusses-season-state-of-basketball-program/. This is the time of the year that I always used to say was the only time Duquesne basketball fans could get excited, but as much of a downer as this past season has been, I still can't get into it. Reading this article actually leaves me a little less enthused, because I don't get the sense that Ferry is adapting to the A-10. When I read quotes from the coach that indicate that the light bulb's finally coming on, I'll happily jump on the bandwagon. Better yet, when we actually see results (wins), we'll be in good shape.

Special prayers for Coach Rhodes. Cancer is a hell of a thing, and I've watched someone very close to me battle it four times. The last time things looked extremely bleak, but by God's grace eight good years have passed and no sign of that crap coming back. I hope Coach Rhodes is "one and done." God bless him and his family!

 

4/22/2015 12:22 pm  #3


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He made the same speach and had the same expectations at the end of last year.  At this point it means nothing to me.  The reason at this point he is not making any excuses now for next year is because quiet frankly he has no more excuses to not win next year (at least any excuses that anyone will buy into for next year).  Ferry will have the opportunity to prove himsel. I hope he can turn it around, but for me and many fans, it is time for him to put up or shut up! 

Prayers for Coach Rhodes
 

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4/22/2015 12:53 pm  #4


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CLK wrote:

He made the same speach and had the same expectations at the end of last year.  At this point it means nothing to me.  The reason at this point he is not making any excuses now for next year is because quiet frankly he has no more excuses to not win next year (at least any excuses that anyone will buy into for next year).  Ferry will have the opportunity to prove himsel. I hope he can turn it around, but for me and many fans, it is time for him to put up or shut up! 

Prayers for Coach Rhodes
 

It's just funny you rip the man for saying his team is young.  Then you rip him for saying his team isn't young.  You rip him for making excuses.  You rip him for not making excuses.  You rip him for not switching defenses.  You rip him for switching defenses. 

At least he knows the NCAA thing.

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4/22/2015 1:49 pm  #5


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"At least he knows the NCAA thing."

Before he can know the NCAA thing here, he has to figure out the A-10 thing. And the Bobby Mo thing, the UMES thing, the NJIT thing ...

 

4/22/2015 2:23 pm  #6


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WEB wrote:

CLK wrote:

He made the same speach and had the same expectations at the end of last year.  At this point it means nothing to me.  The reason at this point he is not making any excuses now for next year is because quiet frankly he has no more excuses to not win next year (at least any excuses that anyone will buy into for next year).  Ferry will have the opportunity to prove himsel. I hope he can turn it around, but for me and many fans, it is time for him to put up or shut up! 

Prayers for Coach Rhodes
 

It's just funny you rip the man for saying his team is young.  Then you rip him for saying his team isn't young.  You rip him for making excuses.  You rip him for not making excuses.  You rip him for not switching defenses.  You rip him for switching defenses.  

At least he knows the NCAA thing.

WEB, rip no, skeptical yes.  My skepticism is based in fact.  Fact the Dukes have had three losing season under Ferry.  Fact, his team was one of the worst teams in the county defensively last year.  Fact, his team played played better defense with Ron's left overs his first year than last year with a full team of his hand picked players.  Fact historically even in his LIU days his teams played poor defense.  He has yet to prove anything on the court at DU except that his team can't play defense.  You can get all excited if you want about about articles like this and his LIU days (and keep bringing up the Ron implication).  Knock yourself out!  At this point his words, and non DU history, mean nothing to me.  When I see his teams winning, and see DU playing for the A10 championship again under his leadership then his words will have more meaning.    
 

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4/22/2015 2:42 pm  #7


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CLK wrote:

WEB wrote:

CLK wrote:

He made the same speach and had the same expectations at the end of last year.  At this point it means nothing to me.  The reason at this point he is not making any excuses now for next year is because quiet frankly he has no more excuses to not win next year (at least any excuses that anyone will buy into for next year).  Ferry will have the opportunity to prove himsel. I hope he can turn it around, but for me and many fans, it is time for him to put up or shut up! 

Prayers for Coach Rhodes
 

It's just funny you rip the man for saying his team is young.  Then you rip him for saying his team isn't young.  You rip him for making excuses.  You rip him for not making excuses.  You rip him for not switching defenses.  You rip him for switching defenses.  

At least he knows the NCAA thing.

WEB, rip no, skeptical yes.  My skepticism is based in fact.  Fact the Dukes have had three losing season under Ferry.  Fact, his team was one of the worst teams in the county defensively last year.  Fact, his team played played better defense with Ron's left overs his first year than last year with a full team of his hand picked players.  Fact historically even in his LIU days his teams played poor defense.  He has yet to prove anything on the court at DU except that his team can't play defense.  You can get all excited if you want about about articles like this and his LIU days (and keep bringing up the Ron implication).  Knock yourself out!  At this point his words, and non DU history, mean nothing to me.  When I see his teams winning, and see DU playing for the A10 championship again under his leadership then his words will have more meaning.    
 

I just find it amusing you literally called him out all season on the experience angle.  Then he says we are experienced and you call him out on that. 

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4/22/2015 2:43 pm  #8


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ElDuque wrote:

"At least he knows the NCAA thing."

Before he can know the NCAA thing here, he has to figure out the A-10 thing. And the Bobby Mo thing, the UMES thing, the NJIT thing ...

2 NCAA Tournament appearances.  He, unlike others, has proven to be a NCAA Tournament level coach. 

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4/22/2015 2:56 pm  #9


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ElDuque wrote:

"At least he knows the NCAA thing."

Before he can know the NCAA thing here, he has to figure out the A-10 thing. And the Bobby Mo thing, the UMES thing, the NJIT thing ...

Ding Ding: Truer words were never spoke.  I don't get how he loses to the same caliber teams he used to beat with regularity, and now he has access to (arguably) better players.


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4/22/2015 3:00 pm  #10


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WEB wrote:

CLK wrote:

WEB wrote:

It's just funny you rip the man for saying his team is young.  Then you rip him for saying his team isn't young.  You rip him for making excuses.  You rip him for not making excuses.  You rip him for not switching defenses.  You rip him for switching defenses.  

At least he knows the NCAA thing.

WEB, rip no, skeptical yes.  My skepticism is based in fact.  Fact the Dukes have had three losing season under Ferry.  Fact, his team was one of the worst teams in the county defensively last year.  Fact, his team played played better defense with Ron's left overs his first year than last year with a full team of his hand picked players.  Fact historically even in his LIU days his teams played poor defense.  He has yet to prove anything on the court at DU except that his team can't play defense.  You can get all excited if you want about about articles like this and his LIU days (and keep bringing up the Ron implication).  Knock yourself out!  At this point his words, and non DU history, mean nothing to me.  When I see his teams winning, and see DU playing for the A10 championship again under his leadership then his words will have more meaning.    
 

I just find it amusing you literally called him out all season on the experience angle.  Then he says we are experienced and you call him out on that. 

Again, I give you facts and you respond with BS. 

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4/22/2015 3:08 pm  #11


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Ferry certainly figured out the "RMU" thing and the "NJIT" thing when he was at LIU. Beats RMU two years in a row in championship game and never loses to NJIT.

More importantly he has to figure out the "losing program" thing which is the history of Duquesne basketball for the last 40 years (except for a few flashes in the pan).

 

4/22/2015 4:02 pm  #12


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DukesFan79 wrote:

Ferry certainly figured out the "RMU" thing and the "NJIT" thing when he was at LIU. Beats RMU two years in a row in championship game and never loses to NJIT.

More importantly he has to figure out the "losing program" thing which is the history of Duquesne basketball for the last 40 years (except for a few flashes in the pan).

Well, one would hope that by year 4 he will have figured it out enough to at least have a winning season.  After all he replaced a coach (the flash in the pan you referenced) who had figured out how to win at DU, and only had one losing season in six years, but was fired because he did not win enough. 
 

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4/22/2015 4:13 pm  #13


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DukesFan79 wrote:

Ferry certainly figured out the "RMU" thing and the "NJIT" thing when he was at LIU. Beats RMU two years in a row in championship game and never loses to NJIT.

More importantly he has to figure out the "losing program" thing which is the history of Duquesne basketball for the last 40 years (except for a few flashes in the pan).

Yeah, the ghost of Father McGuigan strikes again. At least in your imagination.

Meanwhile, none of Ferry's accomplishments at LIU (or Adelphia or anywhere else for that matter) mean diddly squat here. He still has not proven he can figure things out, despite earning more than any previous Duquesne coach, having a higher budget, and the actual support of the Athletic Director. 
 

 

4/23/2015 6:11 am  #14


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Very true ElDuque. Nothing in his past matters anymore. I do not care what he did at LIU. Thus far, he has not done anything at Duquesne to separate himself from the run of mediocrity as typified by Nee, Porter, Edgar. He did not maintain the level we had elevated to under RE let alone taken us to the next level. That's all I care about. Time to show us something more than the horrendous product that I paid to watch last year.


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4/23/2015 10:52 am  #15


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What concerns me a little is when he points out that he was told not to come to DU because it is a losing program (My words - he implied).  Not that this wasn't true, but he is using this as an excuse.  This is not about RE - BUT - RE came here and won so it can be done.  I don't want to hear Ferry say it is Duquesne and that is the problem.  If RE won here and Ferry doesn't then Ferry isn't good enough...especially when it was pointed out here that he has a higher budget, better support, and on a side note, the facilities have improved a little.

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4/23/2015 11:31 am  #16


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I am so tired of hearing "it's the administration's fault," and never, ever, EVER seeing or hearing a specific example. What does "the administration" do specifically that hinders Jim Ferry from being successful? Does it block players from being admitted? Does it tell Ferry to take a Greyhound instead of a flight for recruiting? Does it make students stay home on gameday and study Organic Chem? Is Ferry forced to check with Dr. D. before making substitutions? What am I missing?

In my mind, if you're going to fault "the administration" for anything, it would be the hiring decisions it makes WRT the AD and coach.

 

4/24/2015 7:01 am  #17


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ElDuque wrote:

I am so tired of hearing "it's the administration's fault," and never, ever, EVER seeing or hearing a specific example. What does "the administration" do specifically that hinders Jim Ferry from being successful? Does it block players from being admitted? Does it tell Ferry to take a Greyhound instead of a flight for recruiting? Does it make students stay home on gameday and study Organic Chem? Is Ferry forced to check with Dr. D. before making substitutions? What am I missing?

In my mind, if you're going to fault "the administration" for anything, it would be the hiring decisions it makes WRT the AD and coach.

I think a legitimate case can be made that the administration has allowed the program to fall behind others in terms of facilities.  Look at what SLU, URI, Richmond, etc. have done in terms of either building or improving their facilities.  We got some painted bleachers. 

That in my opinion has hurt recruiting.  Our home facility needs a massive overhaul or a new one needs to be built. 

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4/24/2015 7:08 am  #18


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WEB wrote:

ElDuque wrote:

I am so tired of hearing "it's the administration's fault," and never, ever, EVER seeing or hearing a specific example. What does "the administration" do specifically that hinders Jim Ferry from being successful? Does it block players from being admitted? Does it tell Ferry to take a Greyhound instead of a flight for recruiting? Does it make students stay home on gameday and study Organic Chem? Is Ferry forced to check with Dr. D. before making substitutions? What am I missing?

In my mind, if you're going to fault "the administration" for anything, it would be the hiring decisions it makes WRT the AD and coach.

I think a legitimate case can be made that the administration has allowed the program to fall behind others in terms of facilities.  Look at what SLU, URI, Richmond, etc. have done in terms of either building or improving their facilities.  We got some painted bleachers. 

That in my opinion has hurt recruiting.  Our home facility needs a massive overhaul or a new one needs to be built. 

Well, we know that's not going to happen. If by some miracle they begin to win at a high level, they'll play half their games at the Consol, and that's what they'll sell to recruits. Have to win fairly big for that to happen though.

 

4/24/2015 7:17 am  #19


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ElDuque wrote:

I am so tired of hearing "it's the administration's fault," and never, ever, EVER seeing or hearing a specific example. What does "the administration" do specifically that hinders Jim Ferry from being successful? Does it block players from being admitted? Does it tell Ferry to take a Greyhound instead of a flight for recruiting? Does it make students stay home on gameday and study Organic Chem? Is Ferry forced to check with Dr. D. before making substitutions? What am I missing?

In my mind, if you're going to fault "the administration" for anything, it would be the hiring decisions it makes WRT the AD and coach.

 
Get used to this mindset with Charlie's pending retirement. Excuses excuses.by the way Pitt hires new AD from Utah State hope Mr. Barnes does not drop Duquesne because of their strength of schedule. Big 12 prohibits WVU from scheduling teams with low strength of schedules. Interesting hire by Pitt. Yes El D I know Eat #### Pitt.

 

4/24/2015 8:06 am  #20


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duq81 wrote:

WEB wrote:

ElDuque wrote:

I am so tired of hearing "it's the administration's fault," and never, ever, EVER seeing or hearing a specific example. What does "the administration" do specifically that hinders Jim Ferry from being successful? Does it block players from being admitted? Does it tell Ferry to take a Greyhound instead of a flight for recruiting? Does it make students stay home on gameday and study Organic Chem? Is Ferry forced to check with Dr. D. before making substitutions? What am I missing?

In my mind, if you're going to fault "the administration" for anything, it would be the hiring decisions it makes WRT the AD and coach.

I think a legitimate case can be made that the administration has allowed the program to fall behind others in terms of facilities.  Look at what SLU, URI, Richmond, etc. have done in terms of either building or improving their facilities.  We got some painted bleachers. 

That in my opinion has hurt recruiting.  Our home facility needs a massive overhaul or a new one needs to be built. 

Well, we know that's not going to happen. If by some miracle they begin to win at a high level, they'll play half their games at the Consol, and that's what they'll sell to recruits. Have to win fairly big for that to happen though.

I find this grimly hilarious.  Almost 30years to the day we broke ground for the AJP, because we needed an intimate on campus venue rather than 2000 marbles rattling around the Civic Arean, in order to be competitive, now we have to move games away from that same facility and back to the big arena in order to be competitive. 
 


Vicimus Atlanticum decem
 

4/24/2015 8:20 am  #21


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Tejas - Very insightful...

 

4/24/2015 9:56 am  #22


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WEB wrote:

ElDuque wrote:

I am so tired of hearing "it's the administration's fault," and never, ever, EVER seeing or hearing a specific example. What does "the administration" do specifically that hinders Jim Ferry from being successful? Does it block players from being admitted? Does it tell Ferry to take a Greyhound instead of a flight for recruiting? Does it make students stay home on gameday and study Organic Chem? Is Ferry forced to check with Dr. D. before making substitutions? What am I missing?

In my mind, if you're going to fault "the administration" for anything, it would be the hiring decisions it makes WRT the AD and coach.

I think a legitimate case can be made that the administration has allowed the program to fall behind others in terms of facilities.  Look at what SLU, URI, Richmond, etc. have done in terms of either building or improving their facilities.  We got some painted bleachers. 

That in my opinion has hurt recruiting.  Our home facility needs a massive overhaul or a new one needs to be built. 

I think this is a fair comment by WEB, actually. But I think the problem is a bit of a chicken and egg thing. Athletics goes to the president and board and says we need to do something major with the facility. The president and board (if ANY of them ever go to a game) look at attendance, low student participation, and low alumni interest -- and the record -- and push back, saying, "Tell us again WHY we should invest money into this program?" Do we know of any recruits specifically who turned us down based on Palumbo? Also, I remember some big announcement last year by Amodio about some kind of "big money" club, with a bunch of wealthy alums (no doubt guys like Grammy, Mr. Brightside, et. al.) each kicking in huge investments to support the program. They made a real big deal out of it. How is that working?

I think these are also fair questions to ask, just like I think it's fair to say, we can't pin everything on the administration or the facilities. I can tell you for sure that NJIT plays in a gym that Palumbo season ticket holders would laugh at, LaSalle has a facility that isn't all that great, Temple has never had a great facility, yet NJIT somehow got enough good recruits to kick our butts on our home floor, LaSalle manages to be competitive, and Temple is a traditional power.

At some point we ask Mr. Ferry to do a better job of coaching the players HE has recruited. No?

 

4/24/2015 11:38 am  #23


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ElDuque wrote:

WEB wrote:

ElDuque wrote:

I am so tired of hearing "it's the administration's fault," and never, ever, EVER seeing or hearing a specific example. What does "the administration" do specifically that hinders Jim Ferry from being successful? Does it block players from being admitted? Does it tell Ferry to take a Greyhound instead of a flight for recruiting? Does it make students stay home on gameday and study Organic Chem? Is Ferry forced to check with Dr. D. before making substitutions? What am I missing?

In my mind, if you're going to fault "the administration" for anything, it would be the hiring decisions it makes WRT the AD and coach.

I think a legitimate case can be made that the administration has allowed the program to fall behind others in terms of facilities.  Look at what SLU, URI, Richmond, etc. have done in terms of either building or improving their facilities.  We got some painted bleachers. 

That in my opinion has hurt recruiting.  Our home facility needs a massive overhaul or a new one needs to be built. 

I think this is a fair comment by WEB, actually. But I think the problem is a bit of a chicken and egg thing. Athletics goes to the president and board and says we need to do something major with the facility. The president and board (if ANY of them ever go to a game) look at attendance, low student participation, and low alumni interest -- and the record -- and push back, saying, "Tell us again WHY we should invest money into this program?" Do we know of any recruits specifically who turned us down based on Palumbo? Also, I remember some big announcement last year by Amodio about some kind of "big money" club, with a bunch of wealthy alums (no doubt guys like Grammy, Mr. Brightside, et. al.) each kicking in huge investments to support the program. They made a real big deal out of it. How is that working?

I think these are also fair questions to ask, just like I think it's fair to say, we can't pin everything on the administration or the facilities. I can tell you for sure that NJIT plays in a gym that Palumbo season ticket holders would laugh at, LaSalle has a facility that isn't all that great, Temple has never had a great facility, yet NJIT somehow got enough good recruits to kick our butts on our home floor, LaSalle manages to be competitive, and Temple is a traditional power.

At some point we ask Mr. Ferry to do a better job of coaching the players HE has recruited. No?

I think Mr. Ferry has become aware that it's put up, or shut up time. With that said, I hope we don't have to sit here for the next six months reading posts about how much Ferry sucks.  Expectations are set. Nothing less than a winning season will do. Spending all summer posting that Ferry sucks is pointless. He's either going to get it done, or he needs to go, and that's the last post I'll make on him until the season starts.

 

4/24/2015 1:41 pm  #24


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A moratorium on slamming the administration wouldn't hurt either. Especially considering the source of the posts.

 

4/24/2015 1:47 pm  #25


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I would rather hear info of incoming transfers and recruits, over the next 6 months....


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