Disappointed to read that Mr Meyer gets the sense that the administration isn't fully committed to athletics.   I guess that news isn't a revelation to anyone here.

FYI I never heard about that letter RMU's president wrote to the PG. (link inside above article).  Real classy of him to point out that Duquesne hasn't been to the tournament since 1977.  Real classy.

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Dukurt:  "Disappointed to read that Mr Meyer gets the sense that the administration isn't fully committed to athletics.   I guess that news isn't a revelation to anyone here.

FYI I never heard about that letter RMU's president wrote to the PG. (link inside above article).  Real classy of him to point out that Duquesne hasn't been to the tournament since 1977.  Real classy.Last edited by duqkurt (Today 3:30 pm)"

How in God's name do you interpret that a Meyer gets that sense that a President, who has yet to take office and the current AD, who has been in office less than two months, aren't fully committed to athletics?  Of course we know that the current lame duck president wasn't so committed nor was John Edward Murray, Jr. nor were their string of AD lap dogs.  Meyer makes the point of why and how Duquesne got where it currently is and what the prior people in ivory towers did not do.  How about giving Harper and Gormley a little bit of breathing room?  Things are changing a little already in the one major sport at Duquesne that Meyer focused on in case you haven't noticed. You get disappointed to easily   

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I don't care if you like me or not.  I don't know you and can't conclude if I like you or not.  I did not like or agree with your comment about your interpretation of Craig Meyer's article. Don't pat yourself on the back about how many games you go to.   I am probably  a lot older than you and I don't need to play a numbers game on how many of the Duquesne athletic teams I have witnessed or supported over the years.  Your comments on the women's team are apt.  Ditto on the football team.  You just seem to like to jam it down the throat of any administrator who does not do your biding.  My point is clear.  Don't conclude and then suggest that Gormley and Harper are in the same group of persons identified by Meyer.  They haven't had the time or opportunity to make their respective marks on the University and Athletic Department respectively.  Yet you seem to be able to be "disappointed" again and again over the administration. That is precisely why I commented which, in turn, caused you to conclude that I am a troll!!  

Here we go into name calling.  I merely pointed out your lack of judgment in your interpretation of an article that led to your being "disappointed".  You seem to enjoy in casting aspersions on the administration because "enough" nameless "people" don't think enough is being done as compared to what other increasingly competitive A-10 universities were doing.  (Parenthetically, those "nameless" people who Craig quotes are probably those who think they should maybe paid more money.)   Now you have me smooching the butts of presidents and AD's past.  Pay attention to what I said and I quote "Of course we know that the current lame duck president wasn't so committed nor was John Edward Murray, Jr. nor were their string of AD lap dogs.  Meyer makes the point of why and how Duquesne got where it currently is and what the prior people in ivory towers did not do."  =14.625pxDoesn't sound like these lips have gotten up close and personal with Charlie, John Edward Murray, Jr. and/or Greg.  Never have and never would have.  But your powers of perception would conclude otherwise.  As an aside, who hired Jake Schmidt, Dan Burt and Jim Ferry?   MERRY CHRISTMAS, KURT!!!!

If we lose to Bobby Mo I'm canceling my season tickets. Oh wait. I've already done that.

If we were having even an average shooting game we would be up 15 or so

Micah having a horrible game

Again, this game is a sign that we are a much improved team. Had arguably our worst shooting game of the year but the guys played really strong defense and made free throws down the stretch. Feels good to restore order

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Again, this game is a sign that we are a much improved team. Had arguably our worst shooting game of the year but the guys played really strong defense and made free throws down the stretch. Feels good to restore order

Agreed:  This is their 3rd game where they started out cold and their two best shooters were missing a lot.  Results have been:  Pepperdine,  similar team to them cruises to an easy win.  Pitt, superior team to them ends the game six minutes in.  Robert Morris:  garbage team, Dukes fight through their woes and manage to pull out the win. 

Good teams do this.
 

This game shows what every A-10 opponent is going to do. Shut down the perimeter shooting and make us win inside.  RM shucks this season and shut down our perimeter, but only for James,  Lewis and the perimeter players driving to penetrate, made up for the bricks we were throwing from3 range. Eric James is the most athletic and talented player Ferry has and should start from here out. Lewis is a legitimate center and Ferry should center a big part of the conf. games to James and Lewis for the shot.  Every A-10 team is going to try to shut down Micah and Colter, so like this game, wide open 3's are going to be rare, but if Ferry forces the ball inside from the tip-off, then you open the 3's up later in the game in the A-10.  This game shows the weakness in the 3 ball game, when it ain't there. Good game for James. Let's hope it the breakout game for Eric as a starter.   Ugly game only from the outside, but  pretty good game from the inside players. Go Dukes. Develop the hard-nose inside game, get ugly, and win some down the stretch that maybe none of us expect to win. Ugly game, smart coaching.      

That game set college basketball back 10 years. U-g-l-y.

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CLK wrote:

 We won but very easily could have lost.  One point game with 90 seconds left.  Thank goodness Colter made his FTs.  Too many stupid turnovers and missed layups.  But hey it's a "W".   

4-27 on treys and won by 7.

Jones goes down and Eric James steps and we dont miss a beat.

Jim ferry has absolutely added depth to this program. Raise your hand if you thought we would shoot 4-27 on treys and still win a game this year. Didn't think so.

Maybe when you are shooting 4-for-27 from 3-point range, YOU SHOULD TRY SOMETHING ELSE!