Love when we get to the point in the season when you start to have enough insight about other teams to somewhat scout and predict game planning from both sides. I haven't seen much of Davidson this year but I have seen GW a good bit because a lot of their games are on TV. Link to Davidson board about GW game:

http://davidsoncats.com/viewtopic.php?t=22516

GW plays a similar, more polished style that resembles what we do. They have some post players that can score down low, Watanabe and Larson. Some dynamic forwards that can drive to the basket, and shoot mid range shots (which ours don't) in Watanabe and Garino, and have a number of guards who can distribute and shoot well in Mitola, McDonald, and Jorgenson. Sounds like Davidson has a pretty small lineup which gave them alot of trouble with weak side offensive rebounds and putbacks off of drives and drive and kicks. Posters mentioned them playing with four guards at different points in the game and I think this could be a great strength for us. If we can defend the perimeter and limit Jack Gibbs impact in the game, we could see a positive result Saturday.

 

WEB wrote:

Duques102 wrote:

Love when we get to the point in the season when you start to have enough insight about other teams to somewhat scout and predict game planning from both sides. I haven't seen much of Davidson this year but I have seen GW a good bit because a lot of their games are on TV. Link to Davidson board about GW game:

http://davidsoncats.com/viewtopic.php?t=22516

GW plays a similar, more polished style that resembles what we do. They have some post players that can score down low, Watanabe and Larson. Some dynamic forwards that can drive to the basket, and shoot mid range shots (which ours don't) in Watanabe and Garino, and have a number of guards who can distribute and shoot well in Mitola, McDonald, and Jorgenson. Sounds like Davidson has a pretty small lineup which gave them alot of trouble with weak side offensive rebounds and putbacks off of drives and drive and kicks. Posters mentioned them playing with four guards at different points in the game and I think this could be a great strength for us. If we can defend the perimeter and limit Jack Gibbs impact in the game, we could see a positive result Saturday.

 

FYI - we already played GW and Davidson this year in terms of where to look for scouting...

Well I realize that. I also realize it's way more important to look at current form. I think it's safe to say that Us, GW, and Davidson are all at different points as a team now than we were at the beginning of conference season. I think relying on results from over a month ago are not as indicative to what will happen Saturday as what has happened in the last week or two with the teams.
 

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This game is a must win if we want to be in good position for an NIT bis, should we fail to win the A 10 Tournament. If we win this, plus 2 out of the three games vs GW, UR, and URI, we would go into Brooklyn with an RPI of around 75, provided we take care of business vs UMass, and Fordham. An RPI of 75 should be solidly in the NIT field.

Welcome back, enjoy the game and let's hope the Dukes win.

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Ferry was on the Pgh. 93.7 the Fan this morning.  About time!!  Pitt at noon, us at 12:30, Robert Morris at 4:00.  Ferry talked about how good the coach is, that they have one of the top players in the country, and that they will shoot approximately 15-20 three pointers a game.  If we play tough defense we will be okay, if not...
He also said there appears to be a renewed interest on campus.  This is one of these games that Duquesne has to win for attendance reasons also.  If they get a lot of kids there tomorrow, they have to win so they will come back.   You know the Dukes students, they won't come back if the team loses.

Ferry is also supposed to be on Stan Savran's show on 970 ESPN between Noon and 2 today (also on 106 something on FM). 

FAM wrote:

Ferry was on the Pgh. 93.7 the Fan this morning.  About time!! 

Ferry was on the Fan last week too.
 

Wonder if we are going to get out on the 3 point shooters a little more tomorrow?  Davidson could put a hurtin on us out there.

One of the downsides of taking a lot of 3's is if they miss, we usually get the rebound and can run the floor.  If we play tough defense we could run them out!

This is a key game if we're looking for the Dukes to exceed our preseason expectations. They are close to a lock to win the 17-18 games most expected, so now, the question is, can they exceed those expectations, and if so, by how much. I'd say the next step is 20 wins, and a spot in the NIT. As I posted earlier, they will need to win every home game except for GW, plus win 2 games of the three vs GW, Richmond, and URI. That would pretty much assure an NIT bid, although you'd like to win the first one in Brooklyn to be sure. To get a home game in the NIT, they either need to add another win to those listed above, or beat a good team in Brooklyn. To get an at large bid to the NCAAs, we'd pretty much need to win out, and then win at least two in Brooklyn, and I'd still be nervous.