The Dome wrote:

Who would you bet on making a NCAA appearance first RMU or Dukes? Just saying.

It's just a wee bit easier to win the NEC conference tournament to go dancing than the A-10
 

The Dome wrote:

I know what you think makes sense but in this day and age when kids know they can be spotted just about anywhere if they went to play further it's just as much about going to the NCAA's or playing in a system that shows their talent.
Jeter never puts on a Duquesne uniform.

Steel City remember it's a one bid league!!!!

That's true to an extent but there's a huge difference between the A-10 and NEC. The NEC is a horrible league if we are being honest. A player like jeter would never go there. I don't think there's a single NBA player from that conference. I guarantee jeter would pick Duquesne if he were choosing between the two. That's not an endorsement of us or ferry. It has more to do with the fact that we play in one of the top 6 or 7 conferences in the country and play teams like VCU, Dayton, and Richmond.

I'm just pointing out that if you took Duquesne's roster this year and put it into the NEC then they have way more chance of running through the whole NEC tournament and going dancing then they did competing in the A-10.

Well aware that only one NEC team makes the dance but you also know your path to the big dance in that league....win your league tourney or else.  Regular season means absolutely nothing.  

SteelCityVoice wrote:

I'm just pointing out that if you took Duquesne's roster this year and put it into the NEC then they have way more chance of running through the whole NEC tournament and going dancing then they did competing in the A-10.

Well aware that only one NEC team makes the dance but you also know your path to the big dance in that league....win your league tourney or else.  Regular season means absolutely nothing.  

Of course you wouldn't have Duquesne's roster if you played in the NEC.
 

Robert Morris pantsed us how many years in a row before we finally beat them this year? We still have some catching up to do. Let's not get cocky until we can beat them every year, trade body blows with Pitt (e.g., win at least once every 4 years and otherwise play them closer), win 20+ games against DI opponents, finish in the top 5-6 of the A-10 regularly, and not have to depend on blizzards to attract good media coverage.

I have a question based on not knowing that much, are the new recruits really any good? Who else recruited them? And finally last year I picked 16 in CLK poll. Any thoughts on the 2016-2017 season?

Dukes2012 wrote:

ElDuque wrote:

Robert Morris pantsed us how many years in a row before we finally beat them this year? We still have some catching up to do. Let's not get cocky until we can beat them every year, trade body blows with Pitt (e.g., win at least once every 4 years and otherwise play them closer), win 20+ games against DI opponents, finish in the top 5-6 of the A-10 regularly, and not have to depend on blizzards to attract good media coverage.

Who's getting cocky? I'm just stating that we get better recruits based on our conference affiliation. That's indisputable fact. Cocky would be saying that our kids get coached better based on one win. I don't think anyone would say that we have been out-coaching RMU. Although it does appear that there seems to be a disconnect between toole and some of his players recently

I wasn't singling anyone out -- a few folks were all leaning in the same direction here -- but to your point, that's not necessarily the truth. I think you can safely say that if we landed a kid who was being heavily by other A-10 schools or other major programs, then yes. But If we're beating NEC programs or Middle Georgia Conference teams for guys, then they're likely not appreciably better than what Bobby Mo has. Look at some of the teams that have licked us on our own court the past couple of years. NJIT is a good example. Most DU fans would turn their noses up at those kids, but dang it if they didn't bootkick us out of Palumbo.