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Offline Last night UT-Martin beat Canisius 72-69. The Dukes needs to find some toughness and get back on track. Take care of the basketball, no weak turnovers, drain the wide open shots, finish strong at the rim, and above take pride in defending. Offline As I said before, despite my overall negativity. There were times in the first half when our bigs went toe to toe with Kentucky's much better bigs and performed well. Got to see that carry over to another inferior opponent! Offline Of course, Tejas, you're not likely to see the bigs get a lot of PT, especially any that played well. Offline Honestly, I don't get Ferry's 3 guard line-up, but again I don't get much of Ferry's "strategy". No matter, I think most of us concur there is some talent on the roster. I would offer the following, TSmith looks like the best PG I've seen TJ and Eric Jackson. I Mike is the best freshman since TJ and Malquan from a talent and immediate impact perspective (Saunders didn't do much as a frosh I believe). My view is this team needs to be built primarily around TSmith, IMike and NSanders - MLewis and Littleson can be considered secondary building blocks. I would include JRob, but Ferry treats him like a liability - and I guess everyone else doesn't see it. I don't get it, just try JRob Jimmy, what the hell do you have to lose!!!!! JRob's offensive skill set and athleticism absolutely trump the purported defensive advantage of JLewis. Either way, JRob and Lewis should be splitting time. Well back to my point, there is talent here and Ferry has to tap it an mold it. They need to win all of their non-conference games, outside of Pitt, for me to be cautiously optimistic. Oh, and one final observation. If Ferry can land this current recruiting class with the budget and infrastructure as it has remained on the Bluff, why did it take 5 years to do so? Frankly I think this is an indictment of Ferry, Nash and whoever was leading recruiting the first 4 years. I said before, if DC and Jeremiah Jones are still starting in their 4th year we have a problem - and one of the Coaches admitted as much to me years ago. This indicates the staff was never able to recruit over the players that were grabbed in their very first recruiting period, which was very, very short. This has been part of the problem, no consistent recruiting improvement. Look at next year's class. That too looks better than the first 4 top to bottom. Anyway, have a happy Bird Day everyone! Offline I swore I would refrain from posting since I'm a half empty guy. I was stunned by the predictions that where being made based on who was returning and Ferry's coaching. Why any player bigger than 6'5" signs with this staff is beyond me. Just dream for a moment of a starting line up of Robinson, Sanders, I.Mike, Blackmon and Smith. I have been screaming for Robinson for 3 years. When I questioned this offense if it can even be classified as such I was told how sophisticated it was and maybe I couldn't grasp it. People wonder where E. James has gone maybe he shouldn't be playing the 4 like he has been. In the past three years this team has been a turnover machine does anyone see anything being done to change it? Discipline, toughness and unselfishness are the building blocks we have been told. Want unselfish Canisius 24 assists on 27 baskets, you will NEVER see a Ferry coached team do that. Offline I just watched GW/UAB and GW made a comeback with a 1-3-1 zone that had 3 6'9" players anchoring it. Do you think three guards are going to get inside on a truly long zone like that? UAB had real size also and adjusted well after giving up a double digit lead. I agree that it is time to go big, especially since you have Abrahamson coming back in a few weeks. Unfortunately, our coach sticks with his offense that has not changed in his five years. You think opposing coaches, especially in the A10, don't know what to do.against us? Coaches are stubborn and hang their hat on the term "execution." That is great if you have Kentucky talent. The Dukes have to steal games with unexpected strategy (say a hard double team as an example or using the high/low action on offense). We have talent. Kids pick things up quickly. I do not want this coach fired, but without some bigger thinking and some real changes in philosophy, it may be a foregone conclusion. Last edited by HookShot (11/22/2016 9:49 pm) Offline FYI - UT Martin is no cupcake. The 'Skyhawks' enter this contest at 4-1 (best start since '05) and wins over Canisius and Cleveland State. Their leading scorer (Mobley) is 9th in the nation in 3 pointers. Offline Ferry's next adjustment to what another team is doing will be his first. Offline Some of these low majors play a tough brand of basketball, they seem to be a magnet for transfers who left higher D-1 programs after riding the bench or being forgotten. Offline 7pm tip tonight at Palumbo. Per KenPom: Offline Line opened with the Dukes favored by 3.5; now bet up to 4.5 point favorites. Offline Line opened with the Dukes favored by 3.5; now bet up to 4.5 point favorites. Smart money? Offline Point of irony - UT's 72-69 win over Canisius was sealed when they "thwarted a Canisius comeback with a defensive stand with 9 seconds remaining". i hate everything. destined for another down-to-the-wire game? Last edited by yak-rbc (11/23/2016 5:51 pm) Offline Dukes look really good offensively and defensively in the first. Strong on the boards, limiting the fouls. Mike and Castro leading the way on offense but everyone looks good. Offline Solid half on both ends of the floor. Dukes got a nice boost off the bench from both Castro and steel. D. Lewis seems to be struggling on the offensive end this year, let's hope he gets it together. Offline Let's come out fast in the 2nd. Offline D. Lewis seems to be struggling on the offensive end this year, let's hope he gets it together. I feel like that's been the story of his career. He's gotten a whole lot better, but has always been extremely raw Offline DLewis is beyond bad offensively; we are pooping the bed and Ferry doesn't know what to do. A joke that we are only up by 2 with 4 minutes left. Pathetic. Offline We're not even getting shots off. No offense, no defense. Offline You can tell that Jared is starting to question the coaching a bit. He called out the lack of a big man during our sets. This is a loss they can't afford. Offline lovely ending. When does this season end? Offline One of the worst losses ever. That says alot for this GD team. Offline Watching the Ferry experiment is like having sex with failure. Offline To give you an idea of the team we played, their former coach left the program after two years of success to take a job as an ASSISTANT COACH at NC State. We are in the A10. This should NOT happen. Ridiculous. Offline This is absolutely unacceptable playing and coaching. They had like 4 points over 10 minute span. Embarrassing. Cant believe I dropped over $500 for 4 City Game tickets last night. Ferry is a horrible coach.
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Vicimus Atlanticum decem
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More likely to see some of the shorter walk-ons in a big moment.
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Trivia point - their arena floor is named for Pat Summitt - who played there as a student.
Point of irony - UT's 72-69 win over Canisius was sealed when they "thwarted a Canisius comeback with a defensive stand with 9 seconds remaining".
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I saw this when schools like FGCU got transfers who thrived when getting playing time.
Let's hope the Dukes can bear down and play hard tonight against this squad.
A diehard fan since 1961
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Dukes #201 (2-3) vs Tennessee Martin #240 (4-1)
UT Martin projected to finish 2nd of 6 in the Ohio Valley Conference West division; only loss by 3 at Mississippi.
Game prediction: Dukes by 7, 85-78 - Dukes with 74% probability of a win.
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No coaching.
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"You have to be realistic about these things." - Logen Ninefingers
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"You have to be realistic about these things." - Logen Ninefingers
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Sink... Sank... Sunk
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"You have to be realistic about these things." - Logen Ninefingers
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