What is the over/under on Ferry using the word "I" in his presser?

I'd set the line at 0.5 and take the under.

After watching some of it streamed on my computer, I am guessing that with the players, vendors, police, and scorers, there were 600 there at the most.  I wonder if they will honestly post the attendance.  And folks...we haven't even gotten into league play yet.

Last edited by FAM (11/30/2016 8:55 pm)

I'm going to "Pull A Monk"  - Does anyone remember the television show about the Quirky Detective named Adrian Monk who would solve the cases in an unusual way and say 'THIS IS WHAT REALLY HAPPENED"

I just shook my head at the article in the paper the other day that mentioned "the metrics" were wrong for Duquesne this year -  Well LAST year with a 4 year starter at PG - a 5th year senior with 3 years at the other guard position -  MAYBE the metrics should have had the Dukes better than 500??

It's not even December and the team has lost at HOME to - Mansfield State, Canisus, Tennesse-Martin, and UBMC.  (Prediction Robert Morris 60 DU 55 - Coach laments "how the background/lighting at the Arena affected our shooting (of course ignoring the fact that Bobby Mo doesn't play there regularly)

Why in his FIFTH YEAR in the program - when EVERYONE is one of his recruits - is the team so heavily reliant on freshmen??

Maybe it's time we follow the Purdue Football Model and "reassign" Mr. Ferry to "another job within the organization"

Have heard the old cliche - Fool Me Once (Mansfield St) - Shame on You --  Fool Me Twice (Canisus) - Shame on Me.  Was at both of those games -  DON'T know what comes next -  AND AM NOT GOING TO FIND OUT!!!!

What is really sad is that the UMBC coach is a first year coach.  He ran multiple switching defenses that confused the Dukes and had an offense that shared the basketball and had 16 assist with only 10 turnovers. Ferry with the exception of the freshman have had most of his players with several years under his coaching and his players have no clue on how to play team defense and can't run simple plays without turning the ball over, and usually reverts to selfish street ball.  Grab a snickers bar it is going to be an ugly rest of the season.   

Last edited by CLK (11/30/2016 9:27 pm)

CLK wrote:

What is really sad is that the UMBC coach is a first year coach.  He ran multiple switching defenses that confused the Dukes and had an offense that shared the basketball and had 16 assist with only 10 turnovers. Ferry with the exception of the freshman have had most of his players with several years under his coaching and his players have no clue on how to play team defense and can't run simple plays and usually reverts to selfish street ball.  Grab a snickers bar it is going to be an ugly rest of the season.   

Maybe we can steal him. He can't be making much money. Hiring a coach is such a crapshoot. The folks at St. John's were so happy when they hired Chris Mullin. They were blown out at home yesterday by one of the worst teams in D1, and the fanbase is starting to get restless.
 

Last edited by duq81 (11/30/2016 9:30 pm)

22 fouls, 17 turnovers, and we got to the free throw line 3 times.

Been practicing since October, played a record number of November games.

This is bad.

duq81 wrote:

It took a disaster to rid ourselves of Nee. I don't see any way Ferry can survive this. I don't root for the Dukes to lose, but......................................................
Let's just say I won't be upset as the losses pile up.

 
Duq 81 I told you this 5 years ago Stevie Wonder could have saw this train wreck. Ron was and is the only viable option to fix this mess.  If you only knew what he was up against.

Gents I rest my case!!!  This man shouldn't be permitted to contaminate even a grade school team. His decisions on playing time beg the question does he just want his money so he can go home.

VBC: I am much calmer having given up my season tickets last year. I no longer feel like I have been taken advantage of. I no longer leave Palumbo angry. Duquesne sold a bucket of crap for years. It took some time to cut the ties emotionally, but I am glad that I did. Sorry for your pain. Say hi to the remaining group for me. 

We stink and Ferry needs to be fired sooner rather than later......end of story.  I am at least glad I didn't watch this debacle tonight.

I watched of and on and wasn't surprised by the Dukes play,but then JRob got in. He was dealing down low scoring over double teams and hit 4 quick buckets, grabbed 3 rebounds, Jarrett is saying , they can't stop him, he is just too strong.

Then he was taken out and only got in for 1 min.

Final line 4/5, 3 rebounds, 8 points, 9 min.

I can't imagine why Duquesne keeps losing when they are so deep that they can bury this guy on the bench.

Just watched the post game presser. "...Jordan needs to improve defensively..." "....hard to play Jordan....". Once again, Coach Ferry has put his dislike for JRob above the team. Anybody who watched the game last night saw the level of destruction JRob inflicted on UMBC. Zero turnovers, 1 PF, 3 rebounds (2 offensive), 1 block, 1 assist to go along with 8 points......in 9 minutes?! I have no doubt that Coach Ferry gets 'thank you' notes from opposing coaches for leaving JRob on the bench. I no longer watch The Big Bang Theory. If I want to laugh until I cry, I simply watch Coach Ferry's post game pressers.

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