Duques102 wrote:

Williams sneaks in the double double

Best play of the game, for me, is when at about a minute left we got a steal and a fast break...Williams is sitting there with 8 points...has an opportunity to drive to the hoop and try to get the double double...instead he drives, passes to the corner, another pass, then a drive and easy layup for Rene I believe.

That's unselfish play from a freshman who I'm sure was told if he gets a double double tonight would have 5 of them in his first 9 games - tying Bruce Atkins (cheers to goduquesne.com mentioning this in the last few game previews). That selfless attitude probably resides in Williams as he seems like a good kid - but there is also a TON of coaching there. He did it earlier as well, opting to pass when he had an easy shoot for someone who had an even higher percentage shot. 

I'm very happy to see he was rewarded with an open slam to get the stats he needs.

GO DUKES!

Phildog wrote:

Williams 10-13-5
Verhoven 8-7 And about 5 blocks
Lewis 15
Castro 14
Smith 16

Win by 24

I thought Lewis had the best defensive game in his Duquesne career. He also had a few nice drives. Great to see that he can still be an important contributor on a bad shooting night from three.

Last edited by Dukes2012 (12/13/2017 9:00 pm)

And he shot 4-11 as well. Not so bad but Tydus brought some life. Still not great offensive presence

Were it not for playing without a full roster early in the season, the Dukes could very easily be 8-1 at this point. 

I like the steady progress and, more importantly, the winning attitude that Coach Dambrot is gradually instilling in this young team. 

Let's hope the Dukes make it five in a row on Sunday, but Lamar — winners of five in a row and eight of their first nine contests — will be a much tougher test on Tuesday.

The Cardinals have already won road games against Tulsa, Coastal Carolina and UTEP and play Southern Illinois — one of our opponents later this month in Las Vegas — in Carbondale on Sunday.

Let's Go Duquesne!  

Last edited by IronDukes12 (12/13/2017 9:55 pm)

During the 4 game win streak, Dukes giving up 54 pts per game.
i know the competition is weak but its amazing how much easier it is
to win when you play solid defense.
 

These next two games are part of the Las Vegas Classic it looks like. 

I think it's worth pointing out that the Internet stream has been much better as of late.

ElDuque wrote:

I was frustrated watching that first half but the kids really stepped up. Eric Williams Jr. had me thinking about Damian Saunders last night. Except Eric is two inches shorter (same goes for comparing him to Bruce Atkins)! There's noticeable improvement in Smith and Jordan, too.

Levon, if you're reading, Williams might have answered your question about our small forward of the future.

I hear you ED, no doubt Eric can fill the role, but it will be interesting to see where he fits in next year when the full squad hits the floor.  I have a feeling he gets his minutes at various positions, because he rebounds so well, can handle the ball and shoot it.  Defense will also factor into where he plays.  Based on the opponent Coach D may want to go a little bigger at the three and move Eric to a guard spot. Either way he will be a very valuable player as long as he keeps working to improve.   It will be interesting to have all that flexibility, so coach can scheme for each opponent. 
This game shows the importance of the motto that offense will come and go, but defense must be a constant.  It wins games like this one, when the shots don't drop.  In the past, we were toast when the shots didn't drop!
 

We have a chance to win them all if we play our cards right and defend. Only team I see who will be a problem is st Bonnie’s and rhode due to their guard play.

Been a Williams Jr fan since the beginning. Kid should play a lot all 4 years. Brings so much to the table for us