Heartbreaker. Battled well, but just didn't have enough punch on offense to win.

Very tough loss---but the future is bright...

A heartbreaking loss, for sure, but if this game tells us anything it shows that Keith Dambrot's Dukes can compete with anybody in the A-10 — even in one of the most hostile environments imaginable — and have a realistic chance of playing for all the marbles in March.

They're going to be a very tough out in the Atlantic 10 tournament.

Let's Go Duquesne!

Last edited by IronDukes12 (1/27/2018 2:12 pm)

Play defense like that the rest of the season, and make better decisions on offense and they might not lose again in reg season.  Why does 4 dribble so much?

rittersdiner wrote:

Duquesne is just not a good enough team to win a game like that.

What a numb nuts comment!
 

No coaches interview as Ray Goss had to use a phone to broadcast.  Said it was an equipment issue.  Got to wonder as this is like the third time they had to do that this year.  If it were me I would take a hard look at Learfield Sport's contract.

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Rene Castro has to pass the ball. Williams was open a lot!

URI's on-ball pressure made the difference today, IMO. They pressured our ball handlers all day, and I think it wore them down. It should be noted that URI is a team that is predominantly seniors. A good learning experience for our young dukes.

Last edited by Dukes2012 (1/27/2018 3:02 pm)

Phildog wrote:

rittersdiner wrote:

Duquesne is just not a good enough team to win a game like that.

was going to challenge that statement but it is too ignorant to waste my time.

It's not an ignorant quote. It's simply the truth. You wanna deal in woulda, coulda, shoulda? You want to praise their hard work? You wanna claim some sort of moral victory? Fine. I've seen it all before over the last 30 years..As I said before, did they win or lose? That's all that matters to me. They began losing this game around the 5:00 mark. Maybe next time they win. That's where my bar is set.

ghost wrote:

A very game effort by the team.

They were , as others ( including t.v. announcers ) have said , gassed and their tanks were running on empty.

We realized the team was gonna be a bit shorthanded this year. We are at a minimum 1 servicable guard short. A 4th rotational player would make a real difference I believe.

Also, the fact that Eric James and Krivo have contributed essentially nothing is starting to take a toll.

It would help mitigate the fatigue factor if we were getting even 5 - 10 minutes passable  play from those 2 fellas. I am not sure that the situation is reversible at this point.

Oh well , ON TO D.C. !!!!!!!!!

Thank you. You made my point. There is not enough talent on this team, yet.
 

I would agree that the Dukes don't have enough overall bodies & talent to win the regular season title. Sadly, the same is probably true of the the gauntlet that will be the A-10 tournament for any team that doesn't finish in the top 2 for the regular season.

I see today's loss in a different light. A shortage of experience & basketball I.Q. was the real difference because deficiencies in these areas caused so many turnovers. Offensive fouls by Chas, Tydus, Tarin, & JRob, botched in-bounds pass by Tydus, MLII's ridiculous pass to the top of the key, and other plays I can't remember gave the Rams the extra possessions/shots they needed to win. When more experienced & after more training, I think Tydus, Tarin, & Lewis will outgrow these issues. Chas has no hope.

There is no way URI wasn't going to make a serious run. They are too experienced & talented to get destroyed at home by DU. Despite getting crushed on the boards, their lower overall shooting percentage, & being awful from 3,  the Rams got 9 more shots & that is too much to overcome in a close game in a hostile environment.

Phil95 you hit the nail on the head.  Way too many sequences where we made critical mistakes and unforced TO's.  Our bigs get more fouls trying to set screens than anyone else I've seen.  That has to stop as those are wasted possessions and have cost us all year.  19 TO's to 9 was the difference for sure and CLK that was hard to take - we should have pulled this one out, but frankly this doesn't sting as much as the loss to Richmond where Castro and Lewis couldn't hit their cereal with a spoon and the refs provided one of the worst homer jobs (I know, we get homered on our home court) of the year.  I friggin hate Richmond.  I have another point on our student fans, but I'll  start a separate thread for that.

ghost wrote:

A very game effort by the team.

They were , as others ( including t.v. announcers ) have said , gassed and their tanks were running on empty.

We realized the team was gonna be a bit shorthanded this year. We are at a minimum 1 servicable guard short. A 4th rotational player would make a real difference I believe.

Also, the fact that Eric James and Krivo have contributed essentially nothing is starting to take a toll.

It would help mitigate the fatigue factor if we were getting even 5 - 10 minutes passable  play from those 2 fellas. I am not sure that the situation is reversible at this point.

Oh well , ON TO D.C. !!!!!!!!!

I am curious why Krivacevic hasnt gotten minutes, 5-8 a game, try to get him some PT, lets see what he can do.  James is what James is, a body when there is foul trouble.  But he can play 5-8 minutes a game to let guys rest a bit.  Its not like they are replacing Bagley and Trae Young.