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6:00pm EST tip on Thursday 03/14/2019 at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY Last edited by PhoenixRising2 (3/13/2019 6:11 pm) This seems like a good matchup for us. The regular season game shouldn't have been as close as it was. They shouldn't be able to exploit our lack of height too much. They don't force many turnovers, which has been our Achilles heel. Even with the way we stumbled to the finish line, I expect to win this one. I was surprised to see KenPom predict such a close game, and even more surprised to see ESPN's numbers actually favor St. Joe's. Last edited by luckymcd (3/13/2019 3:45 pm) According to ESPN Matchup Predictor: According to ESPN Matchup Predictor: Yes, but if you look at the ESPN PickCenter, both team rankings and number fire have St. Joe's as 1.5 point favorites. Both of them put the smart money on the Dukes, but have St. Joe's as the favorite. I feel a little better today about this game than I did Sunday night. But just a little bit. Out starting 5 all need to score, and not get in foul trouble. Its really that simple, for tonight. A little help from TDM or Lamar would not hurt. Lamar Norman starting instead of Frankie? You go Lamar. Is Frankie ailing? Men coming out strong. Beats me. But if Lamar goes all Melquan Bolding on them it's OK with me. Weathers got some long arms. Great start so far, just need to tighten up a little bit defensively. Good thing for the fast start or we'd be down 20. Refs were calling every tacky foul and hand check then miss Carry getting absolutly hammered under the hoop. Last edited by coffee (3/14/2019 6:07 pm) Refs were calling every tacky foul and hand check then miss Carry getting absolutly hammered under the hoop. Carry doesn't get a lot of calls he deserves on his drives. Been happening all year. C'mon, Dukes. It's time for a little second-half magic. Refs were calling every tacky foul and hand check then miss Carry getting absolutly hammered under the hoop. Carry doesn't get a lot of calls he deserves on his drives. Been happening all year. Refs were calling every tacky foul and hand check then miss Carry getting absolutly hammered under the hoop. Carry doesn't get a lot of calls he deserves on his drives. Been happening all year. Probably miss 2 or 3 a game on Carry. If he was slightly built he'd probably get more calls. How is that NOT a foul on Hughes???? Time to pick it up or go home. Charlie Brown is absolutely insane. A little defense might help. A little defense might help. Agreed. Awful defensive effort tonight. Another agonizingly disappointing tournament performance by this snake-bitten program. Not even a mini run in the tourney. Terribly, terribly disappointing. St. Joe's played one hell of a game. Dukes played well too but for needed to pressure the 3 better. Very disappointing end but they are young and appeared to be running out of gas. Wasn't Eric Williams sensational though?
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Game Thread - Saint Joseph's Hawks (A10 Tourney)
Per KenPom:
Dukes #168 (19-12; 10-8; 7th) vs Saint Joseph's University Hawks #187 (13-18; 6-12; 10th) - Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament
Game prediction: Dukes win by 1, 75-74 - Dukes with 54% probability of a win.
Betting line: Dukes are 1½ point underdogs; Over/Under 148½
Duquesne 15-15-1 Against the Spread: Saint Joseph's 11-19-1 ATS
Previous Meeting: Dukes 85; Saint Joseph's 84
Dukes Best Win(s): Radford (123); Saint Louis (131); Rhode Island (145)
Dukes Worst Loss(es): La Salle (214); NJIT (181); St. Bonaventure - 2 (132)
Saint Joseph's Best Win(s): Davidson (72); Old Dominion (114); Loyola Chicago (130)
Saint Joseph's Worst Loss(es): George Washington (299); UMass (231); William & Mary (218)
Four Factors ==> Effective field goal percentage; Turnover percentage; Offensive rebounding percentage; Free throw rate (shown below if team has Top 100 ranking overall or top 4 in conference as a strength; if team has Bottom 100 ranking or bottom 4 in conference as a weakness)
Here's a look at Saint Joseph's for the season (national ranking out of 353 teams):
Offensive Strength: Turnover % (2)
Offensive Weakness: Offensive Rebound % (334); Effective FG % (293)
Defensive Strength: Offensive Rebound % (15); FT Rate (29)
Defensive Weakness: Turnover % (321)
Here's a look at Saint Joseph's in the A-10 (conference ranking out of 14 teams):
Offensive Strength: Turnover % (1)
Offensive Weakness: Offensive Rebound % (12); Effective FG % (11)
Defensive Strength: Offensive Rebound % (1); FT Rate (3)
Defensive Weakness: Turnover % (13)
Here's a look at the Dukes for the season (national ranking out of 353 teams):
Offensive Strength: Offensive Rebound % (64)
Offensive Weakness: Turnover % (276)
Defensive Strength: Turnover % (25)
Defensive Weakness: Offensive Rebound % (351)
Here's a look at the Dukes in the A-10 (conference ranking out of 14 teams):
Offensive Strength: Offensive Rebound % (4)
Offensive Weakness: None
Defensive Strength: Turnover % (2)
Defensive Weakness: Offensive Rebound % (14)
Points per Possession and Number of Possessions
Saint Joseph's Adj Offense Efficiency - 104.9; 160 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Defense Efficiency - 104.5; 175 in D-1
Saint Joseph's Adj Defense Efficiency - 106.9; 228 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Offense Efficiency - 103.9; 178 in D-1
Saint Joseph's Adj Tempo - 68.4; 140 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Tempo - 69.8; 81 in D-1
Miscellaneous
Experience - Saint Joseph's 1.38 yrs; 273 in D-1; Dukes 0.70 yrs; 346 in D-1
Average Height - Saint Joseph's 76.5"; 224 in D-1; Dukes 75.9"; 303 in D-1
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Chance of Duquesne Win: 53.3%
St. Joseph: 46.7%
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FAM wrote:
Chance of Duquesne Win: 53.3%
St. Joseph: 46.7%
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Let's Go Duquesne!
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WashPaRick wrote:coffee wrote:
Missed another foul on Carry then called it on Weathers!! WTF?
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coffee wrote:WashPaRick wrote:coffee wrote:
Missed another foul on Carry then called it on Weathers!! WTF?
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COFFEE
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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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