Duq 81, Tony romo, really?

These kids showed some guts in this one. Hard place to win and this is the first time this year where I thought the refs didn't give us a fair shake. I thought Weathers got hammered twice before he got hit with the T.

1111 Vickroy wrote:

Duq 81, Tony romo, really?

Tony Romo is excellent. That's why he's getting a big raise. He's a pleasure to listen to. That said, Jarrett has become good in his job. He's comfortable now. I think he's better than dry Curtis Aiken is on the Pitt games. Of course even Aiken is better than the last few years of Dick Groat. Always liked Groat, but there comes a time when the gig is up, and he stayed around 5-6 years too long. It's amazing how good Ray still is at his age. You have to feel great for Ray after all of those awful seasons he had to call.
 

Hey Westender, you must watch too much Debbie Downer on SNL.  Duquesne is a good and well-coached team...finally.

WashPaRick wrote:

These kids showed some guts in this one. Hard place to win and this is the first time this year where I thought the refs didn't give us a fair shake. I thought Weathers got hammered twice before he got hit with the T.

Speaking of Weathers, I had been under the impression that the "interior semi-circle" (whatever it's called) was to place a dividing line on plays involving drives to the hoop and a defender setting up for a charge. You have to set up outside the line, and you must give the offensive player landing space if you are inside the line.

Is it really supposed to be used for players getting an offfensive rebound inside the line and slamming a defender in the face trying to get free with the ball? I don't think I've ever seen it used that way before, nor is it appropriate. Somebody expert on the rules, please set me straight on this.

Wore my Dukes jersey to work last thursday, wearing it again tomorrow(unwashed).  🥳

WHAT.A.WIN!!!

Best road win since...last Wednesday.

Even sweeter considering the plays and points left on the table + questionable calls on the Dukes

I think this clinches no lower than the 6th seed, but 4th seed is one step closer to happening. 

Yo guys and gals!
Been a while since I’ve posted here so...
Thanks for blowing up our Senior night!
Good game I guess there was some garbage calls but that was both ways and in the end you got it so there’s that and I’m not gonna complain.

There are a couple folks here one in particular that I hope is enjoying a shot or sip of bourbon tonight, let it be known that I’m raising a toast to him and his dad tonight. I’m not around often but I remember we were nice to each other and that’s what I’m about.

Prost!

Congrats Again on the win, cheers!
/a little Dämmït on the side tho ;)

PhoenixRising2 wrote:

applecorps wrote:

WashPaRick wrote:

These kids showed some guts in this one. Hard place to win and this is the first time this year where I thought the refs didn't give us a fair shake. I thought Weathers got hammered twice before he got hit with the T.

Speaking of Weathers, I had been under the impression that the "interior semi-circle" (whatever it's called) was to place a dividing line on plays involving drives to the hoop and a defender setting up for a charge. You have to set up outside the line, and you must give the offensive player landing space if you are inside the line.

Is it really supposed to be used for players getting an offfensive rebound inside the line and slamming a defender in the face trying to get free with the ball? I don't think I've ever seen it used that way before, nor is it appropriate. Somebody expert on the rules, please set me straight on this.

The “vertical cylinder”
Another rule interpretation concerns the “vertical cylinder,” or in layman’s terms a player’s personal space. So long as an offensive player’s forearms are more vertical than horizontal, he can freely move the ball from one side of his body to the other, and if a defender makes contact with him it’s a defensive foul so long as the offensive player’s contact is not excessive and unnecessary.

In recent years, defensive players had been (usually at the instruction of their coaches) been drawing cheap flagrant fouls by getting in an offensive player’s grill and drawing contact with the offensive player’s elbow when he tried to move (usually, there was an egregious flop in there.) Now, so long as the offensive player doesn’t make excessive contact — meaning, basically, so long as he doesn’t purposely knock the defender in the jaw with his elbow — and he’s making a normal basketball play, such contact is a defensive foul. However, if the offensive player’s forearms are horizontal to the ground and there’s contact, it’s an offensive foul. This rule also goes the other way, as well, and prohibits an offensive player from invading the vertical cylinder of a defender who’s in proper position.

I gather that your description of the play and call that happened was that Weathers got in Santos' space, and deservedly got called for the foul. I'm OK with that. That may have been a fair assessment of what happened, and I thought perhaps that was going to be the call when the whistle was blown. 

But when the announcers made reference to the line on the floor as being the rationale for the call that was made, I thought that was a poor call. The announcers may have simply "called the call" wrong.
 

Dambrot's quick thoughts on the game: https://twitter.com/DuqMBB/status/1235045539479085056

With about 10 minutes left, Weathers got a charge called against him down 10, and Macro had this look on his face with his hands on his knees like "nothing is going our way. Were not getting bounces. Were not getting shots. Were not getting calls"

And I imagine that's not the only time in the 2nd half body language from a duke looked like that.

But they just. Kept. Fighting. They just kept digging.

It was like pulling teeth I'm sure. But they got it done. They got it done in 2 of the most hostile environments in the A10 in back to back weeks where we hadn't won in a combined 14 tries.

Unbelievable effort

Post game thoughts
Coach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDcHz7iYGMM
TDM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj54sx0l8aw