Tim Benz doing the radio call today in Ray's stead.  Tim says Ray should be back though.  I wish he would have said "will be back" instead of "should be back."  I'll be watching on ESPN+.

Let's Go DUKES!!!!!!

I guess we’re not the only team having trouble putting butts in the seats. I think fans are allowed at this game, but there’s few enough of them that I can’t be sure.

So far… same old Duquesne. If they don’t change some offensive sets for the second half… another loss. Come on guys!!!!!!

Well the offense is still the polar opposite of Dambrot’s norm, but the defensive intensity finally showed up. UMass is a legitimately high powered offense and we’ve clearly got them uncomfortable right now. Hopefully we can keep it up and get some shots to fall.

I wont watch first halves anymore.  Buy your ncaa tourn tickets now.   😁😁

Great Win! - Rotroff and JJ clutch!!!!!

Impressive win.
i thought at half-based on score and stats-another
typical loss.
Great defense and Mass couldn't stop JJ who made clutch shots.
On to Fordham.

Just a great all around win.  Love KD's defensive adjustment when they were down 10 in the first half with the full court pressure and blitzing the the ball on the perimeter..  Really changed the game.  Everybody seemed to contribute in this one.  Of course JJ and Rotroff but Primo really hit some assassin-esque jumpers late to keep the cushion at 4-6 points.  And all 7 of Ayers points were at crucial times.  Primo and JJ will continue to push each other and I think it will make both of them better.  I love Acuff as the 6th man on this team.  With Easley and Tre too?!?  I've never seen a Dukes Team with so many scoring options!  They keep playing tough defense and they can beat em all.  We've seen what it looks like when they don't play defense - hope we've seen the last of that.

Adjustments by Dambrot, buy in from everybody, response to adversity, clutch shots, it really was a good team win. Everybody played their part.

It seems like the three weeks off were put to good use on and off the court. The team that was on the floor the last 35 minutes of this one looks very different from the one we saw to begin through most of the non-conference season. The team seems to have come together during the layoff too (let’s just ignore that that could have caused the layoff).

I’m not saving up for NCAA tickets yet because it’s now a .500 team we just beat. They do have two wins over Big Ten teams though, one of them a blowout of Penn State where we just beat them. I sure feel a lot more optimistic about this young team than I did a month ago.

El Presidente wrote:

coffee wrote:

Nice win. We’re one big man away from a solid team.

Absolutely agree. We will be competitive as is but we will not ever win an A-10 championship without that big. Doesn't have to be a superstar. Just protect the rim, get some rebounds and score 10 points a game. 
Has to be our top priority for next year.

Do you mean another big man that does those things? Tre Williams checks the boxes you listed. 

Assuming the vast majority of this year's squad returns, the top of my wish list starts with a 6'10" or better super-long big with multiple years of eligibility left, good hands, that can play next to Tre for 12 minutes a game, averages at least 8 & 7, blocks shot, & makes his FTs. 
 

Nice win!
On the road after that layoff.
Excellent job by the players and staff.

Austin Rotroff is the People's Choice for the 21st century.