As much as I enjoyed the game, the officiating just blew me away.  Usually it’s equally bad towards both sides but tonight was just plain one sided against the home team.  My son’s comment summed it up that we would have won by 20 had the game been called fairly.

One sequence had a VCU player literally tackle a Duquesne guard at mid court and then an imaginary call against the Dukes inside.  I think the refs just decided to call it all one way after the Duquesne fans began getting all over them.  There’s a difference between bad officiating and officiating with a message to be deliberately defensive against one team.

DISGUSTING but I’m proud of the team for not folding after the officiating let VCU back to under double digits.

Last edited by coffee (1/05/2023 8:52 am)

A solid win last night; happy for Clark.  Dukes NET Ranking is now up to 118, 4th in the A10.
https://twitter.com/A10Talk/status/1611007471052537856

NapaDuke wrote:

coffee wrote:

As much as I enjoyed the game, the officiating just blew me away. Usually it’s equally bad towards both sides but tonight was just plain one sided against the home team. My son’s comment summed it up that we would have won by 20 had the game been called fairly.

One sequence had a VCU player literally tackle a Duquesne guard at mid court and then an imaginary call against the Dukes inside. I think the refs just decided to call it all one way after the Duquesne fans began getting all over them. There’s a difference between bad officiating and officiating with a message to be deliberately defensive against one team.



DISGUSTING but I’m proud of the team for not folding after the officiating let VCU back to under double digits.

It looked to me that the refs kept trying to slow the game down to give VCU time to get things together and break our momentum.  19 fouls called on the Dukes but 12 for VCU? 

I agree entirely about the officials. Early in the first half especially. It kinda energized our team and the fans as the whole building got louder and louder.  The first call when the VCU player was rebounding the ball juggling it and then tipped out of bounds with no-one within 5 feet of him from either team ignited the charge.

Over all an extremely enjoyable loud game.  Great to see a full student section.  We need some sort of gimmick/give away every game.
I was so proud of our guys and Tre was unbelievable again.  Revenge is so sweet against his former team.
Everyone contributed and I like especially how Gunn is progresssing.
Now lets go on the road and continue our momentum.
Thanks players coaches fans and students.
I know Dambrot has gotten a lot of criticism for his coaching but read the VCU board and the talk about wishing he was their coach and how he OUT Coached Rhoades..

Go Dukes1

Last edited by Motor (1/05/2023 10:35 am)

As I've said before if you like basketball and especially Duquesne basketball please get to the Coop and see this team play!  Another amazing game for Jimmy Clark, who literally took the game over for a stretch in the second half when VCU was making their run.  They could not keep Jimmy out of the paint, and he punished them with multiple drives to the hoop for big scores along with a key steal and a three.  For all intents and purposes he tucked VCU in and put them to sleep with that run!  
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention a guy who  I thought was very impressive tonight; R.J Gunn.  Every play in basketball is about making split-second decision, and RJ made good decisions in this game.  His experience really showed on multiple plays and that doesn't even account for his long-range shooting ability and rebounding skill.  I pray that he stays healthy because he is a really good basketball player, who will be key performer going forward!  Great to have RJ on our side! 
I also need to give credit to Tevin Brewer, and Kareem Rozier for handling the tough defense and double-teams thrown at them by VCU.  They were in fact flawless in beating the pressure and getting the Dukes into their half-court offense.  As Coach said, the turnovers occurred not due to their full-court pressure, but mostly in half-court and sometimes just due to carelessness after the game was decided.  
 

Last edited by levon1975 (1/05/2023 3:05 pm)

grammudder wrote:

Pardon me for waxing nostalgic a bit.  RJ's shot is mindful of Roland Jones out of New Haven, Conn.  Roland was a lefty who averaged about 10.5 points over his career at Duquesne.  He was co-captain with Norm Nixon in the late 70's. He went to the same school as John Thomas and a few others in New Haven who played at Duquesne.  If memory serves me correctly, John Cinicola was tight with one of the New Haven coaches and they formed a bond that helped create a recruiting pipeline for Duquesne for a while.   And yes, RJ does bring back fond memories of a prior Duquesne standout.  Back to the present!!!!!!

Roland Jones and JT were from Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven CT

I think they've changed how they do t"s. I'm pretty sure when a T is called they shoot the T and then the ball goes back to whoever had it when T was called.

coffee wrote:

As much as I enjoyed the game, the officiating just blew me away. Usually it’s equally bad towards both sides but tonight was just plain one sided against the home team. My son’s comment summed it up that we would have won by 20 had the game been called fairly.

One sequence had a VCU player literally tackle a Duquesne guard at mid court and then an imaginary call against the Dukes inside. I think the refs just decided to call it all one way after the Duquesne fans began getting all over them. There’s a difference between bad officiating and officiating with a message to be deliberately defensive against one team.

DISGUSTING but I’m proud of the team for not folding after the officiating let VCU back to under double digits.

I agree.  It really seemed like they were letting a lot of contact happen against the Dukes but not the other way around.  On a few occasions it was just so blatantly obvious (Rozier at mid court - that is a foul every single time it happens and it happened right in front of the ref.)  That said, I watched the replay when I got home from the game and the goaltending call on Rozier's shot clearly went our way.  Watching live it looked like goaltending and a foul.  but on the replay it was a clean block - so we got that one anyway.  That could have been a momentum shifter for sure.

Motor wrote:

https://bustingbrackets.com/2023/01/06/atlantic-10-basketballl-3-takeaways-from-duquesnes-win-over-vcu/3/
Fun article to read from Busting Brackets.
Go Dukes

Thanks. Motor. Interesting article; the Dukes are making an impression across the conference. Next 3 (road) games will lay the groundwork for a top 4 finish; winning 2 of these would keep the bandwagon rolling.

Richmond and St Bona are 2 hellscapes for the Dukes.   If the get 2/3 I think we should be overjoyed.   Would also mean we have 2 more home games remaining compared to road games, a 4-2 record in A10 play 1/3 a way thru the season, and have played the best team already.   And, for the next 3 games, no Ellis Cannon!!!!

Last edited by townsonkid (1/06/2023 10:38 am)

Styles1229 wrote:

coffee wrote:

As much as I enjoyed the game, the officiating just blew me away. Usually it’s equally bad towards both sides but tonight was just plain one sided against the home team. My son’s comment summed it up that we would have won by 20 had the game been called fairly.

One sequence had a VCU player literally tackle a Duquesne guard at mid court and then an imaginary call against the Dukes inside. I think the refs just decided to call it all one way after the Duquesne fans began getting all over them. There’s a difference between bad officiating and officiating with a message to be deliberately defensive against one team.

DISGUSTING but I’m proud of the team for not folding after the officiating let VCU back to under double digits.

I agree.  It really seemed like they were letting a lot of contact happen against the Dukes but not the other way around.  On a few occasions it was just so blatantly obvious (Rozier at mid court - that is a foul every single time it happens and it happened right in front of the ref.)  That said, I watched the replay when I got home from the game and the goaltending call on Rozier's shot clearly went our way.  Watching live it looked like goaltending and a foul.  but on the replay it was a clean block - so we got that one anyway.  That could have been a momentum shifter for sure.

Styles, I thought the same thing at first glance. However, the reason it was a goaltend was because the ball was above the cylinder. Correct call

CityDuke wrote:

Styles1229 wrote:

coffee wrote:

As much as I enjoyed the game, the officiating just blew me away. Usually it’s equally bad towards both sides but tonight was just plain one sided against the home team. My son’s comment summed it up that we would have won by 20 had the game been called fairly.

One sequence had a VCU player literally tackle a Duquesne guard at mid court and then an imaginary call against the Dukes inside. I think the refs just decided to call it all one way after the Duquesne fans began getting all over them. There’s a difference between bad officiating and officiating with a message to be deliberately defensive against one team.

DISGUSTING but I’m proud of the team for not folding after the officiating let VCU back to under double digits.

I agree.  It really seemed like they were letting a lot of contact happen against the Dukes but not the other way around.  On a few occasions it was just so blatantly obvious (Rozier at mid court - that is a foul every single time it happens and it happened right in front of the ref.)  That said, I watched the replay when I got home from the game and the goaltending call on Rozier's shot clearly went our way.  Watching live it looked like goaltending and a foul.  but on the replay it was a clean block - so we got that one anyway.  That could have been a momentum shifter for sure.

Styles, I thought the same thing at first glance. However, the reason it was a goaltend was because the ball was above the cylinder. Correct call

 Hmmmm.  Didnt know that was the rule.  Figured it only had to be on the way down which it clearly wasn't.  thanks for the clarification

5th year SLU player Fred Thatch announced that he tore his ACL in his game Wednesday. A shame for somebody who has been in the league a long time. SLU is beginning to find themselves in a nightmare after tournament expectations.