I believe this is a very pivotal game for the Dukes. GW two bad road loses in a row. If the Dukes win in DC next three games at home. 18 wins. Time for the Dukes to kick it into third gear. Fan Duel has a parlay bet on the announcers saying the following: 1. Dambrots dad played at Duquesne 2. Dambrot approaching 500 wins 3. Dambrot coached Lebron James in HS 4. Dukes picked finish last place A10 I like this bet😂

Almost perfect first half by the Dukes??????  Best effort for any 20 minutes this year by the Dukes.  It is frustrating to know they can be this good and yet sometimes be abysmal.  But, I am still enjoying this season, especially after this first half. Time will tell if I feel the same way at the end of this game.  

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Ironduke81 wrote:

I believe this is a very pivotal game for the Dukes. GW two bad road loses in a row. If the Dukes win in DC next three games at home. 18 wins. Time for the Dukes to kick it into third gear. Fan Duel has a parlay bet on the announcers saying the following: 1. Dambrots dad played at Duquesne 2. Dambrot approaching 500 wins 3. Dambrot coached Lebron James in HS 4. Dukes picked finish last place A10 I like this bet😂

I haven’t heard them mention Sid Dambrot yet, but they did get in the 500 wins, last place prediction, and two LeBron mentions already. This crew does a pretty good job though. Not as good as the UMass crew which is the best I’ve heard in our time in ESPN+.

I’m more impressed with the fan support. Palumbo wouldn’t have been that full at tip-off, forget about being down by 30. I’ve never considered GW a great place to play (although I’ve never been there personally), but this fan support with the team down 30 to a middle of the road team is impressive.

Congrats!  Way to go Dukes.  Let's keep it up on Wednesday.

Hes a good coach and happy for the team and for all Duquesne fans.Its a time to be joyous,a road win and
hopefully Grant continues his hot shooting.Lets unite and be positive,sorry for being obnoxious.I am having a
great day savoring this fine team effort.

Dominant, wire-to-wire, conference win on the road; Yes sir! Suddenly winning 5 or 6 more down the stretch seems very possible.



 

Just a little even keel. This team is really streaky. I think this is where coaching plays a part. Can the get a little consistent?

If one doesn’t have manic - depression being a Duquesne Fan will get you there.

Best defensive effort under the Dambrot. GW  #1 A10 scoring. 2&3 top scorers in A10 . Dukes shut it down. Kudos Dambrot/Staff & team. Championships win on defense. That was good stuff. Love McGriffs length. Go Dukes👍

Only one page of discussion after that performance? Where are all my friends? Haha.

When this team shares the ball like that and takes and makes open shots, we are dangerous. And defensively, we were awesome. Similar to the VCU game with Baldwin, we cut the head off the snake. Although this time it was two heads- Bishop and Adams. We made them look pedestrian. Clark should win A10 defensive player of the year, and that isn’t my bias speaking. Three more steals for breakaway dunks. The kid is electric.

Loved seeing McGriff back healthy. We desperately missed his minutes and shot making while he was sick. How about Joe Reece! 13 points, 2 blocks, a steal, and 5 assists to only 1 turnover. People have asked for more from him, and he delivered.  The same is true for Grant. I thought that was one of his best all-around games so far in a Dukes uniform.

But my favorite part was our laser-like focus throughout. We never took our foot off the pedal last night. Throughout all the excitement of the 28-0 run and a 37 point lead, we stayed humble and played the game the right way. This shows me that this team wants way more than beating GW on the road. They are playing for something bigger, and they are building habits for that purpose. Let’s keep this train rolling!

It was a great day to be a Dukes fan for sure.  22 assists on 36 baskets!  The way they kept finding the opn shooter and the open shooter kept knocking down shots was intoxicating.  When Tre plays like that (foul trouble aside) and the outside shots are falling this team is as good as anyone in the A-10.  KD seemed to realize that a fast pace is the recipe for success for this team - let's hope he keeps his foot on the pedal.  

Not sure why we did not see more of the bench up 25-30 late.  Im sure getting Dixon, Matus, and Barre more than 2 minutes in that type of game would have gone a long way to keeping them happy.  

Styles1229 wrote:

It was a great day to be a Dukes fan for sure.  22 assists on 36 baskets!  The way they kept finding the opn shooter and the open shooter kept knocking down shots was intoxicating.  When Tre plays like that (foul trouble aside) and the outside shots are falling this team is as good as anyone in the A-10.  KD seemed to realize that a fast pace is the recipe for success for this team - let's hope he keeps his foot on the pedal.  

Not sure why we did not see more of the bench up 25-30 late.  Im sure getting Dixon, Matus, and Barre more than 2 minutes in that type of game would have gone a long way to keeping them happy.  

Couldn't agree more with all you've said!! You're never too old to learn a thing or two and hopefully KD will keep the throttle down and continue this style of play. I certainly don't expect to see this kind of shooting in every remaining game so the defensive intensity must continue to show up as well. GO DUKES!

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