Just like last year, we have two great knock-down shooters and then, blah. CSU has the three great knock-down shooters. I know it was the first game but other than Jimmy and Dae Dae no one impressed me as that special shooter. Hopefully, someone emerges to make opposing defenses work that much harder..

VBC wrote:

All wins are good.  I am happy.
 

Ask VCU or Michigan State if they would like to trade places. Good news tonight is that the A10 did go 11-1 on opening night  Dukes gutted one out.

Quick observations:
1. The three key players for Cleveland State could easily play in A10 and perhaps be stars.
2. Jimmy Clark has point guard chops - 8 assists. Keep the ball in his hands.
3. The bigger lineups played better.
4. The Drame Twins are a bundle of energy whose hard work was great to see.
5. David Dixon is a difference maker. Hope he gets fully healthy soon.
6. Lots of free throw shooting in practice needed this week.
7. Stew leading cheers  was awesome.
8. We are 1-0, now let’s go get Charleston.

1111 Vickroy wrote:

How about the guy firing up the students who took his shirt off. I was waiting for him to go totally nude

I'm just waiting for Stew to hop on here and say it was him... he really got the students loud when they needed to be!
 

Jimmy Clark was simply great last night. He plays like that all year, he is the MVP of this team!
Great atmosphere. A friend of mine is the new pep band director, a professional musician and conductor whom I have worked with over the years. Think the band is now on the right track!
GO DUKES!!

El Presidente wrote:

Jimmy Clark was simply great last night. He plays like that all year, he is the MVP of this team!
Great atmosphere. A friend of mine is the new pep band director, a professional musician and conductor whom I have worked with over the years. Think the band is now on the right track!
GO DUKES!!

I was ecstatic to see a pep band when I entered the arena last night. Did they play the fight song after the win? There's also another song that the band used to play that I loved where it was a chant "ohhhh ohhh" in a melody I cannot recall. It's not like I could convey a melody over a chat forum anyway but after the ball got inbounded and the band stopped playing the crowd would continue the melody. Anybody have any idea of what I'm talking about?

JImmy Clark needs to start at the PG, period!!  He had 8 assists and can break down any defender and then dish.  He needs to be our starting PG!!   Yeah I know Rozier is a great leader and team player, but he had some horrible turnovers, is not really a good shooter (1-9) and is a defensive liability.  Again, he is a good 10 minute a game sub at PG, but KD he is NOT AN A-10 STARTING TALENT LEVEL PG!  We will not be at the top of the A-10 if KD insists on playing Rozier like this.  Again, Rozier is the kind of guy you want on your team, but TALENT IS TALENT and there is a reason he didn't have D-1 scholarship offers.  KD you said you need to play the guys that give you your best chance to win, well wake up and smell the coffee bud.  Your insistence on playing Rozier as much as you did last night was almost disastrous.  I have spoken to several other long time basketball guys this morning and everyone of them said the same thing.  I am happy with the win, but we are talking about winning the A-10 and I said end of last year that if KD is stubbornly going to play KR as our starting PG then we are never going to get to the top of the A-10 mountain.   Pistol out.

In general Dae Dae and Jimmy did what they do, and Tre had a nice game.  He was very efficient and gave us some scoring from the 5-spot. His pick and rolls were nice and he converted his chances around the hoop,  The difference from last year's team however, was the play of the Drame twins.  They hit some huge shots, battled in the paint and played the kind of defense that the team desperately needed against a very skilled offensive team in the Vikings.  The team was definitely better with the twins on the floor.  I think Savrasov will play much better than we saw tonight.  He did rebound well in his time on the court and made the right plays, just didn't hit shots. The team will need him, or another player to step up as a scorer to go along with Dae Dae and Jimmy. 

Last edited by levon1975 (11/07/2023 2:21 pm)

Not sure but maybe u are referring to Mossie Murphy's shoo-shoo, rah-rah. He would really get the crowd fired up. That was traditional Duquesne basketball. Winning cures many ills.

Lucky we are in agreement about your starting 5.  It's not only the height with Rozier, it is the offensive limitations - Calvin Murphy he is not.  Great kid, leader, want to see him play 12 to 14 minutes per game coming off the bench.  Would also like to see what Matus can do at the 3 with Clark and Dae Dae.  Necas was supposedly our best recruit, but I guess we'll have to wait and see a bit.  Love the Drame twins and KD acknowledged that Nicholls can play and I would have liked to see what he can do at the PG as well.

CityDuke wrote:

BluffHunter wrote:

El Presidente wrote:

Jimmy Clark was simply great last night. He plays like that all year, he is the MVP of this team!
Great atmosphere. A friend of mine is the new pep band director, a professional musician and conductor whom I have worked with over the years. Think the band is now on the right track!
GO DUKES!!

I was ecstatic to see a pep band when I entered the arena last night. Did they play the fight song after the win? There's also another song that the band used to play that I loved where it was a chant "ohhhh ohhh" in a melody I cannot recall. It's not like I could convey a melody over a chat forum anyway but after the ball got inbounded and the band stopped playing the crowd would continue the melody. Anybody have any idea of what I'm talking about?

Yes Bluffhunter!!! I ask people all the time about that song and no one seems to know what I am talking about. I can’t even remember the melody though, but I used to love hearing that at the games. Such a cool tradition! If anyone knows what we’re talking about please let us know.

Every once in a while the melody will pop into my head but I lose it quickly. And to other responses: it was not shoo-shoo rah-rah or seven nation army!
 

CityDuke wrote:

BluffHunter wrote:

There's also another song that the band used to play that I loved where it was a chant "ohhhh ohhh" in a melody I cannot recall. It's not like I could convey a melody over a chat forum anyway but after the ball got inbounded and the band stopped playing the crowd would continue the melody. Anybody have any idea of what I'm talking about?

Yes Bluffhunter!!! I ask people all the time about that song and no one seems to know what I am talking about. I can’t even remember the melody though, but I used to love hearing that at the games. Such a cool tradition! If anyone knows what we’re talking about please let us know.

the song you are referring to was called Welcome Home. I thought it was written by an old pep bander from many years ago but i found it online by a different school and now realize it might have just been a specific arrangement. anyway there hasn't been a pep band for the last few years, i doubt anyone left still has the music for it
Welcome Home (long).MOV - YouTube