That is a really good article by Dave Mackall. Great view into the team dynamics and relationship with Dambrot. Interesting reasons why Dusan came to Duquesne; can’t wait to see him play. I’m hoping he’s the final piece to get the Dukes to the NCAA’s.

Great article by Mac👍The first issue will be Dusans game shape & skill upon his return. If he can lose any rust by the end of January good for the Dukes playoff run. Second point is of course the gorilla in the room? His knee. If his medical condition holds up the Dukes have the best 4&5 depth in the A10. Will the aircraft carrier as Mack noted in his story be the USS ENTERPRISE or the USS YORKTOWN.(see Wikipedia battle of Midway) Time will tell my friends.

Ironduke81 wrote:

Great article by Mac👍The first issue will be Dusans game shape & skill upon his return. If he can lose any rust by the end of January good for the Dukes playoff run. Second point is of course the gorilla in the room? His knee. If his medical condition holds up the Dukes have the best 4&5 depth in the A10. Will the aircraft carrier as Mack noted in his story be the USS ENTERPRISE or the USS YORKTOWN.(see Wikipedia battle of Midway) Time will tell my friends.

The positive for the Dukes is, this team can be fine without Dusan.  Chabi, Dixon, Tre, Savrasov can handle the load if necessary.  Dusan makes the Dukes dynamic. Other seasons relied on a guy like Dusan staying healthy. I think the Dukes will take what they can get out of Dusan without having to ride him and maybe in a limited role he will be the difference maker

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Dusan has been watching practice since October. I would assume that he spent time on the foul line & 3 point line. I would expect 80% on the foul line. My buddy an NC State fan told me he can shoot 3’s. I do however suspect that he may show rust on the low blocks. If he rebounds the Dukes are DEEP. Good news Dambrot can slowly get him into game shape thanks to the improvement by both Chabi & Dixon. Don’t forget about T. Williams experience👍

I would expect having Dusan in the lineup will help the Dukes in a couple of their weak areas.  First, the opponents are grabbing way too many offensive rebounds vs. the Dukes. In addition to the second chance opportunity, these are demoralizing to the defense since they forced a missed shot and didn't get the ball.  Second, the Dukes surprisingly have had a lot of shots blocked by the opponents.  Having Dusan should help to create some additional space inside for our guards driving to the hoop; and he should be a strong finisher himself.

The other area that needs to be shored up is the three point shooting by Dae Dae and to a lesser extent, Jimmy Clark.  Right now, Dae Dae is only shooting 31.3% from 3 - on track for a career low. He's a career 37.0% 3 point shooter and last year he topped 40% (40.3%).  That 3 needs to start to fall for Dae Dae on a more frequent basis for the Dukes to reach their potential.  Jimmy is shooting 30.9% from 3, a few ticks down from last year's 34.2%.