Lets go Bluffites!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Phoenix as always for this pregame analysis. This is a huge must win for the Dukes to get back on track and build up momentum for a strong finish.  Go Dukes!  

CLK wrote:

Thanks Phoenix as always for this pregame analysis. This is a huge must win for the Dukes to get back on track and build up momentum for a strong finish.  Go Dukes!  

Thanks, CLK. Big, big game for the Dukes; one they must  get if they want to finish in the top half of the league.

Tristan Freeman’s analysis;
https://bustingbrackets.com/posts/duquesne-basketball-3-keys-to-dukes-home-matchup-with-st-joe-s-hawks-01hpq9x3d9eb

Dukes have to be ready for Hawks to shoot better from deep in the second half.

That I did. Congrats to Dusan & his family!

Let's finish.

Very good performance. For those doubting player development, see David Dixon. Wow has he turned into a star. See Grant’s inside game. He was never this effective around the rim last year. See Clark’s playmaking. He is assisting and creating at a very high level right now.

phil95 wrote:

If you needed proof of The Dome's theory regarding the Dukes' lack of fouls drawn & FTs taken, this first half is the perfect example. No volume of foul discrepancy to speak of & no calls that were egregiously wrong yet, Duquesne has shot 2 FTs because nobody goes hard to the hole.

Take away some truly dumb pass attempts & this was a great half of basketball.

Does anybody know why Dusan hasn't gotten any time? I know this is not the kind of team he should be defending but it seems like he could get some easy hoops down low in brief spurts.

Nice minutes from Necas & Savrasov. Jake continues to make winning plays.

Agreed BUT did you also notice the amount of contact both ways the refs allowed?  Against Dayton, once Duquesne took a 4 point lead, the refs all of a sudden started calling every little thing against the Dukes. I agree that today it was called fairly and no team benefited from calls called either way. 

Great win.  I love how Dixon is developing and I love how on any given evening somebody can step up.  Drame, Dixon, Clark, Grant, DiMichelle…

I did not like all the sloppy passes today. Dukes could have really throttled them if they had just cleaned it up a bit. And I did not like the lack of scoring in the last 3 minutes.  I understand milking the clock but they passed up too many easy baskets and came up empty at the end of too many possessions. But all in all a great win.

Kudos to Duquesne. My three grandchildren go to the game loved the Coop. After the game the waitinline with their team posters. They were excited to get Jimmy Clark & Dae Daes autograph .Nice stuff Duquesne 👍Go Dukes

By the way, Dae Dae has now hit 31 free throws in a row.

Was Drame hurt or under the weather? He played 10 minutes.

I like that we mixed up the rotation and gave some other players minutes.  There’s a lot of talent and with in the team. Putting the right people in during the right situations will be key down the road.  I like the momentum and direction we are heading.