Thanks BluffHunter.  I look at these next three home games as must wins for Coach Dru.  There is no excuse to not win these games. These are HOME games. The Dukes have a bigger payroll and better talent regardless of what the KenPom ratings say, The Dukes need to come out focus and determined with confidence in themselves and teammates.  The coaching staff has had the time to work on the issues we saw in the Cayman Tourney. Time for Dru and staff to get it together and for everyone to earn their pay, no excuses.  Go Dukes!  

CLK wrote:

Thanks BluffHunter.  I look at these next three home games as must wins for Coach Dru.  There is no excuse to not win these games. These are HOME games. The Dukes have a bigger payroll and better talent regardless of what the KenPom ratings say, The Dukes need to come out focus and determined with confidence in themselves and teammates.  The coaching staff has had the time to work on the issues we saw in the Cayman Tourney. Time for Dru and staff to get it together and for everyone to earn their pay, no excuses.  Go Dukes!  

It's hard to believe that last years players are bench players, and we start every game with 3 transfers and an under-size  back up point guard for 35 minutes a game.  What we were expecting, and what is happening right now with this lineup, no one would have expected.  The results so far speak for themselves. I'm hoping to see some realistic line-up tonight. Worse start in Duquesne history.   

Shocked to see Duquesne favored.  I would have St. Peter's favored by -6.5 in this one.

I would kind of be pleasantly surprised if we win tonight.   Unless Corbett and Edwards rebooted themselves over this short break, we will struggle with any team, and St Peters seems decent to me.   
Hopefully Wilborn is back.

Last edited by townsonkid (12/03/2024 12:27 pm)

NapaDuke wrote:

CLK wrote:

Thanks BluffHunter.  I look at these next three home games as must wins for Coach Dru.  There is no excuse to not win these games. These are HOME games. The Dukes have a bigger payroll and better talent regardless of what the KenPom ratings say, The Dukes need to come out focus and determined with confidence in themselves and teammates.  The coaching staff has had the time to work on the issues we saw in the Cayman Tourney. Time for Dru and staff to get it together and for everyone to earn their pay, no excuses.  Go Dukes!  

It's hard to believe that last years players are bench players, and we start every game with 3 transfers and an under-size  back up point guard for 35 minutes a game.  What we were expecting, and what is happening right now with this lineup, no one would have expected.  The results so far speak for themselves. I'm hoping to see some realistic line-up tonight. Worse start in Duquesne history.   

If I had to guess I’d say Dru promised these portal transfers they would start (at least for some arbitrary amount of games) and that is why we continue to see them at opening tip. Hard to believe Dru thinks they are the guys playing best right now.  And you can’t tell me it doesn’t matter who starts and all that matters is playing time when I’ve heard ex players say time and time again and most recently BB Flenory on a podcast say that it absolutely matters to the players and the team who is in the starting 5.  I think that is why we see Kareem out there too. He is a leader in practice and vocally so Dru wants the team to see him start and play.  For the record I think that possibly guaranteeing playing time to transfers and starting Kareem are bad decisions - I just think that might be what is happening. 

Lastly, I think I’m fair when it comes to Kareem and you know I’m the biggest proponent of reducing his playing time BUT I will say he is the best ball handler on the team and the guy I trust most to get it up the court for n pressure situations.  If sure that plays into why he is getting so much PT too

Styles1229 wrote:

NapaDuke wrote:

CLK wrote:

Thanks BluffHunter.  I look at these next three home games as must wins for Coach Dru.  There is no excuse to not win these games. These are HOME games. The Dukes have a bigger payroll and better talent regardless of what the KenPom ratings say, The Dukes need to come out focus and determined with confidence in themselves and teammates.  The coaching staff has had the time to work on the issues we saw in the Cayman Tourney. Time for Dru and staff to get it together and for everyone to earn their pay, no excuses.  Go Dukes!  

It's hard to believe that last years players are bench players, and we start every game with 3 transfers and an under-size  back up point guard for 35 minutes a game.  What we were expecting, and what is happening right now with this lineup, no one would have expected.  The results so far speak for themselves. I'm hoping to see some realistic line-up tonight. Worse start in Duquesne history.   

If I had to guess I’d say Dru promised these portal transfers they would start (at least for some arbitrary amount of games) and that is why we continue to see them at opening tip. Hard to believe Dru thinks they are the guys playing best right now. And you can’t tell me it doesn’t matter who starts and all that matters is playing time when I’ve heard ex players say time and time again and most recently BB Flenory on a podcast say that it absolutely matters to the players and the team who is in the starting 5. I think that is why we see Kareem out there too. He is a leader in practice and vocally so Dru wants the team to see him start and play. For the record I think that possibly guaranteeing playing time to transfers and starting Kareem are bad decisions - I just think that might be what is happening.

Lastly, I think I’m fair when it comes to Kareem and you know I’m the biggest proponent of reducing his playing time BUT I will say he is the best ball handler on the team and the guy I trust most to get it up the court for n pressure situations. If sure that plays into why he is getting so much PT too

Good points, but at this stage of the season I would expect players that have stepped up in recent games get rewarded. Jake should start. Hronsky is playing some strong D and seems to be our best 3 pt shooter so far.  On the other hand Edwards and Rozier have been awful from 3 pt range, and only Jake and Hronsky seem to hit FT's. And Dinkins needs to get more time at point. He can handle the offense and is a consistent scorer. I'd be happy to at least see some of this tonight.

https://x.com/hoopsnut351/status/1864062379971006564?s=46&mx=2

“The storyline in tonight's matchup between Saint Peter's and Duquesne happens at the 3-point line.

Peacocks rank 17th at 40% 3PT on off
Peacocks rank 22nd at 27% 3PT on def, giving up just 4.8 a game

Dukes rank 311th at 29% 3PT on off
Dukes rank 355th at 40% 3PT on def”

Ouch!  That certainly puts a negative spin on things. Hopefully it isn’t long-term.  That would be a huge loss.

Horrible ending to half. I now realize this team is not well coached at all. Brutal to watch

Corbett is finding his game…?

Barre gets clobbered underneath, no call, and Dru stands there like a statue and says nothing? Really? Wake up dude and have your teams back.

Last edited by Rayrich (12/03/2024 8:29 pm)

Pathetic. This guy can’t Coach worth a 💩