The Dukes have to run Davidson's Friedrichsen off the 3-point line & limit his catch-and-shoot opportunities from distance. He has been shooting the lights out.
The same goes for their 6th man, Blums. He has to get loads of defensive attention as soon as he checks in.
They both hurt the Dukes at their place before getting tired in OT.
The Dukes dominated this team on the boards last time. More of the same is needed as much as getting Jimmie back on track.

 

Dayton won the game? Wow, that makes the A-10 tourney more than St.L. . 

We need Jimmie to break out of his recent funk.  Jimmie Williams is the defensive spark Duquesne needs! Leading the A-10 in turnover differential at +8.4%—opponents cough it up way more with him on the floor. See stat below.

Add his  15.8 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.6 APG, and 1.7 SPG this season, and he's our all-around glue guy. Disruptor on D, scorer on O —key to our push. Keep balling, Jimmie!  We need you!

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phil95 wrote:

Amael L'Etang went off again while outplaying Avila.

BluffHunter wrote:

AP #23 Saint Louis is in Dayton tonight, and it is not going well for them so far. Dayton leads 44-28 at half. The lead was as much as 25 at one point. Flyers look good right now.

 

Seems like he is finally becoming who Dayton fans wanted him to be. Scary.

I would like to see Milosevic get 5 to 8 minutes tonight. Hugley does not match up well with this Davidson team. 

Decent half-time adjustments from Dru but you're never going to win when you score 50. Need to beat URI and Richmond if you even remotely have a shot at winning a game in the tourney. 

What happened to Jimmie? Man, this has been a rough few games.

CC and Hugley cannot touch the court. Worthless on Defense. At least Edwards can put the ball in the hoop despite his defensive woes. 

Ellis and his failed career can pack it up after next Saturday. He knows nothing about this sport and could give a damn about this school. Want to get fans in the arena, don't score 50 and don't make this guy a representative of Duquesne basketball.

 

Hard as ever to be a Duquesne basketball fan.  I guess they rose up for a time, but talent will out in the end. Not gonna pick on any kid, but man are they’re weak. I cannot understand how poor this team is at rebounding. Boxing out should come, at least, from high school. Watching the ball and wondering, instead of finding a guy and assing him out?  Terrible rebounding team, very low fundamentals. Oh well.

What happened to the zone D? If it was just this game I'd say the coaches didn't want to go zone against a team that can shoot the ball as well as Davidson. I was worried we made the switch too early in the season though, and that would give teams a chance to figure out how to attack the zone. Nobody really figured it out though, we've just gone away from it. I realize this three game slump has been as much on the offense as the defense, but after being really effective in the zone a few games in a row we've barely gone to it at all the last few. It's resulted in two losses and a last second win against a bad team.

The other thought I have is I really hope Jimmie isn't hurt. He hasn't just been missing shots over the last three, he's looked like a totally different player. I think we've seen that TG might be our best player, but JWill is our most important. If we're going to bust out of this funk and have any chance in March, he needs to play a big part. If it is an injury and not just a slump, that's going to be really hard.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Jimmie is playing injured.  It was obvious when he was fouled and hit the court hard on a layup attempt. He was clearly having an issue with his left ankle/foot.  He is not the same player he was before the LaSalle game.

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CLK great point. Hugley no hope have a box of donuts. Crawford big disappointment. But Jake cmon man open 3’S . MR. BLUTARSKY zero point zero. The irony is the Dukes picked 9 th pre season. Just might finish at that spot.

I believe Necas's reduced productivity has much to do with the substitution pattern that has him subbed out at the first media timeout & then sitting for 5 minutes of game time. I realize that plan helps get the now very important Alex quality minutes with starters, but it seems to derail Jakub's momentum.

The same goes for him getting into foul trouble. That has to end. However, he has avoided major foul trouble in the last 2 games & still played less than 20 minutes after getting off to a good starts.

Maybe more time with Necas & Alex playing together would help? For me, that means less minutes for Hall and/or Cam.

At this point, Cam should not be playing unless it is to spell someone for 3 minutes or if there is serious foul trouble for TG, Jimmie, Jake, & Hall. He has averaged 13+ minutes over the last 8 games scoring a total of 20 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, connecting on 4 three pointers & playing mediocre to bad defense.

This team really needs Necas's defense, rebounding, hustle, size, & ball movement. I think the ideal combination is one where Necas Alex both play big minutes & flourish.