Phoenix, If the Dukes happen to lose, and we hope they win!! Will this be Dambrots longest losing streak?  If not, does anyone know what was?

Come on Coach, get these guys ready!!
Go Dukes.

Agree with Prince of Pilsner--much thanks, Phoenix.

We lost 17 straight in 2021-22. Our last win that year was January 8 at UMass. That's got to be the most.

Notice that per KenPom our worst bad loss is their best bad loss: Loyola of Chicago. I hope that means they're inconsistent and have a bad day tomorrow.

The students are great,Ive had a lot of fun.The tuition is ridiculous and so they should do more,free sandwiches,drinks,t shirts anda party like atmosphere. For the alumni serve beer for a dollar,fill that arena,put 3,500 in the Coop and watch the teams be much more successful.

Its difficult to recruit when the balcony seats are empty and they distort the attendance figures when people
dont show up for games.Players want to show off their skills and play hard in front of a highly charged
fanbase.The athletic dept needs to think outside the lines to get fans in the stands.
  The program lacks passion,imagination and leadership.

In all sincerity we can all agree this is the most talented Duquesne team to hold last place in the A-10. Cmon Coach kick up your game. 👍

PhoenixRising2 wrote:

Thanks, Prince and scduke, for the kind words.

Ironduke81, not sure if this team was ever in last place in the A10, but the 2008 Dukes under Ron Everhart were the most underachieving team in recent memory. That team finished 17-13; 7-9 in the league and lost their first game in the A10 tourney.

Shawn James, Kieron Achara, Reggie Jackson, Gary Tucker, Aaron Jackson, Bill Clark, Damien Saunders, Kojo Mensah, Phil Fayne, Jason Duty,

Very similar in tone to what has been going on this year. Ron was having trouble figuring out lineups and roles; even tried to resurrect his 10-40 scheme with this most talented team. The team completely collapsed down the stretch, losing 6 of their last 7 games. I wish duq81 was still with us; I can still hear him pointing out how badly this talent was squandered by the coaching staff.

I was at that game. There was a point guard throwing bounce passes into the stands that game. For whatever reason Aaron Jackson played very limited especially down the stretch. Something was very suspicious & strange. Trust me I witnessed that huge upset🤔

phil95 wrote:

That team always gave off a disjointed vibe for me but, they were loaded.

Sort of like this year. What should be incredible depth has turned out to be too many moving parts. So far anyway.

I expect young Jake will be aggressively tested on both ends today. May fortune & fortitude favor him.

Trying to think positively about the 0-4 start.  Besides the fact that they could/should have won 2 of those games, three of those losses were against teams with a combined 12-1 record.

Who are these guys?

Have no idea why they can’t ever hold a lead.
I’m not a coach and have no clue.

What is the back-story on Dimichele?  How is he not recruited by anyone?  And this is not his first good game, he has been pretty consistent, especially for a freshman,