Duquesne Dukes Fan Forum / Game Thread - Hampton Pirates (Cayman Islands Classic)

**Posted by BluffHunter** 11/25/2024 12:46 am

Tip-off Monday 11/25, 11:00 AM EST at the John Gray Gymnasium in George Town, Grand Cayman.

Coverage on FloSports
Radio: 104.7 HD2 with Ray Goss and Noah Buono

KenPom (364 D1 Programs):
#232 Duquesne (0-5) (There's some local teams around us. Youngstown State at #234 and Robert Morris at #238)
#301 Hampton (2-4) (D1 win vs. UMBC, Losses vs. George Washington (82-54), Providence, Norfolk State, and Boise State)

Haslametrics:
#194 Duquesne - 75
#331 Hampton - 66
https://haslametrics.com/preview.php?yr=&tid1=4391&tid2=4545&neut=1

BartTorvik:
#158 Duquesne - 73
#312 Hampton - 65
https://www.barttorvik.com/trank.php?&year=2025&t1l=Duquesne&t2l=Hampton#

Duquesne Preview:
https://goduquesne.com/documents/2024/11/24/06_Hampton.pdf

Duquesne Kenpom -90, Haslametrics -90, BartTorvik -45 since 11/4.

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 11/25/2024 8:23 am

Dukes are favored by 6 or 6½; O/u is 134½.

The Dukes are in a must win situation today if they want to turn this season around.

**Posted by stew** 11/25/2024 9:27 am

The Dukes are desperate for a win,hopefully it starts today ay 11 am.GO BLUFFITES!

**Posted by Ironduke81** 11/25/2024 10:21 am

Hronsky 2 minutes really Coach? What he missed a defensive stop. EDWARDS 29 minutes 1-9 3 pointers 1 assist. Rosier 34 minutes 2 assist 2-10 3 pointers. Find a point guard Dinkins or DiMichele. This is unbelievably a disaster. AAU basketball at its worse. Step up Coach

**Posted by Styles1229** 11/25/2024 10:38 am

Ironduke81 wrote:
Hronsky 2 minutes really Coach? What he missed a defensive stop. EDWARDS 29 minutes 1-9 3 pointers 1 assist. Rosier 34 minutes 2 assist 2-10 3 pointers. Find a point guard Dinkins or DiMichele. This is unbelievably a disaster. AAU basketball at its worse. Step up Coach

There is a belief that when some players are recruited through the portal they are guaranteed playing time and if that playing time is not provided word gets around to the future recruits and it hurts the overall recruiting. I hope that is not what we are seeing with Edwards. I hope he is just in a funk and Coach is trying to let him play his way out of it. But I’m of the mind he needs to sit and let someone else try.

**Posted by PistolPete** 11/25/2024 10:40 am

Right on Iron Duke, like I said in the past Rozier is effective for 10-12 minutes off the bench and that should be it. That is how he was used last year when we made our run. It's the staff's fault if they didn't recruit a true PG, but Dinkins will suffice if you ask me. This is getting ugly and from what I've seen so far it is hard to imagine that we beat anyone in the A-10 as of today.

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 11/25/2024 11:03 am

Doesn’t look like Eli is playing today.

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 11/25/2024 11:12 am

Picked up right where they left off yesterday…. 3 points scored in 5 minutes. I’m trying to figure out what they are trying to do offensively???

**Posted by BluffHunter** 11/25/2024 11:46 am

Why did David Dixon get ejected??? That is truly one of the worst calls I have ever seen. There needs to be an explanation.

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 11/25/2024 11:48 am

BluffHunter wrote:
Why did David Dixon get ejected??? That is truly one of the worst calls I have ever seen. There needs to be an explanation.

Agreed. I was commending Dave on walking away from that “tackle”. Horrible call. And a thought that the Hampton player deserved a Flagrant 1 and not an ejection. Dixon should have been shooting 2 there.

Last edited by PhoenixRising2 (11/25/2024 11:49 am)

**Posted by townsonkid** 11/25/2024 11:53 am

Damn, just following along here, doesnt sound good if Dave is out now.
Barre needs to play the whole game now???
GW beat these chops by 28.
Is there anywhere to listen online?

**Posted by Ironduke81** 11/25/2024 11:59 am

Again why is Horansky on the bench. He played solid defense.Second question why is Rozier playing the #2 spot. Edward’s disappeared. Finally

**Posted by BluffHunter** 11/25/2024 12:00 pm

That was a long first half. Those skip passes are scary but they are working against this team for open shots. Only 9 3s attempted is a great sign. Still fuming about Dixon. Happy they got the flagrant call right own the foul against Corbett at least.

**Posted by BluffHunter** 11/25/2024 12:03 pm

townsonkid wrote:
Damn, just following along here, doesnt sound good if Dave is out now.
Barre needs to play the whole game now???
GW beat these chops by 28.
Is there anywhere to listen online?

Ray Goss and Noah Buono are announcing from somewhere in PA, watching the stream. Let me know if this link works for you.

https://foxsportspgh.iheart.com

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 11/25/2024 12:03 pm

Ironduke81 wrote:
Again why is Horansky on the bench. He played solid defense.Second question why is Rozier playing the #2 spot. Edward’s disappeared. Finally

Edwards may not have disappeared; his headband did so he's harder to spot

Also, is the Grand Cayman nursery ward sitting behind the Dukes bench??

**Posted by NapaDuke** 11/25/2024 12:11 pm

Jake and Dinkins need to stay in there and keep scoring . Driving on these guys is playing off. Most of their team can get into foul trouble early this half.

**Posted by townsonkid** 11/25/2024 12:24 pm

BluffHunter wrote:
townsonkid wrote:
Damn, just following along here, doesnt sound good if Dave is out now.
Barre needs to play the whole game now???
GW beat these chops by 28.
Is there anywhere to listen online?
Ray Goss and Noah Buono are announcing from somewhere in PA, watching the stream. Let me know if this link works for you.

https://foxsportspgh.iheart.com

That's working, thanks!!!!

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 11/25/2024 12:28 pm

Ironduke81, I don’t understand the Hronsky snub; I’m having a hard time watching Corbett on both ends of the floor (and his crappy form in free throws).

Last edited by PhoenixRising2 (11/25/2024 12:30 pm)

**Posted by stew** 11/25/2024 12:29 pm

The free throws are pathetic,its a misadventutre for Corbett,Barre.among others

**Posted by Ironduke81** 11/25/2024 1:12 pm

Rozier defensive liability down the stretch. Good coaching sub offense defense… Will see

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 11/25/2024 1:26 pm

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

**Posted by CTS** 11/25/2024 1:28 pm

Team is completely lost. Hope they find their way. Really sad after the momentum from last season.

**Posted by DuqLaw95** 11/25/2024 1:28 pm

What a joke.

**Posted by BluffHunter** 11/25/2024 1:30 pm

I have no words right now.

**Posted by NapaDuke** 11/25/2024 1:30 pm

No excuse for the coaching staff not having this team hit FT's. We are at the bottom of all D-1 in FT's. We just lost to a bottom team that we were picked to beat.