Duquesne Dukes Fan Forum / Game Thread - Saint Bonaventure Bonnies

**Posted by BluffHunter** 2/21/2025 6:21 pm

Duquesne faces Saint Bonaventure at the Reilly Center, 4:00 PM on Saturday, February 22nd!

Coverage on ESPN+ with Brendan McDaniels and Steve Schnepper
Radio 104.7 HD2 with Ray Goss and Jim Duzyk

KenPom:
#147 Duquesne (11-15)(6-7) Best wins vs. #73 UC Irvine, #83 Saint Joseph's, #98 Saint Bonaventure
#98 Saint Bonaventure (18-9)(6-8) Best wins vs. #31 VCU, #77 Dayton, #87 Providence
https://kenpom.com

NET:
#157 Duquesne
#93 Saint Bonaventure
https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings

Haslametrics:
#143 Duquesne - 61
#87 Saint Bonaventure - 68
https://haslametrics.com/preview.php?yr=&tid1=4391&tid2=381&neut=0

BartTorvik:
#129 Duquesne - 60
#85 Saint Bonaventure - 66
https://www.barttorvik.com/trank.php?&year=2025&t1l=Duquesne&t2l=St.+Bonaventure#

Duquesne Preview:
https://goduquesne.com/news/2025/2/21/mens-basketball-dukes-open-two-game-road-swing-at-st-bonaventure.aspx

SBU Preview "Capacity Crowd Expected as Bonnies Host Dukes on Homecoming Weekend":
https://gobonnies.com/news/2025/2/21/capacity-crowd-expected-as-bonnies-host-dukes-on-homecoming-weekend.aspx

A10 Standings:
https://atlantic10.com/standings.aspx?path=mbball

Betting:
Spread: Duquesne +6.5
Moneyline: Duquesne +235, SBU -295
Over/Under 129.5 (FanDuel)

Go Dukes!!!!

**Posted by Sgtpepperstepper** 2/21/2025 7:36 pm

I think if Coach Dru picks up more of Dambrots old tendencies we have a chance. If I see a pure leaf sweet tea within arms reach of coach dru, I’m putting this months rent on Duquesne -6.5.

**Posted by NapaDuke** 2/21/2025 8:00 pm

All season, this team has played up to competition, but too many times played down to competition. This game and the remaining games, this team should win them all. St. B. is not a great team. Eli is just becoming a force. Every other player on this team is playing up to their full potential right now . We won last year with these kids. I expect to win out the rest of the season, because it's crunch time. Go Dukes.

**Posted by BluffHunter** 2/21/2025 9:41 pm

Sgtpepperstepper wrote:
I think if Coach Dru picks up more of Dambrots old tendencies we have a chance. If I see a pure leaf sweet tea within arms reach of coach dru, I’m putting this months rent on Duquesne -6.5.

That’s a good one. Welcome to the forum!!!

**Posted by BluffHunter** 2/21/2025 9:44 pm

NapaDuke wrote:
All season, this team has played up to competition, but too many times played down to competition. This game and the remaining games, this team should win them all. St. B. is not a great team. Eli is just becoming a force. Every other player on this team is playing up to their full potential right now . We won last year with these kids. I expect to win out the rest of the season, because it's crunch time. Go Dukes.

Let’s hope Eli keeps his momentum up from last game. He can be a difference maker.

**Posted by Rayrich** 2/21/2025 9:49 pm

Just want to get our fair share of calls in this one and if we do we can win.

**Posted by FAM** 2/22/2025 12:12 pm

Maximus plays much better away than home. I hope he hits his first 3 and then takes over the game. He has been an enigma all year.

**Posted by Styles1229** 2/22/2025 4:32 pm

Corbett does not seem to be here. Anybody know anything? I do not see him on the bench

**Posted by NapaDuke** 2/22/2025 4:32 pm

Rozier in early, behind, we are going to lose this game. He has always been a liability, that both KD and JD keep coming off the bench, but why did we recruit him in the first place? He was never a D-1 guard. Man, this hurts watching him in there, unless we beat the team and let him in there to waste some minutes. He should never been in a game when we are behind.

**Posted by NapaDuke** 2/22/2025 4:47 pm

NapaDuke wrote:
Rozier in early, behind, we are going to lose this game. He has always been a liability, that both KD and JD keep coming off the bench, but why did we recruit him in the first place? He was never a D-1 guard. Man, this hurts watching him in there, unless we beat the team and let him in there to waste some minutes. He should never been in a game when we are behind.

We simply look stupid.

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 2/22/2025 5:17 pm

Dinkins can’t keep anyone in front of him. He is so horrible defensively; just being used and abused by Bonnies guards.

**Posted by Rayrich** 2/22/2025 5:27 pm

Keep feeding Wilborn. No mention by these clown St. Bonnie announcers that Necas and Corbett aren't playing. Cannon and Benz would be all over that all game long if an opponent was missing key players. Hronsky, Edwards, and Crawford need to find Dinkins as he's the only one that can hit the three today. Dixon keeping balls alive and Edwards been solid on the defensive boards.

**Posted by Rayrich** 2/22/2025 5:28 pm

Crawford totally lost trying to cover Jones. Hard to watch.

**Posted by Rayrich** 2/22/2025 5:31 pm

NapaDuke wrote:
We really started Rozie IN THE SECOND HALF? Stop playing this D-3 player? Just stop it ???

Rozier is not the problem. Crawford trying to cover Jones is but the biggest problem is Dru sitting Edwards after his two biggest games of the year and he's never recaptured that and lost his confidence.

**Posted by Rayrich** 2/22/2025 5:48 pm

Hronsky man Oy

**Posted by BluffHunter** 2/22/2025 5:49 pm

NapaDuke wrote:
We really started Rozie IN THE SECOND HALF? Stop playing this D-3 player? Just stop it ???

What is your obsession with trashing rozier? Chill out.

**Posted by BluffHunter** 2/22/2025 5:49 pm

So many chances to tie and and couldn’t connect any of them.

**Posted by Rayrich** 2/22/2025 5:51 pm

Get Wilborn back in the game down 6 with 2:15 left. Why are we having threes the last four possessions down three? This is coaching 101. No excuse for this ridiculous play calling. C'mon man we had this game. Lame.

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 2/22/2025 5:56 pm

If I had one wish for this board, it would be an ignore feature.

**Posted by Rayrich** 2/22/2025 5:57 pm

Too many threes getting chucked up in the last 8 minutes. Should have won this game by driving to the hoop. Not rocket science, What was with all the threes? Totally ridiculous. If they drove to the hoop they would have easily won this game.

**Posted by Rayrich** 2/22/2025 6:03 pm

BluffHunter wrote:
So many chances to tie and and couldn’t connect any of them.

Good effort minus Necas and Corbett. Dukes will be tough out.

**Posted by BluffHunter** 2/22/2025 6:06 pm

NapaDuke wrote:
Did I really see Rozier in the game late and throw it away??? WHY IS THIS D-3 player even in the game? Really. DJ. Man wake up.

This is your warning. How is an A-10 tournament champion a D3 player??

**Posted by levon1975** 2/22/2025 6:48 pm

So,
I have new respect for Rayrich! Well said my new friend!
Back to basketball though, another tough loss on the road for this team. I say tough because despite playing with several significant players injured or sick, the Dukes just manhandled the little brown uniforms on the boards by a whopping 15 rebounds and 13-2 on the offensive boards. Dukes even shot 70% from the line, not a lot of turnovers, so many good things. The bottom line is that failure to shoot a higher percentage lost the game.

**Posted by Ironduke81** 2/22/2025 7:04 pm

Call me crazy I like this coach& team.

**Posted by NapaDuke** 2/22/2025 7:09 pm

Ironduke81 wrote:
Call me crazy I like this coach& team.

Yes, I like them too. My thinking of Rozier playing too much and too early is based on statistical facts. I still think we can win this whole thing is because this coach will be great and these kids didn't come here to not win this A-10.