Duquesne Game Thread
 

Very solid Non-Con by the boys! Conference play starts up on Saturday in Pittsburgh.

Part 1 of the 5 Game In-Conference Revenge Tour.

Game is at 2:30 and will be shown on the NBC Sports Network

G 1 Derrick Colter 5’11” 180 SR Forestville, MD
G 22 Micah Mason 6’2” 180 SR Natrona Heights, PA
F 2 Eric James 6’5” 205 SO Westerville, OH
F 33 L.G. Gill 6’8” 220 JR Chesterfield, VA
C 00 Darius Lewis 6’11” 245 JR Lexington, KY

We will face maybe the best backcourt in the conference, both big time shooters like we all know (Colter 17.8 PPG, Mason 16.1 PPG)

Let's get back at it boys! Boy was it great to see #21 last night... Go UD!

Pittsburgh papers reporting today that Micah Mason sprained an ankle in the Georgia Tech game Tuesday and his availability for the Flyers will be a game time decision. A shame he is hurt but it would really help the Flyers if he is out or his minutes are limited. He usually has good games against us shooting threes.

16 ppg and team leader in assists and 3-pt %. Dukes would clearly miss him...that said, I'm thinking there's no way he misses the conference opener.

Duquesne is scary. Make a lot of threes, which Dayton has not defended well. Have had more rest since GT than UD post Arkansas. Arkansas a very physically draining game, and travel not long after. Dukes got used to winning non conference. Dayton has a bad habit of laying eggs in Pittsburgh.
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Micah Mason is OUT today

St. Joe's by 4 over UR with 2.5 seconds left.

3-2 Dukes with 15:50 left... Scooch with 2 FTs after the TO

I am not sure which team looks worse, the Flyers or the Dukes. The Flyers have three turnovers and a host of cheap fouls.

Turnovers and rebounding. UD is -3 on possessions. Win this battle and UD wins.

That first look from Daryl was awful...no reason to force a three with 18 seconds left.

Guys, watch your passes. That is four turnovers on bad passes.

These announcers are unlistenable.
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3's aren't falling right now. Cold start, turnovers, and a bunch of cheap foul calls. lucky the Duke's aren't hitting as well.

9-5 UD with 11:18 left

Seconded. Already called Archie "Sean", and the color guy has less charisma than my shirt.

This score reminds me of a BG / Charlie Coles UD Miami game...minus being fundamentally sound.

The Flyers are going to be testing their bench today given all of these fouls.

Pierre is terrible on threes right now. Most of his have been wide open the last two games, and he has hit one. We need to stop with the threes and get it inside.

Mikesell with two great passes on the offensive end, and beaten like a drum on a baseline drive on defense.

Dukes are sloppy. Flyers are athletically sloppy.
Do we have to wait for the second half to see some respectable play?

The Color Commentator
 

is a former referee.

There is Pollard again with two early fouls. When will he get some discipline? You cannot go for the block every time.

And with two posts with two fouls its Sam Miller time again for 11 minutes. Pray for us all.

I'd listen to Larry and Bucky if the timing was synched up.
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And he jacks up a three on his first touch.

These cheap fouls that refs are calling in the game of basketball is discouraging.

Two rebounds and playing under control...John Crosby is looking good.

Our big guys are picking up fouls becasue the guy on the ball is getting beat....

Great defense and block by Sam

UD
 

can win this game with the Freshmen.

This is just ugly.
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Miller shooting threes should not be part of the Flyers' core offense.

How about a shock collar on Miller that goes off when hit shoots a three?

14-9 UD with 7:40 left in the half

Good Opportunity
 

for playing time for the back-ups. This Duquesne team with 2 guys out is terrible.

Miller can shoot, he's just trying way too hard and is tight.

This game is frickin' brutal.

We are 0-9 on threes, and just keep throwing them up. Why?

Because it takes less effort than driving to the bucket and initiating contact...stopping the clock...putting us on the line...and the Dukes in foul trouble...

Law of averages says we will start hitting threes. Hope we don't have to wait til the next game!

A lid on the basket today. Uglyyyy

Ice cold from 3

I may have to apologize to Sam Miller. He's doing better today other than the 3s.

20-13 UD with 3 min left

Sam: Please stop the threes and get in the paint where you can do some damage!!!!!!!!!

Where is X? He's actually hit a three.

Pollard, Cooke and Steve on the bench and the team is holding its own pretty well.

Dayton
 

would be losing to many other teams in the A-10 with today's performance.

Sam Miller and KD so far are our best players

Figured out where I know the color guy's voice from.

Like 90% sure he was Roz from Monsters Inc.

Stop shooting threes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 of 17 for 3s. Glad we got that one.

Can UD Guards
 

make the interior pass?

Durrell for three!!!!!!!!!! Finally!!! LOL

Finally!

This looks a lot like the Xavier game...absolutely horrible play by ALL the players. Daryl connects on the teams first three. I believe it took 16 shots to get it. I hope Archie lights a fire under their butts at halftime. Scoochie looks tired or something.

That was 1 ugly a$$ half of hoops!

Wow, up 5 on the Dukes who are shooting, get ready . . . 15%.

.....and so ends the worst half of offense in the modern era....

There are no words to describe how bad that first half was.

11-16 from inside the arc.

Getting out rebounded AGAIN 28-20.

UD is 11/16 from 2 and refs calling any ticky tacky touch fouls = GO TO THE HOOP!!!

What time does the game start?

I'm not even sure, really, how to feel about that first half. On one had, Dayton's winning despite having three starters sit for the majority of the half with foul trouble, playing a long stretch with only one starter playing, and making only one of 17 three-point attempts. On the other hand, Dayton's only winning by five over a team which made only four field goals and has more (I think) points from the line than the field.

What a strange, strange, ugly half.

Did anyone read AM's lips and the fingerpoint as they walked off the court? Pretty sure he was pointing at Pollard and mouthed to Tom O something to the effect of an F bomb and whether or not the player had played basketball before...

I don't know if I should be happy we are up 5 with that pitiful first half or upset that we are only up 5 with the way the dukes played. We better come out ready next half.

I actually liked our looks -- basically all 17 threes were wide open. Just not hitting.

Playing amazing defense. Every shot contested.

9 fouls by the starters...that has to get cleaned up...

I was at the Auburn game in Chicago when they went 0-25 from and 3 and still won the game.
This team doesn't shoot well and can't defend without fouling.
Most embarrassing thing is it's on national TV.
If Mason was playing, UD would be down 10

Gotta be better on the ball........

The color announcer said he was impressed with Dayton's second five!

lets hit 50% of our threes in second
half and blow them out

Pierre with 7 boards, no one else with more than 2.

I agree, almost every three was a wide open shot. I suspect Archie will tell them to keep shooting if open. The law of averages usually plays out.

Our fouling is a joke. Four of our starters have two fouls. That is not refereeing, that is poor discipline. That last foul on Schoochie was just stupidity. He had no chance at anything, but swipes at the dribbler.

Being outrebounded 28-20, and they have missed all the shots. Terrible effort.

John Adams might be the least insightful color commentator of all time. Former head of NCAA refs.

Defense is solid.
When the plan isn't working (0-17 3s) wouldn't it be prudent to try another plan?

Yep, A 10 conference play has arrived haha. I look forward to the @ Duquesne game about as much as I look forward to a trip to the dentist.

And Pollard fouls again.

Big Steve blows a bunny, then Pollard picks up his third foul

Big Mac couldn't decide whether to dunk or not and missed the shot.
Throw it down young man next time!

Starting to have serious doubts about Big Steve...

Pollard may be lucky to see the floor again if the lead holds...

Come on Daryl!!!!!!! You are a much better ballplayer than that stupid pass shows!!!!!!!

The US forces could substitute this game's video for water boarding as a means of securing highly-important information.

Both Flyers and Dukes playing horribly. Looks like a bad high school game!

Dukes up, we just are not executing on the offensive end. And more stupid fouls....

32-30 UD with 14:50 left

Where is Williams? I do not even think he is on the bench

I hate the new rules -- 15/30 Dukes points ft. Put your head down and jump into defender creating contact.

UD needs to adjust, swing it less on perimeter and put heads down and drive.

The ball handling by both teams has reached new lows. This is the sloppiest game I have witnessed in some time.

Sam Miller's dad is even shocked by this performance.

40-37 UD with 11:20 left... UD Ball after the TO

Sam is playing well

Quit begging for a foul and play D Sam.

Daryl Davis with two key buckets...but the lazy passes continue. Their passing is lackadaisical.

I think what's disappointing me the most, so far, is that despite this referee crew's willingness to call fouls Dayton's gone long stretches of being relatively passive offensively. Duquesne's sloppy aggressiveness has seen them camped at the free throw line while Dayton's had what? seven free throw attempts.

I'd like to see guys like Cooke start slashing more.

Actually he is beginning to do the things that he did in HS. It takes a while for big guys to adjust to the speed and to playing against other tall athletic players. I hope this is a sign of things to come from Sam. He is doing great today. Good for him

Followed him in HS, particularly after he committed. Hope to see good things from him. He is tied for most points (9) with Cooke, Pollard only 2 due to fouls. Pierre only 4, I think. God, please don't let this go down to the last seconds.

7 fouls to 1, this is BS.

7-1 fouls 2H; this is a joke.

47-43 with 8:15 left

Here we go again: Dusquesne's shooting free throws for the final 8:15 and with the Dukes having only committed one foul, Dayton will be lucky to get into the bonus.