This will be fun ride

[AC91]

Just watched the first half. I am kind of speechless. I have no idea if we can keep this pace/tempo up for the remainder of the season, but this group has ZERO quit in them and are awesome to watch. The effort by everyone seems off the charts and Arch has them playing great...even with shots not falling for 10 minute stretches. No matter what happens it sure seems that this is a great UD team we can be proud of. Just love watching this team the way they are playing. go Flyers!!

[The Gem]

The second half was pretty cool too.

[swish61]

I go back to the days of the fieldhouse, and I don't remember things like this happening before. We've lost half the team we started with!
That makes it hard to even practice properly. SMH
Oh well. DD used to only play 7 Guy's many years.

[Beatty Town Coach]

This team is like the 1984 Flyers all over again. The Mighty Mites then, as Coach Donoher would say, and Ryan's Runts (or Archie's Aunts) of today. Whatever they are or whatever you call them...I am impressed. It sure is a joy and treat to watch, not only their amazing play, but their effort. As a fan and ticketholder, I appreciate that effort.

The Flyers have a new "Enforcer" in Bobby Wehrli. Wow, those blocks and saves back to the in-bounds...awesome. And especially the one where he challenged the big man on the attempted dunk. Between the blocks, rebounds, and overall defensive effort on his part, only thing left to do is getting a easy baseline basket or two each game, a couple of free-throws, and about one or two good three point attempts per game, and the Flyers will be virtually un-guardable.

	Don Donoher DON DONOHER Legendary Flyer men's basketball coach who guided Dayton to 435 victories in 25 seasons (1964-1989) including the 1967 NCAA Runner-Up. Took over the program after the passing of Tom Blackburn and earned many NCAA and NIT bids over his career, including five Sweet-16s, one Elite Eight appearance, and the 1968 NIT Championship. Groomed All-Americans Don May and Jim Paxson, along with all-time leading scorer Roosevelt Chapman. Coached UD as they joined conference affiliation for the first time (Midwest Collegiate). A graduate of UD, Donoher played for Blackburn and credits much of his coaching success to his mentor's teachings: defense, ball protection, patience, and unselfishness.

[jumpin' joe]

Originally Posted by Beatty Town Coach This team is like the 1984 Flyers all over again. The Mighty Mites then, as Coach Donoher would say, and Ryan's Runts (or Archie's Aunts) of today. Whatever they are or whatever you call them...I am impressed. It sure is a joy and treat to watch, not only their amazing play, but their effort. As a fan and ticketholder, I appreciate that effort.

I was thinking the same thing watching today.
The '84 team basically only played 7 players and were small but tough just like this year's team. Can't really compare them individually at all, but as a team unit the similarities are striking.
What a joy it was to watch the extra pass being made to get the best shot. Pierre and Pollard worked so well together with some outstanding interior passing. Probably the most fun I've had watching the Flyers play during the holidays that I can remember.

	Don Donoher DON DONOHER Legendary Flyer men's basketball coach who guided Dayton to 435 victories in 25 seasons (1964-1989) including the 1967 NCAA Runner-Up. Took over the program after the passing of Tom Blackburn and earned many NCAA and NIT bids over his career, including five Sweet-16s, one Elite Eight appearance, and the 1968 NIT Championship. Groomed All-Americans Don May and Jim Paxson, along with all-time leading scorer Roosevelt Chapman. Coached UD as they joined conference affiliation for the first time (Midwest Collegiate). A graduate of UD, Donoher played for Blackburn and credits much of his coaching success to his mentor's teachings: defense, ball protection, patience, and unselfishness.

[66flyer]

Beatty TC--I got a kick out of a Duquesne poster saying, "They put that Wehrli kid in and he's blocking shots like Bill Walton!" They were all in shock at the lopsided score from such an undermanned, smaller team.
I can't tell you how proud I am of the whole team, but especially Bobby for jumping into the fray with such fearlessness and abandon.
Now the question is-- can we keep up the intensity on the road? I think so.

	Duquesne DUQUESNE Duquesne University is a private, coeducational university, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania located on 48 secluded acres, on a bluff above downtown. Founded in 1878 as a Catholic college by the Order of the Holy Spirit. It is the only Spiritan institution of higher education in the world. Duquesne offers 10 schools of study and 100 degree programs to 6,000 undergraduates and 3,800 graduate students. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Dukes.

[ud69]

I don't know how far this ride is going to go, but I know it will be a heck of a journey. There has to be a bump or two in the road ahead. However, if they continue to believe in each other good things will happen.

I see a team playing the best fundamental basketball that I have seen from a Flyer team in a long long time. Gosh, basketball can be a beautiful game when played correctly,

[UDTradition]

How are they avoiding fouls? Are the refs empathetic to the team challenges and becoming a 6th man?

[jack72]

Originally Posted by UDTradition How are they avoiding fouls? Are the refs empathetic to the team challenges and becoming a 6th man?

Great point. Sometimes I sit there looking at the stats, thinking how is this possible when no one has two fouls yet, and it is the start of the second half. And on top of that, we are playing our arses off on defense and we get tired.

The coaches have delivered their message, most fouls are due to lazy defense, reaching, poor offensive decisions and not blocking out for rebounds. None of which are necessary to win.