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June 29 Summer League Report - Stayed for two games. Game 1 - Theis and Williams on one team, Ollie on the other. Theis looks much stronger and quicker to the ball. Still has that problem finishing but I see him getting some good minutes in defensive sets. Williams looked much better than last week, more active but the Pitt McD All-American gave him problems at both ends of the court. Ollie managed several defensive boards, missed some medium range jumpers. Game 2 inside. -- kenOTR73, Monday, June 29, 10:38:13pm
Duty and Shawntez (once a Duke...) on one team, Sherwood (see above), Bolding, Evans, Marhold on second team. I felt bad for Shawntez. The kid is really athletic and really tries but at one point he missed 11 consecutive shots (every variety). I believe that Jimmie would still be here if we weren't so overloaded at guard. Hustle on every play. Bolding was very smooth but must work on the foul shots. He and Marhold already getting on the same wavelength with positioning, anticipation. Marhold will need to stengthen his upper body (without adding bulk). He has temendous moves and a nice very high arcing jumper. He and Robinson (the Bobby Mo senior) were in each other's face all night. At first, Robinson was the clear winner. However, toward game's end, Marhold was getting better position on defense, denying Robinson any easy looks. On offense, he had a couple of great power moves. He's a player. Evans was the water-bug, driving when he saw an opening then either finishing or dishing. He hit a couple of nice three's but missed a few pretty badly. All in all pretty much what I expected, hoping to see more from Williams; please at what I saw from Marhold. Aaron and Phil Fayne lead the cheering section.
On the ones that got away - Lance Jeter looked in mid-season form. He was terrific. Akida McClain now at IUP by way of Boston College - what a force! The Pitt and Bobby Mo young players look very solid. It will be an interesting year.
GO DUKES!

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- Thanks for the update; it sounds like the frontcourt guys still have a way to go; their improvelment will be necessary for next years team to succeed; contributions will be needed at center to free D Saunders from defending opposing "5"; and free Clark from defending the "4". (NT) -- Jules, Tuesday, June 30, 09:54:27am
  - The biggest weakness on last season's highly successful team was the fact hat we had a skinny 6'7" guy defending the 5 and a 6'5" (very) small forward defending the 4. Result was foul trouble for us and 2nd chances for the opponents. Damian & Bill did a great job but will do better next season with Mike & Rodrigo doing some of the heavy lifting. (NT) -- Pep, Tuesday, June 30, 10:18:04pm
- The thing that impressed me the most about Marhold was his stroke. None of his free throws touched the rim on their way through and the 12 foot jumper doesn't look bad either. (NT) -- dudis41, Tuesday, June 30, 08:06:19pm
- Jimmie has always been deemed a Small Forward by Everhart! That was so he would not complicate the plan for one of the guards, that is now a scholarship player. Thats the real story folks. Read the Pro Am first two game stats and you wil see what Jimmie is capable of if he had ever been allowed to play the "guard" position at Duquesne. Anyone in their right mind knows Jimmie is not a "Forward". He is and will always will be a "Guard". Truth is the light! (NT) -- Rock Road, Thursday, July 02, 11:57:58am
  - He's a walk-on. So was Duty, and sometimes you find a diamond in the rough, but I'm more concerned about keeping the players who were deemed good enough for scholarships. Was Sherwood one of the ones, like Duty, who tried out after the shooting incident? (NT) -- MFE08, Friday, July 03, 11:31:05am
    - Sherwood was at Duquesne in June of that 06-07 season, before the shooting. He was actually shot at that sad evening. He was doing well but his minutes slowly lessened which eventually leads to your stocks falling in value. When your head coach says your a forward, it begins to look like your being set up for failure. He was always good enough to be a star guard but never given the chance. (NT) -- Rocky Road, Friday, July 03, 05:14:58pm
      - Ok stop! Why are going round and round with this Sherwood/Duty stuff again. Sherwood got screwed and Duty did'nt! Now lets move on. Thankyou! (NT) -- Wilbur P, Friday, July 03, 05:53:50pm
      - He couldn't been a guard and gotten no minutes or played forward and had a shot. Saying "star" is a reach. I'm not trying to diminish him, but a future star is probably not considering "Savannah State, Claflin University and Emmanuel College in addition to Duquesne" and then settling for a walk-on role. (NT) -- MFE08, Friday, July 03, 10:43:29pm
    - A diamond in the rough is in the eyes of the beholder. One mans diamond can be another mans rock. A coaches eyes can see what they want. Thats the choice only they can make. (NT) -- Chanda, Friday, July 03, 05:39:34pm
  - If Sherwood is that good someone will find a spot for him, he just got aced out at Duquesne where the talent is improving. He needs to give Robert Morris (although their talent is solid as well) or St. Francis a call, (NT) -- Greg, Friday, July 03, 01:21:46pm
    - When you ask a coach why your not playing and he can't tell you why but then tells you your an under sized forward but your actually a guard, what do you say? Your value to any school slowly slips away. (NT) -- Peter, Friday, July 03, 05:29:32pm
      - Saunders is a power forward. He was forced to play center. He responded. (NT) -- MFE08, Friday, July 03, 10:48:50pm
    - Heard that Jimmy will be attending and playing at Arkansas Tech, a strong D-2 program. Best wishes to Jimmy; I think he will do great. (NT) -- PuttPutt, Friday, July 03, 11:24:44pm
TJ McConnell PBC Summer League MVP -- threestripe, Friday, July 03, 11:08:13pm
www.pittsburghbasketballclub.com

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Did Melquan hurt his knee in the first game? -- At Green Tree Games, Wednesday, July 01, 09:37:19pm

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- Pitt site says he scored 22 and doesn't mention an injury. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Thursday, July 02, 02:41:07am
- No...he didn't look like he did. Evans shot very well and the Pitt players looked very good along with the kid going to Nebraska. Our transfer (Williams) from last year did not offer much of anything. Theis played very - very hard and contributed on both ends of the floor. (NT) -- FAM, Thursday, July 02, 06:33:00am
  - Anyone know Damian, Billy and BJ were there last night? (NT) -- WEB, Thursday, July 02, 09:02:29am
- League -- threestripe, Thursday, July 02, 12:11:59pm
- I've said this before. I watched him play at Kentucky. Don't expect Williams to be the savior we've been looking for in the middle. Remember how coach encouraged a few players to transfer? Same for Williams. Now don't get me wrong; I'm very glad he's here. He can give minutes and bulk in the middle, and as long as he can prevent other teams' big guys from easy layups and tapins PLUS allow players to play their natural positions--he's done his job. (NT) -- Apluski, Thursday, July 02, 02:55:12pm
- If the Dukes look like the same team minus Aaron Jackson next season (accordning to these early reports) it will be a long season. How many games were we dead in the water without Jackson? (NT) -- Jules, Friday, July 03, 03:05:11pm
  - Get a Grip! Don't put too much hope or cast gloom on the 2009-2010 season on the basis of how a mixture of players from different colleges form "teams" for these summer games where defense is generally not the operative word. (NT) -- Always a Duke, Friday, July 03, 10:38:30pm
- its only summer league--this time last year alot of us thought it was going to be an extremely long season and that shawtez patterson was the second coming of michael jordan(sarcasm), some even doubted the talent of mel and eric--summer league games are all about 1on1 play, trash talking, and making espn top 10 plays of the day sort of plays..alot changes when you run an offense with certain sets/people. i havent seen mike play, so i really cant comment, but i wouldnt get too down on him at this point. alot can happen betw. now and october. (NT) -- c, Friday, July 03, 07:38:59pm
Dukes Pay a Visit to The Woodlands Foundation -- Phoenix Rising, Friday, July 03, 03:46:19pm
Nice gesture on the part of Coach Everhart, the coaching staff and players.

Link to Dukes web site with Pictures

Link to Woodlands Foundation Web Site

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Aaron Jackson--Orlando Summer League -- DC'91, Wednesday, July 01, 04:42:34pm
As you guys know, Aaron Jackson will be playing for the Indiana Pacers summer league team in Orlando July 6-10. Click HERE for the schedule of games. The games aren't open to the public but box scores will be posted at the orlandomagic.com site. FYI, Levance Fields is playing for the Magic's team in this league. They'll go head-to-head July 10.

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- Jimmie has always been deemed a Small Forward by Everhart! That was so he would not complicate the plan for one of the guards, that is now a scholarship player. Thats the real story folks. Read the Pro Am first two game stats and you wil see what Jimmie is capable of if he had ever been allowed to play the "guard" position at Duquesne. Anyone in their right mind knows Jimmie is not a "Forward". He is and will always will be a "Guard". Truth is the light! (NT) -- Rocky Road, Thursday, July 02, 11:54:55am
  - what's the link to find the box scores of pro-am games? (NT) -- lilpav30, Friday, July 03, 12:15:22pm
  - Ok, so this has nothing to do with Sherwood. Mis-post or troll? (NT) -- MFE08, Friday, July 03, 12:38:16pm
Aaron Jackson -- old fan36 (thumbs up), Friday, June 26, 06:03:15pm
Aaron picked up by the Indiana Pacers as a free agent. This is on the official Duquesne board.Go Aaron!

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- Here's a link to Aaron Jackson's Career Recap that was put together by the Dukes' SID (a shout out to Dave Saba and his staff for putting this quality piece together). When you read this, it really gives you the sense of how far he came and all of his accomplishments on the Bluff. Best wishes, Aaron! Link to AJAX Career Recap (NT) -- Phoenix Rising, Friday, June 26, 09:53:44pm
  - I am now a Pacers fan. And I've never watched an NBA game in my life. (NT) -- SKIDDYBALL, Friday, June 26, 10:44:19pm
- He ranks with the best ever at Duquesne, with the likes of James, Nixon, Somerset and Green. The Pacers and Larry Bird got a steal. (NT) -- d, Saturday, June 27, 05:36:01am
- "They didn't let me in the front door," said Aaron Jackson referring to yesterday's draft. "I'll just have to bust down the back door." (NT) -- DUDude, Saturday, June 27, 08:35:55am
- Just as Hall of Famer Jerry West took a shine towards Norm Nixon and HOFer Pat Riley took Mike James under his wing, could HOFer Larry Bird be taking a strong interest in Aaron Jackson? I hope so. (NT) -- PuttPutt, Saturday, June 27, 09:14:09am
  - I don't see Larry Bird saying "I'll see you in the NBA some day" if he doesn't think AJax has a legitimate chance at making it. I wouldn't be surprised to AJax with the Pacers' D-league affiliate this coming season if he doesn't make the team as a free agent. (NT) -- Paddy, Saturday, June 27, 09:59:36am
    - Paddy, that's the same vibe that I am getting; you just spelled it out better than I did. Thanks! (NT) -- PuttPutt, Saturday, June 27, 10:43:58am
    - Let's not get ahead of ourselves. I hope to see Aaron in the NBA, but maybe not in Indy. They already have 5 PG's. Ford and Jack are vets and Price was drafted. Personally I like Aaron better than Price skill wise, but they did draft him and not Aaron. He may be better off with Sacramento or Boston. (NT) -- DU4Life, Saturday, June 27, 09:37:44pm
- Who'da thought...it won't be Shawn James, Baldonado, Kojo or anyone else...Jackson will be the first of the recent pack in the NBA. (NT) -- Me, Saturday, June 27, 01:39:53pm
- Wow! Today's P-G has a brief article on page D-10 of the Sports Sec. about AJAX & the Pacers. This past week the P-G knocked itself out with several 1st page stories making incorrect predictions of 1st round NBA draft selection for Pitt's Blair & Young. While these players certainly merited coverage, but not to the exclusion or near-exclusion of a player from another Pgh. college. As posted here previously, the Trib gives the Dukes more equitable and in depth coverage. Winning the A-10, getting to the NCAA tournie, & beating Pitt may be the only way to consistently get the P-G's attention. (NT) -- Always a Duke, Sunday, June 28, 01:39:01pm
  - Both Blair and Young, though wonderful college players, are under sized for the positions they will play. In the League you need the size and talent thus the 2nd round status. I wish them both well.Ajax has a lot of upside since he. as did Mike James, has shown the ability to keep improving. (NT) -- philldogg, Monday, June 29, 02:29:15pm
    - Blair's knees are a big question mark, and the main reason he slipped so far. The Spurs are a good spot for him, and if his knack for rebounding translates to the next level, he could be a good role player. Sam Young and Aaron Jackson are similar in that they are two of the hardest working guys I've seen in a long time. Young is maybe my favorite Pitt guy since Clancy, by all accounts a good guy, as of course Aaron is. Best of luck to all three. (NT) -- duq81, Monday, June 29, 05:34:03pm
    - I'm just glad that the Mongolian sheep herder who averaged .5 points per game was drafted higher than Blair. Justice is served. And if AJ eventually makes it in the NBA and the Pitt boys do not I will die a happy man. (NT) -- kenOTR73, Monday, June 29, 05:35:12pm
      - Kind of petty, isn't it? It's one thing to root against the Pitt team, but why wish ill on the young men? (NT) -- duq81, Monday, June 29, 07:09:02pm
        
        duq81 I do apologize. It was a moment of envy gone berserk. Not very Christian of me. (NT) -- kenOTR73, Tuesday, June 30, 06:14:21pm
        
        I don't have any hate towards this Pitt group. (I still want to beat the crap out of them). I haven't forgotten Jamie visiting RE when he was sick, and the current group of Pitt guys seem to be quite friendly with our boys. I even think AJax and Blair were training together down in Florida. Plus, they have been very complimentary towards AJax on the Pitt board, so I see no reason not to wish the Pitt guys good luck in life. (NT) -- duq81, Tuesday, June 30, 09:41:55pm
- The Post-Gazette ran a wonderful article on the incoming Duquesne class today...Oh, wait a minute, it was all about Pitt. I keep forgetting there's only one Division 1 basketball team in Pittsburgh! My bad! (NT) -- Apluski, Sunday, June 28, 08:44:54pm
June 22 - Summer League Games -- WEB, Monday, June 22, 08:20:16am
Is anyone going tonight? I may stop out there depending on how/when the US Open finishes. Just curious to see if anyone would be going and/or providing reports. If I go, I'll be more than happy to post how our guys looked.

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- Only Dukes info I could get from the Pitt site is Saunders, Bolding and Evans were not there. One team only had 5 players. Hopefully there will be a bigger turnout of Dukes tomorrow when I expect to make it to Greentree. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Tuesday, June 23, 05:02:54pm
- Dukes in Greentree -- threestripe, Tuesday, June 23, 05:31:16pm
  - mike Williams was there.... i want to see him play a few more times, but he did some good things. To me, he had very good footwork and some soft hands. He can run fine in a straight line, but hardly would expect him to finish on a fast break. He will be just fine with us. (NT) -- Web, Tuesday, June 23, 07:24:11pm
- Was anyone else there? Gotta be at work at midnite, not sure I want to spend 3 hours watching a bunch of Pitt and Bobby Mo guys when I could be sleeping. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Tuesday, June 23, 08:21:27pm
  - Williams, Duty, Theis and Lewinson played. (NT) -- Web, Tuesday, June 23, 09:05:48pm
  - I was there the first night just to see Williams. He wanted the ball in the post but no one gave it to him. Not a speed burner by any stretch. He will need to work hard. Now Salim on the other hand. WOW!! Quick moves, sure-handed, very nice going to the hole. Mr.s Evans may be in for a tussle (NT) -- kenOTR73, Friday, June 26, 04:18:51pm
    - Which guy was Salim? Which game did he play in? and on what team? (NT) -- Web, Saturday, June 27, 06:18:08pm
      - Web, he played in the very first game. Skinny kid but I knew it was him since he hung with Theis and Williams between games. He looked good. (NT) -- kenOTR73, Monday, June 29, 05:37:13pm
Let's hope Ajax gets drafted tonight as he is on the bubble!! Go dukes. Check out link inside!! -- lilpav30, Thursday, June 25, 07:18:45pm
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_630642.html

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- Let's hope he doesn't. He would have a much better shot of reaching and sticking in the NBA if he and his agent can pick and choose which NBA team that would be the best fit for him. (NT) -- PuttPutt, Thursday, June 25, 11:31:39pm
- Any word on if he has signed with anyone yet? (NT) -- The Duke from Dukes Court, Friday, June 26, 08:16:52am
- This is purely an opinion; but he might end up in Europe for a few years like Mike James; provided he does well he could make the Association at a later date. Apparently AJ suffered an ankle injury in a Celtics tryout camp which required a boot. Hopefully it will not need surgery; but serious ankle injuries can take a while to heal. Did anyone hear his name mentioned at all during the ESPN draft coverage? (NT) -- Jules, Friday, June 26, 12:22:30pm
  - I did not, but I find it interesting of the European players drafted/ Kind of makes it a difficult decision for kids coming out early with only 2 rounds of draft. (NT) -- philldogg, Friday, June 26, 02:32:25pm
- A.J. has accepted an invitation to try out with the Pacers. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Friday, June 26, 03:34:35pm
  - Link to Trib News on Pacers and AJAX (NT) -- Phoenix Rising, Friday, June 26, 05:31:31pm
- Pacers guards on 09/10 roster: TJ Ford - Jamaal Tinsley - Brandon Rush - Travis Diener. The also drafted UConn guard AJ Price in the 2nd round. Doesn't look like the best fit in terms of open roster space at his position. I guess the key is that he plays well in the summer league and he catches on somewhere with a PG need. Get healthy Ajax, quickly! (NT) -- The Duke from Dukes Court, Saturday, June 27, 09:21:37am
very nice video on ajax pre-draft -- lilpav30, Saturday, June 27, 01:31:15am
http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/aaron_jackson_2009.html

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GreenTree -- WEB, Monday, June 08, 10:10:16am
Does anyone have any inside information on which players from Duquesne will be playing in the summer league? I know Damian and Bill didn't last year for various reasons. I'd like to see everyone out there who is healthy and in town for the summer...

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- Pro Am 2009 -- threestripe, Monday, June 08, 03:15:29pm
  - Rodrigo? (NT) -- Web, Monday, June 08, 03:23:50pm
  - Unless Rodrigo is totally healthy, I'd prefer he not play. He's too important for next year. (NT) -- duq81, Monday, June 08, 04:54:08pm
    - Exactly why Web was asking about him playing... (NT) -- Rogabee, Monday, June 08, 07:45:32pm
- Pro Am 2009 -- threestripe, Tuesday, June 09, 12:47:58pm
- The top poster on Pitt's Rivals message board says the Greentree Pro-Am will not take place because of a lack of sponsors. (NT) -- DS, Tuesday, June 09, 03:21:32pm
  - i can confirm it will start as planned (NT) -- green tree, Tuesday, June 09, 04:28:42pm
    - league -- threestripe, Tuesday, June 09, 05:08:06pm
- Pitt people are confirming that the summer league will be at the Palumbo Center (NT) -- WEB, Friday, June 12, 04:51:41pm
  - Did anyone notice that Sean johnson wasnt on any of the rosters? (NT) -- bbjoe, Monday, June 22, 01:00:10pm
- there is an article in todays(6-19) trib that states the league will go on this year, with games played at the Greentree Sports Complex, and that no WVU players will be playing...I am too lazy to post the link...sorry (NT) -- c, Thursday, June 18, 04:51:08pm
a couple of quick notes for the south hills cookout... -- c, Saturday, June 20, 07:42:07am
I cant remember everything, so please feel free to add or correct me!)

Dukes play at Iowa in CBE Classic, game will be on one of the ESPN networks.
Chuck Cooper Classic game will be Dec. 5 vs Savannah St.--part of doubleheader with first game featuring WV St.

Coach talked about Andre and Sean--feels Sean can play any guard spot and can be very capable backup at the point and that Andre is a damian saunders type player.

Is impressed with the work Ollie, Jason, and Bill have been doing in the weight room.

Expects BJ to really step it up this year.

Is excited to have Mike W and his size...Coach did say the big guy can run the floor well.

mentioned Chase as a guy who can score from anywhere on the floor

the only thing that scared me is he said
Rodrigo can play the 5, IF his knee is healthy...

maybe I am mistaken, but it sounded to me as if RP is not 100% yet as he mentioned it again later....

It was a really great time and my first time attending.
I am sure I am leaving alot out, sorry, Its hard for me at my age to remember everything....

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- Thanks for the report. It sounds like Rodrigo is still a question mark. I hope he is ready in November, but better he takes it slow now and make sure he heals well. I really think Bill Clark is going to explode this year. He reminds me of Michael Beesly and can do it all. He is such a tough kid. The Dukes are going to be a hard match up next season. Bolding, Clark and Saunders are going to be hard to handle playing their natural positions of 2, 3 & 4 respectively. Plus we have the option of going big or small and very quick. I would love to see Chase & BJ have break out years. (NT) -- CLK, Saturday, June 20, 08:27:25am
- team -- dukes 70, Saturday, June 20, 09:15:30am
- Rod was on one crutch back when Dayton was in town and was shooting baskets with Wms at halftime w/out crutch. If you've had a joint injury then you know the key is to rehab the joint and strengthen, which will determine if Rod will play - more so than is he healed, which should have been months ago. (NT) -- d, Saturday, June 20, 09:30:56am
- Make it or break it year for Chase w/DU. Must show the coaches he can do more than score in practice and earn the right. Good luck to him w/tough row to hoe! (NT) -- d, Saturday, June 20, 01:51:39pm
- Nnice post, Some other things I remember: Dukes' home opener is on Fri., Nov. 13th agaisnt Nicholls State (same team we play in football). (NT) -- Always a Duke, Saturday, June 20, 05:00:40pm
  - thats pretty cool about the football team playing at nichols st....that could be a fun road trip...i tried to remember everything I could....did you think the same as me about the way coach talked about rodrigo? (NT) -- c, Saturday, June 20, 06:38:23pm
    - Rodrigo has 4 years of eligibility, assuming that he got the medical red shirt approved by the NCAA . I think Coach Ron is hoping for the best with Rodigo's full recovery. Caution seems to be the operative word in the coach's discussion of his recovery. Even in the unlikely event that he didn't play this season, he'd still have 3 years of eligibility left. Based on his limited playing time before his injury, most all of us were impressed with his aggressive style of play and look forward to seeing it on the court sooner rather than later. (NT) -- Always a Duke, Sunday, June 21, 12:42:43am
PBC rosters and schedules are up @ Pittsburgh Basketball Club, check Pro Am. Twelve Dukes are on with the most interesting name, Salim @ 5'-10. -- d, Friday, June 19, 05:34:08am

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- http://www.pittsburghbasketballclub.com/ (NT) -- d, Friday, June 19, 05:47:54am
- SALIM FAURAS? Played on the same HS team as Mike Williams. Click Here (NT) -- CLK, Friday, June 19, 06:54:14am
- I see Jimmy Sherwood is also on the roster with TBA as his college. I really hope he finds someone, but he could end up back an Duquesne as a student at this rate. (NT) -- Steve19981, Saturday, June 20, 01:52:27am
- Any chance someone can link the rosters? I've been to the site a couple of times and have not had any luck finding the rosters or schedule. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Saturday, June 20, 01:59:38pm
  - I can't get a link, but if you go to pittsburghbasketballclub.com, then click the Pro-AM tab under leagues, it is there. (NT) -- Rogabee, Saturday, June 20, 03:35:03pm
  - Link to Rosters..... Click Here (NT) -- CLK, Saturday, June 20, 05:32:03pm
- Thanks. I click on the link above on my computer and get a story about the league and no rosters. I hit the same link on my wifes computer and the rosters show up. Don't understand it. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Saturday, June 20, 09:53:52pm
Let's give 'em something talk about ... -- El Duque, Thursday, June 18, 12:13:57pm
If Aaron Jackson is drafted (not out of the question), where would you like to see him end up and why?

For me, this is an easy answer. I would like to see him taken by the Knicks in the second round, with NY taking Dell Curry with its first pick. Mike D'Antoni runs the type of system in which AJax would flourish, not only because of his ability to lead and/or finish on the break, but because he can play some defense. I've been a Knicks fan since the starting lineup was Reed-DeBusschere-Bradley-Frazier-Barnett, and I haven't had anything to cheer for since Patrick Ewing left.

If I were less selfish, would I appreciate Aaron being selected by a better team? Absolutely. On the other hand, I don't want him picked by some dead-end franchise like the Nets or Minnesota.

The Knicks are awful, but Curry and Jackson would be a shot in the arm.

Anyway, that's what I'm hoping.

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- It is very important where he is drafted or signed as free agent. Mike James has moved around by not signing on to Miami due to playing style and moved to various teams during his career. He requested to be traded from N. Orleans rather than sit and collect his big check. He went to Wizards to be a starter. Aaron has potential to be long term NBA baller, needs to improve on the 3 as Mike did. (NT) -- philldogg, Thursday, June 18, 12:53:07pm
  - I think Aaron is under-rated as an outside shooter. Few people are aware that he was 2nd on the team with 40.5% from beyond the arc. (NT) -- TMH, Thursday, June 18, 02:29:29pm
- Interview with AJ after Pacers workout -- Grands, Thursday, June 18, 04:46:18pm
  - Dell Curry has already been drafted. I think He might be a free agent, so the Knicks should be able to sign him if they wish.. Of course at 44 I don't know how much help he will be. (NT) -- duq81, Thursday, June 18, 11:18:02pm
    - Or maybe his son Stephen ... -- El Duque, Friday, June 19, 12:41:52pm
      - Aw c'mon ED, You know I'm just "funnin" with ya. You've never been the thin skinned type. (NT) -- duq81, Saturday, June 20, 12:14:03am
- I was a big fan of the 70' Knicks with "Clyde" Frazier, Willis Reed and the others; great moment in game 7 win over the Lakers when the Captain limped onto the court and hit his first two shots; and Clyde went for 36 and 19. (NT) -- Jules, Friday, June 19, 05:46:55pm
Did we pick up a tranfer from Penn? -- CLK, Saturday, June 13, 09:17:08am
This article seems to indicate that Remy Cofield a 6'4" Junior SG may have transferred or will be transferring to DU. My guess is that if this is correct he will be a walk on.

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- Beauty of this could be he wont have to sit a year coming from an ivy. (NT) -- he was once recruited by UMass - nice job CLK.........d, Saturday, June 13, 03:12:04pm
- Seems like the Penn HC has alienated a few players. Was he the coach who recruited the players or is he the coach who replaced the one who recruited the players who are transferring out? (NT) -- xlopjoe, Saturday, June 13, 03:40:58pm
  - In the case og Cofield, Miller was there when he was recruited. Cofield seemed to have been more of a factor as a FR, before injury, than he was as a SO, before transfer. There has been quite a bit of frustrated discussion about how far Penn BB has fallen the last season, perhaps Miller is doing a jock-check with the team, although Cofield left the team mid-season. (NT) -- Purduke, Saturday, June 13, 08:12:02pm
    - Also, weren't we in the final 2 or 3 for Hunt before he committed to Penn? (NT) -- Purduke, Saturday, June 13, 08:17:16pm
- Found a nice article on him out of HS -- TMH, Saturday, June 13, 05:22:06pm
  - NERR had him ranked #57 in NE as a senior; was runner-up for Gatorade POY in MA as senior. http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/article/48/Two-Massachusetts-Products-Headed-Ivy.php (NT) -- Purduke, Saturday, June 13, 08:30:09pm
- CLK, you da man... (NT) -- kenOTR73, Sunday, June 14, 06:33:20pm
  - No, just happen to get lucky and see this article while doing a search on a possible '10 prospect Geron Johnson that someone mentioned on the Scout Board. (NT) -- CLK, Monday, June 15, 11:54:49am
- any idea when there will be an official announcement about this? Where is the scholarship going to come from? (NT) -- The Duke from Dukes Court, Tuesday, June 16, 11:33:59am
  - At this point I would classify the above posted article as nothing more than a rumor. I check the student directory a few days ago and did not get any match on his name. I do not know when the summer course starts. I would not run with this yet. (NT) -- CLK, Tuesday, June 16, 11:51:00am
    - Absolutely not happening. (NT) -- A Friend of the LT, Tuesday, June 16, 09:45:18pm
      - My opinion. (NT) -- A Friend of the LT, Tuesday, June 16, 10:07:04pm
        
        Is that a good thing or a bad thing, in your opinion? I don't know the player but he sounds like someone who could potentially help our backcourt depth. (NT) -- El Duque, Wednesday, June 17, 10:49:28am
        
        No clue. He just is not coming here. I still think if Evans goes down for any extended period of time we are in BIG trouble at the PG. (NT) -- A Friend of the LT, Wednesday, June 17, 09:27:00pm
        
        I think we've kicked this one around already. I think Chase Robinson is a capable back-up. (NT) -- El Duque, Wednesday, June 17, 10:19:38pm
        
        Not sure how you can make that statement but I guess you are taking a weak position by saying "think". There is no evidence he is ready or capable. I "hope" you are right. (NT) -- A Friend of the LT, Thursday, June 18, 07:47:08pm
        
        Offering an opinion (e.g., "I think") is not taking a weak position. In the limited time he had to play last year, he played well. That's what I base it on. He looks like a kid with ability and confidence in that ability. Apologies if this offends you, but I tend to look for good things. That's why I asked for your opinion earlier -- I thought you might've had something to offer, aside from dour sarcasm. Again, my apologies for thinking you might want to talk about basketball, rather than trying to impress the world with your self-aggrandized ego. (NT) -- El Duque, Friday, June 19, 12:37:08pm
- Transfering from an Ivy League school could he not possibly qualify for an acedemic scholie--where ever he lands? (NT) -- Apluski, Tuesday, June 16, 03:01:52pm
- Scout had posted an article in January that he was coming here, a week after he left the Penn squad. Have they retracted? -- Purduke, Wednesday, June 17, 12:08:19pm
- While I'd love to have more talent like Cofield, is it possible that the Sean Johnson signing might have changed Cofield's mind. Or maybe RE had Cofield in mind in case he didn't sign Sean Johnson. Either way, we'll know in time. (NT) -- Apluski, Thursday, June 18, 05:27:10pm
  - I spoke to Associate Head Coach Bill Barton at the South Hills Cook Out tonight, and he said that there was no truth to the Cofield transfers from Penn to Duquesne story. (NT) -- Always a Duke, Thursday, June 18, 11:45:52pm
Dukes South Hills Cookout -- ME, Thursday, June 04, 01:56:11pm
Just saw an e-mail from Bryan Colonna about the S. Hills Cookout at Scott Park on June 18, I've been to them in the past, pretty fun. I just RSVP'd and sent in the check i hope everyone does the same!!

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- myself and my buddy that i share season tix with will be in attendance for the south hills cookout (NT) -- c, Friday, June 12, 03:03:49pm
  - I'll be there. When I talked to Bryan on Monday he told me they expect around 100 people to attend. (NT) -- VBC, Wednesday, June 17, 06:49:10pm
Certainly this is off-topic, but... -- MFE08, Friday, June 12, 11:47:55pm
Congrats to the Stanley Cup Champion Pens on a great season!

Might as well mention it, since we're hoping to use the arena...

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- I am happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (NT) -- VBC, Saturday, June 13, 01:16:21am
- Great win! This allows Mellon Arena to have the Stanley Cup Champions for its last go around. I watched the arena being built from the top floors of Rockwell Hall. (NT) -- Bilgy, Saturday, June 13, 12:06:20pm
  - When I was staring out of windows during class, it was always at the girls walking outside. (NT) -- El Duque, Saturday, June 13, 01:50:03pm
- Pittsburgh is once again the City of Champions. Can't wait for college hoops to start again! (NT) -- El Duque, Saturday, June 13, 01:45:48pm
- That is the 11th Pittsburgh pro sports championship that I witnessed in my lifetime. 2 World Series, 6 Super Bowls and 3 Stanley Cups. We are very fortunate in Pittsburgh. And a great run for the Dukes. 2009 has been great for the teams I root for. And that series vs. the Wings has to go down in Pittsburgh sports history. Those last two games were too exciting. It was just over the edge tense. (NT) -- A83, Saturday, June 13, 03:40:30pm
- Just heard Kentucky Derby winner Mind That Bird will run at Mountaineer's WV Derby in August. Another champion to come to the region. (NT) -- Bilgy, Saturday, June 13, 09:58:19pm
- Now about those Buccos.... (NT) -- kenOTR73, Sunday, June 14, 06:31:07pm
  - Who? (NT) -- MFE08, Wednesday, June 17, 01:51:48pm
    - I live in Florida, I didn't hear of any riots in Pittsburgh. LA Lakers fans need to look to the Golden Triangle to see how to behave as Champion's Fans! (NT) -- philldogg, Wednesday, June 17, 05:52:51pm
Jeff Goodman of Foxsports.com ... -- Abdul Rahman, Friday, June 12, 07:57:27pm
in his updated transfers list indicates that A. Milovic will attend the U. of Hawaii.

He alao has S. Patterson possibly attending Pensacola JC in Fla. He has a ? by this entry.

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- Good for Milovic! How can you lose going to Hawaii? I hope Shawntez lands in a good place. (NT) -- El Duque, Friday, June 12, 11:14:06pm
- Shawntez is still hanging out in Pittsburgh. I saw him and handful of others at the Pens celebration on SS. (NT) -- Steve19981, Saturday, June 13, 02:10:50am
Any memorabilia collectors? I have a few game day signed posters (1994, Whitehead, Alston), a NIT gameday scorecard (Villanova, Kittles), a John Carrol Palumbo grand-opening postcard, and a kodak pic of Alston, Whitehead, and Lopes. -- Let me know, (Me)., Sunday, June 07, 03:41:39pm

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- Hate to say it, but that's pretty lightweight stuff there. You'd probably need something signed by Norm Nixon, or better yet, something from the Sihugo Green era to really generate any interest. (NT) -- duq81, Monday, June 08, 07:22:29am
  - true. but it's free and if no one wants it then it goes in the trash. (NT) -- Me, Monday, June 08, 06:15:08pm
    - Ahhh! That makes a difference. I thought that you were trying to sell that stuff. (NT) -- duq81, Monday, June 08, 06:43:10pm
- I'd take the signed gameday poster by Alston, how can we make that happen? (NT) -- The Duke from Dukes Court, Friday, June 12, 04:33:27pm
  - email me (NT) -- The Duke from Dukes Court, Friday, June 12, 04:39:18pm
In case anyone cares, the 3rd team in the Iowa pod of the CBE Classic is Illinois-Chicago -- WEB, Friday, June 12, 02:50:18pm

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Scheduling information from the Basketball Travelers website -- Abdul Rahman, Tuesday, June 02, 06:52:22pm
Duquesne is looking for a team for the Inaugural Chuck Cooper Classic this year in Pittsburgh. This is a one day event (one game) on December 5th . We can offer you a very competitive guarantee, a $10K scholarship, 10 hotel rooms, and 20 participant gifts� Please contact Jason Byrd 412.396.5758

2009-2010, Guarantee - Offered 06/02/2009 - 1:06pm
Duquesne University Jason Byrd 412.396.5758 byrdj@duq.edu Duquesne University is looking for a guarantee game to be played in Pittsburgh, dates: December 16th, and January 2nd....competitive guarantee. Please contact Jason Byrd 412.396.5758

2009-2010, Guarantee - Offered 06/01/2009 - 1:26pm
Duquesne University Jason Byrd 412.396.5758 byrdj@duq.edu Duquesne University is looking to start a home and home series ON THE ROAD with the game to be returned to Pittsburgh during the 2010-2011 season. Best date is December 19th...

2009-2010, Home & Home 05/27/2009 - 1:46pm
Duquesne University Jason Byrd 412.396.5758 byrdj@duq.edu Duquesne University is looking to start two home and home series on the ROAD for the 2009-2010 season. Dates are currently wide open. If interested please contact Jason Byrd at (o)412.396.5758; (c) 412.225.8793; or email byrdj@duq.edu.
2009-2010 05/11/2009 - 6:11pm

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- What does it mean when they offer a $10k scholarship? Is this where we would fund a $10k scholarship at their university, vs paying $10k from athletics budget. I wonder, because when I contribute, I always indicate "campus priorities" so my employer will match (and indicate I'm a big fan of the Dukes in the comments section) - they won't match if I give to "athletics dept." Wonder if this is a way of reduce the stated cost of the athletics dept. Maybe I should just write "To be used to fund a scholarship at another university which competes against our basketball team." (NT) -- Purduke, Tuesday, June 02, 07:45:19pm
- What is the inaugural Chuck Copper Classic? This sounds like something that will fit nicely into new arena. (NT) -- A83, Tuesday, June 02, 09:25:00pm
  - As I understand it, DU wanted to recognize Chuck Cooper, who was the first African-American to be drafted by the NBA (missed being the first African-American NBA player by a day due to the Celtics season starting a day later than another team in the league) and bring attention to DU's long history of integration by launching the Chuck Cooper Classic. At this event, the Dukes will be playing one of the historically black colleges (similar to North Carolina Central, Howard & Winston-Salem St. that we have played the last 2 years - with much more marketing - making it an event with some hoopla). (NT) -- Phoenix Rising, Wednesday, June 03, 08:26:23pm
    - That is a great marketing promotion and a great way to honor Mr. Cooper. (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, June 03, 09:12:55pm
      - Was lucky enough to meet Chuck Cooper once in the 1970's. He was a classy guy which is reason enough to honor him with this certainly. (NT) -- Mulder, Friday, June 12, 09:43:43am
- If I read this right, we're still looking for two more home games and two more road games for next season. Is this typical for this time of year? Or are teams having second thoughts about scheduling us now? Anybody have a feel for this? (NT) -- MikeR, Thursday, June 04, 12:12:05pm
  - I think the 3rd option there is this - are we rethinking our scheduling philosophy as our program is rising? (NT) -- MFE08, Wednesday, June 10, 12:13:08pm
- Did Duquesne ever nail down a game with Maryland to open the new arena the year after next? (NT) -- Bilgy, Tuesday, June 09, 06:01:57pm
- Penn State is considering -- Wesleyjames, Thursday, June 11, 08:25:04am
  - The only time I remember Duquesne playing Penn State outside of the A-10 was about 1959. I think the game was played in Harrisburg and was called the Keystone Classic. Duquesne lost 70-65 or close to that score. (NT) -- Bilgy, Thursday, June 11, 08:24:03pm
    - Bilgy, after PSU left the A-10 we still played them for a couple of seasons, partly because they had trouble filling out a schedule. It only lasted 2-3 years and I'm too lazy to research it. I think they had a transition year between the A-10 and the Little-10 where they really struggled to line up opponents we we played them twice. Now, I am old and prone to barinfarts, so I may be having a case of Roger Clemens-type mis-remembering. (NT) -- El Duque, Friday, June 12, 09:09:45am
      - Now that you mention it, I do remember one of those games. I think Penn State won by one point at the AJP. Penn State won the A-10 their last season in the league and then played as an independent for a few seasons before joining the A-10 in about 1994. (NT) -- Bilgy, Friday, June 12, 12:30:11pm
        
        Correction: should read joining the Big Ten in about 1994. (NT) -- Bilgy, Friday, June 12, 12:53:36pm
Duquesne Trivia: NBA Dukes -- philldogg, Thursday, June 04, 10:33:13am
Over the years of rich tradition past Coaches have recruited players who went on to the NBA, Coach Moore and Coach Manning are just two. Who was the last Dukes coach to recruit at least two players that went on to play in the NBA?

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- NBA Dukes -- Grands, Thursday, June 04, 10:37:11am
- Answer inside: -- philldogg, Thursday, June 04, 10:37:51am
  - The correct answer is Danny Nee. I believe he sent 7 players to the NBA. Just none who played for him at Duquesne. (NT) -- Paddy, Thursday, June 04, 12:30:09pm
    - Paddy,we got him too late! But he did recruit many players who left the Dukes but only to play in a lower NCAA class. I was looking for a Coach who recruited players to Duquesne that went to the league. (NT) -- philldogg, Thursday, June 04, 03:38:04pm
- Rich Tradition? com'on................ -- JenDuq, Thursday, June 11, 08:28:43am
  - Dukes tradition -- Bummer3341, Thursday, June 11, 01:07:54pm
    - Its a troll, please note the person posted under the name WesleyJames post in the scheduling thread. Same time and posting about Penn State. Probably another regular who is not called out, but posts like this to get attention (NT) -- A83, Thursday, June 11, 01:16:43pm
      - A83, and all legit posters, this program has turned around , we recuit players others schools are after, and land them. There was a rich tradition, I went to Civic Arena games when there were 8,500 in a 10,000 seat arena in the middle of the week. This is no longer a school that most teams count as a W when schedules are made up. Let's enjoy the new ride. (NT) -- philldogg, Friday, June 12, 11:02:50am
Pack Your Bags Gentlemen, We're Moving Together -- xudash, Tuesday, June 02, 11:15:12pm
Joe Pa Wants a Big Ten Addition, which will force action on the part of the BE. And who are the schools projected to join the BE? Well, of course they are Duquesne and Xavier.

Article Number 1,234,785 on the subject:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/190104-if-it-wants-to-survive-the-big-east-must-be-proactive/page/4

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- Sorry, I linked to Page 4 of the article. Jump to the 1st page once you've made the link (NT) -- xudash, Tuesday, June 02, 11:18:27pm
- The Big 10 has already shot Paterno down. They are in no rush to expand. (NT) -- duq81, Wednesday, June 03, 12:27:57am
- For now, it looks like the B10 is still waiting for ND, and it may be a long while (possibly a VERY long while). A BE split of basketball and non-basketball seems more imminent than the B10 adding another team, at least to me. (NT) -- Rogabee, Wednesday, June 03, 02:24:37pm
- From the article: "Xavier and Duquesne are both solid basketball programs that fit into the basketball conference footprint, and equally important they are private Catholic Universities with largely the same missions that the Big East basketball schools work towards. Also, by adding those schools they ensure they can keep a share of the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati television markets." While it's nice to be so highly regarded by the author, I'm very surprised that he places the Dukes in the same category as Xavier. (NT) -- Always a Duke, Wednesday, June 03, 04:21:38pm
  - Yeah, I guess all you have to do it make one appearance in the postseason and you're back on the map (NT) -- Steve19981, Wednesday, June 03, 08:38:18pm
    - Or have a semi-clueless writer (NT) -- Rogabee, Thursday, June 04, 02:09:35am
      - yes we suck and have no potential to compete in a better conference. I wish people would just stick to writing about how we should be kicked out of the A10 and join the MAAC. (NT) -- donkey, Thursday, June 04, 10:11:16am
        
        Ok, I wasn't saying that either. But what would be the advantage for the BE of taking Duquesne over say, Butler (just to name one other), who would give the Indy market vs. the Pittsburgh market, when Butler's been better? (NT) -- Rogabee, Thursday, June 04, 11:57:19am
        
        Travel expense for 1. Indy is a long trip for most Big East teams. (NT) -- asdf, Thursday, June 04, 12:09:15pm
        
        Agreed there. I was just taking Butler out of a variety of teams that don't have D1A football to show a point. I could just as easily have said Dayton, UMass, St. Joe's, Cleveland St., etc. Just my thoughts that the BE could do slightly better, though I only do see 5-6 other names that have a media market and a current quality team in the BE region. I would love it if we could join...I'd be jumping at the first chance we had. And if/when a split does occur, let's hope we're good enough to get in. (NT) -- Rogabee, Thursday, June 04, 12:37:34pm
        
        The BE has 9 members that play BE hoops but not BE football. All 9 are private, catholic, and in large media markets (except ND which is catholic & small-market but with a national following). Du fits the profile. Butler is noncatholic. Dayton is small market, UMass & Cleve. St. are noncatholic public schools, St. Joe's would be vetoed by Nova. If we maintain a strong program, we'll be an obvious choice. (NT) -- Pep, Thursday, June 04, 02:24:31pm
        
        Why do you assume Villanove would veto St Joe prima face but assume Pitt wouldn't veto us? (NT) -- Purduke, Thursday, June 04, 03:01:45pm
        
        If the Big East breaks up, Pitt won't be there to veto us. (NT) -- A83, Thursday, June 04, 03:35:56pm
        
        Proposal wasn't to Break up the BE, right, just to formalize the bi-valve nature of the basketball only schools. BB-Only schools wouldn't get a say in how the FB wing was run, but that doesn't mean the two-sport schools would surrender their vote on what happened regarding who became members just because they were in the BB-Only wing. Pitt would still be playing BB -- would still be worried about where the BB revenue was shared; what the guarantee was for BB games etc. (NT) -- Purduke, Friday, June 05, 02:29:29pm
        
        No, the national discussion has been that the football schools would go somewhere else by themselves for all sports and the basketball ones would do the same but only for basketball. (NT) -- MFE08, Friday, June 05, 07:24:57pm
        
        If GA was able to get us a BE invite he would be halfway to Sainthood because he would have fulfilled one of the two required miracles -- and there would be a few million witnesses to boot. (NT) -- Purduke, Thursday, June 04, 02:53:21pm
  - Why would PSU or Big 10 want the losing Dukes? (NT) -- Tomtom, Monday, June 08, 11:05:44am
- Or maybe it's just the fact that we keep beating Xavier recently. (NT) -- Apluski, Thursday, June 04, 01:40:54pm
  - Is Pittsburgh still a big TV market? Maybe, Cleve-17, PGH-23, Indy-25,Dayton-64 . Not so out of the question. (NT) -- philldogg, Thursday, June 04, 03:46:29pm
    - What does it mean to be #2 in the #23 market vs. #1 in the #64 market? Who gets more coverage? (Hopefully we can pass Pitt, but that's for another discussion). Guess it's more of a matter of what you want. Not out of the question no. We'll likely have a couple of years too to impress. I'm sure hoping for the best. (NT) -- Rogabee, Thursday, June 04, 09:45:03pm
      - It still matters. National advertisers will only consider placing ads on events that go into the larger markets. Market size does not guarantee national advertising but it does not hurt. A revised Big East with DU (just pondering) would say to national advertisers we have NY-#1, Boston-#4 etc Pgh - #23. If the football BE school bolt, I still look for them to take Villanova, Georgetown, and possibly St. Johns with them to preserve TV presence in those markets. I really doubt if you would see the 8 football schools breaking off and presenting that basketball conference as it stands. (NT) -- A83, Friday, June 05, 07:46:28am
        
        My guess would be if the football conference broke they'd try to steal Memphis, maybe East Carolina, Central Florida, or 1-2 others. They may try to keep 2-3 of the basketball members, but it would depend on how "nicely" the split went as to whether any would join. (NT) -- Rogabee, Friday, June 05, 08:50:36am
        
        So what would that get them, a bigger (not better) football conference and an bloated basketball league (if they added those schools and kept Villanova and Georgetown). That is why I don't see it happening. (NT) -- A83, Friday, June 05, 03:35:06pm
        
        That is why I don't see them keeping Nova or GTown if it comes to it, unless they have 10 for football and those 2 make 12 for bball. (NT) -- Rogabee, Friday, June 05, 04:07:42pm
- I posted the article here because I found it interesting, but not surprising, that the author included Duquesne. He's balancing program potential with media market. Duquesne becomes more obvious when you consider potential, media market and league footprint. P.S.: after last year's game, I can't wait for Duquesne to visit the Cintas Center this season for some payback. Let's create a solid rivalry. (NT) -- xudash, Thursday, June 04, 11:15:48pm
  - This discussion of the possible realignment of the Big East to perhaps include a division of all Catholic non-D-1 football colleges reminds me of former Duquesne Coach Mike Rice's advocacy for an all Catholic school conference, including Notre Dame, back in the late 1970s. Should this come to pass and include the Dukes, Mike's prognosticative abilities must be given their proper due. (NT) -- Always a Duke, Friday, June 05, 10:15:05am
    - Mike always had the ability to get folks go along with him, Vince Jacobs was a good example of the home court homer days! (NT) -- philldogg, Friday, June 05, 02:29:10pm
Director of Athletics' Honor Roll & Graduation -- Phoenix Rising, Wednesday, June 03, 08:37:35pm
Congratulations to Jason Duty, B.J. Montiero and Morakinyo "Mike" Williams for earning a spot on the Director of Athletics' Honor Roll for the Spring 2009 semester. These three players have posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 grade point average or better.

Also, congratulations to Aaron Jackson for earning his degree in 4 years on the Bluff.

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- Well done by those individuals. Sometimes we forget what's more important on this board. (NT) -- Rogabee, Thursday, June 04, 10:17:06pm
  - Hockey! (NT) -- MFE08, Thursday, June 04, 10:58:34pm
This posted on ESPN website on the elder Pitno offering former Pitt coach Willard the opening: "Pitino is seeking to replace his son, Richard, who abruptly left Louisville in April for an assistant's job under Billy Donovan at Florida. The loss of the younger Pitino hit the Cardinals in recruiting, where he had made significant inroads in talent-rich Indianapolis. Since Richard Pitino's departure, Indianapolis Lawrence North High School's Justin Martin de-committed from the Cardinals." Maybe it wasn't a positive situation. -- FAM, Wednesday, June 03, 08:49:32pm

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Rodrigo Peggau -- old fan (?), Monday, June 01, 11:17:41am
What is the status of Rodrigo Peggau? Is he ready to go? Also is everybody eligible? If so we should have a very good team this coming season!Hoping someone in the Know can give me this information. THANKS!

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- You will not find out about eligibility until August/Sept start of the fall semester. (NT) -- A83, Monday, June 01, 01:34:38pm
  - It's barely June. How would anyone know about eligibility at this point? Let's get through hockey, baseball and football seasons first. (NT) -- Bill, Tuesday, June 02, 11:53:44am
    - The coaches and staff would already know if a player had no chance of making up their course/grade deficiencies in the summer months. Pending successful completion of some summer course work, everyone is going to be eligible for the fall semester. (NT) -- Phoenix Rising, Wednesday, June 03, 08:31:20pm
- I heard he seems to be ahead of schedule for his rehabilitation. (NT) -- DUDude., Tuesday, June 02, 04:32:45pm
Duquesne Fans needed.... -- Niner National, Sunday, May 31, 10:54:29am
...for a new A10 board.

I made a new A-10 forum similar to CAAzone or other forums designed to serve an entire league. There was a long thread on the current A-10 forum about whether or not a new forum was needed, so I figured what the hell and made one.

It can be found here: http://a10talk.proboards.com

I'm not trying to take posters away from xavierhoops.com by any means (I'm certainly not leaving behind ninernation.net as I consider it my internet home), I just think its an embarrassment that a league the caliber of the A-10 has to depend on a generic basketball forum such as the one we do now. Each team has a forum and a subforum for recruiting, so it will make keeping up with A-10 teams and their recruits much easier.

If it gets off the ground, I'll change the name to simply A10Talk.com, but for now it's going to stay at its current URL. It's not terribly long anyway. I will also get rid of the ads if membership takes off.

I'd also like to eventually tie in an actual site with user submitted pieces from each school about games, recruiting, and just general school news on a main page.

I will eventually be making skins for each school so the board can be more customizable for fans of every team. I also need moderators from each school to help keep balance.

I have only posted on NinerNation and Xaiverhoops so far, so there are only niner, xavier, and a few other fans at the moment and I would like that to change.

Hope to see some of you guys there.
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- I thought I sign into the new board and start things off for DU fans. Then I posted in the DU section. And read the first thread in league wide news. First theard, same old, same old from other board. Who should we kick out of A-10? No need to bother registering there. Try and have an original idea if starting a new board. (NT) -- A83, Sunday, May 31, 03:28:56pm
  - I'm with you, A83. When I saw that the first thread, which was started by the board moderator no less, was 'who should be kicked out', only worded a little more delicately, I said NO to registering. (NT) -- VBC, Sunday, May 31, 06:16:24pm
- i joined there as well. It's like the other board but with Charlotte people trashing the other teams rather than people from X and Dayton. (NT) -- goduquesne12, Sunday, May 31, 04:20:50pm
  - Charlotte should get down on its hands and knees and thank us for letting them in the league. Who the bleep are they? (NT) -- El Duque, Sunday, May 31, 04:53:48pm
    - I don't know, but apparently they want 3 teams from carolina and cleveland state (wtf?!) in the A-10 (NT) -- goduquesne12, Sunday, May 31, 06:42:45pm
      - Nice to know their program has such knowledgeable fans ... (NT) -- El Duque, Monday, June 01, 06:50:51am
- sorry... -- Niner National, Sunday, May 31, 07:00:39pm
  - However you want to say it, it comes down to the same old stuff. What makes your board different than the other A-10 board...nothing. Just people from bigger A-10 schools thinking the answers to their short-comings is shedding any combination of the Dukes, LaSalle, Bona, and Fordham. That is what it always boils down too. Good luck with your website. (NT) -- A83, Sunday, May 31, 08:10:14pm
- Even though I am often the red-headed illegitimate left-handed albino step son on the board, my allegiance is still here. (NT) -- Me, Sunday, May 31, 08:15:29pm
  - What you dont have a short leg? :) (NT) -- A83, Sunday, May 31, 09:18:33pm
- I checked it out. I'm staying put. (NT) -- kenOTR73, Monday, June 01, 10:53:47pm
The new Duquesne Magazine doesn't say anything about an upgrade of the AJP. Does anyone know if we're all going to have seat-backs or not? -- SKIDDYBALL, Thursday, May 28, 10:01:11am

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- I'm sure thats on hold. I don't believe that anything official was said - just that they would be studying the situation. The economy factors in as well, I'm sure, though many things seem to be looking up as of late. (NT) -- MFE08, Thursday, May 28, 11:40:08am
- I like the idea of permenant seating but I hate the idea of reducing capacity. I hope we start rocking the box office next season and force the AD to consider a new plan. On a side note, I doubt the economy would change Duquesne's plans one bit. I'm sure this project could be funded entirely in house. (NT) -- Steve19981, Thursday, May 28, 12:37:42pm
  - What about the seats and scoreboard from the Civic Arena? (NT) -- SKIDDYBALL, Thursday, May 28, 12:49:48pm
    - I thought the seats were going up for auction (that was part of the initial plan anyway, it could have changed). Dunno about the scoreboard. (NT) -- Rogabee, Thursday, May 28, 02:11:00pm
      - That scoreboard would be way too big for Palumbo. Plus it is old. The problem with the current scoreboard is they cant get parts to fix message board. Scoreboards now are just flat hd video screens. Please dont buy used anything. (NT) -- A83, Saturday, May 30, 09:10:27pm
- That's because the focus was on our athletic success, and our athletes. We had unprecedented success in men's and women's basketball, there are some great quotes about the national attention that we have received as a result, and the recognition in the magazine is also worth celebrating. The message is: a successful athletic program, beginning with basketball, is important to Duquesne, and it is reaping benefits. There will be time to talk about Palumbo renovations later. We are in the process of raising $150M. Cheers! (NT) -- El Duque, Thursday, May 28, 03:46:33pm
- As stated previously in this space, money for renovations which include new seating are part of the current capital campaign. -- Mysterio, Thursday, May 28, 10:01:42pm
I like the promotion being done by the DAF! -- A83, Saturday, May 16, 05:49:30pm
I must say that I like the job Brian Colonna and the DAF is doing. I like being solicited for funds.

I like the letter I received today from GA, detailing the successes of the programs! I like the women's basketball newsletter I received from Coach McConnell-Serio.

I am impressed by the fund raising activity. They struck while the iron is hot.

And I upgraded my tix to the blue seats. Movin on up to the East side. To a deluxe blue seat in the sky!

Thumbs up!!

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- same here....I got a phone call last week from one of the players to thank me for being a season ticket holder and for being a fan...it was really nice and I was extremely impressed by the young man (NT) -- c, Saturday, May 16, 06:27:21pm
  - Any news on an upgrade of the AJP as it pertains to seat-backs all around? (NT) -- SKIDDYBALL, Saturday, May 23, 12:46:56pm
- The only bad thing about the whole program is Dougherty's moustache. (NT) -- Me, Saturday, May 23, 07:25:23pm
- Welcome, Your back will thank you! (NT) -- Bummer3341, Wednesday, May 27, 10:29:03am
  - Especially for an old guy like A83. Maybe they can give him a "donut" to sit on, too. (NT) -- El Duque, Wednesday, May 27, 04:21:13pm
    - That'd be a riot if they had an inflatable donut give-away for the blue seaters. (NT) -- Me, Wednesday, May 27, 06:40:37pm
    - I welcome that donut. I just drove back 9 hours from the Outer Banks. I am officially old. (NT) -- A83, Saturday, May 30, 06:38:22pm
FundRaiser for Duquesne Athletic Fund -- 80zebe, Monday, May 04, 07:24:07am
In case you are not aware, there will be fundraiser for the DAF on Thursday, May 28th at the Rivers Club in Oxford Center from 6-9PM. The cost is $250 and both Ron and Greg will be there. Food and refreshments (open bar) will be provided. Should be a great time to relive the wonderful year we just had, and to get pumped for next season with all your Dukes brethren. If you need any more info, contact Bryan Colonna at 412-396-5927 or email him at colonna770@duq.edu. Hope to see many of you there! Pass the word along.

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- I like the idea, but not the price tag. (NT) -- MFE08, Monday, May 04, 11:22:22am
  - Drink top shelf all night! (NT) -- Me, Monday, May 04, 10:48:48pm
- This looks like a super event. I hope many on this board will come out to support the Dukes. It is going to take a collective effort in order to take the program to the next level. I think Ron and Greg being there shows how important this event is to the program. C'mon folks, support your team and your University. (NT) -- A Friend of the LT, Monday, May 04, 10:12:58pm
- The alums who are noted as chairing the event on the invite are both good guys and support Men's BBall; lets support these guys, Greg, Ronnie and THE DUKES!! (NT) -- Step Up, Monday, May 04, 11:18:05pm
- The Dukes have put up numbers that have made us proud again. It's time for us to put up some numbers of our own...$250 is a resonable number to help Greg and Ron get us to the next level. Count me in! (NT) -- Vincent J. Morreale, Tuesday, May 05, 09:00:19am
  - I made a contribution to the "Legacy Fund" this year, mistakenly, when the pledge form came in the mail. So I sent a check for twice the amount to the athletic fund to make up for it. Not that the Legacy Fund is a bad thing, of course, but I want to support this AD and coach as much as possible. Way to go, Vince! (NT) -- El Duque, Tuesday, May 05, 12:22:32pm
- I'll clarify: as someone with 4 years of student loans hanging over his head from the class of 08, I don't like the price tag. Someday, sure. Not now. (NT) -- MFE08, Tuesday, May 05, 04:33:16pm
- I'll tell you what MFE08'...you come up with $125 and I'll match the other $125. As a matter of fact, lets see if we can get some of the DAF guys to help get some of the younger guys involved. (NT) -- Vincent J. Morreale, Tuesday, May 05, 04:39:51pm
  - you're a good guy, vincent. (NT) -- Me, Tuesday, May 05, 08:44:04pm
- Nothing for the stuents AGAIN! -- Josh of 2011, Tuesday, May 05, 07:04:54pm
  - Aaah, w/e.... fundraiser events aren't going to be targeted at us. You know that. You don't think anything happens for students? RE pops into RBC gatherings, he and the players passed out tickets in Towers, students get into games for free....yeah, we get NOTHING! Troll. (NT) -- MFE08, Tuesday, May 05, 08:20:11pm
    - I'm actually happy with what the department has done for the students; they have made a conscience effort with the burritos, coach being very supportive of the RBC and showing up to things; taking full page ads out in the school newspaper thanking the students. I think this fundraiser is geared towards alumni that are established which is fine by me, I have no problem with that. If I didn't have another conflict, I would probably attend even though I am a student(but have a full time job as well). The administration cannot gear everything towards everyone. (NT) -- WEB, Tuesday, May 05, 08:40:32pm
      - I agree. Dunno how well my sarcasm went through. (NT) -- MFE08, Tuesday, May 05, 09:42:04pm
      - Thanks for the burittos, Senor' Everhart -- MassaBurt, Wednesday, May 06, 02:03:16am
- This coach and administration have been amazing to the students. Ron even let me have his contact info so I was able to reach him for RBC events whenever necessary and showed up to many events. If you go to Cupkas and Ron is there, he will ALWAYS sit with students and talk. I am more than likely going to attend the event as a poor teacher. It's worth it. After all, the team and coaches visited me in the hospital. I owe them one. (NT) -- Simms, Tuesday, May 05, 11:12:31pm
- I'll be there with the 'Train. (NT) -- stat man, Wednesday, May 06, 11:30:36am
  - This event doesn't fit my schedule but I sure wish it did. It looks like a fun evening and I appreciate the efforts of our friends who organized it. (NT) -- VBC, Wednesday, May 06, 04:06:01pm
- If anyone is attending, could you please give us a recap of this event? Thanks! (NT) -- Phoenix Rising, Thursday, May 28, 09:51:56am
Is this the new bogus alibi? "Failure to monitor." How convenient... -- Me, Wednesday, May 27, 09:52:34pm
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4210798

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Greentree -- Washpa Rick, Sunday, May 24, 10:09:09pm

will be starting up on June 22nd. Games played on Mondays and
wednesdays at 7,8 and 9. Rosters will be up on Pittsburghbasketballclub.com sometime in the near future hopefully.

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Wisconsin recruit decommits because of what was said on their message boards. Be aware folks, the athletes and recruits are reading the message boards. -- Rogabee, Saturday, May 23, 08:08:40pm
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11776517

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- Their parents, HS coaches, AAU coaches and other confidants too. (NT) -- El Duque, Saturday, May 23, 08:23:36pm
- This whole world is becoming wussified. In the old days, the father would've told the kid to focus on your grades and prove them wrong. I get the point--that msg posters should be mature and respectful...but most posters are alumni and deserve an opinion related to the future state of their team. (NT) -- Me, Saturday, May 23, 09:56:06pm
  - I agree with Steve. A disgusting attack was made on a young GIRL, on this very board a few weeks back. People need to get a grip, sports isn't so important that 40 year olds should be ripping high schoolers over it. (NT) -- duq81, Sunday, May 24, 01:27:16pm
    - To which incident are you referring? E-mail >> (NT) -- MFE08, Sunday, May 24, 06:34:34pm
- Blue, if you're reading this I'd be happy to tutor you in any subject if you commit to Duquesne. Seriously though, I don't think this is a wussy move. I think it's an assertive stab at fans telling them they ought to be more mature than a 16 year old kid. He doesn't just say that his feelings were hurt. He tells the fans a more appropriate way to react and takes several well thought out swipes at them. Good for the kid. Now go get him Ron (NT) -- Steve19981, Sunday, May 24, 10:46:02am
Duquesne has offered a scholarship to Tyler Harris (2011). I like that Ron is reaching for the stars. Harris has already been offered by UConn and North Carolina is on the horizon. -- TMH, Monday, May 18, 06:39:31pm
http://www.longislandbasketball.com/PRIMARYPAGES/PlayersPage.html

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- Tyler Harris is the son of Torrel Harris, who is a former Duquesne basketball player. Read the write up on his brother Tobias (currently highly-recruited Jr.), which references Torrel playing for the Dukes. http://bluedevilnation.net/?p=2182 Anybody remember this guy?? He's become a VERY SUCCESSFUL businessman in the NY metro area (NT) -- stat man, Wednesday, May 20, 03:11:13pm
  - I remember T. -- VBC, Wednesday, May 20, 06:06:03pm
    - Was he the kid that wrote Duquesne to be recruited because he liked the guards that came from the Bluff or was that Fitzgerald Bobo? (NT) -- philldogg, Thursday, May 21, 08:11:19am
      - I don't know about that. If I remember correctly T came in with a pretty gaudy reputation but he was behind BB on the depth chart and was not particularly happy with that. (NT) -- VBC, Thursday, May 21, 06:32:53pm
        
        He wasn't going to beat BB out. BB gets short shrift around here because of the WVU incident, but BB averaged over 20 points a game during both his sophomore, and junior years. (NT) -- duq81, Friday, May 22, 07:15:28am
        
        I'll never forget the two day scoring binge at WVU, or the Arena game vs. WVU when BB's Dad came out from behind the bench onto the floor with a folding chair looking for Huggy! (NT) -- philldogg, Friday, May 22, 08:37:05am
        
        This is the first time that I ever heard about BB's dad and the folding chair incident following the muggins by Thuggins. Thanks for sharing. (NT) -- Always a Duke, Friday, May 22, 11:28:19am
        
        VBC--I remember Spanky telling me that T was expected to be the next Nixon. Was he in the same recruiting class as Mo Drinks? (NT) -- JPG-DU81, Friday, May 22, 11:04:01am
        
        T was the year after Drinks. I remember that comparison as well. (NT) -- VBC, Friday, May 22, 11:58:52am
        
        Harris -- El Duque, Friday, May 22, 06:59:54pm
        
        Considering the difficulty the Dukes had finding a shooting guard during that era (no one stepped up until Dixon during his senior year), they might have done well to try him and BB together in the backcourt. BB was certainly enough of a scorer to play some at the 2. (NT) -- duq81, Friday, May 22, 07:44:26pm
        
        Great point. (NT) -- El Duque, Saturday, May 23, 08:21:49pm

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