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couple quick thoughts(watched the game in silence) -- c, Tuesday, November 25, 08:57:20pm
its much better to complain about lousy audio then lousy basketball--go dukes
hard fought win on the road. we were definately the better team, but SC-up(just like last year) is tall, quick, and scrappy
awesome FT shooting tonight
though it may not show up on the stat sheet, i really liked how theis and peggau played tonight--alot of hustle, diving for loose balls, banging bodies underneath, real solid physical play
we are 4-0!!! rock and roll baby

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- Thanks for the insight. We are in this together - good and bad. I apologize for whining and going ballistic. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! (NT) -- A83, Tuesday, November 25, 08:59:46pm
  - no problem...i emailed the people that hosted the video feed. demanding half my money back, since i only got half the product!!!! (NT) -- c, Tuesday, November 25, 09:03:01pm
- URI lost to DUKE by 3 a few games ago. GO DUQUESNE (NT) -- Me, Tuesday, November 25, 09:01:17pm
- Dukes HUGE tonite as they came out tight and pretty much set that tone throughout. Can't blame this young group obviously looking forward to Friday and to be expected of a young team. Major close out showed intestinal fortitude, especially AJ and Saunders. These are your winners. This team will be ready come Friday. Good coaching to get Duty some plays early. And, who said Duty was too slow??? (NT) -- ..........................doggy, Tuesday, November 25, 09:20:21pm
  - No need to rub it in but he is now esconsed as one of the 4 or 5 cogs on this team, shollie or not. How 'bout his quote that he is a "shooter:" Don't ya love it. Kudos to Jax and DS who cleaned the dishes after Duty set the table. -- brigham (an old friend), Wednesday, November 26, 03:36:16am
How big of an advantage is it playing at Palumbo -- TMH, Tuesday, November 25, 11:09:34pm
Is it the opponents or the arena?
The Men's Team
Out of the 4 teams we played thus far, High Point and Furman are ranked the highest by the few services that go that far.We win those games by 29 and 20 respectively at home. St. Francis and USC-Upstate are ranked in the bottom 40 teams and we get by with 11 and 10 point wins on the road.
The Women's Team
Susies squad defeats Morehead St by 26, Cornell by 46 and Penn by 33 all at home. Morehead went on to defeat Ohio and St Louis and Penn gave St Joe's a scare today. On the road, the margins of victory are 7 at Mt. St. Mary's and 12 at Binghamton. Of some concern to me was this stat:11 assists and 23 turnovers.

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- The idea that teams play better at home is about as big a surprise as snow in Syracuse. Why do you think the BCS team load up on home games during the preseason. (NT) -- duq81, Tuesday, November 25, 11:16:25pm
  - There are several reasons that BCS teams schedule games at home. -- TMH, Tuesday, November 25, 11:31:00pm
- Palumbo is still only drawing about half capacity in these first two home games, so there is a lot of empty space. You can chalk up the score differential to getting to play where you practice I guess. On a side note, USC Upstate drew 1255 fans in a 1535 capacity building (their only home game until next year) while St. Francis got a meager 1116 (3500 capacity) to come watch their highest profile home game. And the reason that the St. Francis game was so close was because of the horrendous free throw shooting. (NT) -- So yea, home court advantage makes a difference., Wednesday, November 26, 01:57:44am
Dukes win 79-69, AJAX 15 pt 10 assists 8 boards, Saunders 20 pts 12 boards -- philldogg, Tuesday, November 25, 08:57:26pm
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- AJax played an astounding 39 minutes WITH the flu...props to him (NT) -- Reg's Boi, Tuesday, November 25, 10:29:00pm
- Makes you glad 10/40 has been relegated to the dustbin of history. Anyone think we win with AJ playing 22 minutes? (NT) -- duq81, Tuesday, November 25, 10:58:24pm
  - Probably not but I also wonder if we would have won with Duty sitting on the bench the entire game. Ron has done a great job of trying to find the hot hand so far. (NT) -- TMH, Tuesday, November 25, 11:34:21pm
I am close to being committed to an asylum. The RedZone feed is getting crossed with some friggin' financial radio show with two geezers. Keeps cross fading. This program better get their act together. From radio to webfeed to lack of TV; we are looking like a DIII school. -- Me, Tuesday, November 25, 08:28:38pm
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- No DIII schools would not be this bad. (NT) -- A83, Tuesday, November 25, 08:30:20pm
- kqv sucks, they are playing npb feed (NT) -- someone please call, Tuesday, November 25, 08:31:04pm
  - Call who?? Who cares?? If anyone cared, we would not be having these problems. It is not the first time a radio feed has had tech difficulties. (NT) -- A83, Tuesday, November 25, 08:33:07pm
- What you are experiencing on the web, is the same thing on the radio. I would try to blame this on Upstate but we all know better. (NT) -- A83, Tuesday, November 25, 08:31:46pm
- This is a multi-media train wreck. Heads should roll. (NT) -- MikeR, Tuesday, November 25, 08:36:40pm
  - Nothing, I repeat nothing will change. We deserve an apology posted on the website. Listen, be realistic. There are probably no more than 500 people who care enough to listen right now. Do you think we matter? (NT) -- A83, Tuesday, November 25, 08:39:16pm
  - Gametracker also stops and start @3:18 71-65 Dukes. (NT) -- philldogg, Tuesday, November 25, 08:41:03pm
Duty with 17 points at 15:33 second half -- Me, Tuesday, November 25, 08:08:56pm
No more smack talking about Duty!

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- He had 17 in the first half. Has not scored in a while. (NT) -- A83, Tuesday, November 25, 08:10:01pm
Shuffling off to Durham Nc! -- Viking04, Thursday, November 20, 01:36:47pm
can't wait! but... lets go Dukes tonight v st. francis, then furman, then sc upstate and then the dukies! Congrats again to the women can't wait to see them saturday v penn.. Everyone come and support the dukes!

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- i am headed down to durham as well next friday...cant wait!!! (NT) -- c, Thursday, November 20, 03:30:17pm
- durham -- Viking04, Friday, November 21, 02:12:16am
  - i was going to dress in UNC tarheel/tyler hansbrough apparel to mess with the cameron crazies (NT) -- c, Friday, November 21, 02:42:59pm
  - wear red, easy to see on tv, will stand out from blue and white (NT) -- thomas, Friday, November 21, 04:07:15pm
- shuffling off -- chuck curran (determined), Friday, November 21, 04:55:14pm
  - hey man, they mentioned you on the broadcast as being at the game and listening to all the games on the radio (NT) -- c, Tuesday, November 25, 07:55:40pm
Just Some Earky Observations of Tonight's Games -- TMH, Tuesday, November 25, 01:06:58pm
Duquesne-USC-Upstate
It will be easy to overlook this game. Very important for RE to get the team to take one step at a time. Last year, they played us much tougher than we suspected. Apparently they take a very different approach to scheduling early games..Georgia, Notre Dame and South Carolina back to open their season. Factor in a long bus ride and an away game, this one has the potential to get away.

Duquesne-Binghamton
Binghamton is 2-2. As a point of reference, they beat Colgate by 25 and MSM beat them by 21. As I recall MSM gave us a fairly tough 7 point game at home (OK, there was a 3 pointer at the buzzer. This game is on the road. I'm sure Suzy will have them prepared but it should be a good test.

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- The website has the article about the women's recuits, signed, sealed and delivered. Guard Jocelyn Floyd (Washington, Pa./ Washington), guard Ahjah Hall (Bowie, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) and forward Carly Vendemia (Beaver, Pa./Beaver) (NT) -- A83, Tuesday, November 25, 01:14:46pm
- I think the game with Upstate will determine if we having a winning non-con record. Other than N.C. Central there's no easy games left. Glad to finally have a Wash High kid playing at Duquesne. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Tuesday, November 25, 01:42:56pm
  - Agreed. Not only will it be good to have won the most winnable games, but it would lead you to believe that we can win some of those games vs mid level teams we have coming up after the 3 toughies. (NT) -- duq81, Tuesday, November 25, 04:20:09pm
  - Amen, from a fellow Prexie. Wait, I think I hear Lock and Frank jammin !!! (NT) -- Somerset24, Tuesday, November 25, 04:36:04pm
  - Rice = Easy Game; Check into it and let me if you agree. (NT) -- Web, Tuesday, November 25, 05:32:51pm
    - I know what you're saying Web, but with freshmen getting 45.6% of our minutes played I don't think we can afford to look at any opponent as easy. (NT) -- VBC, Tuesday, November 25, 06:25:02pm
- Maybe Frank can teach some of our bigs the hook shot. He had half court range with it. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Tuesday, November 25, 05:00:31pm
  - We can send Mike Williams to the Brownson House to work with Frank over the winter, between classes, and he'll be ready to dominate next year ! (NT) -- Somerset24, Tuesday, November 25, 05:30:56pm
It's still early but I'm encouraged -- Paddy, Monday, November 24, 01:42:21pm

Only 3 games have been played but I like what I've seen so far and I am also happy about some things I haven't seen.

The thing that I like most so far is that the team seems to be responding to the coaches. That starts with our senior captain Aaron Jackson. His stats tell a nice story with 18 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game, but that is just part of what he is doing. The leadership that he is showing with his effort is even more important in my book. Telling the coach that he thought the team should go right to the gym to practice free throws after arriving home from the win at St. Francis says all we need to know about his leadership.

Junior walk-ons Jason Duty and Jimmy Sherwood have likewise done everything you could ask of them. Both are setting fine examples for their younger teammates.

The sophomore class is shining as well. All three have shown improvement from last year with Damian Saunders looking like he is ready to blossom into a star. Bill Clark looks much more confident on the court and Dave Theis has given us solid minutes when he's been on the floor.

With 8 players in the freshmen class I think we have both quantity and quality. Eric Evans has been making his presence known since the exhibition games and just was named freshman of the week in the A-10. He looks to be a point guard who can run the team for the next 4 years. Chase Robinson has shown flashes of talent and he got a little more playing time on Sunday. That tells me he is working harder in practice, just like the coaches are asking. He'll be trying to take Evans' job away from him.

Mel Bolding played his best game so far on Sunday. He and B.J. Monteiro will be fighting for playing time at shooting guard in the same manner that Evans and Robinson will at the point. They'll both become better players by competing with each other.

On the front line we have Patterson, Milovic, Lewinson and Peggau fighting for playing time. Although his time has been limited due to his knee surgery the play of Rodrigo Peggau stands out. If he recovers completely we are going to have a potential all-league player. He seems to be a natural at the game and the sky could be the limit with him. The other three have some work to do to earn more playing time. The opportunity is there for anyone who wants to grab it and hold on.

Right now I like the looks of an Evans, Jackson, Clark, Saunders and Peggau lineup. If that quintet can come together and establish themselves by the time the league schedule gets here we may surprise more than a few teams this year. We'll need Bolding, Monteiro, Robinson, Theis and Duty to be making contributions as well, of course.

What I haven't seen that encourages me is selfish play. We don't have anyone trying to impress NBA scouts. Instead we have guys working together because they know that the only way they'll be successful this season is to cooperate with each other and the coaches. That is what is causing my optimism to grow. I think we're going to see our teamwork and our team improve as the year goes on. If we do that we'll have a very successful year no matter what the final won/lost record is.

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- I agree on the starting five. Plus I think there will be nights when a Milovic, Lewinson, Patterson or Sherwood need to step up. (NT) -- El Duque, Monday, November 24, 09:29:48pm
- Barring injuries, doubtful Milovic, Patterson and Sherwood have an impact this year. Ron's finding it tough enuf getting Theis, Lewinson and Robinson meaningful minutes in prep of A-10 action. And, did you notice Theis played his best game in his 4 mins and got the only DU block of the game and it was a beauty over a taller opponent. (NT) -- ..rest assured Duty in starting 5 cause he aint goin nowhere...doggy, Tuesday, November 25, 10:50:35am
- I could see Milovic getting some minutes for his outside shooting, but I don't see the others contributing (NT) -- Doug, Tuesday, November 25, 11:19:52am
  - I agree. Of those, I would like to see Milovic get more time for the reasons that you mentioned. (NT) -- A83, Tuesday, November 25, 11:29:29am
Link -- Lance, Tuesday, November 25, 10:48:57am
Tonight's game should be available at the above link.

It is arguably USCU's biggest home game ever as we are the first non-con D-1 opponent to visit Hodge Center. They will no doubt be up for the game. I hope we are, too.

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Anyone going to durham need 2 tickets -- c, Monday, November 24, 05:10:53pm
i have two extra tickets to the duke game, they are in section 5. which is the uppper level behind dukes(as in the blue devils not our dukes) bench....let me know i can get them to you in durham before gametime...

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- Resisting... urge .... to blow off.... in - laws. (NT) -- Steve19981, Tuesday, November 25, 08:07:20am
Peggau is not fully healed, but I'm here to tell you that he IS a player! He is one of most athletic and coordinated big men we have had in quite some time. He hustles and is a terror going after rebounds. Just wait until he's 100%! A nice win today againist a Furman team which was better than I expected. -- Apluski, Sunday, November 23, 04:43:43pm
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- Great dominant win vs Furman. The A-10 message board picked the Dukes to lose this one and they win by 20. They could have won by even more. RE had 5 freshmen on the floor for a while. I agree- If Peggau gets healthy and if the freshmen mature fast, this team could exceed expectations. By the way the Dukes hockey team swept SRU and West Virginia this weekend and is now 11-2. I'd love to see the hockey team go NCAA and play a few games in the new Pens arena! (NT) -- Coffee, Sunday, November 23, 04:58:14pm
  - I'd like to see that for the Ice Dukes too. I dunno that it'll happen. (NT) -- MFE08, Sunday, November 23, 10:15:48pm
- This was not the game that I expected. -- VBC, Sunday, November 23, 05:23:03pm
  - Saw BB at game great guy cheap shot Mr. Ignelsi (NT) -- You sir are out of line, Sunday, November 23, 07:49:05pm
    - I presume also "Drank at BB game?" (NT) -- WHAT are you talking about?, Sunday, November 23, 10:17:44pm
- A win is a win is a win. Furman and one of Dann Nee's teams would have fought to the finish! (NT) -- Steve, Sunday, November 23, 05:33:54pm
  - Liked Peggau a lot. Hope he gets/stays healthy. Does Evans outside shot remind anyone of Flenory's, and not just because he's unafraid to throw it up. Let's hope his shot improves; I think it will. And. ala BB, let's hope he stays away from Drano. he st. (NT) -- Mike Ignelsi, Sunday, November 23, 05:59:47pm
- peggau has been a huge surprise. hes like our very own miniature version of tyler hansbrough!!!!!! (NT) -- c, Sunday, November 23, 06:00:04pm
  - Today's game was the first I've seen this season. I thought Peggau played hard and couldn't see much evidence of him playing in pain. Does he perhaps look like his health is improving? (NT) -- Tony84, Sunday, November 23, 09:55:52pm
- There were some spectacular passes by the Dukes. This team plays hard and is unselfish, and you got to love that. The big three...Jackson, Saunders and Clark all had great games. When things got tight the Dukes turned it up a notch on defense. I thought our freshman played well, notably Evans. Peggau gave us a lift when we needed it again. Man, if Peggau can give us this kind of effort every game, with maybe more minutes, that would be terrific. Go Dukes! (NT) -- CLK, Sunday, November 23, 06:05:11pm
  - Tight defense + unselfish offense = good team. -- VBC, Sunday, November 23, 06:43:59pm
- Couple of questions, Were Peggau or Theis on the floor at the same time as Saunders during the game? I'd be really curious to find out how that changed the Saunders game and if he got more space as a result. Second, where is the respect for the Dukes only turning the ball over four times tonight? (NT) -- Steve19981, Sunday, November 23, 07:07:48pm
- How does Peggau compare to James/Achara? (NT) -- Steve19981, Sunday, November 23, 07:09:07pm
  - Peggau and Saunders played together for a couple of minutes, but not enough to form a much of an opinion. I'm really looking forward to seeing much more of that combo as the season goes on. Same with your other question, we just haven't seen enough to compare him yet. Fluid and aggressive are two words to describe what we've seen from Peggau so far, however. (NT) -- VBC, Sunday, November 23, 07:24:52pm
    - Looking at the photo gallery, Peggau looks strong. Saunders, by the way, looks like he's not subject to gravity in one photo. (NT) -- El Duque, Sunday, November 23, 07:38:09pm
- Do not recall a better all around team performance in last 21 years, over a very nice and well coached Furman team. (NT) -- doggy, Sunday, November 23, 07:38:59pm
- Wait till Peggau starts showing his outside game his shots not too bad. O.K. forget that, let's keep him inside where he's needed. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Sunday, November 23, 07:40:56pm
  - I'm cautiously optimistic about Rodrigo Peggau. -- VBC, Sunday, November 23, 08:00:52pm
  - Peggau looks like a complete player. Quickness, great hands, plays really hard, smart. He should get as much playing time as he can tolerate. With him at the 5 spot & Saunders at the 4, we're very strong inside. (NT) -- Pep, Sunday, November 23, 10:56:18pm
- Hey doggy, Furman is not a very nice and well coached team. The coach has a poor record this eyar and overall and this team was on the Level of a II or III team. But I agree with Steve, I appreciate and am thankful for the win, thought I also thought Furman was a pretty bad team. (NT) -- FAM, Sunday, November 23, 09:07:10pm
- Former Coach: "Rodrigo has no limitations" (2006 link inside) -- Me, Sunday, November 23, 09:35:19pm
- Peggau seemed to have a keen sense of positioning ala the Dennis Rodman (before the hair dye and wedding dress of course). In his prime Rodman might have been the greatest rebounder ever. Peggau seemed to just "be there" on both boards. (NT) -- kenOTR73, Sunday, November 23, 10:24:11pm
  - What???? Are you daft? Even Russell could outrebound Rodman. (NT) -- Wilt, Sunday, November 23, 10:41:32pm
    - Wilt, I haven't heard "daft" since British Lit - Beowulf or Chaucer or somebody. Rodman studied rebounding like it had never been studied before. I think we have a real gem in Peggau. (NT) -- kenOTR73, Monday, November 24, 08:56:24pm
- There is a lot to be happy with-7 turnovers vs Furman -- stew, Sunday, November 23, 10:33:14pm
  - I wouldn't go quite that far. While Williams played a huge role in getting PSU off of the floor, the player who truly returned them to glory, was Michael Robinson. Case closed! (NT) -- duq81, Sunday, November 23, 11:45:50pm
- I think Duquesne has found their POSTMAN. If Peggau can play like he did against Furman, it will put a whole new perspective on this teams ability. Now I know why RE wanted him so bad. I saw something awesome at the game yesterday. Peggau energized the crowd. That hasn't happened in a long time. Go Dukes! (NT) -- DUDude, Monday, November 24, 09:22:14am
- Listening to the postgame show on the way home Ron said Peggau is now practicing for the entire 2 hour practice. Until recently he could only go for an hour. Ron took a chance on him and if he fully recovers we going to have a very good player. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Monday, November 24, 10:39:56am
  - I enjoyed Peggu's breakout game this weekend but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Peggau played well for 16 minutes, and I am excited to see him play more and develop, but let's just keep it in perspective, it was Furman. (NT) -- The Duke from Dukes Cout, Monday, November 24, 11:53:17am
    - It doesn't matter who he was playing against. He is a good post player. Strong, hustles, big body and can score. This is what the Dukes need. Good to see the development. Happy his knee is well enough to play as much as he did. Go Dukes! (NT) -- DUDude, Monday, November 24, 01:32:24pm
    - keeping in mind that it was furman, i was most impressed by his hustle, desire, and self-less play... (NT) -- c, Monday, November 24, 05:12:03pm
    - Your comment on Furman reminds me of what people have been doing to PSU's opponents this year. -- Steve19981, Monday, November 24, 06:40:32pm
    - Dukes were favored by 17� points vs Furman; they went out & did what was expected, win easily. It's a good sign that the Dukes, under RE, are beating the teams that we should beat. Also, don't forget that it's a long season and it's too early to make definitive statements about any freshman. Remember last year, after a couple of games, Bill Clark was built up to be our 3 pt shooting savior. After making 26 3's in non-conf play, he only made 14 more in the final 17 conf games. I'm confident that Bill will have a good soph season and I do like what I have seen early from 5 of our freshman. (NT) -- Phoenix Rising, Monday, November 24, 07:29:22pm
      - I guess I haven't looked at the betting lines. I retrack my statement. (NT) -- Steve19981, Monday, November 24, 08:10:25pm
    - Peggau is the real deal. Let's hope he continues to get healthy. (NT) -- DUDude, Monday, November 24, 08:12:04pm
Sagarin Ratings -- TMH, Monday, November 24, 02:16:29pm
I know it is very early and there is the entire A-10 schedule to play but since Duquesne was initally ranked outside of the A-10 playoff picture due to their youth and inexperience, I wanted to check their progression after 3 games. The A-10 seems to be broken into 2 groups surrounded by #4 Xavier on the top and Fordham on the bottom. The first group is made up of
#49 Temple
#55 Massachusetts
#56 Rhode Island
#65 St. Josreph
#78 Dayton
The second group is headed by
#109 Duquesne
#113 St Louis
#115 George Washington
#126 Charlotte
#160 Richmond
#177 St. Bonaventure
#178 LaSalle
Again, it is still far too early to tale a whole lot from this but Duquesn'e stock certainly seems to be rising.
Does anyone know whether they are planning to have that 3rd tournament again during the postseason?

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- yes, its too early. I say wait until end of Dec., then start judging and predicting things (NT) -- thomas, Monday, November 24, 03:29:07pm
Just some notes on Women's Basketball -- TMH, Wednesday, November 19, 01:57:51pm
The women's basketball team plays Mount St. Mary tonight. The latter was a 21 point winner over Colgate in their only game of the season.
Morehead St., whom the women thrashed in their first game defeated Ohio in their next game.
#22 Xavier plays #3 North Carolina tonight.

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- I expect a Little to go a long way towards winning tonight. Let's go Du-quesne! (NT) -- El Duque, Wednesday, November 19, 02:20:02pm
- And, Clarion won by 20 last night. Duchesses had put about a 50 pt hurtin on Clarion the last exhibition. (NT) -- mister doggy, Wednesday, November 19, 03:17:50pm
- This should be a win. MSM was picked to finish 7th in NEC. These are the kinds of games that should be Ws. Also it is great we are talking about the women's team. And Coffee did a great job with the football board. It is good to see. (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 03:45:49pm
  - QNtqGMMnjPChAjpvF -- ksexzvo (boTmqplrEM), Monday, November 24, 02:14:34am
- I agree that it's good to include the women in this board. I look forward to seeing them play several times this year. (NT) -- Jules, Wednesday, November 19, 04:35:32pm
- DU 21 MSM 15 - 6:45 remaining in first half (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 07:37:23pm
- DU 31 - MSM 27 Halftime (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 07:52:36pm
- DU 37 - MSM 32 15:50 remaining in second half (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 08:18:44pm
- DU 52 - MSM 41 9:53 remaining in second half (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 08:28:19pm
  - DU 62 - MSM 51 3:29 remaining in second half (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 08:48:24pm
- DU 66 - MSM 59 Final Duquesne now 3-0! Great job ladies! (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 08:51:36pm
  - thanks for the updates !!! A83 (NT) -- paul, Wednesday, November 19, 08:55:44pm
    - You're welcome! Final score was closer than the game. DU held the lead around between 10 and 12 the entire second half. 3 by MSM at end made score seem closer than it was. (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 09:03:47pm
      - From Around the A-10: Morehead State - 98, St. Louis - 86; with 28 seconds to go, North Carolina - 69, Xavier - 65. (NT) -- Always a Duke, Wednesday, November 19, 09:11:58pm
        
        Final A-10 Women's scores: NC - 73, Xavier - 67; Bonnies (3-0) - 60, Canisius - 56. (NT) -- Always a Duke, Wednesday, November 19, 09:17:03pm
        Morehead State score is a sign of good things. But SLU women are at the bottom. But Morehead handled them easily. (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 09:39:09pm
- The women are ranked Number 3 at Realtime RPI. The men are 242 at Realtime RPI (NT) -- A93, Wednesday, November 19, 09:44:23pm
  - Real Time RPI makes no sense at all until there are a few weeks of games. Why even look at it yet? (NT) -- Coffee, Wednesday, November 19, 10:06:08pm
    - When you haven't seen a real rack in forty years, you hang your hat on the first thing resembling a hook that you see. (NT) -- Steve19981, Wednesday, November 19, 10:29:37pm
      - Exactly. It was nice to be #3 at something. (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 10:42:03pm
    - Bona's men are ranked 36, their women are 14 and the Patriot League is ranked 9th ahead of the Big East. Are you sure about your statement? -- Steve19981, Wednesday, November 19, 10:33:40pm
  - (NT) -- Book your room in St. Louis!, Wednesday, November 19, 10:11:22pm
- Next up for DU women - Penn 0-2 at Palumbo. Penn lost to Villanova 45-43 tonight. (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 09:54:33pm
- Final blurb from me tonight (Cheers from the masses) Keri Pryor leads the Dukes with 20, Alex Gensler 14. SMS played ten tonight. (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 10:00:11pm
Who's ready for some El Duque? -- El Duque, Sunday, November 23, 07:09:53pm
Now that the economy appears to be led by one of our former coaches, my company has decided to shut down for a couple weeks during the holidays.

The thought of sitting home with nothing to do for a few days (my wife has to work) is unappealing. I am giving some thought to making a trip in to the 'burgh for the game on the 22nd, weather permitting.

I'll know more as we get closer to that day, but that's what I'm hoping to do. Any regulars have a spare ticket that they'd like to swap for a couple Irons?

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- You can have my extra for that game, El Duque. (NT) -- VBC, Sunday, November 23, 07:20:24pm
  - We'll confirm that Sunday VBC. That would be much appreciated! (NT) -- El Duque, Sunday, November 23, 07:38:52pm
A few thoughts.... -- Ray, Sunday, November 23, 01:46:42am
1. The women's team will definetly earn a berth in either the NCAA or NIT this season. I think the former.
2. Enough about how young the Dukes are this season. Look at the average ages of most upper level D-1 programs and the Dukes are right in the middle. Most of these teams are loaded with Freshmen, Sophs, Juco transfers, and/or rarely used, underachieving, or underappreciated upper classmen. Tyler Hansbrough being one of the few exceptions(god bless him).
3. Aaron Jackson is one of the most underappreciated and underrated players in both the A-10 as well as the country. This is the guy who is going to be on the court 30-38 minutes a game. AJax is a stat machine who is going to get you the 15 plus ppg, 6-7 rebs, 5-6 asst, and 3-4 steals. Believe me, AJax will have RE's ear all year and isn't going to settle for some freshmen growing pains when more seasoned and proven types like Sherwood and Duty could be on the court. Hopefully, those guys won't have to get the majority of minutes, and some of the freshmen will live up to their billing. This isn't the 1980's. We are in an era where recruits are promised minutes and are expected to contribute right away. It's kind of like what Kojo was promised last season, but which was obviously a mistake. RE sat guys like Reg, Tuck, and AJax in favor of Mensah. I hope coach has learned.
4.Somebody please tell the Dukes the 3 point line was moved back a foot from a year ago. Last year we finished in the bottom ten out of 300 plus D-1 teams in 3pt shooting while finishing in the top 20 in 2 pt shooting. Thur. vs. St. Francis 5-20 from 3, 30-40 from 2. Hmmm..

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- Last year was a debacle. No kinder, gentler way to put it. Maybe the most disappointing in RE's career. Your remarks on the money. One comment, AJ is 2nd in under appreciated, following Duty by a mile, especially on this board! (NT) -- doggy, Sunday, November 23, 05:27:20am
- "God bless him"??? Why? If his family was in poverty, and he went to the NBA ASAP, is he not worthy of God's blessing? (NT) -- duq81, Sunday, November 23, 12:00:50pm
  - Not to speak for Ray, but I think his point is that it's nice when a kid plays four years. No knock on anyone who leaves early, but I appreciate the opportunity to watch a player grow over 4 years, AJax has been amazing to watch, and Achara before him. It's a different era, understood. (NT) -- El Duque, Sunday, November 23, 06:51:01pm
- A.J. is getting some love. He was 1 of 31 players nominated for an award that I think goes to point guards. I read that about a week ago but I can't find it. Maybe someone else has seen it? (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Sunday, November 23, 12:08:55pm
  - He's been nominated for the Bob Cousy Award. (NT) -- Paddy, Sunday, November 23, 12:11:35pm
- Excellent message! I agree! Sherwood is a seasoned player that has plenty of value but does not get the minutes. If you erase the thought of him being a walk-on, what you have is a skilled D-1 ball player that can compete with the best of them. By the way he has been cursed with the position of forward. Lets be real. He is a true 2 guard. But maybe that pressures RE's favorite 2. I beleive you can balance the obligation to get the Freshman up to speed and truely try to win at the same time. (NT) -- Rob, Sunday, November 23, 01:03:53pm
- Excellent message! I agree! Sherwood is a seasoned player that has plenty of value but does not get the minutes. If you erase the thought of him being a walk-on, what you have is a skilled D-1 ball player that can compete with the best of them. By the way he has been cursed with the position of forward. Lets be real. He is a true 2 guard. RE knows that. I beleive you can balance the obligation to get the Freshman up to speed and truely try to win at the same time. (NT) -- Rob, Sunday, November 23, 01:05:49pm
does anyone elses audio sound terrible on channelsurfing? mine is almost unwatchable due to feedback -- Doug, Sunday, November 23, 02:04:56pm
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- There is a buzz in the left earphone. Redzone audio is just a bit delayed. (NT) -- Coffee, Sunday, November 23, 02:48:53pm
- Good win. Good basketball weekend. SC Upstate is next. (NT) -- A83, Sunday, November 23, 04:01:36pm
- The sound was also bad on the CSTV feed as well. It was in sync but the volume was weak with buzzing. (NT) -- CLK, Sunday, November 23, 05:57:37pm
here's the link for the game -- goduquesne12, Sunday, November 23, 02:05:11pm
http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-duquesne.html

its pretty good. the audio is in tune and is just as good as on a regular radio.

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- My audio is okay. Just tuned in. Happy to see we are up! It is in sync which is most important part. Usually do not watch from home. (NT) -- A83, Sunday, November 23, 02:39:59pm
Furman -- Washpa Rick, Sunday, November 23, 10:30:08am
starts 6'7, 6'9 and 6'10. Get to see how we handle this big size disadvantage. Might see a little more of Peggau and Lewinson. I'm guessing we make Furman go smaller to try and keep up.

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- For you out of towners. Todays game is listed on channelsurfing.net. By the way N.C.State beat High Point by 13 yesterday. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Sunday, November 23, 11:53:46am
  - Here's another thing that is way overdue, getting a good webcast! Every other broadcast from every other school that I've seen this year has had audio and video synced perfectly and used mulitple cameras. (NT) -- Paddy, Sunday, November 23, 12:03:58pm
Not to be overlooked ... -- El Duque, Saturday, November 22, 12:45:54pm
We missed 17 FTs and won by 11 on the road. If we miss 17 FTs against Xavier, Pitt, or we'll lose by 16. Against most of the rest of the A-10, we'll lose by anything from 2-10 points.

The take-aways are:
1. Aaron Jackson can take over a game any time he wants, and carry the team on his shoulders. I can not think of any Duke since Norm Nixon who had this ability. Guys like Atkins, Suder, Sellers, Pipkins, Smith, Alston were great players and gamers, but not quite at this level.

2. One of the reasons AJ can do this is the fact that we have a very talented team. Evans is still inconsistent but clearly a very gooind PG. He needs to refine his game to eliminate bad dashes to the iron when the lane is filled with bigger bodies, and he needs to distribute the ball better. When that comes together for him, he will be a premier point guard in the A-10. Monteiro seems very steady. Bolding is a ticking time bomb who is going to explode on someone and drop in 30 one of these nights. Peggau is clearly still hurting. I get the sense that RE asks him for some "Rocky Minutes" -- go out there for one round and pound away for 2-3 minutes every night. That is still a mighty huge contribution. And what can you say about our walk-ons? They are still as good as other teams' starters. When the kids are ready and Jimmy and Jason get pushed to the bench, it won't be for lack of talent or trying. God bless them; I think they're great kids!

3. We showed that you can take away our best player (Saunders) and we can still win. You couldn't take away any of the guys I mentioned above and win, except for the John Pinone game (Villanova, last 70s, Atkins ejected for fighting, Dukes win a big road game).

4. RE so far this year is pushing buttons like Joe Torre. He knows what his players can do and seems to put them in the game at just the right time. I really, really like this current staff. These guys are good, hard-working, they have passion for the game and for Duquesne, and I am glad that they put on red and blue sweats every day and coach my team.

5. On a different note, SMC and the women's team is AMAZING this year. I hope students at least start showing up at their games, otherwise, they will miss a little history. I feel strongly (this is clearly an opinion mixed with a little emotion) that DU will be in the women's NCAAs this year.

6. Back to the first note, if Peggau can get a little healthier, Bolding/Evans/Monteiro can continue to improve each game, and Saunders and AJ can stay healthy, I might revise my prediction of finishing just under .500 to finishing around or over .500. And I think the Dukes will be the suprise team of the A-10 Tournament.

7. How frustrating must it be to be an anti-Dukes fan, and having to wait soooooo long before you can release your stinking negativity and venom? Where are you girlie-men hiding, eh? Just kidding. We don't really care where you are or what you're doing. We love the Dukes and are enjoying the heck out of watching this team!

Go Dukes!

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- Got to like the depth on this team. Robinson, Milovic, Lewinson and Patterson didn't even play. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Saturday, November 22, 01:14:07pm
  - Larry Bird -- Paddy, Sunday, November 23, 12:00:15pm
- Good post my friend. I hope Peggau can get healthy, because if he can give us extended minutes like he played against SF he will really help us this year. Ron has a bunch of talented players fighting for playing time right now....that's a good thing. Go Dukes. (NT) -- CLK, Saturday, November 22, 01:50:19pm
- Great post ED. As has been discussed, I am a glass half empty guy, but I am in total agreement on SMS and the women's team. They will be going to the NCAA. (NT) -- A83, Saturday, November 22, 03:02:26pm
Dukes v Penn @ 2:00 Today -- Viking04, Saturday, November 22, 01:17:31pm
The women's team plays penn today at Home. Hope to see you all there to cheer on the girls. They are doing a great job and I agree with El Duque that they do have the staff, players and now just need the support for them to make history!

GO DUKES!

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- 26-19 at the half. I cant make it today or tomorrow. (NT) -- A83, Saturday, November 22, 03:00:44pm
- 55-32 the women of DU pull away with 9 minutes left. Alex P. says there is an entirely different attitude with SMS and it is a tangible difference. (NT) -- A83, Saturday, November 22, 03:28:17pm
- A little perspective on our opponent. Penn lost by to Villanova by 2. Villanova was picked to finish tenth in Big East. It appears that our first big test will be Pitt. (NT) -- A83, Saturday, November 22, 03:34:06pm
- DU 78 Penn 45.... That is a rout friends. 4 Dukes in double figures. We may have six players averaging more than 10 points a game after this one. Congrats to the women of DU! (NT) -- A83, Saturday, November 22, 03:50:21pm
- The Ladies early success is very enjoyable and encouraging in spite of Kristi Little's subpar performance... -- Always a Duke, Sunday, November 23, 02:37:04am
  - The big advantage of this year's team is that they are deep and talented. Kristi had likely her worst day against Penn but their were plenty of others who could take her place. Last year, the women lost a few games at the end due to a 8-9 person roster and a frenetic pace. This year it will be the opponents that will tend to tire. (NT) -- TMH, Sunday, November 23, 09:08:54am
Good Job Walk-ons! -- Simone, Friday, November 21, 08:14:03am

Duty------26 mins----5 pts---1 ast---1 reb--1 st
Sherwood--6 mins----3 pts---3 ast---0 reb--0 st
Newton----0 mins----0 pts---0 ast---0 reb--0 st

Good luck Sunday! We will all be their cheering for you guys! Hang in there Lucas!

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- Interesting stats. Looks like Sherwood could go to work if needed. His numbers look ok for minimal PT. He hit a 3 pointer within seconds of coming off the bench into the game. I am also jumping on the Jimmy Sherwood bandwagon. Some are given the opportunity and some take advantage of it. Aaron looked good. Evans also. (NT) -- M. Miminos, Friday, November 21, 02:24:15pm
- Sherwood must remind RE of some of the players he had to compete with at some point in his life. It must be a sore spot for him. He is determined to keep him from looking to good. (NT) -- Peter84, Saturday, November 22, 12:59:47am
  - Peter your rants may not be in J Sherwoods best interest. (NT) -- RE wants to win cream goes to the top so will Chitwood!, Saturday, November 22, 08:31:04am
  - Thats pretty harsh. You're not in practice and neither am I, so I don't think its appropriate to comment when we don't know how he practices, hustles, etc. We don't see what he does every single day. Lay off. (NT) -- MFE08, Saturday, November 22, 09:06:54am
    - Well-stated response. Ron Everhart has competed at a high level throught his basketball career, both as a player and as a coach. I suspect Beevis, er, Penis, er, Peter is a whining, pining fan of either Siena (get over it, Mensah's retired already) or Northwestern (get over it, Ron moved up in the world - that's what it's all about). Ron will play the players who give him the best chance to win. -- El Duque, Saturday, November 22, 12:17:40pm
      - Thanks, ED. I think that we're at a point where we don't have to have much concern, if any, about Ron's use of minutes. We'll all criticize something this year; maybe a designed play at a bad time or maybe free throw shooting... but I don't think that something like this is anything that we're in a place to speak about with any authority - at least, not concerning a walk-on (no disrespect to Jimmy). (NT) -- MFE08, Saturday, November 22, 07:11:55pm
- My concern is the number of minutes the walk-ons (JD especially) are getting ahead of scholy players. I know JS and JD are great kids and JD doesn't make mistakes, but I'd rather take my lumps with the young kids or at least blend them in more. I could see if JD shot the ball like JJReddick, but he doesn't and he just isn't quick enough on D or on O to get his own shot. Can someone also find out if Rodrigo is good to go? (NT) -- Old Timer, Saturday, November 22, 09:55:38am
  - Old Timer - would not be overly concerned at this point about minutes. I strongly suspect as the season plays out, and the frosh become acclimated to the rigors of college ball, RE will play the higher skilled, more complete ballplayer ( i.e Bolding over Jason D ). If the frosh do not play with the intensity required to get additional minutes then I believe we have a problem. (NT) -- Abdul Rahman, Saturday, November 22, 10:02:43am
Dukes up by 4 at the half. -- VBC, Thursday, November 20, 07:52:12pm
42-38

Rodrigo Peggau comes in late and scores 5 quick points. Great to see him contribute.

A bit of a rough start but that's okay. Good to see them overcome some adversity on the road.

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- I don't get coaches. Peggau gives a nice boost at the end of the half, and can't get on the floor thus far in the 2nd half. (NT) -- BJH, Thursday, November 20, 08:29:21pm
  - Perhaps Peggau told the coaches he felt some discomfort at halftime. (NT) -- VBC, Thursday, November 20, 08:33:18pm
- 6-22 from the foul line at this point--unreal. (NT) -- c, Thursday, November 20, 08:44:30pm
- tough win on the road(first road game for most of these guys). other than the ft shooting(8-25), the dukes sounded good, especially on defense. looking forward to hearing the thoughts of those in attendance (NT) -- c, Thursday, November 20, 08:54:25pm
- Yea! Good job! (NT) -- A83, Thursday, November 20, 08:56:07pm
- Sorry for the curve ball Seton Hall big win USC #20 zero points Bobby Mitchell (NT) -- Maybe RE knows something we dont! Defense wins games even when your team sucks at the foul-line, Thursday, November 20, 09:22:39pm
- Didn't Mitchell have to sit out the first 2 games of the tounament for riding home on the team bus from Georgetown last year? (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Thursday, November 20, 09:35:32pm
- maybe i wasnt paying enough attention tonight, but did ollie, chase, or milovic get any minutes? i thought mitchell had to sit as well(not sure how official it is, but sportslines scoreboard had him playin 8min. tonight--which could again be wrong; they also have him averaging 13.5 after 2 games) (NT) -- c, Thursday, November 20, 09:41:27pm
  - I dont recall Ray calling there names, but I was watching Pens and Steelers while listening. (NT) -- A83, Thursday, November 20, 09:48:10pm
- I was away tonight..does anyone know the final score and perhaps some preliminary stats? -- TMH, Thursday, November 20, 09:52:41pm
  - 82-71. I was not aware of who did what cause I was watching other games. Boxscore has not posted on website yet. (NT) -- A83, Thursday, November 20, 09:54:19pm
    - aaron had 20pts, 7 steals, 7 assists. evans had 16pts(i think) and damian had 10 or 12 with some blocked shots and steals(only played 5min in first half b/c of fouls) (NT) -- c, Thursday, November 20, 10:04:30pm
  - Mitchell has been doing well in his new home. He started both games before tonight . He is second on the team in scoring with a 14.5 avg and second in rebounding with 7.5 /game. Seton Hall has made 72.4% of their FT by the way :-) (NT) -- TMH, Thursday, November 20, 09:59:04pm
    - Lots of excitement about the Dukes. Half of the conversation is about Mitchell. :) (NT) -- A83, Thursday, November 20, 10:03:14pm
      - That's wierd. I just wqent to the Duquesne site and they had the recap of the Rhode Island-Monmouth game (NT) -- TMH, Thursday, November 20, 10:29:35pm
        
        I got the final score wrong. It was 83-72. (NT) -- A83, Thursday, November 20, 10:41:24pm
    - Mitchell was suspended and hasn't played. Where are you getting your information? I checked the box score for the So. Cal game, and he is not listed. He might be eligible for Seton Hall's next game. (NT) -- St. Jimmy, Friday, November 21, 12:59:56pm
      - Mitchell played in the first two games. The AD suspended him for the first two road games, much to the chagrin of the Seton Hall fan base. (NT) -- duq81, Friday, November 21, 06:01:27pm
        
        That suspension was handed down in like August, too. It was only for two games. One thing about Gonzo, he has no regards for NCAA rules. That's why he has so many ineligible players, and he loses his best scorer for two games. Guy's a maroon, as Bugs Bunny would say. (NT) -- El Duque, Saturday, November 22, 12:20:42pm
- I just got back from Loretto. Peggau did look good, but he took the last the seat on the bench, so I think it was decided at the half that he was done for the night. No PT for Chase, Ollie, or Milovic. Couldn't form an opinion one way or the other on Bolding or Montiero, but Evans looked like he belonged on the court. The foul shooting was even uglier than the statistics showed. Aaron, Clark , and Saunders all showed flashes of brilliance, but really need to be more consistent. I think I'm gonna jump on the Jimmy Sherwood bandwagon. He can help this team until the Frosh assert themselves. (NT) -- MikeR, Friday, November 21, 12:21:23am
  - Mike did an excellent recap. Peggau had a really slick move to the basket. We actually had some FT's that were total bricks. They hung in there with Saunders on the bench for most of the first half. Theis played only in the first half but played very well. One of our bigs blocked a Frankie shot without jumping but I don't remember who. Evans has a nice game. (NT) -- kenOTR73, Friday, November 21, 10:45:04am
    - Theis had that block. It was the Honestly Fresh Play of the game until Saunders stole a pass and dunked it. They changed their minds and made that the Straub Beer Honestly Fresh Play of the Game. (NT) -- DUDude, Friday, November 21, 11:12:02am
  - On the post game show, RE said he wanted to get Peggau in during the second half, but Saunders was playing too well. Certainly, RE knows there will come a time when they have to be on the court together. (NT) -- Ohio Duke, Friday, November 21, 04:59:19pm
Shuffling on off to Loretto - I'll be there. Nothing better to do on a cold snowy Thursday night with the Steelers playing the Bungles. Although my powers of observation are not nearly as keen as some of our other illustrious posters, I'll do my best with a Friday write-up. -- kenOTR73, Wednesday, November 19, 10:24:29pm
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- i look forward to hearing your thoughts, and please be careful on those roads tonight (NT) -- c, Thursday, November 20, 07:43:48am
- Bring home a weiner! -- Paddy, Thursday, November 20, 09:15:03am
- I will also be making the treck from Altoona to good ole St. Francis. I am excited to watch the Dukes and will give a report when I return! (NT) -- Doug, Thursday, November 20, 09:52:39am
  - Thanks Doug, I look forward to your report. I'll be stuck in night class. (NT) -- Web, Thursday, November 20, 11:40:34am
- Look out, Loretto! (NT) -- Sam's dog, Thursday, November 20, 02:08:53pm
- I'll add some more thoughts here. I went up to say Hi to Ray before the game. He and George were looking relaxed (they didn't have to drive). We sat right behind the Dukes bench. RE was pretty animated. The zebras called a really hideous traveling call on Evans. Eric didn't even have control of the ball. That truly set coach off. Monteiro and Bolding continue to look a little tentative but you can tell that the skill level is there. The roads weren't bad on the drive home. 22 used to be a total nightmare but it's 4 lanes limited on most stretches once you pass Murrysville. (NT) -- kenOTR73, Friday, November 21, 08:55:42pm
It was nice to see us #3 at something, even for a minute. -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 10:13:34pm
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- Sorry, this was meant for the gameday post. Please delete (NT) -- A83, Wednesday, November 19, 10:17:15pm
Richmond -- A10 Fan, Tuesday, November 18, 07:03:43pm
Richmond beating Syracuse at the half 38-31. Looks like Richmond is going to be a tough game again this year, even with Geriot out the whole season with an injury. D.Gonzales has 14 points at half

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- For Duquesne, Richmond will always be a tough matchup. They slow the game down and have a nice looking zone, neither one of which plays to an RE team. (NT) -- Rogabee, Tuesday, November 18, 07:34:24pm
  - Syracuse comes back to win 76-71 (NT) -- TMH, Tuesday, November 18, 09:48:47pm
- According to any prediction I've read every Dukes opponent will be a tough test. Richmond is very well coached by another of many Philly area coaches. I think the Dukes will fare much better than most people think led by perhaps the most underrated and underappreciated player in both the A-10 as well as the country in Aaron Jackson. AJax will be the perfect mentor for these freshmen to grow in leaps in bounds if they follow his example. Look for AJax to really turn heads. (NT) -- Ray, Wednesday, November 19, 01:12:40am
Great win from the defense! -- VBC, Friday, November 14, 11:56:09pm
Last year the offense ran Howard off the floor as we won our opener by 70 points. This year the defense did it and we won by a measly 29. But it wasn't that close. We led by well over 30 for most of the second half before High Point made a late run.

Great game from Damian Saunders. 21 points and 6 steals to lead the team. His overall defense was outstanding.

Bill Clark and Aaron Jackson both had fine games. As did Mel Bolding, Chase Robinson and Jason Duty. In fact, everyone played well. Eric Evans struggled a little bit tonight compared to the exhibition games but still did alright. Rodrigo Peggau didn't take off his warmups and had an elastic brace on his leg while Shawntez Patterson only got in for the last minute and a half. But if you didn't know the game was over early in the second half, you did when Lucas Newton took the court with 7 minutes to play. Newton is a big favorite of Mossie's grandkids, by the way.

Overwhelming an opponent from a lesser league is a wonderful thing. If we come out with the same defensive tenacity against St. Francis next we should come home with a win. And I expect that to happen. You could see how much fun the team was having on defense tonight.

And it was great to sit with Mr. & Mrs. T at the game tonight.

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- Peggau was about to enter game in the last couple of minutes but Ron called him back. Defense was great most of the game. I thought Evans played a little less than O.K. Bolding played a little better. Lewinson took one of the ugliest shots I've ever seen. He hit the middle of the backboard (the back of the backboard). Saunders , Clark and A.J. all played well on both offense and defense. All in all a good opening performance. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Saturday, November 15, 12:24:59am
  - If you thought Evans struggled, Jio Fontan, Fordham's freshman point guard considered by some to be the leading candidate for rookie of the year, played 29 minutes put up a 2 point, 1 for 12 from the field, 1.5 - 1, t/o to assist performance. In some ways it was a better performance than Evans but at least Eric didn't cost us the game with poor shooting. (NT) -- Steve19981, Saturday, November 15, 11:06:51am
- With Saunders, Clark and Jackson we can play with anyone. The question is whether Evans, Monteiro, Bolding, and hopefully either Lewinson or Peggau play well enough to help us win. I was wrong about the Saunders-Atkins comparison. Saunders is what we thought James would be, only with a motor. (NT) -- El Duque, Saturday, November 15, 09:56:42am
  - Damian Saunders has reminded me of Jarrett Durham from day 1 - smooth and quick with the complete game. (NT) -- VBC, Saturday, November 15, 10:36:36am
  - I just hope the folks that vote on player of the week take the minutes Saunders played into consideration. Christmas and Nivens put up big double doubles but played the entire game. Saunders would've had 30+ and a near triple double had he played 38 minutes. (NT) -- Steve19981, Saturday, November 15, 10:53:39am
- Great opening game for the Dukes. My only complaint is that the video stream from DU (that I paid for) did not work. It was not my computer because I watched part of the Women's game earlier. I was not going to renew my subscription but last week they debited my account for $80 without notifying me. I don't mind paying, but show the game and give me a product worth paying for. I hoped this year would better? This has to be fixed. I sent Greg an e-mail last night so we will see. (NT) -- CLK, Saturday, November 15, 10:39:02am
  - Dido,.. on the streaming video feed from the game,... I called CSTV and they said it has something to do with the Silverlight CBS software I downloaded. I tried getting it on 3 different computers but all had the same problem. They better straighten it out or I'm asking for a refund!? (NT) -- TKE/81, Saturday, November 15, 06:56:56pm
    - I do not understand how it could be the software, because it worked for the women's game. I hope Greg will look into this, it is an embarrassment for the University. (NT) -- CLK, Saturday, November 15, 07:28:17pm
      - I watched a little bit of the LaSalle game free at channelsurfing.net today. It was in perfect sync with the radio broadcast, used multiple cameras and the picture definition was outstanding. (NT) -- Paddy, Saturday, November 15, 08:05:25pm
        
        Yes, I watched the LaSalle game last year and, and LaSalle's product puts DU's product to shame. There was plenty of feedback last year about how poor the DU broadcasts were, it just seems like DU just does not care. (NT) -- CLK, Sunday, November 16, 08:39:04am
- It is not the software, I have watched many games on Channelsurfing and at CSTV. Every school has a problem from time to time. however it does happen to us regularly. (NT) -- A83, Saturday, November 15, 08:57:26pm
- Did any one notice that the auxiliary scoreboards, they did not have the in-game players on the floor, points and fouls for both teams? I asked Mark Gellar about it at half-time. I liked that feature. He said they put in new software last week and that function was not working. Please note they put in the software last week. They had two exhibition games & one week to test it & make it work. They managed to get halftime stats up. Ray & George didn't have final stats on the post game show & sort of grumbled about it. Again, as usual terrible game day prep and little attention to detail. (NT) -- A83, Saturday, November 15, 09:11:31pm
- the women's team frowns down on the name the duchesses, so get over it-- "someone in the know" (NT) -- someone in the know know, Monday, November 17, 02:26:56pm
  - The Duchess of Dudleyville is still my favorite. (NT) -- Paddy, Monday, November 17, 06:10:30pm
- Let's not live in the past "Duke"; the name Duchesses is history, and we would be wise to forget it! Why not focus on the success of the present team and it's chances to reach a level in women's hoops not yet seen at Duquesne. (NT) -- Jules, Monday, November 17, 03:51:12pm
  - Yeah, why should we worry about tradition here? It's pretty much been sucked away on us. -- El Duque, Monday, November 17, 04:47:33pm
    - Its always easy to assume that its a case of PC when you don't like the opinion. I just think the name sucks. (NT) -- MFE08, Monday, November 17, 07:07:39pm
      - Guess what? -- El Duque, Monday, November 17, 09:06:31pm
      - Yeah we go Duchesses to Lady Dukes, which is about like calling Queen Elizabeth Lady King Elizabeth His Lady Highness, or is it Her Gentleman Highn.........?! And, lets not stop there, for heavens sake, lets rewrite history too and say we rose up and defeated the Gentleman Queen George, as we shant be called sexist! (NT) -- ..doggy..err, excuse me, Gentleman bitch...there, that's better!, Tuesday, November 18, 05:39:02am
        
        Oh, of course Lady Dukes was awful too. (NT) -- MFE08, Tuesday, November 18, 09:46:31pm
        
        Might as well have called them Rosie O'Donnell. (NT) -- El Duque, Tuesday, November 18, 10:49:35pm
On a R E A L basketball note (for a change) ... -- El Duque, Tuesday, November 18, 12:45:48pm
I read something on-line and now can not find it that implied that DU is red-shirting one of the freshmen.

Evans, Montiero, Bolding, Patterson, Lewinson, Robinson, and Milovic all played vs. High Point, thus eliminating them from redshirt consideration (correct?).

Are we planning to use a redshirt on Peggau? Maybe to give him time to recover from his injury?

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- No one can take a developmental redshirt at this point because they've all played in a game (doesn't matter if it was an exhibition game or not), so the only way any of the freshmen will redshirt is if they get injured. I can't recall what the cutoff is for medical redshirts, but it is something like appearing in no more than 10% of the teams games. (NT) -- VBC, Tuesday, November 18, 01:13:06pm
  - Didn't we find a way to get Wood a redshirt last year despite playing in the first game? (NT) -- Rogabee, Tuesday, November 18, 02:29:50pm
    - No, he was not allowed a redshirt by the NCAA. -- VBC, Tuesday, November 18, 02:59:27pm
    - Stephen is listed as a Junior on the Southern New Hampshire roster; VBC is right - no redshirt for him. (NT) -- Phoenix Rising, Tuesday, November 18, 03:26:58pm
  - according to NCAA bylaws, "During a student-athlete�s initial year of enrollment at the certifying institution, he or she may compete in preseason exhibition contests and preseason practice scrimmages (as permitted in the particular sport per Bylaw 17) without counting such competition as a season of competition." (NT) -- NCAA, Tuesday, November 18, 03:29:23pm
- They could probably swing Peggau as a medical if they wanted. I think it makes sense. 10 is way too many players to graduate in 2012. Persoanlly, I'd red shirt Peggau this year and someone else next year. (NT) -- Steve19981, Tuesday, November 18, 01:32:08pm
  - You can still play in limited action (don't know what the cutoff is) and still get a medical redshirt. But if you play at all, even 1 minute, you can not get a developmental redshirt. (NT) -- CLK, Tuesday, November 18, 04:23:18pm
    - I am fairly certain you must play in less than 1/3 of your teams games to be eligible for a medical redshirt. There is a calender date cut-off after which you can't play to be eligible, but I'm not certain when that is and I'm to lazy to look it up. (NT) -- Abdul Rahman, Tuesday, November 18, 06:20:18pm
The Dukes at Duke(my thoughts) -- M. Miminos, Tuesday, November 18, 01:26:00am
Well my friends(as McCain would say) we play Duke next Friday. That should be exciting for our basketball team to play a Coach K team. Hopefully he will be easy on our young guys. My thoughts are like most of you. We need to get our Freshman up to speed as quick as possible, but for that game, I would like to see our most experienced players on the floor to represent. We should look our best for ESPN. I am confident that RE will make the right decision to play our most seasoned ballers that game. I read the all the hoopla about Sherwood. I agree he's good and does not get a chance but personally, I think him and Duty work well together. They both should get big minutes in N.C. next week. We might not get the big W but we can leave N.C with respect. Go Dukes! Goodluck!

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- How about winning the winnable games we have before we play Duke? (NT) -- duq81, Tuesday, November 18, 07:23:26am
  - If Sherwood plays 30 minutes, we'll be right in the game. Also if the band can somehow find a way to bring teleport some energy from Pittsburgh to Durham that should help too. (NT) -- Mozart, Tuesday, November 18, 07:40:58am
- It may be a blow out but Duquesne will be paid well for this thrashing, that will be the real help in future recruiting.($$$) (NT) -- PEEBO, Tuesday, November 18, 09:17:16am
  - Speaking of recruiting dollars -- TMH, Tuesday, November 18, 12:45:28pm
    - I thought I saw they allocated a good percent to the top like 130 RPI or something as an incentive to be good, but cannot find it anywhere now. (NT) -- Rogabee, Tuesday, November 18, 03:29:31pm
      - Last year's revenue split inside -- Rogabee, Tuesday, November 18, 03:33:51pm
- Rhode Island was a questionable foul call away from beating Duke. Unfortunately, that probably hurts us because they won't be looking past any more A-10 teams... (NT) -- dudis41, Tuesday, November 18, 09:50:28am
- With apologies to Aretha Franklin -- Padraig, Tuesday, November 18, 10:14:23am
Should be lots of -- Washpa Rick, Tuesday, November 18, 01:24:39pm
exciting non-con action coming up. Been checking out the sites of our non-con foes. Other than N.C. Central I'm seeing us in a lot of games that should be dog fights. Radford is currently playing in their old gym which seats about 500. I remember playing there years ago and Ray saying how hard it was to win there. He was right and we lost. Our freshmen will be well tested heading into conf. play.

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Channelsurfing.net is a good take. The price is right! Check it out folks. -- John P., Tuesday, November 18, 12:44:58am
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Channelsurfing.net a good place -- Washpa Rick, Monday, November 17, 02:12:03pm
to get a look at some of our upcoming competition. In the last couple of days they've shown Old Dominion, Upstate, Bowling Green and 5 or 6 A10 teams. Fordham and St. Bonaventure are both listed tonite.

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- Channelsurfing.net is now linked above. (NT) -- The Management, Monday, November 17, 07:22:16pm
  - Thanks for the link -- TMH, Monday, November 17, 10:57:07pm
- Thanks. Bonnies looked pretty good tonite. Fordham struggled. Looks like they are going to rely on the 3 point shot a lot this season. (NT) -- Washpa Rick, Monday, November 17, 11:05:33pm
American 67 St. Francis 46 -- TMH, Monday, November 17, 11:03:04pm
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DU Women 93 Cornell 49 -- A83, Sunday, November 16, 03:35:09pm
The women trounced Cornell today. I couldn't make it.

Junior Transfer Rachel Fredrick leads Dukes with 23 points. She has made an immediate impact with this team. Samantha Polino had 22.

On post game show, SMS says Polino has improved greatly and that is true. SMS also says that she said A-10 is Xavier and everyone else. She expects to finish in Top 5 and expects post-season play. I think she is right!

They play Pitt at home on Dec 3. It would be great if we could get some fans there and the Crew.

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- Wow. Saw my first women's game today. The offense really moves the ball, In pregame, they actually run drills that are used inside the offense. Cornell was not a bad team but did not know what hit them. Quick, aggressive and ten deep. Coach called off the dogs with 8 minutes left. I will be going back! (NT) -- New WBB Fan, Sunday, November 16, 08:59:49pm
  - That is good to know. It will be interesting to see there record going into Pitt game. They have some tests in non-conference schedule - Pitt, WVU, Auburn, and Mizzou. Great tests are ahead. (NT) -- A83, Sunday, November 16, 10:00:13pm
    - Sorry, "their record" (NT) -- A83, Sunday, November 16, 10:01:20pm
    - pitt lost their opening game of the season, losing to Texas A&M 56-50 (NT) -- Paul, Sunday, November 16, 10:38:59pm
- Womens Bball -- Viking04, Monday, November 17, 02:04:49am
  - I told you guys years ago, that Suzie was the cure for what ailed the women's hoops program. With Suzie here, and with the great job that Agnus Berenato has done at Pitt, women's hoops is going to become a big deal in the Burgh. (NT) -- duq81, Monday, November 17, 08:07:18am
    - I didn't doubt you. The job she has done in less than two years has been nothing short of amazing. (NT) -- A83, Monday, November 17, 09:21:00am
- Cornell game -- Bummer3341, Monday, November 17, 10:23:36am
  - both papers had a small paragraph on the game. (NT) -- paul, Monday, November 17, 10:40:07am
  - Wrong! -- Pay attention, Monday, November 17, 02:39:43pm
- Wow! The women are ranked 4th at RealTime RPI. I don't care if it is early. That is nice to see. (NT) -- A83, Monday, November 17, 11:17:15am
Womem's Recruiting -- TMH, Friday, November 14, 11:28:55pm
I hate to be a pain on this matter but the womem's roster lists 11 active players this year with only 1 senior (Kristi Little). Vanessa Abel who is not eligible will be next year. There are 4 recruits listed in the 2009-2010 class:
Michelle Walker
Ahjah Hall
Carly Vendemia
Jocelyn Floyd
This will bring the team total to 15 next year.

Is there ANY possibility that the scholarship # has been increased for both the guys and girls?

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- Don't know. Where are you getting those recuits from? I have not read anything about any letters of intent signed for men or women. (NT) -- A83, Friday, November 14, 11:33:40pm
  - Women's Recruiting -- TMH, Friday, November 14, 11:38:20pm
    - I thought M walker signed to play volleyball with pitt (NT) -- paul, Saturday, November 15, 12:35:09am
      - Good catch-apparently she changed her mind (NT) -- TMH, Saturday, November 15, 10:09:50am
    - Old news -- Reader of paper, Sunday, November 16, 01:59:57pm
- The scholarship numbers are 15 for the women and 13 for the men, (NT) -- VBC, Friday, November 14, 11:36:21pm
  - Why do the women get more scholarsip players? (NT) -- CLK, Saturday, November 15, 10:41:57am
    - A small step towards offsetting football scholarships I would guess. (NT) -- El Duque, Saturday, November 15, 10:58:13am
      - The reason it was reduced from 15 to 13 for the men years ago was to stop the biggest name schools from stockpiling players. That was not perceived to be a problem with the women's game. (NT) -- VBC, Saturday, November 15, 11:06:35am
  - In her radio show last week Coach McConnell-Serio said that she will not likely award the full 15 scholarships in any one year. The reason being that with that many scholarship players, several are likely to become dissatisfied with their limited playing time. She found that 12 or 13 is more workable. Of course, she admitted that if a really top-notch player became available unexpectedly and would fit the needs of team she might offer more than 12-13 scholarships. She found that it was difficult keeping the 11 WNBA players happy with their playing time when she coached there. (NT) -- Always a Duke, Sunday, November 16, 11:40:54pm
St. Francis -- Washpa Rick, Saturday, November 15, 02:29:51pm
lost at Texas Tech 81-47. They play American U. on Monday. S. F. has no one over 6'8". They do have a veteran team though. 1 Fr., 1 Soph. and the rest are jrs. and srs. 2 years ago I think we won at Loretto on a buzzer beating 3 by Achara. Always tough to win on the road.

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- Frankies dont really have veteran team. two of their main players transferred. they have a new coach too. (NT) -- Salvatore Magliore, Sunday, November 16, 01:54:22pm
- Not to be negative, but we don't have a veteran team either and aren't at the point where ANY win is guaranteed. (NT) -- FAM, Sunday, November 16, 02:03:52pm
  - Would you rather have Saunders, Clark and Jackson with the talented freshmen we have, or a senior-dominated team coached by the Ol' Perfessor? (NT) -- El Duque, Sunday, November 16, 09:29:41pm
- RI almost beat Duke! (NT) -- me, Sunday, November 16, 08:48:36pm
Is Rodrigo Peggau hurt? At 6-8, 230 we may need him this year. -- Coffee, Saturday, November 15, 07:02:26pm
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- Yes, according to Ray on the radio, he has been nursing injuries. (NT) -- A83, Saturday, November 15, 07:13:21pm
  - Widely reported in papers, not tvs as usual that Peggau is recovering from knee surgery. He missed almost all of his senior yr. of hs (NT) -- Billy, Sunday, November 16, 01:49:55pm
- Maybe John Gambel will address this issue at his first radio show! (NT) -- Sorry my bad I meant Ron Everhart...Just kidding JG, Saturday, November 15, 09:21:21pm
- Rodrigo was wincing pretty badly every time he tried to go for a lay-up in pregame. People seem to forget that Peggau was a supreme high-major recruit before his injury. He was down to Texas A&M, Syracuse, Maryland, and Duke before missing time and committing to James Madison. He looked exceptionally fast and athletic for a big guy in the St. Vincent game, despite him not being nowhere near 100%. He could be the steal of this recruiting class. (NT) -- DS, Sunday, November 16, 02:30:33pm
  - RE needs to do what's best for this kid long term. I'd rather lose a few games in a season where we are likely going nowhere, if it means having this guy being a difference maker next year and beyond, when we have a chance to make some serious noise. Let's err on the side of caution. (NT) -- duq81, Sunday, November 16, 08:13:47pm
My Thoughts -- Steve19981, Saturday, November 15, 01:05:47am
No need to repeat a lot of what has been said. Saunders was great. Clark plays a mean edgy game. Neither looks like a sophomore. I'm beginning to see a lot of Keiron in Saunders with his enthusiasm, emotion and even some mannerisms. Aaron Jackson gives me one more reason to hate the NBA. It's a league filled with guys that are huge and the game comes too easily too them. They don't have to play as hard as a guy like Aaron who really earns everything he gets on the court. Because the game is difficult for Aaron, he is amazing to watch, but he really stands no chance of having a professional career in the US. He's the kind of player that makes me envious of the Greeks because they'll get to watch him for the next 10 years.

As for the rest, Monteiro's debut reminded me of Saunders' first game last year. He looked awkward and made some bad plays just like Damian, but you could see he was a player. BJ isn't half the athlete Saunders' is, but then again Damian wasn't as skilled as BJ is now. BJ is going to make a lot of coaches regret that they layed off him when he didn't do well in the summer camps. Evans looked like a ball hog and pissed off Clark in the first half by not looking to pass first. He made some dumb TO's and did not look like the player we saw against the D2's. What I liked though is he got upset but not frustrated by his mistakes and he didn't take it with him the next time he touched the ball. I look for Evans to reverse his fortunes with a confident 6 assist 3 TO night against St Frank's. Bolding played a timid game that I haven't seen since Chauncey Dukes in the first half, but I noticed a change in him when he was put out there with 4 other freshman with 15 minutes to go in the second. It was as if Ron was saying "It's on you Mel, you're the playmaker. What do you got?" Mel said 7 second half points in about 8 minutes and a nice passing sequence that High Point just disrupted. He played confident D and seemed quicker in the second half. I was surprised Chase and Lewisson played as much as they did. Chase looked nice. He is very quick and made pretty good decisions. Lewisson has great rotation on his shot. I don't see him as an A-10 starter but he will certainly be an upgrade over Theis as the back up 4/5 when he gets more experienced. With his jumper he could even play the 3 to create mismatches. Milovic gave some quality minutes as well.

Great job by the student section. I particularly like the "5 point, High Point" followed by the "It's about time" chants.

I liked the Dukes game tonight. This is the start of something special, but I do have my concerns about the here and now. They played great D tonight, but I don't expect them to shoot 50% every night at the other end. Once again, they did poorly against the zone and only go the ball down low while in transition until the end of the 2nd half. They had trouble penetrating with the pass and with the drive even though they shot the ball well from the outside. The Frosh made some awful TO's but I expect them to learn quickly and adjust to the game at this level quickly.

Did anyone else think hear the tuba player, playing Radiohead's The National Anthem at the beginning of the second half?

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- i agree with all of your observations. it was a nice win over a lesser opponent, but it was still a WIN. I think they need better movement against the zone(with and without the ball). we still had some lazy passes, but i still think thats the freshman trying to make plays that came easy to them in high school, but a little harder at this lever. I didnt hear the tuba player, but i loved the trumpet national anthem. I also thought that the student section was awesome(the best since last years pitt game)--whoever led them did a great job (NT) -- c, Saturday, November 15, 07:01:11am
- 1. Duty 6 ribbies, 3 of 3 form line, a steal and 0 T/O. 2. This is a better team than last year's. 3. Dukes will move up ladder in A-10 THIS YEAR. 4. As good as Ron is Suzie is every bit as good - what a motivator! (NT) -- doggy, Saturday, November 15, 07:22:57am
  - 1. I guess I overlooked Duty in my report. I think it's probably because you know what you're going to get from him. 2 and 3. Wow, what a bold statements. I think this will be a better team than last years by the beginning of next season. However, they still have a little ways to go. I will say this much. I expect this season to progress more like Richmond's than ours did last year. I see second half growth rather than second half collapse and that is a good thing. 4 I'm more critical of Ron than most, but that may have been his best game last night. (NT) -- Steve19981, Saturday, November 15, 10:38:36am
    - doggie can bark like that anytime, That's a great message. I believe. To your point about Evans, Ray noted a couple times when Ron took him out that he gave the kid an earful. He's trying to do too much. He'll settle down and be a great point guard. He reminds me a little physically of Kenya Hunter -- thick body at a position where you're used to seeing someone wiry. Robinson may also be a steal.Thanks for the great observations! (NT) -- El Duque, Saturday, November 15, 11:06:07am
      - doggie has the early lead for Rose Colored Glasses Poster of the Year. Maybe he should change his name to rooster. -- VBC, Saturday, November 15, 11:11:31am
        
        Thank you. Why didn't I think of that? (NT) -- ..rooster (aka doggy) Cogburn, Sunday, November 16, 10:57:38am
      - Evans is the kind of guy I'd want on my side in a bar fight. I like that Ron is sitting him down right next to him when he comes out of the game. It means he sees something in him. (NT) -- Steve19981, Saturday, November 15, 11:17:03am
      - Evans is more in the mold of a Davlin Marshall or Jerry McCoullough from Pitt. He is more talented than Marshall but a slight notch below Jerry M. Kenya Hunter was about 6'2" which is 4" or more taller than Evans. I know you don't have the benifit of watching these guys live so I thought I'd give you more of a visual of Evans. (NT) -- Greg, Saturday, November 15, 04:40:42pm
Single Game Tickets for Pitt Duquesne Game Available -- goduquesne12, Friday, November 14, 05:44:25pm
i dont know how to do links but here is the site

http://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=MBS&linkID=pitt&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=

all of the seats are in the upper deck in the corner, but it would be nice to have a section of dukes fans. Hurry, I bet they go fast!

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- oh i guess it automatically linked (NT) -- goduquesne12, Friday, November 14, 10:54:05pm
- I bought a pair, thanks for the info. (NT) -- BJH, Friday, November 14, 11:24:11pm
- The tickets available are right next to the student section. (NT) -- Coffee, Saturday, November 15, 08:30:36am
  - The tickets I bought are in section 218, which is in the second deck. I hope some other DU fans get some tickets in my section. (NT) -- BJH, Saturday, November 15, 09:21:22am
    - Fear not. Wear your red and blue, and if anyone gives you crap, just remember, they're from Pitt. Like the zombies from the Night of the Living Dead. (NT) -- El Duque, Saturday, November 15, 11:28:27am
26-5 Dukes, 1st half -- El Duque, Friday, November 14, 09:08:39pm
Duquesne keeps pressing and High Point has more turnovers than the old Stella's Bakery in Irvington.

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- I smell 1-0 brewing. (NT) -- Me, Friday, November 14, 09:43:33pm
  - Pour yourself a cup of 84-55. Not bad for a bunch of kids and walk-ons. (NT) -- El Duque, Friday, November 14, 10:42:56pm
- Nice win. I like Milovec's play in short number of minutes. Jackson, Clark, and Saunders did what they will have to do all season. Crew members - props to the Five Points High Point chant. (NT) -- A83, Friday, November 14, 10:51:00pm
  - the student section was MONEY tonight!!!!!!!!!! (NT) -- c, Friday, November 14, 11:25:27pm
    - They sure were! Keep it up! -- Paddy, Friday, November 14, 11:26:56pm
- A 10 was 9-1 on the night, Fordham loses to Columbia (NT) -- 9 teams tied for first place--and we're one of them., Friday, November 14, 10:52:08pm
  - i know its early but.... 15 in the Real Time RPI as of 10:56. (link inside if your curious) -- goduquesne12, Friday, November 14, 10:57:16pm
  - A couple games were a little close for comfort. But results count. I love the energy of this team. Damian Saunders at full strength played the way we thought Shawn James would. (NT) -- El Duque, Friday, November 14, 11:17:19pm
- I also went to the women's game. This is easily the best TEAM we have ever had. We have had star players in Hlede and Friday, but Suzie has built a complete team. I will go on record and predict we are going to finish in top 5 of A-10. (NT) -- A83, Friday, November 14, 10:53:45pm
  - women are in the top 10 in the real time rpi. pretty sweet to have both teams in the top twenty. even if its only after day one (NT) -- goduquesne12, Friday, November 14, 10:59:20pm
- It was a very nice win. Clark is just a totally different player than last year (so far). He and Saunders were just crashing the boards, hammering. Everyone played, including Shawntez and Rodrigo. What exactly is the red-shirt criteria. I can't see a 14 man rotation all year, 10 or 11 in the non-conference yes. Come conference time 9, maybe 10. You need some continuity out there. But he RE is the best coach and recruiter I'm ever seem here and I've been watching these guys since the Red Manning days. (NT) -- kenOTR73, Friday, November 14, 11:42:24pm
  - i am impressed with bill clarks leaping ability...i dont recall him having those kind of hops last year...he really skied for some of those boards....the only thing that sucked tonight(with the exception of a few lazy passes) was the liberty bridge traffic after the game.... (NT) -- c, Friday, November 14, 11:46:21pm
- Please excuse my spelling in my previous post. Drinking caffeine after 9:00PM will do that to you... (NT) -- kenOTR73, Friday, November 14, 11:44:28pm