Duquesne 11/9/12

[Dane Pound]

First game notes of the year are up.

Starting lineup:

 

Iati

Black

Guerrier

Devlin

Metcalf

[alum73]

Probable Starters to be exact.

[UA'08]

This is the first time I've seen the board so slow a day before the eve of a new basketball season. Crickets...

[Clickclack]

This is the first time I've seen the board so slow a day before the eve of a new basketball season. Crickets...

 

Nothing yet to talk about...

[UA'08]

This is the first time I've seen the board so slow a day before the eve of a new basketball season. Crickets...

 

Nothing yet to talk about...

That's true. I just feel there's been more chatter in previous years. Oh well. I for one am excited for basketball seasn to be back.

[UAalum72]

Will Brown was on Wyland's radio show Monday. When asked who would be starting, all he said was "Mike Black"

 

He said at Saturday's scrimmage, Puk was playing against a center who would 'be playing in the NBA next year' and he held his own.

 

Duq has a new coach this year (Jim Ferry, formerly of LIU), expect them to try to play uptempo while packing it in to force us to beat them with jump shots - not necessarily the worst thing for us.

 

Duquesne game notes

[DanesRGood]

Do we know who they scrimmaged? Every year I've heard who it was but this year I've heard nothing. Doesn't seem like there is as much excitement as in years past. Maybe it is the unknowns on the team right now.

[dslyank]

I believe we scrimmaged Bucknell saturday 11/3. I have no idea how we did, other than what I read above concerning Puk. Coaches have to be careful what they say concerning closed scrimmages-ncaa rules. Even though I never fully understood the difference between closed and open ie $iena vs Skidmore. Anyone know when a scrimmage is open/closed "ncaa wise" ? or is it just a mutual coaching decision between teams???

[UAalum72]

T_U blog says it was Bucknell. Hooley dislocated a finger on his non-shooting hand but will play, Tanner Gibson still out with possible stress fracture.

 

Closed scrimmages are more teaching sessions, coaches can stop action to teach, or ask the other team to play a certain defense to practice against. Siena/Skid was game conditions. Why this makes a difference about a public audience, I don't know.

[alum73]

Exhibition games are against non D1 schools. If it's a D1 it has to be a closed scrimmage.

[Dane Pound]

This is the first time I've seen the board so slow a day before the eve of a new basketball season. Crickets...

 

It might be hangover from the Wagner football game. Or maybe disbelief that it's already basketball season.

 

Hooley just cannot catch a break. Hopefully he survives practice to do some damage to the other guys for a change.

 

I'm looking forward to Friday.

[Clickclack]

Yeah I'm more subdued this year then usual but over the last few days I'm starting to really get the itch to get over to SEFCU.

[Clickclack]

d/p

Edited November 8, 2012 by Clickclack

[bob87]

This is the first time I've seen the board so slow a day before the eve of a new basketball season. Crickets...

 

It might be hangover from the Wagner football game. Or maybe disbelief that it's already basketball season.

 

I'm looking forward to Friday.

 

 

I'll be there Friday as well, but other stuff on my mind lately

[UAalum72]

Ball's in their court