Two days from now, Duquesne plays one its biggest games on their schedule. The students will be marching as one up to the Mellon Arena, to watch the Dukes pound the Panthers to the ground, ending up with the big W! That's what I'm predicting. Yes Duquesne did not play well agaisnt Iowa or agaisnt any of the opponents in the tournament this past weekend down in North Carolina, but I'm saying they come out with a statement win, agaisnt the city rival Pitt.
As all of you know Pitt is having a down year. I mean its hard not to when you lose a National championship calibur team. Yes that's a bold statement, but if it weren't for a bonehead coach, making a stupid call, Pitt would've won the tournament. I know you can call me crazy, but if Pitt wants to get to that next level, Jamie has got to go. Yes I know everyone is crazy about the who Jamie Dixon era. He's a good coach, but he can't get to that next level. He's made the sweet 16, and elite 8, but just can't his team over the next level. He can recruit and has a nack for getting players, and turning them into good ball players. We should've jumped at Calipari when he was avaiable. Its a shame Skip Prosser couldn't come to Pitt, and its a shame he passed away at such a young age.
Enough of Pitt though. Duquesne is on the uprise. We all see this with Everhardt's recruiting, and the HUGE upset win agaisnt Xavier last year. Duquesne is going to be a force in the A-10 this year, with the possiblity of winning the whole thing in my oppinion. Its between them and Dayton this year. Dayton is at home, so its the BIG game on the schedule this year.
Enough of an intro, let's get to the game
First off-It would be a totally different game if that moron from Nichol's state hadn't injured one of best players Melquan Bolding. If any of you saw him play in the game agaisnt Nichols state, he was the best player on the floor, and scored 25 points with a broken wrist. I mean that shows he's a good player, and is going to be missed in this game terribly. He would be the best guard on the floor hands down in my oppinion. That's up for debate if any of you want to argue with me.
2nd- The forwards
I think all that needs to be said here is Pitt has Gary Mcghee. He's a horrid excuse for a division 1 center. He's just awful. Why he starts is beyond me. You have an all-american in high school in Dante Taylor that should be playing. Damian is going to have a party dancing all around Gary. Damian is too quick for Mcghee. Dexter Pittman had a big game against Pitt, going for 20 and 10 I believe. Well he had a double double at least. That's all that needs to be said I think. Damian is going to have a field day against Mcghee, so advantage Duquesne here. Other then Damian, we really have no size, so if Damian gets in foul trouble, Duquesne is going to have a rough ride. If you wanna see a big heavyweight battle, we should stick in Mike Williams, and have him go up against Pitt, just to spell Damian a few minutes.
3rd- I believe Pitt's guards are better than Duquesne's. Bill Clark is a proven talent if he's on, WATCH out, he'll rain three's all day on Pitt. Ashton Gibbs can also hit threes, as can Travon Woodall. Woodall is better than Eric Evans I believe, so advantage Pitt on the guards. Only a slight advantage though. If Pitt is on, and doesn't go down a ton of points, they have a great chance at winning. If they can't shoot, and they end up playing like they have the past 4 games, Pitt is going to roll over them. They need to feed off the huge crowd that's going to be packing the Mellon Arena, and the large student section that is going to make its appearance. The Red and Blue Crew will be loud and in charge, and ultimately with Duquesne coming out with the Big W! Thoughts or comments feel free to post them
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Monday, November 30, 2009
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