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Post by claidheamhmor on Nov 17, 2018 11:55:31 GMT -5
I'm so excited for this game.
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Post by rusharp on Nov 17, 2018 11:59:57 GMT -5
I’m here in Akron. Surreal scene. Definitely a high school gym. Packed with Duquesne fans. But fired up
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Post by claidheamhmor on Nov 17, 2018 12:08:35 GMT -5
Alright Sharp!
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Post by claidheamhmor on Nov 17, 2018 12:10:31 GMT -5
Their announcers are terrible.
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Post by claidheamhmor on Nov 17, 2018 12:11:47 GMT -5
Carlik, finally in the game.
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Post by claidheamhmor on Nov 17, 2018 12:14:04 GMT -5
And with a steal and a dunk!
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Post by rusharp on Nov 17, 2018 12:28:39 GMT -5
Great environment. Lots of emotion by Coach Jones. Not sure how to assess the game at the moment
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Post by claidheamhmor on Nov 17, 2018 12:36:17 GMT -5
Oh man, Ed with the nasty screen! woaow!
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Post by claidheamhmor on Nov 17, 2018 12:43:14 GMT -5
Oh, the crafty veteran Travis Fields drawing the offensive foul to extend the run!
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Post by claidheamhmor on Nov 17, 2018 12:54:15 GMT -5
Ok, doing ok.
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Post by claidheamhmor on Nov 17, 2018 13:16:51 GMT -5
It's a basketball clinic out there now.
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Post by claidheamhmor on Nov 17, 2018 13:22:43 GMT -5
Both teams are having fun, this is a good game.
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Post by rusharp on Nov 17, 2018 14:25:55 GMT -5
Could have won, should have won, but ok with the result as long as we learn from it. Duquesne has athletes, and they much improved vs last season. The Duquesne fans I sat around were friendly and very respectful of Radford. Duquesne’s press gave us some trouble which is surprising given our guard talent. Devonte needs a little work on catching interior passes and going up strong but he’s still an all star. Glad we have Sallah - need two bigs and without him this year’s team would be much different
If we can win convincingly vs W&M on Tues, none of us Highlander fans should complain at all. We are in very good position this season, maybe the best since the Dr Bradley days when we consistently entered the season as conference favorites. Coach Jones has built something similar, but better given his personal success vs power conferences.
Barring injuries or something that destroys team chemistry, we are in excellent shape.
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Post by dedmondeviant on Nov 17, 2018 16:34:09 GMT -5
I agree sharp, as long as we beat W&M we are sitting pretty. I do feel this was a W that we missed out on however. I haven't seen the tape yet, but was following it, and expected us to pull it out. A little disappointing, but Duquesne is not a bad team. This is the year for a special season if its gonna happen. I think this is the best RU team I have followed and that has been since 03. Even with Art we struggled mightily with everyone outside of the Big South. We have stars, depth, experience and talent.
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Post by claidheamhmor on Nov 18, 2018 15:36:50 GMT -5
Yeah, it's a little frustrating that we let this one slip through our fingers, but if it hardens the resolve of the team, I'll take it. If we had won this one, we might have had a let-down game vs. William and Mary, and that would represent a bad loss come tourney seeding time.
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