kreed5120 Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 So Duquesne is going to cut a check to an Akron taxpayer funded school? I guess I don't see the problem here. That actually makes me feel better about this situation, not worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 1 hour ago, kreed5120 said: So Duquesne is going to cut a check to an Akron taxpayer funded school? I guess I don't see the problem here. That actually makes me feel better about this situation, not worse. It's the least Dambrot could do after The Chosen One pulled the wool over the public's eyes on how that school was being funded. I digress. I still don't like this. The next time Duquesne is in town, it better be to play Akron. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 It feels like someone flirting with your girlfriend. GTF out of here, KD. You left for Pittsburgh. 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ZipsVoice Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 The Beacon article this morning was all so cheery and the only reason....THE ONLY REASON this game happened here is that poor ol' Duquesne, hosting the DIII NCAA V-Ball Championships, couldn't find another venue anywhere....ANYWHERE....between Pittsburgh PA and a High School gymnasium in Akron Ohio to play Radford, from outside Roanoke VA. Hell, there are three colleges/university within walking distance of Duquesne. Oh! We can give back the the children...the children of Akron. I've kept my trap shut about this, because I like Keith, and I like the I Promise School concept and I like LeBron and I do think he has given a lot to the city, but this whole thing stinks to high hell. To go to Ohio,com the day after the Zips won a home game at the JAR and on the front page see a picture of a Duquesne Basketballer with some schoolkids just makes me want to throw up the Eggos I just consumed (picture this in yellow ) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted November 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Pretty good crowd. Heck, the game was free and a lot better matchup than the game at the JAR last night. Plus, I should have time to go home and change into my woolies to go to the Zips-BGSU game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted November 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Pretty good crowd. Heck, the game was free and a lot better matchup than the game at the JAR last night. Plus, I should have time to go home and change into my woolies to go to the Zips-BGSU game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) Duquesne over Radford 69-64 and was available on ESPN+. I know Akron is still home to Dambrot but I agree with others that the game being played here had that uncomfortable, former girlfriend feel to it. Glad that thing is behind us. Edited November 17, 2018 by GoZips88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 18, 2018 Report Share Posted November 18, 2018 Sunday of the following day and Duquesne, not Akron, is still the feature story on the homepage of AkronBeaconJournal/Ohio.com :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyfan34 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Dambrot loses his cool at end of tie game (Penn State was getting 2 free throws for the lead with 5 seconds left but Dambrot didn't like the call) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Line was PSU -5.5 btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 I laughed. https://twitter.com/FundamentallySD/status/1075576671900700673?s=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre22era Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 I miss Keith Coach was HEATED ? pic.twitter.com/TqmrenBzNM— ESPN (@espn) December 20, 2018 ??????!!!! Especially when that tie turns sideways https://t.co/1LfmZUEYIJ— LeBron James (@KingJames) December 20, 2018 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 That 8-3 record looks awfully familiar. 8 wins against average/sub-par schools; 3 losses against "the names". Don't miss it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre22era Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: That 8-3 record looks awfully familiar. 8 wins against average/sub-par schools; 3 losses against "the names". Don't miss it. The difference is he is now in a conference that gives a Damn compared to the MAC who is content on playing their lackluster position begging for the same check. At 8-3 at least they still have a chance to improve and possibly get an At Large Bid compared to the MAC who hasn't had an At Large Bid since 1999 which is exactly why he left. The good ol MAC where you can win 26 games and not even get an NIT Bid. So Duquesne at 8-3 is NO COMPARISON to us Edited December 20, 2018 by dre22era 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 6 hours ago, dre22era said: The difference is he is now in a conference that gives a Damn compared to the MAC who is content on playing their lackluster position begging for the same check. At 8-3 at least they still have a chance to improve and possibly get an At Large Bid compared to the MAC who hasn't had an At Large Bid since 1999 which is exactly why he left. The good ol MAC where you can win 26 games and not even get an NIT Bid. So Duquesne at 8-3 is NO COMPARISON to us It's kinda the exact same thing. The A-10 is worse than the MAC this year. And the 8 wins are against no one. Which admittedly, is just like us, this year and every year before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) NET rankings, which is what the NCAA plans to use instead of RPI moving forward, has Duquesne ranked 113. If they have a strong at best maybe they get a NIT at-large. They aren't going to the NCAAT without winning their conference tourney. Edited December 20, 2018 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 11 hours ago, dre22era said: I miss Keith Here's the blurb summing up the KD melt down video from SI Extra Mustard- The worst time to give an opponent free points is in a tie game with five seconds to play. Just ask Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot, who gave Penn State four free points by picking up two technical fouls in the closing seconds. Those shots, paired with the two the Nittany Lions were already shooting (for the foul Dambrot was so upset about in the first place) put the game out of reach. Even worse, Penn State was favored by 5.5 points in the game. Without those four extra shots, the Dukes would have covered. Even worse than that, the over-under was 138 and those four extra points pushed the total to 140. I sincerely hope no one reading this actually bet on a Penn State-Duquesne game on a Wednesday, but I understand why you’re mad if you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monrowe Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 11 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: That 8-3 record looks awfully familiar. 8 wins against average/sub-par schools; 3 losses against "the names". Don't miss it. Dambrot should have been let go after the Zips lost too Northwestern,in the NIT that team was good enough to advance.Always out coached in the big games & no player development he had LBJ’s highschool teammates at Akron,and they did nothing. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Zip Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Imagine how you felt if you had the Dukes + 5' last night. Tie game 5 seconds left, no way your not cashing that ticket. Oh wait..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, monrowe said: Dambrot should have been let go after the Zips lost too Northwestern,in the NIT that team was good enough to advance.Always out coached in the big games & no player development he had LBJ’s highschool teammates at Akron,and they did nothing. Dambrot is responsible for all 5 of our MAC regular season championships and 3 out of our 4 NCAAT appearances and you wanted him fired??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 I think some people wanted KD gone for the same reasons some people wanted Bowden gone. Coincidentally enough, some people seem to be for one and not the other 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) The two really aren't comparable whatsoever. One consistently competed at the top of the MAC. The other didn't. You can guess which is which. Edited December 20, 2018 by kreed5120 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Shall we revisit one of the several Balsy threads? Fact of the matter is, in his 13 seasons at Akron, Dambrot failed to achieve even half of what Buffalo has achieved these past 2 seasons (official national ranking and a NCAA Tourney win). He even failed to achieve what Groce did at OU in just 4 seasons (3 NCAA tourney wins, including a Sweet Sixteen). Now he's at Duquesne, putting up the same results as he did here - beating up on lesser teams only to lose the big games. And to keep this post on topic, his blow up is embarrassing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, zippy5 said: I think some people wanted KD gone for the same reasons some people wanted Bowden gone. Coincidentally enough, some people seem to be for one and not the other If Terry Bowden had KD's success, there'd be a damn statue of him at Infocision. Edited December 20, 2018 by clarkwgriswold 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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