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NovaHound wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:24 am

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:34 am This Hounds team is the easiest team to cheer for in D1! I just love our depth on defense, LSM, and SSDM. What a treat!

Who is my Hounds pick of the week to excel this weekend? Cam Wyers. I think he gets Dyson Williams and I think he excels at the matchup.

Duke is an odd team and kinda hard to figure out. They're not a very good fourth quarter team, which sometimes is a sign of overall team weakness. Their offense seems to race in spurts rather than play like a well-oiled machine. Williams has frankly saved them on occasion. Like us, I believe they are also still trying to find their rhythm. Unlike us, I'm not sure they'll discover it before season's end.

Duke's FOGO has put up decent numbers, but I think Bailey will handle business there on Saturday. In their loss to Air Force, Duke dominated at the FO spot yet still lost that game.

if there is a deciding difference this weekend between the two teams, I think it will be at the goalie position. Duke's two-headed goalie situation has been suspect, whereas Sam has been stellar. I'll be looking at that spot to see what is going on. If we are behind going into the fourth quarter, don't turn away from the game, or leave the stands. The Blue Devils have been outscored in the 4Q in every game of note.

This is a tough game to predict. I like our chances, but Duke is good enough to take the W.

Let's go Hounds!!!!

Yeah - gonna be a tough matchup. Just watched the Duke - Richmond highlights. Duke looks awfully scary to me, especially #51 Williams. Guess it will be Wyers guarding him. Just going to have to play great team defense and the SSDMs might be the key to the game along with Shaffer. Believe we win the possession battle but the shots have to fall. If there was ever a time for Wigley to break out of his shooting slump it would be Saturday. Hounds definitely need all hands on deck for this game and I know they will be pumped up for it. Statistically - if we improve our shooting percentage we should do well, but Duke might do better. It might come down to the small things that determine the outcome; one less turnover, finally getting that last second shot to score, or one big Save. Same Same for the coaches - having the right matchups, most efficient middle lines, timeouts at the right time. My ultimate prediction is that McNulty and Swindell will be too tired to walk afterwards, and Olmstead and Lindley will be black and blue and grabbing some aspirin after the game. This is going to be an awesome game. Go Hounds!!

houndace1 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:04 pm this game terrifies me every single year. Every season it seems like we can be competitive and keep the game close, but for some reason its the opposite in the 2nd half of the game and when the clock hits zero.

Duke is a well coached team. I just would like this quality win to happen and move into the top 10. This would really help selection sunday purposes. Add the fact that my Beat Duke shirt i got as a student in 2016 for the blackout game is now 1-4 ever since then.

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:53 pm

houndace1 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:04 pm this game terrifies me every single year. Every season it seems like we can be competitive and keep the game close, but for some reason its the opposite in the 2nd half of the game and when the clock hits zero.

Duke is a well coached team. I just would like this quality win to happen and move into the top 10. This would really help selection sunday purposes. Add the fact that my Beat Duke shirt i got as a student in 2016 for the blackout game is now 1-4 ever since then.

Some teams simply have other teams' numbers. Duke owns us, I admit it. It stinks, I hate Duke, but we can not walk away from their constant ownership of our beloved Hounds. I do not understand this ownership, either. What's in the water when we play these Blue Devils? Does Charlie owe Danowski some scratch? Let's reverse this hex, Hounds. Bring the A game. Let the sideline erupt!

Do not walk out of that stadium until the final whistle. Duke this year has proven to be a weak fourth quarter squad. Let's see how McNulty and gang dominate in the fourth; keep it close so we can rally if necessary. All I see when I think of the Blue Devils is Christian Laetnner...yuck.

Let's do this, boys!!!! Lay it out...

houndace1 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:20 am who on D matches up well with Dukes O?

What are their strengths/weaknesses?

I think in specialties

Bailey should have an advantage at FO as should Shafer in goal

houndace1 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:20 am who on D matches up well with Dukes O?

What are their strengths/weaknesses?

I think in specialties

Bailey should have an advantage at FO as should Shafer in goal

TheBigIguana wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:25 am It's a shame that this once again coincides with Loyola's spring break meaning that student turnout will be minimal. The Duke game has done this for awhile now.

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:30 am

TheBigIguana wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:25 am It's a shame that this once again coincides with Loyola's spring break meaning that student turnout will be minimal. The Duke game has done this for awhile now.

That does stink because it also means the players will be out of sorts as well.

I suspect many lacrosse youngsters from the Baltimore region will come to watch, as Duke is a draw anywhere. There's an issue here too, as every Baltimore D1 team has a home game at that time as well (Towson, UMBC, Hopkins, Navu, Maryland...all home games at either noon or 1 pm).

Gametime should be chilly but reasonable; sunny too.

molo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:16 pm Too bad that they couldn’t schedule one game at 12 or 1 and the other at 3 or 4.

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:03 am

molo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:16 pm Too bad that they couldn’t schedule one game at 12 or 1 and the other at 3 or 4.

Not sure why this wasn’t pulled off. Such an easy call. Oh well.

stupefied wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:21 pm

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:03 am

molo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:16 pm Too bad that they couldn’t schedule one game at 12 or 1 and the other at 3 or 4.

Not sure why this wasn’t pulled off. Such an easy call. Oh well.

Duke vs Loyola game will be a good gauge of both teams .

Have only seen Duke and Dyson Williams in opener vs Air Force and that was a mediocre game for both. Had taken unseen win over Denver as indicator that Duke had quickly turned play up but then UNC dominates Denver for 3q before elevation saps which left me some doubts about how good that Duke win truly was. AWilliams has been torching nets after AF.

Loyola? All they do is win ( they could have beat UVA) yet they elicit reservations from some observers after every win. Got them in my Top Ten because it's deserving until proven otherwise.

Tough game to call, wager made for me as no Hounds in town , just some rich Dookies. Go Hounds, show me their money.

molo wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:16 pm Too bad that they couldn’t schedule one game at 12 or 1 and the other at 3 or 4.

houndace1 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:37 pm https://pressboxonline.com/2020/03/05/r ... ning-loss/

Also noticed that 27 of the guys shaved their heads for charity. What a nice moment.

I’m excited for the duke game this weekend!