Exactly, El Duque. That is why I must disagree with your projected starting lineup. -- Duquesne Dukes Basketball Forum

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Date Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 01:47:07pm
Author: TMH
Subject: Exactly, El Duque. That is why I must disagree with your projected starting lineup.
In reply to: El Duque 's message, "That's a good quality and one we've been missing since A-Jax graduated. Saunders and Clark, among others, are certainly talented, but aren't raising the bar for others." on Tuesday, July 13, 12:20:52pm

For one, Montiero is not a #2 guard. He doesn't possess a good outside shot and he doesn't have a particularly fast first step although he does have the potential to be a big contributor. (More on that later). I want McConnell on the floor. I was a big fan early because of his shooting ability and because the offense run at CV mirrored that of Duquesne and TJ thrived in it.Now, however, it is something more. He simply makes people better and he has a passion and intensity that this team is sorely lacking. CV's biggest starter was 6-2. They likely only had 1 player who will ever play D-1 and nearly beat one of the very best teams in the nation. Gil Brown, who was incredibly sporadic last year and even the first game of Greentree has rapidly become a force every night. He gives TJ a lot of credit.
The other members of the team can either resent it or embrace it. If that work ethic and intensity is contagious, this will be a great season for Duquesne basketball.

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We're not really disagreeing ... I have BJ & TJ as a "slash." I like BJ off the bench but Ron has tended to start veterans, at least in the early going, since his first year, (NT) -- El Duque, Tuesday, July 13, 02:55:51pm
- Here is my wish list for BJ Montiero -- TMH, Tuesday, July 13, 03:18:10pm
  - Can't disagree with any of this, especially the FTs. I don't know if BJ is a streaky shooter or if he just falls out of the flow sometimes. He is another guy who has the ability to carry the team, scoring-wise, with some more consistency. In general, Ron needs to address the FTs this year. Maybe have the guys spend the month of August shooting a million FTs a day each ... (NT) -- El Duque, Wednesday, July 14, 12:01:16pm
- El Duque, I've often heard that you like a nice BJ off of the bench. (NT) -- LatterDayDuke, Tuesday, July 13, 07:52:41pm
  - I know you'd love to, but I'm allergic to penicillin, so I'll pass. (NT) -- El Duque, Tuesday, July 13, 09:11:54pm
    - LOL!! I believe tetracyline will take care of that. Amputation won't cure it, but it will prevent you from passing it on. (NT) -- duq81, Tuesday, July 13, 09:29:12pm
      - Just being on the same Board with LDL makes me want to shave off a layer of skin. It's funny that he thinks that changing his name fools anyone. Be nice if he would learn to try to actually contribute something intelligent instead of the continuous stream of foolishness that he feels necessary to write. (NT) -- El Duque, Wednesday, July 14, 09:18:22am

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