DWBB @ Maine

[CameronBornAndBred]

End of 1st quarter, Duke leads 16 - 6. I can't watch (ESPN+), and no box score showing yet, but that is a more promising start than last week.

[sagegrouse]

End of 1st quarter, Duke leads 16 - 6. I can't watch (ESPN+), and no box score showing yet, but that is a more promising start than last week.

You're not missing anything -- my screen apologizes for "technical difficulties" -- no picture, no sound.

[dudog84]

Live stats here:

https://goblackbears.com/sidearmstat...786.1525727700

[triaddukefan]

ESPN+ technical difficulties ... Blue Devil IMG on the TUNE-IN app... stream connection error

[dudog84]

Looks like Rayah started in place of Jade. We need a primary ballhandler. Not named Haley.

[DukeDad02]

27-22 Duke. Two unranked teams....

[triaddukefan]

Gorecki with 17pts 8 assists 7 steals and 5 rebounds so far.

[chrishoke]

49-41 Duke after 3.

[CameronBornAndBred]

49 - 41 going into 4th, Duke lead.

[chrishoke]

Up 5 with 5 to go. Nail-biting time.

[chrishoke]

Our defense I letting us down this half.

[chrishoke]

Maine ball down 4 w/ 37 seconds left.

[chrishoke]

Duke ball up 2 w/ 26 seconds left.

[chrishoke]

Gorecki misses two free throws.

[chrishoke]

Jade makes one of two FTs, they miss a 3 and Duke wins 66-63.

[chrishoke]

Duke was 6-14 from the line.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Jade makes oone of two FTs, they miss a 3 and Duke wins 66-63.

Whew. Duke lost the 2nd and 4th quarters.

[dudog84]

Looks like Rayah started in place of Jade. We need a primary ballhandler. Not named Haley.

What do I know? Rayah starts and plays 13 minutes, Jade plays 34 off the bench. Haley has 10 assists.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Nice note aside from the game.
Maine honored former player Stacey Porrini Clingan before tipoff. She was "a key player for the Black Bears in the mid-1990s who died of cancer in March." Besides being a key player, she was also Coach P's first Maine recruit. The Black Bears' coach was also one of P's former players.

More info here. https://www.pressherald.com/2018/11/...-against-duke/

[Phredd3]

What do I know? Rayah starts and plays 13 minutes, Jade plays 34 off the bench. Haley has 10 assists.

Haley had a ridiculous game, posting career highs in both steals and assists. If she can keep those kind of assist numbers, I can live with the 5 TOs. Against Northwestern, that ratio was a little different. I hope the trend is in this direction, but I'd still rather see someone else bringing the ball up court most of the time.

Jade gets minutes by default. Even against a fairly mediocre team, she isn't rebounding enough or contributing enough defensively. She had six total rebounds (3 offensive), which was tied for the team lead with Haley, no blocks, and 1 steal in 34 minutes. The team allowed something like 59% shooting from two for the game, which is just not getting it done. But who is there on the team that will do better in that role?

I think we are going to have a problem inside all year, and we need to either improve that part of our game dramatically or learn to play small (or both).