2019-20 DWBB Season

[CameronBornAndBred]

Cool news! Wanisha Smith and Keturah Jackson are back in Cameron as assistant coaches this year.

https://www.wralsportsfan.com/former...ches/18487895/

[dudog84]

If CB&B doesn't mind, I'll throw this in here (it's not season related).

DWBB has its first 2020 recruit, PG Vanessa De Jesus from California. ESPN has her as the #57 recruit and #18 point guard in the class. But...

MaxPreps has her as a 2018-19 5th-team All-American. Therefore they think she's one of the top 25 players in the country regardless of class.

https://www.maxpreps.com/news/sDnP0j...ican-team-.htm

And USAToday has her on their 2nd team all-California, the other 9 players are all Seniors and 1 Sophomore.

https://usatodayhss.com/2019/2018-19...asketball-team

I love a great point guard, the most important position on the team.

[duke09hms]

If CB&B doesn't mind, I'll throw this in here (it's not season related).

DWBB has its first 2020 recruit, PG Vanessa De Jesus from California. ESPN has her as the #57 recruit and #18 point guard in the class. But...

MaxPreps has her as a 2018-19 5th-team All-American. Therefore they think she's one of the top 25 players in the country regardless of class.

https://www.maxpreps.com/news/sDnP0j...ican-team-.htm

And USAToday has her on their 2nd team all-California, the other 9 players are all Seniors and 1 Sophomore.

https://usatodayhss.com/2019/2018-19...asketball-team

I love a great point guard, the most important position on the team.

Other rankings for Vanessa De Jesus:

#57 -- ESPN
#76 -- Blue Star Report
#99 -- Prospects Nation

Welcome to Duke!

[burnspbesq]

Pretty good turnout, a couple hundred folks in blue in a sea of maroon. Probably a total of 3,000 or so in a 12,000-seat arena.

[loran16]

Unsurprisingly, after a solid first half, we turned out to be not in the same stratosphere as TAMU in the 2nd, now 75-52 with 2:42 to play.

No more ranked teams on the schedule in November, with the next one being mid December against SC. Hopefully this is just TAMU is really really really good and not "Here we go again."

[burnspbesq]

Minus-21 on the glass was the difference in the game. We did a respectable job against Carter (25 for the game, but only nine in the second half). Haley forced a few, some of which were pretty egregious.

Next.

[CamrnCrz1974]

With the Duke loss...

••• Dropped its third straight contest to Texas A&M and is now 1-6 all-time
••• Is now 0-4 on the road against A&M
••• Lost its 10th straight game against a ranked opponent and 14th consecutive road game against a ranked foe
••• Is now 9-7 all-time when playing in the state of Texas
••• Coach P is now 2-3 in the state of Texas since taking over Duke job in 2007-08
••• Won 39 out of the last 45 true road games in the month of November over last eight years
••• Coach P moved to 64-11 in November since arriving at Duke
••• Is now 40-26 against SEC opponents
••• Coach P moved to 23-23 against SEC opponents

Duke/Texas A&M Post-Game Notes (GoDuke.com)
https://goduke.com/documents/2019/11...game_Notes.pdf

[AustinDevil]

With the Duke loss...

••• Dropped its third straight contest to Texas A&M and is now 1-6 all-time
••• Is now 0-4 on the road against A&M
••• Lost its 10th straight game against a ranked opponent and 14th consecutive road game against a ranked foe
••• Is now 9-7 all-time when playing in the state of Texas
••• Coach P is now 2-3 in the state of Texas since taking over Duke job in 2007-08
••• Won 39 out of the last 45 true road games in the month of November over last eight years
••• Coach P moved to 64-11 in November since arriving at Duke
••• Is now 40-26 against SEC opponents
••• Coach P moved to 23-23 against SEC opponents

Duke/Texas A&M Post-Game Notes (GoDuke.com)
https://goduke.com/documents/2019/11...game_Notes.pdf

I guess some of the fairly terrible early Duke teams did not play against the SEC, because P is 23-23 against the SEC and Duke was 17-3 against the SEC before her arrival?

[CamrnCrz1974]

I guess some of the fairly terrible early Duke teams did not play against the SEC, because P is 23-23 against the SEC and Duke was 17-3 against the SEC before her arrival?

I believe Coach P's record against SEC schools is for her entire career (Maine, Michigan State, and Duke).

[Kfanarmy]

With the Duke loss...

...
••• Lost its 10th straight game against a ranked opponent and 14th consecutive road game against a ranked foe ...


https://goduke.com/documents/2019/11...game_Notes.pdf

ouch! very telling measurement of where the program stands performance wise. Surprised that was in the post game notes!

[CameronBornAndBred]

ouch! very telling measurement of where the program stands performance wise. Surprised that was in the post game notes!

To be fair to that factoid, A&M was ranked 6th, and on their own court.
Also to be fair, there was a time not that long ago that we would have at least been competitive. We'll be playing some other ranked teams this year, and some will be outside of the top 10. Those will be the ones to get a better gauge on where this team is, and if there is improvement from last year or more of the same.

[Kfanarmy]

To be fair to that factoid, A&M was ranked 6th, and on their own court.
Also to be fair, there was a time not that long ago that we would have at least been competitive. We'll be playing some other ranked teams this year, and some will be outside of the top 10. Those will be the ones to get a better gauge on where this team is, and if there is improvement from last year or more of the same.

Right and right. From where I sit, the drop off in TV coverage is as telling as anything. Just can't find the Duke women on national coverage anymore.

[dudog84]

Ugh.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Ugh.

24-21 HT score...on the losing side. That's not good.
If Duke loses this game, the whole season is gonna be a wash.

[dudog84]

24-21 HT score...on the losing side. That's not good.
If Duke loses this game, the whole season is gonna be a wash.

A "wash" is too clean of a term.

[dudog84]

The only positive I take away from that mess is that Kyra is moving really well. The season depends on her.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Whew, they woke up. But still...that was not an impressive win.

[DU82]

Duke-Northwestern tied at the half at 25. First quarter was 19-11 NW. we switched to man to man, and that messed up the Wildcats. After starting hot from 3, they ended the half 3-11.

Offensively, well...

Actually, I see signs of life from the frosh Baines and Claude, they seem to have a clue what to do, just haven’t executed fully. Jade Williams I believe is the high scorer with 6, but like the UNLV game isn’t really playing well. Miala’s missed a few open shots, and rushed a few others. leoanna’s shot’s off, too, but is getting some open looks.

[DU82]

And then an 8-0 run by NW to start the second half, just like the first.

[loran16]

SOOOOOO Many Missed Layups this quarter. It is getting painful to watch.

Northwestern isn't playing particularly well, Duke just can't convert any of its looks - and a lot of them are pretty darn close.