The D's On Fire

Published Author Zac Weiss joins the program to discuss the offseason the opening round of basketball games and fall Duquesne sports! Support him and the two Duquesne alumn authors by buying the new Duquesne basketball book reviewing last season's magical run https://www.amazon.com/47-Years-Story-2023-24-Duquesne/dp/B0DKF1HLV8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39K3QB7NMAL1V&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KZ4SJ1DV72Km9n_IP2A0IQ.1JeDi_usm1UhtxoRrsxz-E6FGH9WUivkw4D26IUGVac&dib_tag=se&keywords=47+years+the+duquesne+basketball+story&qid=1731413595&sprefix=Duquesne+Basketball%2Caps%2C333&sr=8-1

Nick and Alec discuss the magical year that was and gives their final send off thoughts to all the departing seniors and Coach Dambrot who made it all possible. Bonus: Nick and Alec talk about the incredible women's basketball win over Monmouth in the WNIT!

Nick is joined by Pittsburgh Sports Now's Zac Weiss for a "quick pod" that turned into an hour long discussion about the championship, Keith's formal announcement that he will be retiring, how the Women's team is trying to prepare for the mysterious and frustrating WNIT, and what Duquesne fans should be thinking while watching the first round matchup in Omaha

Nick and Alec give their reactions and recap to the A-10 Championship game against VCU. They touch on what this means for the program at large and whether the Dukes can make some noise in the NCAA TOURNAMENT!!! Both of the guys calmed down a little before starting this one

Nick and Alec react to the St. Bonaventure game and express how they're feeling going into tomorrow's championship game against VCU

Nick and Alec discuss the incredibly important win for the Dukes, touch on the cons from the game and really hit on all the high points! Let's Go Dukes!

Nick is joined by Zac Weiss to review the women's season and men's past few games, discuss realistic expectations for the two squads as the regular season comes to a close and the A-10 tournaments near. It's time for the Dukes to "burn the ships" and play like there is no tomorrow

The guys discuss the games from this past week and the rotation. The women's team's battle for a top 4 spot continues! A lot of NBA talk mixed into this one.

Nick and Alec recap the past week and a half of Duquesne basketball games. Give their ideal lineups and discuss what they think the identities of the teams are. Will they be enough?

Nick and Alec talk about the men's latest two losses, how the results don't matter anymore, the bright spots from this past week, and they notice there might be some correlation between one player losing playing time and the losing streak. From the women's side, they discuss the dominant win over St. Bonaventure and Nick predicts a win in Charlotte (After the Pod, the women made his prediction true!)

Alec and Nick give their reactions to the Dayton Duquesne game, the struggles the men's team has shown this season, and basically have a general vent session. The rare bright spots of this pod includes an appreciation for the women's team, Jake DiMichelle, and the guys discuss their ideal rotation moving forward.

Nick and Alec are joined by expert of all things Duquesne Sports Related, Zac Weiss! The guys discuss the rosters, the ideal lineups, what changes can be made to make these teams even better, and expectations for conference play.

Nick and Alec discuss Tess Myers making school history with 11 3 pointers, the women's comfortable win that was much needed, and the men's game against St. Peter's. They also discussed the importance of finding another big to solidify the rotation.

Nick and Alec talk about the Dukes win over Marshall, Alec goes over just how good a lot of individuals have been performing, and Nick goes over the women's latest win. The T-Shirt list continues to grow this season and Nick and Alec talk about a lot of random unrelated stuff

Nick and Alec discuss the last two weeks of basketball, the ref show that was the Nebraska game, the great City game victory for the women that makes the City run through the Bluff, touching on the women's struggles, and mostly focusing on the rotation of guys who will most likely be using the majority of the minutes moving forward.

Nick and Alec are back discussing their reactions to a busy third week of the season. Women are on a winning streak, guys had a tough loss to a very good Princeton game and two dominant wins before that. Unfortunately this episode does not include reactions to the Nebraska Screwjob or the City game as it was recorded last week and just recently been saved! Alec and Nick will try to cover those two games and more this upcoming weekend!

Nick and Alec recap the men's win in the home opener against a dangerous Cleveland State team, talk about the differences they saw in this team compared to last year, the importance of Tre Clark taking on the Point Clark role, Rozier's importance, how the new guys played, and how incredibly difficult Dambrot's task of figuring out the minutes for the bigs will be. Nick also touched on the Women's opening game at Princeton and the boys congratulated the football team on another NEC title!

Nick Frost and Alec Forcina do their best to preview the seasons for the men's and women's basketball teams. How many losses does Nick see in the schedules? Who will the starting lineups be? What is the expectation for both teams this year?