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Monday, January 12, 2009
Gregory talks Flyer hoops on ESPN ‘podcast’
Dayton coach Brian Gregory was interviewed by ESPN’s Andy Katz after the UMass game for a podcast that was posted at ESPN.com today.
Gregory touched on the Flyers needing to “hold down the fort” with their defense and rebounding until they become better offensively.
Katz talked about UD’s win over Marquette having some “shelf life,” meaning it will still look good when the NCAA Selection Committee evaluates teams in March.
Although the interview took place 15 minutes after the Flyers’ 75-62 setback, Gregory was upbeat and optimistic about his team.
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Flyers face Fordham, Duquesne
UD Basketball: The Week Ahead
Games: vs. Fordham (2-12, 0-2 Atlantic 10), 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (no TV); at Duquesne (11-4, 2-0 Atlantic 10) 7 p.m. Saturday (no TV).
Scouting Fordham: The Rams have been lurking in the sub-300 regions of the RPI, their only wins having come at home against Lafayette and New Hampshire. They’ve lost to St. Bonaventure and Xavier in the A-10.
Scouting Duquesne: The Dukes have been one of the surprise teams in the league. Three of their four losses have been to ranked teams, and they played West Virginia to the final minutes.
They’re coming off a 98-80 win at St. Bonaventure, which took a 10-4 record into that game.
Scouting Dayton: The Flyers shot just 40 percent from the field in a 75-62 loss to UMass on Saturday, falling to 0-1 in the Atlantic 10.
The Minutemen really sagged off point guard London Warren and forward Charles Little, leaving few lanes for drives. Of course, that’s not the first time the shooting-challenged Flyers have faced a collapsing man-to-man defense.
“They packed the middle,” guard Marcus Johnson said. “Every time you tried to drive, there would be two or three guys on you. They sagged off the players that weren’t very capable of shooting it.
“We just have to work the ball around against that, drive and kick it.”
Gregory addresses alums:Dayton coach Brian Gregory spoke to about 115 UD alumni from the New England area before the game against UMass on Saturday, and the group applauded enthusiastically when he arrived.
During his remarks, Gregory cracked, “I very rarely get on the officials, so that’s your job today.”
Earlier in the week, a reporter from WDTN (Channel 2) asked the coach to say a few words on camera to retiring weatherman Carl Nichols, and Gregory displayed his biting humor.
Before offering his congratulations on a great career, Gregory said: “If I was as wrong as much as he was, I probably wouldn’t be coaching. I have two lovely daughters, and I figure out what he says the weather will be the next day and dress them just the opposite.”
