Career Night for Baker Overshadows Mike DePaoli’s HC Debut as Dukes Blow Out Fordham 86-62

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From tip-off on Wednesday, it was clear that one of Michael DePaoli’s main goals as head coach was to open up Fordham’s offense. In his first game at the helm since Jeff Neubauer’s Tuesday departure, a fresh-faced Fordham team was getting off a lot of shots early, and while not a lot were connecting, DePaoli felt like it was an improvement.
“We had a lot of good looks in the first half, but we just couldn’t knock them down,” DePaoli said in his first post-game presser. “We got a little impatient. I feel like we could have gotten some better shots off if we spent more time working the ball.”
Fordham’s ball movement was definitely an improvement in the first half. Despite finishing the first twenty minutes shooting 24% from the field, gone were the consistent dumps to an overworked Joel Soriano. Instead, Fordham’s possessions featured plenty of perimeter passing and solid cuts to the hoop. While a system like this would have resulted in some better shot production if the Rams just...

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