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Blue Man

To me, donating to the NIL is kind of like making a campaign contribution. I may donate $100 bucks or whatever, but at the end of the day it’s the deep pockets that will drive any meaningful impact. You're not wrong, but if everyone on this board had the same opinion as you, it would matter a lot.

Blue Man

Would love nothing more than Ed Cooley falling flat on his face @ Gtown , he gets a pass year 1 but you would expect some improvement in year 2 I just don't think you get a pass when you have unlimited money to go and buy a team. If I'm a Gtown fan I think the most "tempered" of expectati...

Blue Man

While visiting the GU board looking for news on KJ’s hire, I checked out their other topics and read some posts on NIL strategy. One self proclaimed inside poster said Cooley - anticipating his first year would be a struggle - purposely held back a significant chunk of NIL last year so he could hav...

Blue Man

It's funny, I don't really remember the meltdowns when Dan Hurley lost arguably better top level assistants to similar level jobs - Preston Murphy, ARD, Luke Murray all left for the same jobs at higher level programs that could pay more. Just because Archie's assistants pool is good "for us&qu...

Blue Man

This is a depressing thread.

God this fanbase just doesn’t get it.

Blue Man

While visiting the GU board looking for news on KJ’s hire, I checked out their other topics and read some posts on NIL strategy. One self proclaimed inside poster said Cooley - anticipating his first year would be a struggle - purposely held back a significant chunk of NIL last year so he could hav...

Blue Man

It's funny, I don't really remember the meltdowns when Dan Hurley lost arguably better top level assistants to similar level jobs - Preston Murphy, ARD, Luke Murray all left for the same jobs at higher level programs that could pay more. Just because Archie's assistants pool is good "for us&quo...

Blue Man

This is why we were hesitant about putting it on here. Vault tweeted out the info as his own. That dudes sources are jokes. He takes guesses, sometimes educated, and hopes they’re right. Tre Mitchell being one of them. Remember how he knew that KJ was going to be officially announced last week? He ...

Blue Man

UConn's win over Purdue averages just under 4 million fewer viewers than South Carolina's victory over Iowa Viewership for Monday night's game was up slightly from UConn's victory a year ago https://www.yahoo.com/sports/uconns-win-over-purdue-averages-just-under-4-million-fewer-viewers-than-south-c...

Blue Man

Gonna be really funny when Kenny doesn’t go and all these “sources” got it wrong.

Vault had Tre Mitchell signed sealed and delivered to Rhody too.

Blue Man

Hurley isn't leaving UConn. Certainly not before he passes Calhoun for titles. Then - it would be more likely he retires. Just like when I said Kentucky would be open, and Dan would use this as leverage to improve UConn (assistant's pay, NIL, etc), Dan isn't doing another rebuild. He's a God in a pl...

Blue Man

Not Mike Powell wrote: ↑1 week ago
Thorr does not deserve praise for the success Hurley is having after URI.

Yeah and we shouldn’t celebrate players in the NBA either!

Blue Man

Imagine having an NBA point guard on your roster and playing him off the ball so a sub 30% shooter could jack up 6 a game.

Blue Man

reef wrote: ↑1 week ago I saw DH hug PMurphy in the handshake line , I forget was Murphy an assistant for DH @ Rhody ?

Yes. 3 former Rhody assistants in that game. Preston, Luke, and Tom Moore.

Blue Man

I don’t think they’re talking about KJ. Otherwise why would they wait to announce it? It’s probably a coach of a FF team. That said, again, Hammond and his coaches have talked about Archie Miller as a main reason for coming to URI. Also, with how overbearing and involved Georgetown boosters are - do...

Blue Man

Yeah I do have to admit a 1-2 scoring combo of DG and Jaden is pretty darn good especially with a guy like Hammond flying up and down the floor , hopefully we can find some defenders that was our major problem We got Farrell. He's one dimensional at the moment - but a long kid who commits and locks...

Blue Man

He's so fast, has such a low dribble, quick hands, very alert. Caught a couple of steals when guys were napping in the back court. Constantly pushing the tempo, going at the defense and forcing them to commit, it's amazing he got 20 because he was looking for his teammates and only took what was giv...

Blue Man

"Archie Miller connected with Ben Hammond right away, they are the same player, short, smart, hard nosed, tough guard at NC State. Ben Hammond is the exact same way" Lot of talk about him and about the Archie connection. He's short - no matter how he does, those P5 schools aren't taking fl...

Blue Man

Am I the only one checking in on Hammond? This kid is the real fucking deal.

Blue Man

We don't recruit New England kids. We do - we were in the mix with Amdy last year and couldn't afford him. I know we do. I was being sarcastic. We just can't land any of them. Were Jarvis and Jared the last 2 significant recruits from NE Prep schools that we got? That was 10 years ago. Austin suppo...

Blue Man

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑1 week ago
SmartyBarrett wrote: ↑1 week ago
We don't recruit New England kids.

We do - we were in the mix with Amdy last year and couldn't afford him.

Blue Man

Count me in the team House camp. Without a true PG and playing 1/2 the year as the #1 target for a defense, he managed to be a pretty efficient scorer jumping up a level from what he was used to. 14 ppg in the A10 isn't nothing. Nice to have a guy capable of going off at any point. 1 year left I thi...

Blue Man

What a bum. Last name only. Guy averages under 5 points a game in 20 mins and is a 36% shooter. I'd love him in the A10 to ridicule in person though. Calling him a bum is going way overboard. Cardiac arrest in the preseason, didn’t get cleared for the beginning of the year. No chance he was 100% an...

Blue Man

What a bum. Last name only. Guy averages under 5 points a game in 20 mins and is a 36% shooter.

I'd love him in the A10 to ridicule in person though.

Blue Man

Jersey77 wrote: ↑1 week ago
OBRAM wrote: ↑1 week ago maybe its been said on this post, but teams that make it to the NIT Final Four are NCAA Playoff caliber teams.
No question both Seton Hall and Indiana State definitely are.

Certainly over Virginia

Blue Man

https://x.com/rhodyexcellence/status/1775216436199203177?s=46 needless to say - this was not me... hard pass this is a ponzi scheme How? If you want to get good players, this is how you get good players. You certainly don't have to donate, you certainly don't have to buy in. For everyone that doesn...

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Clark had 41 points plus 7 rebounds and 12 assists. She is a tremendous passer Iowa plays UConn Friday 9pm in Final 4 Both the men’s and women’s UConn and NC State basketball teams are in the Final 4, props to them. That’s crazy , wonder if that’s ever happened before ? For UConn this is the 5th ti...

Blue Man

reef wrote: ↑2 weeks ago
RF1 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago
We are seeing a lot of coaches getting promoted from non P5 to P5 , it’s about identifying those up and comers

Another for the 3 teams in 4 years as a coach.

But that NEVER happens!

Blue Man

We will really know the writing's on the wall when or if Hammond enters the portal. This stealth mode plus the footdragging about KJ is just more frustration surrounding this program. Same for the collective announcement, whatever it is. Thought the recent article that came out about Hammond and hi...

Blue Man

If that's the case then this is sad. Has it come down to celebrating being able to keep some players you recruited a year or so ago? Guys like Cam and Fuchs are good players, but a 'Big Week' had better be getting some really good transfers to help a much needed upgrade with the roster. Could just ...

Blue Man

Get on board! Join here: https://rhodyexcellence.com/join/ https://twitter.com/rhodyexcellence/status/1774910568115196412 Would imagine this is announcing some key players staying? If that's the case then this is sad. Has it come down to celebrating being able to keep some players you recruited a y...

Blue Man

Bryant’s Roster Blue have entered Portal Red were 5th year players Basically starting over. Phil Martelli Jr with work to do including consoling Rhody Vault :( IMG_2982.jpeg Excited to hear how it’s not his fault, this is the new world of college athletics, he came into an unfair situation and has ...

Blue Man

I decided to do a little digging. For the past couple of years, a large percentage of our recruits and our portal interests have been from the DMV area. There are 14 guys on this current list. How many from the DMV area? Zero. There are 6 from NY/NJ. Those would be Duane. 3 are from Illinois. Those...

Blue Man

Blue, did DH personally send you this info ? Did he put you on his PR team ? Just kidding :lol: I only saw bits and pieces of Edey games and honestly wasn’t paying close attention to how the ref’s were treating him. That said, I missed most of what’s in the vid’s you posted above. You and Stevey ma...

Blue Man

Here's the latest Portal Tracker for Rhody: Portal-Tracker'24.png I decided to do a little digging. For the past couple of years, a large percentage of our recruits and our portal interests have been from the DMV area. There are 14 guys on this current list. How many from the DMV area? Zero. There ...

Blue Man

FWIW: Mack was the guy I wanted if we didn't land Archie Miller. Will be interested to see how he does at Charleston. Me too Mack is an asshole. For the complainers who think Archie isn't "connecting" with the fans enough...even though he's just a reserved guy off the court...Mack is a to...

Blue Man

With the whistles, Edey is borderline unwatchable. It is impossible, literally impossible, to be that big, play 40 minutes, play 100% of your game directly under the basket, while only committing 1 foul. When one player is getting to the line more than the entire other team...that's not a good prod...

Blue Man

With the whistles, Edey is borderline unwatchable. It is impossible, literally impossible, to be that big, play 40 minutes, play 100% of your game directly under the basket, while only committing 1 foul. When one player is getting to the line more than the entire other team...that's not a good produ...

Blue Man

And it's f'n bullshit Rhody hoops would be rolling right now. Maybe not natty's, but perennial tournament teams and plenty of ability to knock off anyone. Blah blah blah coach K, you killed us because you had the perfect match up against is. Lucky for you we guarded a 7 footer with 6'4 Stan Robinso...

Blue Man

I don't know that I've ever heard of any other coach who talks more often or more fondly of their time at a previous school than Dan speaks of URI.

Blue Man

Bravo to Dan Hurley whose UConn team have dominated in the NCAAs so far, winning by 32, 17, and 30. We can bask in some reflected glory of his achievement knowing he got his most important chops at Rhody. Hurley made the right decision in taking the UConn job and going to a place, not only for a bi...

Blue Man

Still March and already down to 8 players from the list of 15. Long way to go til November 1….. Fuchs House Green Kortright Weston Estevez Brown Montgomery Wright Foumena Dubsky Stewart Bilau Hammond Farrell To me this feels about right - unless we get another PG and Ways hits the portal sensing hi...

Blue Man

Bravo to Dan Hurley whose UConn team have dominated in the NCAAs so far, winning by 32, 17, and 30. We can bask in some reflected glory of his achievement knowing he got his most important chops at Rhody. Hurley made the right decision in taking the UConn job and going to a place, not only for a bi...

Blue Man

Bravo to Dan Hurley whose UConn team have dominated in the NCAAs so far, winning by 32, 17, and 30. We can bask in some reflected glory of his achievement knowing he got his most important chops at Rhody. Hurley made the right decision in taking the UConn job and going to a place, not only for a bi...

Blue Man

I have a sneaking suspicion that our bigger boosters realize just how important this offseason is to the future of this coach and program, and are or will step up to ensure Archie can bring in the talent he needs to get good again. Consider the alternative. It's not pretty. So we are paying over $2...

Blue Man

Are we ODing on copium here or is there really a chance KJ actually stays? Maybe a little of both? Hard to know what's going on behind the scenes. My take on it at this point is I hope he stays, but at the same time I never expected him to be here long and still feel that way whether he stays for n...

Blue Man

steviep123 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago Wow! Just Wow!

Edit: I can't find any other source for this, so this might be a parady account or soemthing - my apologies.

That’s a fairly well known parody account. One of the better ones

Blue Man

rambone 78 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago Its Blue Man again raging against the dying of the light.

Just kidding bro keep on keeping on....

It’s worked before!

Blue Man

https://www.woonsocketcall.com/sports/hammond-gearing-up-for-hoop-experience-with-rhody-rams/article_ef696126-ec38-11ee-bef4-cf325a0a35d5.html For all the fear mongering this new article that specifically talks about Hammond playing for Archie and how important that is because of Archie’s pedigree a...

Blue Man

Well, the hope is we can compete with more teams financially this offseason. We also have to factor in what he said he’s looking for. He wants to be a starting point guard. I haven’t kept up to date if any of these guys transferred… Georgia Tech - They had a very good freshman point guard in Naitha...

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