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steveystuds06

IF Zapala gets off in Kingston C Zapala PF Fuchs SF Green SG House PG Lawrence Bench - Bassy/Traore/Cam If Fuchs can play the 4 this year, I like it, but he was so much better at the 5. I think you should swap out Zapala and add Bassy. PG Bassy SG House Wing Lawernce Forward Green Center Fuchs 6th-...

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Bassy and house are volume scorers, that is playing with fire having both starting guards needing that many shots to get theirs. Especially your point guard. I actually kinda like it...the more shooters the better I heard that Archie and the staff preached to Bassy that they wanted him to be a more...

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https://x.com/bigsouthhh/status/1789349284946608268?s=46 Hopefully some excitement next week, other players possibly in he mix for us also. There’s other players just as good if not better than Zapala we’re in the mix for. If we miss on him it wouldn’t be that big of a deal although I’d like to hav...

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I keep going back to Archie saying the practice facility is, in his own words, a "game changer" He also said, in his own words, that Rhody Excellence is a "game changer". Where are the "game changing" players? I don't know, to me "game changers" are players b...

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Ramfan22 wrote: ↑2 hours ago Sounds like Zapala is down to Wichita State and Rhode Island

Great. Dino just told me that as well. Let's get him!!!

steveystuds06

Unfortunate if Zapala doesn't wind up a Ram. If the team instagram account followed him they must've thought it was a done deal and it fell through. It was never close to a done deal. Even though he's not good enough for some people on here, he has been pursued by some strong programs. IDk if he en...

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Ha, I think we'll manage to snag at least a couple more players for 2024-25... But yeah. I'd think that our starting five is some combination from the six of House, Fuchs, Green, Lawrence, Thomas and Estevez, with Traore as the "first big off bench," and Wright and Farrell probably absorb...

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Unfortunate if Zapala doesn't wind up a Ram. If the team instagram account followed him they must've thought it was a done deal and it fell through. It was never close to a done deal. Even though he's not good enough for some people on here, he has been pursued by some strong programs. IDk if he en...

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Why do you not acknowledge JLawrence? If Lawrence is that stud transfer, I expect him to be 1st or 2nd team A10. That's the kind of player I want with the "game changers"....the practice facility and Rhode to Excellence. Remember when we used to have players that were all A10 , A10 POY ca...

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I have to admit I’m skeptical about the returning core from a 20 loss team. These were mostly older kids. Plus losing our 4 star freshman hurts I don’t want to hear all the rationalization about it. Counting on Bassy to turn things around from the point? I love the kids effort and attitude but just...

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THANK YOU...I'll never understand why that is a minority opinion here Do you honestly think none of us want the best players possible? Every single fanbase in America wants that. Jaden House was a 14-point scorer in the A10. He is a returning, talented player who should improve. Something this team...

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I'm with you Stevey . Completely agree with everything you have said. Thanks, Luke. I don't know what the right answer is—none of us do. Trust me, I have more doubts about Archie than I ever had right now. I'm skeptical, but I am going into this season with hope that Archie is still a fantastic coa...

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I think it's more a comment that potential players aren't stupid. They can read a roster as well as any of us, and if there are four guys playing 20+ minutes from last year's team still on the roster, plus Lawrence coming in, then they're probably not going to commit unless they don't have better o...

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Yeah....so now there's two people on this whole board that agree, "we should not only be open to, but should be investing in, getting better players than what we have now"... Seems like everyone else is content with "depth pieces" to what we already have...so as not to ruffle th...

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I hope we do better in our search for a quality center. Smith , at 6’11 and a very long wingspan weighs in at just 200 or 205 lbs. As a reference point, Fou, at 6’11 is listed as 235 lbs. Smith seems extremely thin and likely weak to play center regularly in the A10 . Furthermore, he averaged singl...

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Don't let Blueram see this. lol https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/1788645732230074432 What does it say BillyBoy, that on May 10 of 2024, the High School Recruiting thread is still on the first page? Fordham signed Jaden Smith, a 4 star 6'11" high schooler. Think we could use a player like that...

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Jersey77 wrote: ↑1 day ago Richmond gets the Greek from UConn.

Maybe we'll land a former Uconn player, too..

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Well, for all the Zapala haters on here, I was told he's out of reach now. There are too many better programs and a few high majors pursuing him so we are a long shot.. Hopefully, that's not the case.

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I would have loved Wilborn. I think he's going to be a great player. I think he's a better player than Zapala. But I don't understand why you think this kid is terrible. He's definitely not a project. Talking strictly about basketball, what do you not like about his game? He's a decent rim protecto...

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We're not talking about a project in Zapala. We're talking about a 5th year senior. C'mon. I would have loved Wilborn. I think he's going to be a great player. I think he's a better player than Zapala. But I don't understand why you think this kid is terrible. He's definitely not a project. Talking...

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Especially with a leaky packline. 1. I think Green could end up at Shooting Guard. Our best 3FG shooter last season, drives/slashes/weaves to the hoop as well as any player in the A10 and passes well. Traore or another Strong Forward tba could emerge. Note Abu Bakr makes this reference about Traore...

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Man, our message board is incredibly negative. Have people forgotten that we have a starting center? And not just any center, but one who had a solid freshman year, better than many good A10 bigs in the past. A starting center, we should be excited about coming back in a world where a lot of young, ...

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Maybe I’m misreading the portal but I’m not at all surprised we didn’t land Conway. Were we even in on him? He’s a 6’9 starter who averaged 10 and 4 for a tournament team that beat Kentucky, why the hell would he want to come here? Same reason Jamarques Lawrence has? 10 and 4 in the horizon isn't a...

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As I said I don’t think we land Wilborn and he goes high major.

If Traore is the best big we can get we’re in serious trouble with our frontcourt.

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Yeah the 4 guard lineup was only feasible because of the absence of Bilau and Green and needing an alternative to Brown and Fuchs on the floor at the same time. Either way, Mr Whitmore is following all these big guys. Perhaps someone is visiting this weekend? They definitely have some players visit...

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ridiculous i’ll never contribute to thiis nonsense Before I block you, I just want to say to see such a fun, positive poster turn into one of the most negative people on here sucks. A few of us have asked you to stop flooding the thread with the NIL comments, but you continue to do it. Why you find...

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I wouldn’t call it a huge addition at this point. Still Rhody Vault already calling him “a star in the A10” Better screenshot that one Agree. Done. He had 1 year of double figure scoring his Junior Year after 2 so-so years in the Coastal Athletic Conf with UNC Wilmington. 1 year of eligibility left...

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It's funny how people here were saying he's not that big of a loss, yet now they're saying he could be a starting PG in a P5 conference and a top 20 school by his sophomore year. Most of us said he's not a big loss for NEXT year. As a freshman. We also said that many players like Ben tend to leave,...

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That’s great you’re interviewing him Scott congrats

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Yes Stevey, that isn't happening, actually I doubt we bring in any immediate starters at this time. We just need to add quality depth at this time that can give us solid minutes. I would add a rim protector and maybe 1 or 2 more frontcourt players, plus the best available at that point, possibly a ...

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With our current roster, the chances of us landing three more starters are slim to none. House, Green, and Lawerence are definitely starting. Fuchs and Bassy are most likely starting or, at the very least, playing starter minutes. Cam should have a big role. I think we could land a starting-caliber...

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If he could is a big if, NYG. I don’t think we can yet as I don’t believe we are able to from an NIL standpoint at this point in time. We are paying for the core and the 3 new players we brought in already. Do you know that we have the NIL money available to add 3 more talented starters in addition...

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I wish him the best, but I'm hoping we move on from him on here. His leaving sucks. Him playing well somewhere else will suck. I don't know why we want to put ourselves through that. I say we forget about him and focus on our team.

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Foumena and Brown played 28 mpg. I don't think they brought this kid in to play 8. Yeah, but Foumena and Brown played the 5. This kid is not a center. I see no reason why he can’t play the 5 in the A10. Super tough kid that battles every position. It will be nice to see someone come off the bench a...

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I'm down with recruiting over the best player on the team every year. If you do it right, doesn't that mean you're getting better? I get waiting until May 1, but good grief, focus on better players and SETTLE for backups if you have to, don't have backups as the target.... :roll: No it doesn't mean...

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More on Whitford from his Ball State bio...some big time experience as an assistant and some very good recruiting classes. https://ballstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/james-whitford/849 Whitford served four years on the staff at Arizona, including his final two as the associat...

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adam914 wrote: ↑1 week ago He would seem to fit the criteria discussed last week...

EDIT: Also, I see STC threw out this name last week to. So shout out to them for potentially nailing this one!

Battle Tested knew before any of us, I think. Good intel from them.

steveystuds06

Traore was way down the list of guys I wanted.. He plays hard and seems to be a good person in the locker room but it doesn't excite me much. Let's see what happens.

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Was URI in on Anya? Feels like this a recruiting battle Archie should be in on and winning but we’re not…. Yes, they did reach out. I’m going to try not to overreact to this commitment but I’m going to overreact to this commitment. Why can’t Archie close on a big man who is in our backyard and goin...

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Miranda is super raw and doesn't seem to have the attitude this team needs. Give me a hardworking defensive big over Miranda.

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…are people really confused about whether Thomas is faster than Luis? It’s not even close. Luis could not be any slower, Thomas is 2X as quick. Yes. Bassy's biggest hater, Rhowdy, has said that Luis is faster multiple times. I think 99% of people here know he's not, but that's why I've kept going b...

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Where do you think Koch got the 6'8" from. You think he just guessed? Anyway, who cares. I still think Green at the 4 and Fuchs at the 5 together is too small. That was my point anyway. I did not say Koch guessed. I don’t know where he got it. I also don’t know where you got that Thomas is a h...

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Well obviously we would struggle if we didn't go and get other bigs to help Fuchs. I would for sure join the doom and gloom crew if we don't add another big! I think Bassy, Lawrence, a Sr House, Sr Green and Soph Fuchs is easily a better starting 5. But yeah, if they don't get the big transfers rig...

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Full circle Back to labeling the good fans to worse fans by money contributing to paying a player - I consider those who pay players owners Now contributing to the university or if that player wants to commit to URI for the duration and honor his signing then I would reciprocate So do we have the w...

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Even though I start almost every post about Bassy by saying I like Bassy, I get accused of bashing him because I don't think he gets is anywhere near where we want to be. So where do we finish with him as our PG? Somewhere between 8-12? We are happy about that in year 3 of Archie? I've heard things...

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Hahahhaa what a pathetic response Yep! Players can't get better! I think he's just trying to troll at this point. His comments are reaching Rhody72 levels. At least 72 was funny. Anyone who watches sports knows that college players typically improve and develop once they become juniors or seniors. ...

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What numbers? His FG% and 3 PT % are horrendous. How did you think Jaden House was last year? I thought he was one of our best players. Jaden House shot 27% from 3 at high point. He shot 64% from the FT line. 43% FG. When he came here, he took fewer shots and had more help than he did at a high poi...

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Just figured out and now understand what NIL means It means I’m paying NIL ! What a sham … paying for players and the ncaa laughs at you Eff that I’m paying NIL ! Just stop! You are not funny, you are adding nothing to the conversation. We get it, you are not contributing. Stop clogging up the feed...

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Did you actually watch a single game of his all year? If not, watch the Albany Vermont game and explain how he will suck here surrounded by House, Cam, Green, Lawrence and Fuchs? Why the fuck would I watch Albany basketball games? They went 5-11, second to last, in a bad conference, I've got better...

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Definitely agree if he had a different name and same exact stats, we’d be more excited. I just thought/wish we’d be getting better players in year 3 than Sebastian Thomas. Considering how we finished the last couple of years, not bad. Thinking that we over-achieved in getting Lawrence. Diggy Coit w...

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