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Rhody15 wrote: ↑10 hours ago Just so ironic to me Hammond decommitted (supposedly) because Kenny left, and now he’ll go to to a school where Kenny isn’t coaching at either lol

I think Lawrence is the reason he left

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RIFan, over the years, I have often wondered why the university can’t build more pride. I always thought that native Rhode Islanders tended to be negative toward the state and that that attitude spilled over to the University by extension. However, I am sure it is a combination of many things. I've...

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Exactly how many big donors do you think there are for URI? Look at our endowment for example. We are not in the top 150 for endowment size. We don't even make the top 50 for public universities for endowment size. Where do you all expect these big donors to come from? Sometimes the expectations of...

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Article https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/39974973/fedex-pledges-25m-5-years-nil-program-memphis We would need 10’s of thousands of $10/mo pledges to keep up. Why bother Because the $10/mo pledges tell the big fish that there's an investment from a larger fanbase, which motivates them ...

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Bottom line is that y’all need to donate more - if you don’t you aren’t a real fan … so pony up for bassy or any other castoffs … skip that daily cup of coffee and instead donate to players - but don’t ask for a cut of the gate … after all you aren’t the owners of the stock you are purchasing - you...

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hrstrat57 wrote: ↑7 hours ago Here’s hoping that after watching UVa get destroyed and having the Packline fail at URI that Miller will think it’s time to adapt.

do we do that here?

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CamsRams wrote: ↑3 hours ago
Rhody15 wrote: ↑4 hours ago
What was he asking for?

LO...who in their right mind would share that kind of info with that guy in the first place? Whoever did that is the bigger maroon....

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Iggy1979 wrote: ↑5 hours ago
sbrand wrote: ↑9 hours ago Definitely not Arkansas or Georgetown. I spoke with his coach yesterday. But that’s all I got. He’s a nice guy.
Did he say why he left? Kenny's departure? ARchie bringing in a transfer PG?

it's gotta be the transfer

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If Bassy is indeed visiting then imo he commits. We could do worse. What this indicates to me is actually a positive. Based on the players who have stayed and those who have left, we could have a squad who gives consistent effort, even though the talent level might still not be good enough to conte...

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Interesting points above Re: Olympic Sports. Should be an interesting off and on discussion in the coming months/yrs. I have never given this angle of the topic much thought although, I do enjoy watching the Olympics when they come around, and sometimes, college Olympic sports. Someone needs to tra...

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https://x.com/adamzagoria/status/1778927778861043771?s=46&t=X3tFdRrojFvLeOstPVmZqw Him coming back here, and getting paid...would be epic. I think him scoring 19.6 ppg and only getting serious consideration at Fordham should explain everything. Totally agree, it would just be fun to hear the di...

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Here is my two cents. Worst I have ever felt about Rhody hoops. I dont like the state of College Bbal or most other College TV Sports. But good or bad in order to have a chance at winning games we need to support NIL. I am signed up for a yearly subscription. I aslo believe that Archie is a great c...

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Phil Martelli ?

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Interesting points above Re: Olympic Sports. Should be an interesting off and on discussion in the coming months/yrs. I have never given this angle of the topic much thought although, I do enjoy watching the Olympics when they come around, and sometimes, college Olympic sports. Someone needs to tra...

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STC wrote: ↑1 day ago URI will be as good and as nationally relevant as the big time boosters want us to be.

That, plus maybe if ECR doubles up to .02 per month

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Was told today that Archie is going in a 'different direction ' than Kenny. No more details offered. Interesting intel, Iggy. Thanks for posting it. Much appreciated. I can only spec/guess what it means: Archie not filling the job with another recruiter; Archie looking for someone with connections ...

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Yep, all about the $. Not a good 2 days for VCU losing 2 probable starters to the portal. They would have been favorites to win the A10. Some of these transfers just don't make much sense. This is 1 of them. Follows his coach across the country. Has an alpha role on a team that fills their gym ever...

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So it seems fan funded NIL is already a thing of the past. Absolutely no way we can generate enough ground roots NIL money to now not only compete against another schools fan funded collective, now we have to compete with the universities too! Now personally I think the universities and the NCAA sh...

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While Hamilton might not be the best hitter in the world, he's not the best fielder either

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How clueless do you have to be to look at this whole situation and come away thinking the players are the ones who are greedy. There is some crazy thought among people on this board and writ large that the scholarship should be enough. Student-athletes at the D1 level are working two jobs. One as a...

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A valid strategy. A pragmatic one and unfortunate, imho, because a consequence is prep recruits will miss out on opportunities to play at many good programs thus, having their options limited. That said, I am in favor of what is best for Rhody basketball getting back to relevancy and the NCAAT. Com...

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I'm more excited about Lawrence than any player since _______

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Larry was open to having the team located wherever he could get the most money. He is no way was really intent on keeping the team in RI. In my view, he is as much a villain in this as was Nicholas Mattiello. Both were only concerned with their own self interests. to revise the title....not a good ...

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This might be true in the case of Hammond, but Lawrence was a backup guard for Nebraska that average over 6ppg. He looks like he will be a solid player and good teammate, but no difference maker playing with guys like House and Luis who aren’t exactly world beaters in my opinion. People love our gu...

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78 and ECR, I share your extreme frustration but, don’t let the fickle decision making of a teenager dictate your fandom in the program and sport. Hang in there. It was fun following the recruiting process and watching players develop over 4 years. The news system is slow motion train wreck of disa...

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Rhodymob05 wrote: ↑2 days ago Blows my mind that a recruit can verbally commit, sign a letter of intent, and 10 months later, just bail. lol, zero accountability or penalty.

It's A-murri-ca, baby! Everyone is a "bid ness"

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https://x.com/247hshoops/status/1780401360338354490?s=46&t=RiOaTCLvtjhXX7DAYI1lEg Reason 4849488327 I’ll never get excited for recruits this day and age. Agree. And I have to ask, why does this situation, which will happen again and again ad nauseum with zero oversite as of now, make you feel l...

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Looks like Archie saw this coming with the Recruitment of Lawrence. I didn't really understand (still don't) the excitement over an undersized freshman point guard to come in and play a key role. He may turn into a star someday, but chances are slim to none it's happening as a freshman. It's mostly...

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Nah man that is ridiculous to say. And I’m the one who said losing KJ would be the greatest loss in program history aside from Hurley, so that’s saying something. This kid Hammond was the leading pg, essentially the captain of the #2 program in all of US high school basketball. He plays a different...

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BB78, I only knew him by his stage name :lol: ( JD, you were not, I don't believe, going to get "experience playing in relevant games for a power conference team that was relevant last season and for a good coach" level play from Hammond in 24-25, you just weren't...and you can't have both...

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Looks like Archie saw this coming with the Recruitment of Lawrence. I didn't really understand (still don't) the excitement over an undersized freshman point guard to come in and play a key role. He may turn into a star someday, but chances are slim to none it's happening as a freshman. It's mostly...

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A true FR who will need a lot of time to develop is likely the least attractive recruit there is in this environment. I just assume he will look elsewhere but I believe we were his best offer. then he's probably not going to leave...yay, I guess. Would prefer that they focus on players that can mak...

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If so....how do you think he'll be received at the Ry? The diehards will boo and the casuals won't know Ben Hammond from Gregory Hammond. Or Jeffrey Hammond. (Have to be a Jethro Tull fan to know who he is.) ha! not just Jeffrey Hammond, Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond ;) And, yes, I would rather see him p...

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He was top 50ish coming out of high school. I don't think we even attempt to recruit that high anymore. Lucky if we see a top 150. How often were we pulling in top 50ish players before the rule changes anyway? Once or twice every 20 years or so? It's not like we were regularly racking up top 50 or ...

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Really? Because of a kid who never enrolled, took a class, put on uniform, etc. at URI? Get over it. I think it's BS if another team takes our asst and one of his recruits with him. No I will not get over it. I highly doubt Hammond is going with him. Mack was who Gtown was after; I still think ther...

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KevanBoyles wrote: ↑2 days ago Go straight to the portal

EXACTLY

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If this really is about name, image and likeness, why don't the players get the TV money? After all, it's their names, images and likenesses we see on the TV screen. somehow NCAA has avoided paying players and left it up to the fans have to admit.. its a genius move... https://www.youtube.com/watch...

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If this really is about name, image and likeness, why don't the players get the TV money? After all, it's their names, images and likenesses we see on the TV screen. I do believe this has been mentioned multy times. All responses are pretty much the same, "yeah, sucks, that just the way it is,...

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https://twitter.com/rhodyvault/status/1780402712288583775?s=42 Idk, I think a decommit from a 4 star freshman would say otherwise. You were going to have Hammond or Lawrence, not both. For one year...who do you take? Hammond in a second. He would have been the future if they could have kept him som...

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Why does it feel like the wheels are falling off of this program? https://x.com/rhodyrumble/status/1528030209571794951?s=46 Idk the B1G transfer seems to think that’s not the case. https://twitter.com/rhodyvault/status/1780402712288583775?s=42 Idk, I think a decommit from a 4 star freshman would sa...

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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 expectations when stealing a coach from within your own conference and then making him the highest paid in your conference, plus having the most NIL in y...

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steviep123 wrote: ↑3 days ago Seems RV has an axe to grind

Y'think he contributes to the NIL that he took his handle from?

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Yes - you nailed it I have been posting since the projo days and the gig is finally up - I’m a fraud Pls - the only fraud here are the “commitments” Correct. Everyone that won't donate is a fraud. That's the litmus test. :lol: And here is another one who spends an insufferable amount of time compla...

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ElmCityRhody wrote: ↑3 days ago Yes - you nailed it

I have been posting since the projo days and the gig is finally up - I’m a fraud

Pls - the only fraud here are the “commitments”

Correct. Everyone that won't donate is a fraud. That's the litmus test.

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KevanBoyles wrote: ↑3 days ago Looks like Archie saw this coming with the Recruitment of Lawrence.

I hope Arch thinks he made it happen, not that he was 'prepared for it to happen.' Upgrade every position/player whenever you can

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Looks like Archie saw this coming with the Recruitment of Lawrence. I didn't really understand (still don't) the excitement over an undersized freshman point guard to come in and play a key role. He may turn into a star someday, but chances are slim to none it's happening as a freshman. It's mostly...

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Potential benefits to waiting. Still more players to hit the portal and some of the better players still to come. Available playing time is a good selling point. Agree to judge Archie and his Staff once complete - plenty of time to go. Patience is a virtue. https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1...

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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. ...

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Lost Hammond...gained Lawrence. Will take it every single day of the week.

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Awesome! Unlike guys like Weston and Alex this kid has actually made an impact at the high major he's coming from. Great job by Archie. We finally get some good news. Never seen him play, from all the posts, sounds awesome. From trying to read the enthusiasm gauge, I hope th he's clearly going to b...

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