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If you buy season tickets, is that a vote of confidence/acceptance in what's happening with the team?

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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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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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theblueram wrote: ↑5 hours ago
Billyboy78 wrote: ↑1 day ago Don't let Blueram see this. lol

What does it say BillyBoy, that on May 10 of 2024, the High School Recruiting thread is still on the first page?

"more rough times ahead"?

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^ there are no rules anymore, he’ll be P5 in no time. A bunch opened up this carousel and from what I can tell no one sniffed him. He’s slimy and from what I’ve heard a bit unlikable. He wins tho so yes someone eventually will take him. Definitely seems slimy and a bit unlikeable, but coaches have ...

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reef wrote: ↑3 hours ago
ramster wrote: ↑6 hours ago You don’t like Fuchs starting at center?
Would you start Green at Power Forward?
I’m fine with that and don’t think we will sign anyone that will beat those guys out of a starting spot

But we should be efforting to do so every day

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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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RIFan wrote: ↑9 hours ago Who limits athletes to 4 years of eligibility? How can they do that? Will that go too and then this really does become the G league.

Or ... Drives the G league out of business?

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Many times daily I check here to hopefully read about a new addition from the portal to our rooster. But I only see other schools getting players, many times from A10 schools. I am getting very anxious for good URI news. I will admit I am not a very patient person. So to be able to read something r...

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The Celtics team of the last few years does not seem to have the killer instinct. Too many great games in the playoffs followed by clunkers where players failed to deliver good efforts. It is why this team still has many championship doubters. Until they prove otherwise, they are not on the same le...

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If I wanted or could pay basketball players salaries I would buy a team. This arms race will not be won by hundreds of average Joe’s and Jane’s paying $10/mo. It’s on the big boosters and local corporations backs and if they want us to succeed. That is until the piggy bank beaks opens and the actua...

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what a world. the common peasant paying 'student athlete' salaries and then having to pay again to actually watch them temporarily play for your school. Don't worry....when the pot of gold cracks open and the players unionize, the idea of fans contributing to their salaries will seem quaint...and l...

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reef wrote: ↑21 hours ago Celtics got hit in the mouth tonight ! Another game 2 stinker !

Not to get picky, but a stinker could just be a fart...this was clearly a big dump

Hazmat crews are probs still on the scene

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College Basketball Players Union, here we come! (At least then I think there will be clarity and transparency)

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Bumpin' this thread...hockey still has the best playoffs...

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Good point, Reef. Why I am thinking 6 is I am figuring that the Cavs will have one lights out shooting game like the Heat did then, the C’s will sleep walk one game, like they tend to do occasionally. Of course, both those things above could happen in one game so that the series goes 5. Btw, what i...

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Question: How / when does the "1 year rental" of players start to affect the program's graduation rate? Don't players have to have a certain number of credits to graduate from a specific college / university? What school takes the hit for the non graduate after he has used up his 4 / 5 ye...

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You said that substantial money can't be raised by fan-based collectives. You were wrong as these other schools have shown. Are you saying that your comment was URI-specific? That wasn't clear to me. I'm saying that maybe there's a difference between "booster/big donor" and "average ...

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Arkansas just did with a single fan. Yeah, I guess that's the same :roll: You said that substantial money can't be raised by fan-based collectives. You were wrong as these other schools have shown. Are you saying that your comment was URI-specific? That wasn't clear to me. I'm saying that maybe the...

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Reopened his recruitment last month after signing the all important NLI last November to Arizona State And he chose Fordham over other schools, including URI? Or, was Rhody not interested? For all the "show me the bigs" talk here, surprised there's not more consternation about this He's o...

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https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1788645732230074432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May From Fordham MBB BRONX, N.Y. – The Fordham men's basketball program has received a commitment from one of the highest rated recruits in its history, as Jaden Smith will join the Rams for the 2024-25 season. &q...

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RhodyKyle wrote: ↑1 day ago
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KeaneyBluBallz wrote: ↑1 day ago

can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.
Can't raise a million dollars with a fan-based go fund me either ...
Arkansas just did with a single fan.

Yeah, I guess that's the same

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I think our NIL budget has grown beyond 400k, but whatever it is, it looks like it's not enough. Imo a million might not be enough from what I'm seeing out there. The scary thing is it's only going to go up, unless some kind of common sense solution is found that also wont be subject to litigation....

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We missed a lot of games this year and with all the departures we considered not renewing. We’ve been season ticket holders since the Ryan Center opened. However babysitting duties will reduce and we want to give Archie another to show an improved year. We’ve also committed a small amount every mon...

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Well I’m givin this one the old bump bumperoo!! I just pony’d up the dough to Tyler for another year of Rhode Island Ram 🐏 Men’s Hoops. Who else is in? He’s gonna be calling have your credit card ready! Go Rams! I already got a call from Tyler, got a letter in the mail to renew and got several emai...

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Billyboy78 wrote: ↑2 days ago
Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 days ago
Billyboy78 wrote: ↑2 days ago

You guys make a nice couple.
Nice of you to completely skip over the fact you fell for ANOTHER easily detectable troll account.
I'm not as perfect as you think you are.

Hey, that's Captain Callout you're talking to... pretty sure no clapping back allowed

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RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑2 days ago I tried to really capture the spirit of the thing.

Feel free to use that in your everyday life for things you hate

Personally, I think constipation is actually worse, so maybe you can keep that in mind for the next time you can't think of anything intelligent to say...

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The literal first sentence of YOUR post says "I think Green could end up at shooting guard." So yes, you thickheaded idiot, you did say Green at 2 . Jesus Christ (sorry for triggering some of you), you're going for the leg sweep huh, Johnny? Lol To quote the Falcon, "he's out of line...

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great concert in charleston praise jesus ! this is a great venue for a concert !!! https://youtu.be/f8zwvKOtsRc?si=diAwsDDpDldqCJDv Christian "music" is the liquid, drizzling shits. I'll never forgive WBRU for selling out to the objectively evil KLOVE Well that's a nice thoughtful friendl...

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Lots of good ram on ram name calling and insults a-flying. Just waiting for the personal threats to pop up now... nitwits are always good for that.

Good message boarding!

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This is a guy who couldn't get off the bench for Utah State for 3 years, transferred to Longwwod and played 16 minutes per game. I guess we just need a big body, but he does nothing for me. That's the best we can do? Yes Billy didn’t do much at Utah State. He would be more of a depth piece for us. ...

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PeterRamTime wrote: ↑3 days ago Oh wait

Zapala is followed by the official Rhody MBB instagram page? Looks like a boom to me.

If he comes here, we will build a new Zappa poster every game?

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The Leagues need to pull in MLB next year, but, as of now, it's possible we could have Knicks/Celtics at the same time as B's/Rangers. That would be a cool week or two if they aligned the timing right...A playoff game at one of the Gardens every night

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If Archie doesn’t land a big man, it’s going to make his handling of Foumena look even worse. You knew Foumena was going to hit the portal because Archie didn’t give him much playing time. He always played hard and was one of the few guys who always gave 100 percent effort. He was raw, but I though...

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Jdrums#3 wrote: ↑3 days ago I sense much growing frustration here in the force.

This post is in honor of Star Wars anniversary month.

National Teacher's Day

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I blame him for not telling us sooner. Can anyone deny that he tied our hands on other options ! Would've been nice, but he didn't break any rules...hate the game, not the gamer? As far as "hand tying"...didn't Rhody already get two players better than him for the same position? I did not...

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ElmCityRhody wrote: ↑4 days ago great concert in charleston praise jesus !

this is a great venue for a concert !!!

That had to be awesome

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Sure. It just gets frustrating when it seems like every assumption that is made is an effort to make the players look bad. I'm not trying to make him look bad at all. I've said I don't blame him one bit. I blame him for not telling us sooner. Can anyone deny that he tied our hands on other options ...

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Isn’t that part of the deal with message boards…if it wasn’t you would have only a quarter of the posts or less! Sure. It just gets frustrating when it seems like every assumption that is made is an effort to make the players look bad. I don't fault the players even a tiny tiny bit. As far as I'm c...

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So in other words...it may not have been all about money and there may have been multiple factors in play... All factors which led to more money. :lol: Probably. Still doesn't mean money is the only reason he changed his mind as your original comment stated. That's my only point. I have no ideer, b...

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section(105) wrote: ↑1 week ago ? What would Rod say about all this?

Something about how the NCAA can go take a dump in its hat?

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Good pickup for SJU. I wonder what he costs ? Rightly or wrongly, it’s the first thing that comes to mind, for me anyway, when I see these portal commitment announcements Once the pot of gold explodes (when the lawsuit stick hits the pinata in just the right place, and we ARE getting there), and th...

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My guess is he goes to a power conference, rots away on the bench for 1-2 years and then transfers down to mid major conference. A tale as old as time. It’s all coming together… Commit to power conference school ✅ Completely blocked for minutes as a frosh ✅ Enter portal in either 2025 AND 2026 ❓ Fify

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The problem is at this point, the legal system has haymakered the NCAA there is no standing back up. Everything they have tried to do, the Supreme Court or local judicial branches have shut down. It's hard to guardrail NIL when it's considered "unconstitutional." They've sided things so f...

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How do you know that? Common sense? Isn't that what they're all looking for now? It certainly isn't for playing time. And as I've said, I don't blame him. He should get as much as he can. It could be. Or it could not be. Unless they come out and explain their reasoning we have no idea. I'm going wi...

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Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 days ago
NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑4 days ago Why'd he pick Rhody in the first place and what made him change his mind?
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Do you think he had a known $ offer here and it was beaten by a VT offer straight up? And that's the only reason?

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Why'd he pick Rhody in the first place and what made him change his mind?

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sbrand wrote: ↑4 days ago
Personally I think they have a plan for the remaining spots which requires the highest level of privacy like David Fuchs.

"highest level of privacy like David Fuchs'....

Translation?

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Still holding out hope for Zapala Zapala and Wilburn and we cookin Pretty sure it's Montana for Zappa...something about becoming a mental toss flycoon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs0CGOwWmCI ETA...there is some serious guitar here... Zappa was an underrated guitarist. With an unusual sense of h...

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Nailed it. Twitter is probably the best place to gauge fan interest and activity and when you have someone who’s full job is actually disparaging the program under the guise of “being a fan” it does way more harm than good. With recruits, with fans, with everything. So when people say they have a p...

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