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Jersey I think at this point you can pencil in SLU for Top 4 contender. Just with Avila, Swopes and Jimmerson alone. That is a very good core group for this league. Besides them everyone else's roster is still too influx to make a call.

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rambone 78 wrote: ↑6 hours ago If Archie can't bring in any more impact players for this season, then what does that tell us?

Not enough dough?

Or something else?

Draw your own conclusions.

OR it could tell you...he likes the guys he's got in core rotation.

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House has all league potential IMO. Needs to bring it in all phases besides scoring but if he did he has that potential.

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Here’s what I’ll say about Thomas. Experience and confidence are key to being an effective PG. You would hope some of those FR/SO year mistakes were due to trying to do too much and inexperience. I would expect some of that part of his game to be cleaned up. Can’t forget there where moments of his ...

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Has anyone noticed on Twitter there’s been a TON of new Rhody accounts made within the last couple weeks? Yeah, if you are referring to the same ones I am thinking of, they are all the same person/people and they just reply to each other and retweet each other (that's my theory at least). I had sta...

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https://x.com/cdisano44/status/1782038401073500339?s=46&t=RiOaTCLvtjhXX7DAYI1lEg Nice little back and forth with DiSano and Rhody Vault here. Nothing vicious, just some good conversation. I miss DiSano's insights on the radio and TV. He's real solid Um Chris calls the games on the Varsity App w...

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Here’s what I’ll say about Thomas. Experience and confidence are key to being an effective PG. You would hope some of those FR/SO year mistakes were due to trying to do too much and inexperience. I would expect some of that part of his game to be cleaned up. Can’t forget there where moments of his S...

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I won't say what I really think until the Portal closes because I don't want to jinx.

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This Portalpalooza sucks but some of you are taking it way too far.

College basketball is a mess. You either support the program or you don't. If you want to be out bc we have sucked for 4 years that's ok too, but I don't understand why you would post here then.

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I thought Luis actually was 1 of the only guys who pretty much performed at or above what you would have expected coming in from QU. But he has limitations and he was going to command minutes. Higher floor lower ceiling type profile. Just too slow to stick with/get by A10 guards on a consistent bas...

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I thought Luis actually was 1 of the only guys who pretty much performed at or above what you would have expected coming in from QU.
But he has limitations and he was going to command minutes. Higher floor lower ceiling type profile.

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Remains to be seen if it was an upgrade or downgrade but it was clear that at least 1 was going to go portaling from current back court after adding 2. My preference would have been Ways, but my #2 would be Luis. Too much of a tweener and we have better options at the 2 and 3 spot.

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I like the Lawrence pickup Not sure how I feel about Thomas. Can see pros and cons to it but willing to see how rest of roster shapes up. What you need in this league is 2-3 dogs and then role guys. Our issue last year was a bunch in the middle with House and Green our highest end talent. You either...

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Shulga still has another year (Covid) if he decides to use it. He decided to use it but………. https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1780987471041302932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April Yep, all about the $. Not a good 2 days for VCU losing 2 probable starters to the portal. They would have been favo...

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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.

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Question: Can local businesses advertise through the collective or sponsor collective events? Are they already? If so, can members of the collective get discounts to local businesses promoting within the collective? e.g. If Bob’s Auto Shop contributes to the collective and wants to offer exclusive ...

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If Hammond goes to Georgetown with KJ I might even root for Providence over Georgetown the next few seasons. 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 wil...

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Billyboy78 wrote: ↑6 days ago Yeah, Kenny can't recruit...

The writing was on the wall for this. But not sure this is the sign of a top recruiter...if Georgetown didn't get him it would have been embarrassing.

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Showed interest in him last season, had a good year at Illinois State, 6’7” forward who averaged 12.4 PPG, and 8.1 RPG. https://x.com/adamzagoria/status/1780542364181783011?s=46&t=X3tFdRrojFvLeOstPVmZqw Seems to profile very similarly to David Green. Oh boy. Are you hinting that David Green is ...

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Ramfan22 wrote: ↑6 days ago Showed interest in him last season, had a good year at Illinois State, 6’7” forward who averaged 12.4 PPG, and 8.1 RPG.

Seems to profile very similarly to David Green.

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He never was hiding it. And any fans that fuel it are also enemies of the state designation.

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This is a good get.

A semi starter on a P5 tourney team. That is getting closer to punching above our weight in talent recruitment.

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That's a really good get for Dayton.

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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 ...

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RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑1 week ago It's amazing how many people don't care about college sports now but are still posting on a college sports message board a month to the day that our basketball season ended

NIL isn't alienating fans. Unlimited movement will tho, over time. But that will eventually get regulated.

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per espn Indiana State star Robbie Avila, one of the breakout stars of the 2023-24 college basketball season, has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Avila's portal entry is marked by a red exclamation point, which means not to reach out to him, a sign that he's already made up his mind on his destin...

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Mason has a pretty good PG Baraka Okojie who just finished his FR year. He torched us and seems to be slotted in as their starter next year. So much so Polite the veteran PG transferred out. I don't think that is a likely landing spot either if he wanted to go elsewhere. Anddddd.....Okojie just ent...

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I don’t get the we have to have someone from the DMV. Just get the best person out there; talent comes from everywhere. In fact I wish we recruited the NEPSAC much better than we do.

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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 p...

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Mason has a pretty good PG Baraka Okojie who just finished his FR year.
He torched us and seems to be slotted in as their starter next year. So much so Polite the veteran PG transferred out. I don't think that is a likely landing spot either if he wanted to go elsewhere.

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You kinda need both. Best teams have their best players also be their best leaders/hardest workers.

A team full of TJ Buchanan's isn't going to win a lot of games either. Hopefully the staff can bring in some high character kids who can also play.

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I think yesterday will be UConn’s toughest game. Beyond the Clingan of it all they are too good for 1 guy to beat them and 1 thru 4 UConn on paper has a big advantage. Guys like Loyer and Smith are gonna struggle with UConn’s length and athleticism I think. Making entry passes to Edey is going to be...

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Clash of styles. High powered finesse offense vs Shaheen’s defense first approach.

Agree that both should have received bids.

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The A10 is probably the right level for him.

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Hire Macariello !!

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Dalton Knecht came from Northern Colorado. Talent is everywhere it’s about finding the profile that suits your desired identity. It’s like some fans think we are going to get a productive power conference player to transfer down. I’m sure we are talking to power conference transfers too but anyone o...

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Thats too bad on Zek, he obviously had a rough season, but I still thought there was some potential there. This is one where I'd be real curious to know which side initiated it. I usually consider myself annoyingly logical about hoops, but there is something about watching Montgomery and Weston tha...

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I don't think that's the Fordham thread people are referring to. The game in reference was played on Feb 5, 2017. This thread is from the game many years before that. However it is funny to go read our old friend GBG - who believed: 1.) Despite being raised by a HOF coach Dan needed a father figure ...

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I was in Pittsburgh that year for the conf tourney. It was a very very small fan contingent.

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It would be great for the conference if either Young or Murray get A10 jobs. Dan wants to keep them. He specifically lobbied in that last contract to expand his pool to pay them more. They’d definitely be worthy of a job - but I think Dan wants to pay them well enough to stay, and wait out a plum P...

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They (Umass) did the same thing with RJ Luis last year and a few weeks/months later he accepted a bigger bag to go to St John's. Seems like there are 3 waves to the portalers... Wave 1: those leaving no matter what due to role, PT or bigger bag. They announce quickly. Wave 2: those that after meetin...

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DH is making 5.25 M per year though 28-29 , big time value contract hope he gets a raise On the pace he's at, he's going to make way wayyyyy more than that right now. "Winning the Big East and the conference tournament are each worth $100,000. An appearance in the first and second rounds are e...

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Rhody15 wrote: ↑1 month ago
steveystuds06 wrote: ↑1 month ago I can't belive we beat someone that beat Auburn haahaha. Nuts
We did, however Yale’s best player was out hurt.

Wolf is Yale’s best player. And he played in that game.

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They have always drawn well. If there was going to be expansion I always preferred them over the small southern schools that sometimes get thrown around. To give you context on how serious they are about hoops he finished 1st, 1st, 3rd and 3rd prior to this being his first bad season. And they canne...

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Those two Cornell kids can play. I'd take either of them.

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So, these are the types of schools that might look at him? And Archie had him buried at the end of the bench. George Washington’s big Hunter Dean went to LSU and only averaged 4 pts / 3 rebs, having interest from P5 means your looked as valuable Another cautionary tale of A10 to P5, Josh Nickelberr...

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I don't think Hammond to Georgetown is a reality. Georgetown has their eyes set on higher caliber PGs. He may decide to de-commit but I would be shocked if it's to go to Georgetown. So I hold out hope KJ is telling him A10 is the right level for him and to stay put. Also even if Ben initially commit...

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Never mind the casual fan, but when even the diehards are starting to bail, the alarm bells should be sounding in Thorrs and Parlanges offices. If Archie is unwilling to adapt and adjust, and continue to force a defensive philosophy that isnt working on his team, maybe change is needed sooner than ...

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It’s much more Portal and unlimited player movement than NIL. The kids deserve to be paid but the source of the funds ultimately shouldn't be coming primarily from fans. That isn’t killing interest. But the movement will eventually.

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Can we at least have some transparency here? The A10 has a media rights deal with NBC, CBS and ESPN. How much is that worth to URI and how much is going to the players? If the men's basketball team makes the NCAAT, how much of the NCAA credits is going to the players? This is the pie the players wa...

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