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Should be some interesting recruiting battles between Frank and Archie.

Always seemed like as far as recruiting and "sales" go, there aren't many coaches out there better than Frank Martin.

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I think that's Butler?

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https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... -25-and-1/

Gary Parrish at CBS also has Dayton at 24 and SLU at 26 in his early rankings.

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Watched the press conference this morning while I was working out. I was getting so pumped, it was probably my best workout in a while!

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Looking like we will have Richmond and Davidson in the NCAA.

Dayton, VCU, Saint Louis and St. Bonaventure in the NIT.

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Not sure others here will agree, but I think Bruce Weber would work out here nicely. Look Weber is a good coach, but he is also a Midwestern guy and spent his whole career out there. He will also be 66 when the season starts. I just don't see him as being a fit here. Valid. I'm thinking he might ha...

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Not sure others here will agree, but I think Bruce Weber would work out here nicely.

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Conference Tournament Week CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Tonight Monday: Sunbelt Championship AQ: Georgia State vs Louisiana Cajuns. Georgia Sate started off 0-5 Conference and has now won 9 straight. GSU is a 3-Seed and is facing Louisiana who was the 8-seed (16-14) (8-9) and pulled the big upset ...

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I would rank my preferences as follows. 1. Archie Miller/Chris Mack/Tom Crean I think these are pretty unlikely (maybe Archie there is a small chance). Obviously these would be big splash hires that would make the program relevant again and turn things around very quickly. However, I think all of th...

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Still hoping/waiting on some more info on TV for many of the games. Hopefully same thing as last year with the ESPN+ broadcasts.

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Latest CBS Sports rankings for next season has Maryland Top 5.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-baske ... nba-draft/

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Mike Anderson is a pretty good coach if that is who SJU ends up with. He has always been in the south (UAB, Missouri, Arkansas), so will see how he recruits but I think he will be more successful there than Moser, Cluess, or Jones.

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Mooney at Richmond is getting to be a Baron like situation. Everyone wants him out, but sounds like the school doesn't have the money to get rid of him.

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What are we thinking on lineup for next year? I will just assume everyone is back, but of course that may not be the case. My prediction is that Walker replaces Harris in the starting lineup, so we have a rotation like this: Starting Lineup G: Jeff Dowtin G: Fatts Russell G: Tyrese Martin F: Cyril L...

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For those who haven't seen this: https://www.jamaicaclassic.com/champion ... a-classic/

Looks like it is official for us in the 2019 Jamaica Classic Nov 22-24. Other teams announced so far are LSU and Utah State, starting out to be a strong field.

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I would say this discussion has been focused too much on Northeast/New England schools. If you are truly trying to make a conference that can somewhat compete with the Big East, AAC and P5 conferences you have to think bigger. Here is my stab at the new Eastern Athletic Conference. West Division Sai...

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Found this link: https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2018/10/24/18020280/2019-20-college-basketball-early-season-tournaments-events-mte-neutral-site-showcases-thanksgiving Looks like a lot of tournaments have their brackets all set already. The only two on there that fit the bill of what we know from...

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It is more evident to me that Fatts might be more effective coming off the bench. I am not trying to denigrate his game, but he just may be one of those guys who is better as a spark off the bench. That is where he was at his best last year. Doesn't mean he can't play starter minutes, but I think Co...

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.....getting Harris going, if he is learning the college post/low post, bAck to basket type position that he did not play in high school/prep, then maybe a big man camp/coach guru is needed......certainly don’t know what Coach Cox expects him to produce and what role he will grow into......also don...

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Any word on if Fatts will play?

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As others have said, VCU would really need to rip through the league (and they could, the league is really down) and lose in the A10 final for the league to get 2 bids. After seeing the OOC and early A10 play, my quick prediction is: 1. VCU 2. Davidson 3. Dayton 4. Saint Louis 5. George Mason 6. URI...

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Say it ain't so Phil Martelli and St Joes U !!! The Hawks led 51-50 with 12 minutes left to play. Mason ended the game on a 35-9 run to win by 25 (85-30). Martelli has generally been a good coach usually getting the most out of what he had. I however have never liked his personality as he has alway...

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I thought Fatts played better, definitely not great, but all I wanted was for him to play under control, try to get to the rim, distribute the ball and get others involved. He did that. The freshman played well, especially Tate and Martin. Harris could have had a very nice game if he had stayed out ...

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Two big things I want to see.

1. Fatts playing under control, no pull up threes closely defended, want to see him driving to the hoop, getting others involved.

2. Harris getting touches down low, gain confidence going in to conference play.

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There is nothing wrong with Fatts shooting, its just he has to shoot in the flow of the offense and get other players involved, like great guards do. Pull up contested 3's are difficult shots for NBA players to make, let alone a 5'8'' guard in the A10.

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I absolutely want to see them feed Jermaine more inside. He was tremendous against Brown - 15 points and a perfect 6 for 6 from the field and 3 for 3 at the stripe - and clearly has tremendous offensive potential. We need to see more O from #0! Although I agree, we need to keep working him down low...

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It honestly does say something about Coach Cox that he can't get Fatts to show some discipline. I get that we don't have many other options, and Fatts can show moments of greatness. He actually played good games against West Virginia and Bucknell, but the pull up jumpers have to be stopped by Coach ...

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For RPI/NET purposes, does this count as a road game or neutral since it's a tournament? I was wondering about this myself. Not that RPI/NET are really going to matter this year. My gut tells me it is a neutral sight game. I doubt that it would be part of the season ticket package for Hawaii. I am ...

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For RPI/NET purposes, does this count as a road game or neutral since it's a tournament?

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Also, almost assuredly, the Richmond job will be open this offseason. However, that is a program you can win at.

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Maybe not the right thread..... But do we have any sort of TV/stream for the Charleston game?

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Davidson down 10 at home to Dartmouth in the second half. Very sketchy start to the season for the A10.

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Any word on any video streaming for the Bryant game for us out if towners?

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Let's get this wrapped up today, I fear we are starting to miss out on the grad transfer market a little. Would be real nice to add a solid contributor for some depth next season.

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CTRamfan wrote:I'm guessing St. Louis, GW and UMASS will improve. However Fordham, Duquesne, Mason, and LaSalle will make little progress.

Think so? George Mason returns pretty much everyone from a team that finished 5th this year.

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Remind me again why we are playing at Brown?

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I have heard Jon Scheyer, assistant at Duke, is possibly the guy for Pitt.

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The newer facilities and ones planned serve as something more than just for practice and allows schools to provide more elaborate coaches offices, conference rooms, media rooms, locker rooms, lounge areas, etc., etc. I believe VCU, Dayton and UMass fit that profile. St. Louis has a simple gym as pa...

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section(105) wrote:.....
Yanni just said, Thorr presser at 2 pm

We are going to need a live stream on that.

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Thad Matt turned down Georgia, so hard to imagine he would want to go to URI. Plus, he has had some health problems and seriously underperformed his last couple of years at Ohio State.

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Blue Man wrote:I believe the A10 will be a 4 bid league next year.

I think we’ll be the 4th via a Brooklyn run.

We’ll rely on freshman to do some of the lifting, they will gel later in the year.

Who are you thinking are the top 3?

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So, I think the two programs we most want to emulate are Gonzaga and Wichita State. I would love to keep Coach Hurley a few more years to keep things building here, but also look at when both of those programs really began to take off ... it was after the first initial coach left for greener pasture...

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I donate to the Fast Break on a recurring basis every month. I think it might be nice/good marketing to get some appreciation for that from the athletic department or basketball program in some way. I do get a thank you card from some girl doing work-study at the URI Foundation from time to time, bu...

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Gonzaga of the East is a big ask, but not totally impossible. The northeast is currently ripe for the taking in college basketball, the right coach and program could really take advantage of it. It seems like all the teams that were formerly powers in this region are on the decline (UConn, Syracuse,...

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In regards to emails, both Dr. Dooley and Coach Hurley have uri.edu email addresses as school staff.

Dr. Dooley's is davedooley@uri.edu
Coach Hurley's is danhurley@uri.edu

I am sure as alums, current students, or supporters of the univetsity, we have a right to email them.

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Does anyone know (not to look ahead), but if we win, will the Duke game be the standalone first game Saturday at Noon?

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Well, the way I see it the only two conferences that may consider expansion in the near future are the Big 12 and the Big East. For as good as the Big 12 is in basketball, football is the main driver there. Honestly, the only two schools that I can see potentially fitting into that conference are AA...

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I am interested in discussing the state of our conference. Its a majorly down year, but overall I think the conference looks pretty promising going forward. Wondering others thoughts on this. - Obviously, Hurley has URI going strong. - VCU and Dayton will be back to their old selves soon. - I think ...

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Does anyone know if CBS has an app where there is a replay of the game without showing the score (like WatchESPN has)? I recorded the game last night, but of course it got screwed up at the end and just cut off with 5 minutes to go. Im uploading it to youtube now... will be in processing for an hou...

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Does anyone know if CBS has an app where there is a replay of the game without showing the score (like WatchESPN has)? I recorded the game last night, but of course it got screwed up at the end and just cut off with 5 minutes to go.

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