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by sf2010
1 year ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: 19' MA PF Jordan Minor (Merrimack ---> Virginia)
Replies: 40
Views: 2755

Re: 19' MA PF Jordan Minor (Merrimack Transfer)

We've finally got someone on campus willing to provide us some recruiting intel and we have people pushing back because they aren't providing photos? Come on man... Matt, thanks for keeping us up to date! Please keep the info coming whether you have photographic evidence or not. :lol: If only we'd ...
by sf2010
2 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Roster Changes
Replies: 264
Views: 24558

Re: Roster Changes

I never understood the intense hate Jermaine received here. Well, I "understood" it - people were very disappointed he didn't live up to his recruiting hype. That said, it really went overboard IMO. Good luck Jermaine - I was pumped when he came here, unfortunate that injuries happened and...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Two $1 Million Gifts for Practice Facility
Replies: 104
Views: 7271

Re: Two $1 Million Gifts for Practice Facility

I'm sure it's more than just the court itself. Infrastructure, like hvac, ventilation will probably need upgrading (this is an assumption). But as 105 mentioned, offices, meeting rooms, maybe places for study? If it's supposed to be a facility dedicated to the basketball program, it would need all ...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Two $1 Million Gifts for Practice Facility
Replies: 104
Views: 7271

Re: $1 Million Gift from the Barbers for Practice Facility

52% for women's BB facility and 48% for men's? Will URI take other money earmarked for men's BB and re-allocate it to other programs (AKA the shell game URI plays with donations)? Inquiring minds want to know. I guarantee that if that is indeed the financial split of the $1M gift, it was entirely u...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '21 MD C - Abdou Samb (Rhode Island Commit)
Replies: 84
Views: 13531

Re: '21 MD C - Abdou Samb (Rhode Island Commit)

I'm really excited for Abdou - he's got some long-ass arms
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '21 MD SG - Brandon Murray (LSU ---> Georgetown)
Replies: 258
Views: 25882

Re: '21 MD SG - Brandon Murray (LSU)

Have to wonder what the hammer falling on Wade is going to look like. Perhaps Murray liked LSU enough to feel comfortable committing there even if Wade is gone. A one-season tournament ban wouldn't have any impact on Murray, he'll still be in his prep year.
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News
Replies: 4017
Views: 442567

Re: Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News

Olympiacos is a big deal, right? One of the 5-10 best teams outside the NBA if I'm not mistaken. Good for Hass!!
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Covid-19 Effect on College Basketball & Other Sports
Replies: 3452
Views: 176174

Re: Covid-19 Effect on College Basketball & Other Sports

Jesus H, blueram, can you stop saying “coronavirus” is one of the most common diseases. It is a common TYPE of virus that has been around for thousands of years, but it is not a common DISEASE - COVID-19 is new.

Mushrooms are one TYPE of fungus, but some are way worse for you than others.
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Covid-19 Effect on College Basketball & Other Sports
Replies: 3452
Views: 176174

Re: Covid-19 Effect on College Basketball & Other Sports

Well said Obie. The truth very often isn’t “neutral.”
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Players return to campus
Replies: 65
Views: 6900

Re: Players return to campus

I would LOVE nothing more than to see 72 and some of the other CYO alum lead a practice for our team. High comedy indeed. Even better, if it were possible and we could then teleport back to the beginning of the season so it never really happened, let them coach an entire season. They’d spend 80% of ...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Covid-19 Effect on College Basketball & Other Sports
Replies: 3452
Views: 176174

Re: Covid-19 Effect on College Basketball & Other Sports

So instead of having perfectly healthy young adults living amongst thenselves while being on campus (which for our university is pretty isolated as it is), lets keep them at home with their parents who go to work and possibly come home with it anyway to infect them. At least on campus you can have ...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Covid-19 Effect on College Basketball & Other Sports
Replies: 3452
Views: 176174

Re: Covid-19 Effect on College Basketball & Other Sports

We need to reopen (with some precautions but nothing insane - let people keep working from home and stagger office building use where the spread will be high sitting next to a sick person for 8 hours). Then be prepared to shutdown again to flatten the next curve if the hospital population increases...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Players return to campus
Replies: 65
Views: 6900

Re: Players return to campus

The team will be practicing the three fundamental of Rhody basketball for this season: defense, rebounding and passing the ball to Fatts. they'll probably include Jimmy Baron's free throw fundamentals too, right 72? All mocking of 72's past comments aside, "pass the ball to Fatts" actuall...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Roster 2020-21
Replies: 630
Views: 50699

Re: Roster 2020-21

they could approve no one and we would clearly be in the lower 100 teams, something like 250 maybe 300, with a ton of hard work maybe win 12/13 games. I get your broader point about us having a wide range of outcomes depending on our transfer waiver claims, but I will eat my smartphone if we’re in ...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Season Ticket Holder Town Hall
Replies: 24
Views: 2597

Re: Season Ticket Holder Town Hall

Thorr also said they have $1.5M raised for the practice facility and it’s the departments #1 priority. Tom Ryan pledge $1 million. So that means Thorr has raised another $500,000 since they completed the fundraising for the football turf. Not impressive. Fair, but Ryan pledged his $1M about 9 month...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: General Recruiting Discussion/Comments 2022 and before
Replies: 5865
Views: 586290

Re: General Recruiting Discussion/Comments

He’s referring to how many years Parfait and Biggie played professionally overseas - I was confused too initially
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Covid-19 Effect on College Basketball & Other Sports
Replies: 3452
Views: 176174

Re: Covid-19 Effect on College Basketball & Other Sports

MLB should be playing, the players union needs to stop effing around. Least contact major sport. Korean can do it, so can the US of A. I think the players at least have a case here. If the owners had it their way, the players would be playing for almost nothing this season. Agreed - the owners are ...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Fatts (Grad Transfer to Maryland)
Replies: 1751
Views: 149859

Re: Fatts

R72, Precisely what are your qualifications for being a “team player?” Dude averaged about 5ast/gm last year with a better than 2:1 ast:to ratio. Great defender, one of the national leaders in steals, doesn’t take plays/possessions off on either end of the court, constantly sacrifices his body by go...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: NC vs URI
Replies: 8
Views: 1127

Re: NC vs URI

That was my senior year at URI - the day of the serious flooding all across the northeast. 3 feet of water in the basement of my rental house in Wakefield. Got tickets to the game with 3 friends and drove to MSG for the game - we left RI at noon and barely made it to NYC in time for the tip off. Ama...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '16 Australian SG - Jonah Antonio (UNLV --> Wake Forest)
Replies: 122
Views: 13140

Re: '16 Australian SG - Jonah Antonio (UNLV Grad Transfer)

I could be missing something here, but where is there any evidence Antonio can be a legit shooting threat? Hearsay, edited video clips, reputation from high school? I mean, that's pretty much all any of us ever have lol His 3 point % in his two years is pretty bad, and his highest % (33.8) is lower...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '16 Australian SG - Jonah Antonio (UNLV --> Wake Forest)
Replies: 122
Views: 13140

Re: '16 Australian SG - Jonah Antonio (UNLV Grad Transfer)

Personally, I'd like to see him go 2 - 5 or 3 - 7 from 3pt each game rather than 1 - 6 one game & 6 - 11 the next. That would be nice for sure, but that is not really a reasonable expectation for high-volume outside shooters. There is a lot of volatility from game to game. Please don't throw yo...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Fatts (Grad Transfer to Maryland)
Replies: 1751
Views: 149859

Re: Fatts

.. the money will be there next year. Graduate, then go pro. Conversely, college will be there when he retires from basketball. And by staying one more year simply to graduate, he's costing himself one year of earning potential on his basketball career. Obviously there are many more factors bouncin...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: ‘20 MD Elijah Wood (Nebraska)
Replies: 798
Views: 89833

Re: ‘20 MD Elijah Wood (URI ---> Prep Year)

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Goodbye, Frodo. We hardly knew ye.
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: General Recruiting Discussion/Comments 2022 and before
Replies: 5865
Views: 586290

Re: General Recruiting Discussion/Comments

Do we even have 5 starters if the transfer rule doesn’t go into effect? Half joking but not looking forward to the start of our season if it doesn’t happen. I’m totally against the transfer change but now find myself hoping for it happen and praying for Fatts to stay and finish his career with us. ...
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '16 NY SG - Rashond Salnave (Monmouth --> DePaul)
Replies: 30
Views: 5427

Re: '16 NY SG - Rashond Salnave (Monmouth Transfer)

rambone 78 wrote: 3 years ago Tweets are no longer loading on this website.

And if you're not on twitter, you can't see them.
I can see the tweets fine here - I don't have a twitter account
by sf2010
3 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: Brendan Medley-Bacon (Coppin State --> VCU)
Replies: 79
Views: 5783

Re: Brendan Medley-Bacon (Transfer Coppin State)

Billyboy78 wrote: 3 years ago
steviep123 wrote: 3 years ago
Rhodymob05 wrote: 3 years ago Will was a solid player. That other kid that came a few years later at 7'3 was ehhhh
Yes, very solid. Who was the 7' 3'' guy? I don't recall.
Blake Vedder.
I remember he hit a 3-pointer during an exhibition game
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: ‘19 NY G/F Jacob Toppin (Rhode Island ——-> Kentucky)
Replies: 229
Views: 30327

Re: ‘19 NY G/F Jacob Toppin (Rhode Island ——-> Kentucky)

EJ Montgomery just averaged 6 pts and declared for the NBA draft. So, 3 was a slight exaggeration, but not far off. I wish people would stop saying that players "declared for the NBA draft" like it means anything. Getting drafted, now that's something. But declaring for the draft means ve...
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: URI Men's Basketball Program
Replies: 315
Views: 22240

Re: URI Men's Basketball Program

phipsiGD'11 wrote: 4 years ago
My rant is over, hope someone found it useful (young frustrated man yelling at clouds).
That's all we're ever doing around here...but very good summary of feelings!

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by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Jacob Toppin Transferring....
Replies: 1023
Views: 73079

Re: Jacob Toppin Transferring....

RJ thanks for doing the legwork on digging into those draft picks. Seems to confirm what many of us think - kinda rare for players to transfer up and parlay that "greater exposure" into jumping onto NBA radars. It also highlights how little the NBA thinks of "experience" at the c...
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Jacob Toppin Transferring....
Replies: 1023
Views: 73079

Re: Jacob Toppin Transferring....

Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Arizona, UNC, Gonzaga - 43 Rest of P5 + BE - 74 Prep/International - 22 Non-P5 or BE or Gonzaga - 11 These are first round draft picks in the last 5 drafts. The question behind those numbers, RJ, should probably be how many of those 43+74 Power 5 (6, whatever) draft picks &q...
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: ‘20 TN PF/C - Akeem Odusipe (Vanderbilt)
Replies: 239
Views: 34375

Re: ‘20 TN PF/C - Akeem Odusipe

The evidence is taking your back to back conference champ and back to back NCAA tournament winning point guard and moving him off the ball and giving it to Fatts. The evidence is Fatts literally doing whatever he wanted in the Harvard game when he completely ignored Cox and did his own thing (yes h...
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Jacob Toppin Transferring....
Replies: 1023
Views: 73079

Re: Jacob Toppin Transferring....

These guys are obviously entitled to play wherever they want, but I think some of them are being naive. In the case of Martin and Toppin, they would have been the top dogs at a school that plays in one of the best non-P5 conferences, and would hopefully be competing for an A-10 championship and NCA...
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: ‘20 TN PF/C - Akeem Odusipe (Vanderbilt)
Replies: 239
Views: 34375

Re: ‘20 TN PF/C - Akeem Odusipe

We could get Murray, Akeem, and who knows who else, and wonder how long they will be here. It's hard to believe that ALL of our players who left were dysfunctional teammates. Or could Fatts or Cox's deference to him be the problem? Just guessing on that one, not saying I believe that. That’s what m...
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: ‘20 TN PG - Norance Tres Berry (URI ---> Charleston Southern)
Replies: 635
Views: 70302

Re: ‘20 TN PG - Norance Tres Berry (URI) (surprise!)

4Diffs wrote: 4 years ago https://www.yurview.com/uri-rams/rams-s ... ith-berry/

From YurView and Adam Finkelstein
Holy shit - his hands look photoshopped in that top picture in the article. Looks like Kawhi hands.
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Jermaine Harris
Replies: 507
Views: 42157

Re: Jermaine Harris

URI doesn't pay competitive salaries to their assistant coaches. it was creeping higher under DH but I think Thorr took advantage of the transition to Cox to reset all the salaries lower along with backing off on all the promises he made to Hurley about the practice facility, charter flights etc.. ...
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: ‘20 TN PG - Norance Tres Berry (URI ---> Charleston Southern)
Replies: 635
Views: 70302

Re: ‘20 TN PG - Norance Tres Berry (URI) (surprise!)

This has been the craziest two weeks (one week? three weeks? month? what even is time anymore) of recruiting I can remember

Super glad to have Tres on board, like many others here I was very happy to have Malik commit but kinda bummed it meant missing out on Tres. Now we have both! It's a good day!
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Tyrese Martin (URI ---> UConn)
Replies: 869
Views: 57818

Re: Tyrese Martin (URI ---> UConn)

Jared worked his ass off on defense. I can say that with 100% confidence. I have as much confidence saying that Tyrese often did not. Jared was a great defender - for sure. Probably much of it due to effort and desire. Definitely a better defender than Tyrese. Tyrese - average defender in my book. ...
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Tyrese Martin (URI ---> UConn)
Replies: 869
Views: 57818

Re: Tyrese Martin (URI ---> UConn)

Then we saw different things, Billyboy - or rather, you feel more comfortable making inferences about someone's personality traits based upon how they express emotion on a basketball court. There were some things for sure that I wish Tyrese did differently on the court (make a couple more 3s would'v...
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Tyrese Martin (URI ---> UConn)
Replies: 869
Views: 57818

Re: Tyrese Martin (URI ---> UConn)

Rhody15 wrote: 4 years ago If the rule doesn"t pass and Tyrese applies for a waiver to play right away, I would loooooove to see how Hurley and UConn spinzone it to make it sound like Tyrese should be eligible immediately.
Probably the same way that Cox would try to spin it for the Mitchell's and Malik.
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Tyrese Martin (URI ---> UConn)
Replies: 869
Views: 57818

Re: Tyrese Martin (URI ---> UConn)

I think it's absurd how some folks are questioning Tyrese's drive and determination. Nobody knows him personally here (obviously myself included) - so how the hell would you know that Tyrese doesn't have the drive and determination that Jared Terrell did, aside from the fact that Jared wore his emot...
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '21 MD SG - Brandon Murray (LSU ---> Georgetown)
Replies: 258
Views: 25882

Re: '20 MD SG - Brandon Murray (Offer)

Billyboy78 wrote: 4 years ago I wonder if Brandon knows Antwan. He might be able to give him some advice about Ewing and G'town.
Not all outgoing transfers have bad things to say about the program they're leaving. See Mekhi Long saying positive things to the Mitchell twins
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Tyrese Martin (URI ---> UConn)
Replies: 869
Views: 57818

Re: Tyrese Martin (URI ---> UConn)

Thoughts on Tyrese: 1) Thought he was really valuable for us last year and was looking forward to seeing him grow. We saw Fatts take a leap in efficiency from Soph-Jr year and was hoping for something similar from Tyrese. 2) I think it's strange for some folks to dismiss how some of his stats came b...
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Fatts (Grad Transfer to Maryland)
Replies: 1751
Views: 149859

Re: Fatts

Doesn't seem to be any huge benefit, but there's also no downside to it. There's not any action they're able to take so it's not like it's a "waste of time" for them. No reason not to. Maybe a few NBA teams decide they want to do a remote interview with them, might as well!
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: ‘20 TN PG - Norance Tres Berry (URI ---> Charleston Southern)
Replies: 635
Views: 70302

Re: ‘20 TN PG - Norance Tres Berry (Offer)

I'm just glad it wasn't UMass where he could hold a grudge and shred us twice a year
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '18 NY G Malik Martin (Rhode Island Commit)
Replies: 245
Views: 30479

Re: '18 NY G Malik Martin (Rhode Island Commit)

...if he follows the same growth and development curve of his brother... Can we please not hold Jacob to this standard when determining whether or not he's successful at URI? While we'd all love to see it, there's an awful lot of room for him to be a successful and valuable member of our team witho...
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: General Recruiting Discussion/Comments 2022 and before
Replies: 5865
Views: 586290

Re: General Recruiting Discussion/Comments

Not to get too involved in the pissing match going on. But FDshoes, are you saying you don't think Tyrese had informal knowledge that Power5 schools were interested in him?
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 3/1 | Saint Louis | 2:00PM (ESPNU)
Replies: 477
Views: 28260

Re: 3/1 | Saint Louis | 2:00PM (ESPNU)

The fight is encouraging, but moral victories don't do shit at this point of the year. Need to keep pushing and get over the hump. Just get a GD stop.
by sf2010
4 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 3/1 | Saint Louis | 2:00PM (ESPNU)
Replies: 477
Views: 28260

Re: 3/1 | Saint Louis | 2:00PM (ESPNU)

sf2010 wrote: 4 years ago Jefe clearly compromised physically. If he was even 80% he'd be playing every minute of this one.

Cyril fighting. Fatts will put together a run.

I'm actually optimistic about the 2nd half. Call me stupid.
Stupid.