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I can envision a day when I no longer follow men’s college basketball. Then later on not following women’s college basketball. Then finally FCS football. No more season tickets. No more single game tickets. No donations to Rhody athletics. No contributions to $NIL. No reading Keaney Blue. Like I’ve...

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Yeah Tyler is top notch. We’re lucky to have him.

Ramster is spot on. Take it off the forum. One on one.

Short term solution of course is buy upstairs like I do and if you wanna move down…

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Terrific, there goes our baseline defensive help…

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not really stressing myself out.. it is sad really because i see myself drifting away from the pride i have in rhody hoops and following now i hope that doesnt happen.. but the way this is trending is nauseating.. the thing i hate more than the idea of donating money.. is that the player walks away...

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ECR:

You need to load a hate the current state of affairs type caption to your profile.

You’re stressing yourself out with all these posts.

(Don’t disagree with your posts btw)

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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. Actually been 5 years Eligibility since the Covid Bonus Year but why not? Used to be Freshmen could not play, they had Freshmen teams only. And that's why Silk Owens ...

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Do tweets like this help? They're a little weird if you ask me, since the recruit has no idea about this multi-personality fan of ours. And there have been a few like this. https://x.com/BlockIslRalph/status/1789398623349784601 I find it funny but ya maybe others find it weird But let me pose this ...

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Sorry but have to say my piece. If URI is not top five next year in the A10. Miller should be fired. I have sat through two years of the worst basketball I have ever seen. I have no allegiance to a coach or player. I have allegiance to my school. And so far this coach and the players have disrespec...

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If you buy season tickets, is that a vote of confidence/acceptance in what's happening with the team? Nope it’s entertainment 5 minutes from my house and it’s my school. We’re a long was from Jerry Duh and the worst of the Baron years… If I lived 5 minutes from campus, I might already be back in. I...

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NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑2 days ago If you buy season tickets, is that a vote of confidence/acceptance in what's happening with the team?

Nope it’s entertainment 5 minutes from my house and it’s my school.

We’re a long was from Jerry Duh and the worst of the Baron years…

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Nice.

Played hurt here and played with max effort. I’m sad to see him go.

Best of luck to him!

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Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 days ago

Well if true that’s not a step down is it?

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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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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!

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Seems to me if we’re gonna play packline a 7’ European kid with decent footwork is a solid add…

I’m also working hard on preparing a good politically correct nickname once we sign him.

Suggestions welcome.

Go Rhody!

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Appears from what I’ve read he finished strong at Longwood. Seems he started playing hoops late in his teens in Poland. Other than I few YouTube clips that’s all I got.

We definitely need a big and he’s a 7 footer. Again, I’d rather roll the dice on Miranda but it’s getting late early here.

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Just an overall observation that I may take some heat for but, so be it. I think the mission of college sports within many large to midsized higher learning institutions has been perverted for decades and this is what it has come to. Many of these higher ed institutions have lost their way for mult...

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One more run in Slick Rick?

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What offensive system did Hurley coach at Rhode Island exactly?

Yep way way off topic

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We didnt hire Archie to be a .500 team. Some here seem to have lowered their expectations to fit this narrative. Sad to say. Yep it’s actually kind of fascinating the spin tossed about here. On campus quality arena ✅ Practice Facility ✅ Big name high paid coach ✅ Time to win! Ditch the excuses! Let...

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I think the impact of the concepts of packline defense is being WAYYYYYY overstated by people who don't fully have a concept of it. I would point no further then the fact that multiple teaching tapes call it some form of the pressure packline defense. One of the most basic components of it is that ...

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I loved the hire. As a proud alum and fan back to Chubin Yankee Conference days I want to be wrong and I want this to succeed.

Love me some yummy crow! Let’s get Miranda and PackLine our tails off!

Me and Mrs Hrstrat57 will be in our seats enjoying the games as we have for years!

Go Rhody!

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Since we just hired a coach whose specialty is supposedly coaching it, It doesn't seem like Archie is scrapping it. We'll see. I don’t think it is so much that coaches have figured it out, but players over the last decade have become so much better shooting 3s. Late rotations in the defense are kil...

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Again,

Role the dice on Miranda and gimme the uConn Greek Sniper and let’s go!!

(My big worry is we’re clearly doubling down and digging in with the Packline which I believe has been figured out by good coaching staffs and is limiting the talent willing to come to Kingston- here’s hoping I’m wrong)

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Which brings up an 'interesting', doesn't it? When the pot of gold explodes with the current or the next lawsuit, and the money starts going directly from the schools to the players, won't the amounts that Rhody players are getting be public anyway? I think if RV has more, he should be ahead of his...

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I'll yell: "Push the ball" "rebound the GD ball" "let's go!!" "shoot the freakin ball" "what the hell was that?" etc etc but boo individual players? Nah not me.... Coach and staff (including Yorke) are fair game. I heard quite a few more boos than n...

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I'll yell: "Push the ball" "rebound the GD ball" "let's go!!" "shoot the freakin ball" "what the hell was that?" etc etc but boo individual players? Nah not me.... Coach and staff (including Yorke) are fair game. I heard quite a few more boos than no...

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Blow that pc of crap team out of the bldg.

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Give him a chaace as some others have said. Listen we don't know what he is going to be like at URI. He is coming down from the Big East to the A-10. He could be better due the talent level that he will play against. He could very good once he plays more minutes. Lets give these kids a break till w...

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Looks like a pretty well regarded NYC hooper at one time. Maybe a good snag. Good article by Koch.

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PowderBlueButBetter wrote: ↑2 weeks ago Could be a fine bench piece, but i would still really like a big that could make an instant impact. Atiki Ally Atiki from BYU or Mohamed Wague from Alabama

I have no knowledge of us even contacting them, just my dream commitments

Dunno about any of that but I sure dig your handle!

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I like Penix. He can fire the ol’ pigskin. Doesn’t hurt he’s a lefty which flips the blind side. I like the pick. It’s nutty but I like it.

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NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑3 weeks ago Regardless of the suck of the sixers...give me a bunch of Tyrese Maxeys...

Maxey would be my no 1 pick if I was building a NBA team. Speed, skill, work ethic and attitude. Fantastic player.

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Said it at the time and I’ll say it again. Anyone who played or coached basketball at any level knows a 40 spot is a eye opener. It’s a real big deal in D1 hoops. The 31 against uVM is equally impressive. I’m looking forward to seeing it play out! Hoping the Bassy bashers here eat yummy crow. At the...

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Due to his turnovers Thomas is incapable of being a competent floor general. It doesn't matter if he goes up the floor at the speed Archie wants if it's going right back down the other way even faster when the opponent gets a fast break off of his mistakes. It's not just that we know he's unplayabl...

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Just got email thanking me for renewing our season tickets. Sent back response saying no I haven't yet. Told them because this program appears to be in total disarray, I am waiting until last minute. Then I notice an email in my spam from them saying sorry the original email was sent in error to al...

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Late jump for Kortright. I’m thinking he’s already got a destination locked down?

Good hustle guy based on viewing from my seat wasn’t a problem. Behind the scenes who knows. Played hurt, hustled and was first guy to dive for a loose ball.

Sorry to see him go.

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Bassy left because he didn't think he'd see the court. No one questioned that logic. Now he's returning and could be a starter. I think that's an indictment of the staff's recruiting. They failed to land a better PG than an undersized local player! I wish him all the luck but the recruiting of Arch...

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Yeah way to early to toss in the towel…we decided to pay big (for us)dough on a big name coach. Fail so far but this crazy landscape offers opportunity. Year 3 needs to play out.

I’m other words I’m very unhappy but it’s still early right?

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Miranda was a solid 4 star. Rivals 30th or so definite consensus top 60 2022. Might not be as big of a project as you think.

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Gimme Miranda and the uConn Greek sniper and let’s go!

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Serious question. Are minimum credit load, minimum GPA, graduation rates etc, still a thing any more? It must be fun being in the admissions offices across the land? Remember how important APR was? How can that be applied now with so much movement which undoubtedly will lead to lower graduation rat...

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Jdrums#3 =king of the Keaney Blue high road. More of that around here please.

We’re all on the same team.

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It’s early and there’s lotsa fish out there…

What’s the latest on Miranda? Would he even qualify academically at this point? (Does that matter anymore?)

I’ll take a 5 star project with a close pal on the team all day. Would also get URI hoops on the radar big time no?

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Go watch the V Tech /uVA game (YouTube)and look at the shot chart….

PackLine is no longer the secret sauce.

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NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑3 weeks ago

Bass O Matic

Best ever LOL

Mmmm that’s good Bass.

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BB78 good list. If he doesn’t go to Georgetown I’d suggest the Kenny bit be removed from the list.

(Despite our KeaneyBlue “insider” pundit/ expert storyline)

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Yeah URI (tried to?) play Packline. The larger point is UVA which won a national championship playing Packline got smoked multiple times this past season. Obliterated. Elite D1 coaching has figured out how to destroy it. It will also be a interesting study to watch what Bennett does. Does Miller hav...

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Vault took down the tweet

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But
Where’s Georgetown, the de facto per KB pundits reason for bailing?

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