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RhowdyRam02

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 unplayable...

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Remember two years ago when our offense sucked? Most of that was because of turnovers, with Thomas being a big offender. His turnovers per 40 minutes actually went up from two years ago even though he played against a dogshit strength of schedule. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/sebasti...

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Just too slow to stick with/get by A10 guards on a consistent basis. Yes, he was too slow on defense, but his physicality on the offense end created mismatches and was a big bonus for us. Compare that to Thomas who is even slower on defense and doesn't create any mismatches on offense. We severely ...

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1. Shock and denial
2. Pain and guilt
3. Anger and bargaining
4. Depression
5. The upward turn
6. Reconstruction and working through
7. Acceptance and hope

I'm cycling between the 3rd and 4th stages of grief

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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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RhodyBB91 wrote: ↑6 hours ago

Good job, good effort. Trading Thomas for Kortright is a bigtime downgrade

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Iggy1979 wrote: ↑22 hours ago Archie is staying away from players with red flags.

I would argue having a proven record of being unable to play at the Atlantic 10 level should be a giant fucking red flag, and yet he brought Thomas back

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Also, this is not a knock on Hammond as I was excited to see him play here and develop, but since when did a true freshman PG lead a team to a title of some sorts? And yes, in high school games Hammond was pressuring the ball very well. Doesn’t mean he’d be effectively doing that from day 1 in a gu...

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He was very far off. He was unplayable at the A10 level

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This is spectacular.....spec- freeking - tacular. I want to hear the Bassy hating NIL pimps in full throat, please...trying to convince US to donate so they can afford to waste money on players that THEY have already thoroughly t-rashed! :lol: This is the best thing that's happened this off season ...

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Luis and Always have to be leaving. House, Always, Luis, Thomas, Lawerence, Cam is a logjam. You’d expect Luis/Always would be getting minimal minutes now. Lawerence and Thomas didn’t come here to be bench pieces. House isn’t staying to come off the bench. That leaves Cam as the 4th guard? He can’t...

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Remember when Rhody72 said the offseason was the best time of the year to be a URI fan? We don't even have the offseason anymore. Just year round pain

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Having Thomas back is living, breathing, pulsating proof that RhodyVault doesn't know shit about our collective. If it was any fucking good we'd have someone a lot better than a guy we know is unplayable at the A10 level

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His daughter is a freshman on the team. That’s great. He’s getting paid $1.5 million to be the head coach at the University of Rhode Island and his last tweet involving anything URI was back in February. https://x.com/archie_miller/status/1755316647810789844?s=46 Jesus Christ dude, you really that ...

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hrstrat57 wrote: ↑1 day ago Gimme Miranda and the uConn Greek sniper and let’s go!

Go where? Certainly nowhere near the top of the standings

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Is it a sabbatical year for bigs not named Fuchs at Rhody next season ? We need bigs. Miranda is 7'1". Is that big enough? Are you hearing rumblings, 78 ? I’d be good with bringing in another Rhode Islander. Maybe he turns out to be a pleasant surprise playing at home State U with his buddy. E...

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CamsRams wrote: ↑2 days ago

I want to take this opportunity to apologize to everyone who said Archie was cooked and was a failure here who I argued with. You were right, I was wrong. I'm sorry.

We are completely and totally fucked

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The Big East was formed... The Big East emerged as an excellent cbb conference but its formation sucked the life out of New England cbb, imho. A big, sucking vacuum. I started following college hoops right before the Big East was formed. I saw URI play games against the likes of St John's, Syracuse...

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Article https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/39974973/fedex-pledges-25m-5-years-nil-program-memphis We would need 10’s of thousands of $10/mo pledges to keep up. Why bother Because the $10/mo pledges tell the big fish that there's an investment from a larger fanbase, which motivates them ...

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There's a few things that give me hope: 1. They hired fans that worked on College Football Revamped, so they'll have fan voices not just in the room but actively working on it. 2. It's not just a reskin of Madden. If so it wouldn't be three plus years to bring it to market. 3. Unlike comparing this...

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There's a few things that give me hope: 1. They hired fans that worked on College Football Revamped, so they'll have fan voices not just in the room but actively working on it. 2. It's not just a reskin of Madden. If so it wouldn't be three plus years to bring it to market. 3. Unlike comparing this ...

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I already said this in the recruiting thread to, but please just anywhere but Providence or another A10 school so I can still root for him... Why would you root for him? Couldn’t be less relevant. That’s like cheering for Anthony Harris at his NAIA school. I can see both viewpoints. Maybe not so mu...

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RhodyBB91 wrote: ↑3 days ago If Hammond goes to PC I’ll KMS

If he goes to PC I suspect there will be a lot of people giving him the Zdeno Chara in Montreal treatment

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STC wrote: ↑3 days ago I was expecting Hammond's list to be a bit more power conference heavy than it is.

I guess maybe they feel they have to, but why the hell would a school like Fairfield even try to recruit him if he decommitted from us?

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So apparently they're hoping to have up to 85 real life players from all 134 schools in the game, but players have to opt in. That came from this link and also includes some players that have already opted in. In the battle of Texas Longhorns QBs, Quinn Ewers has opted into the game, Arch Manning do...

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How clueless do you have to be to look at this whole situation and come away thinking the players are the ones who are greedy. There is some crazy thought among people on this board and writ large that the scholarship should be enough. Student-athletes at the D1 level are working two jobs. One as a...

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https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/news/college-coaches-weigh-in-on-navigating-the-transfer-portal-and-nil/ Article from just before Portal Opening: The men’s college basketball transfer portal opens on March 18, less than a week away. Two of the biggest hot-topic items in college athletics are th...

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I didn't really understand (still don't) the excitement over an undersized freshman point guard to come in and play a key role. He may turn into a star someday, but chances are slim to none it's happening as a freshman. It's mostly a year to year game now. There's no reason I can see not to have an...

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I'm still not sold on Loyola. Wake me up when they actually bring something to the table. No, making the NIT and losing to Bradley in the first round isn't bringing something to the table

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ElmCityRhody wrote: ↑4 days ago this is equal ?

doesn't feel equal when our best recruit leaves after committing to us

It's never been equal. It never will be equal

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The crazy thing is, as much as it doesn't seem like it, if you truly believe it's all about the money this is the most equal college basketball has been in decades and the most equal it will be once the players are considered employees. UCLA and John Wooden were paying players and nothing happened, ...

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If this really is about name, image and likeness, why don't the players get the TV money? After all, it's their names, images and likenesses we see on the TV screen. Umm, that case is in court, and if it goes in the players favor schools are going to owe a massive amount of money, including back pa...

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Keep in mind he averaged 6 Ppg off the bench. Everyone thought Weston would be a star because he came from Seton Hall. He did very little. I think Lawrence is going to be a good player, but is not a star and surrounded by a below average guard group we aren’t winning whether Lawrence is here or Ham...

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Keep in mind he averaged 6 Ppg off the bench. Everyone thought Weston would be a star because he came from Seton Hall. He did very little. I think Lawrence is going to be a good player, but is not a star and surrounded by a below average guard group we aren’t winning whether Lawrence is here or Ham...

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How can someone who is here for 1 year be a program changer? All it takes is one good season in this new landscape for the future of a program to make a 180. I agree with this statement to a certain degree. With all of the shifting and personal changes every year, I DO BELIEVE YOU CAN TURN A "...

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We're currently in a tie with George Washington, George Mason, and St. Joseph's for the 6th through 9th spots in the standings, with the top 7 making the tournament. We just went 2-1 against St. Joe's and have a three game set against George Washington this weekend. Anther big series coming up, this...

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If this really is about name, image and likeness, why don't the players get the TV money? After all, it's their names, images and likenesses we see on the TV screen. Umm, that case is in court, and if it goes in the players favor schools are going to owe a massive amount of money, including back pa...

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I think it's BS if another team takes our asst and one of his recruits with him. No I will not get over it. I highly doubt Hammond is going with him. Mack was who Gtown was after; I still think there is a good shot Hammond ends up at Mason. Yeah I noticed that he followed a few Mason people late in...

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With all due respect, and remember I said with all due respect which means I can say whatever I want now, you have 8 posts since Jamarques Lawrence committed last night. That's not exactly the posting pattern of someone that doesn't care or isn't interested

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https://www.instagram.com/p/C51u3KePKE3/?igsh=MTQxd3JrdWRzbjdzOA== I love this addition, not just because I am a Husker guy. I have seen him play lots and love his game. Good size at PG, can stretch it, not selfish, and can play D. Anyone have any thoughts on why D Lawrence hit the portal and why d...

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Does the LOI serve any purpose anymore? What’s the point? It is a one way deal. The player can stay but still negotiate for a better deal elsewhere. From a practical standpoint, the school has to guarantee the scholarship and a spot on the roster. Doesn’t that make it a good deal for the player and...

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Archie must have really hurt Vaults feelings. Imho, Vault brings no value to me as a fan and brings no value to the program. There was one point where he added value, but that time has long since past and now he's actively hurting the program he claims to love, all because Archie never kissed the r...

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So since Kenny was out of the game for a year and so was our HC we were unable to get the caliber of players we wanted or needed at least that was the excuse, so now it’s they didn’t have enough NIL. Also he was hit with NCAA sanctions and we stuck by him…and now as NIL is increasing and sanctions ...

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If I'm Archie, I'm spending my time "recruiting" big donors like Soloviev, Ryan and Fascitelli, etc. to bankroll a roster that can compete. Big donors were willing to pony up to get a guy like Archie, but times have changed and a big name coach and shiny new facilities doesn't translate t...

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This is different from Nevada. Nevada we were going to get a home game against a good team, so the buyout screwed us. We haven't been good, so a road game against a Big East team isn't top of the to do list with scheduling

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Disappointing to see the number "no"s. Especially from some of the biggest complainers on this message board... ditto.. no more being a "fan" and wearing your heart on your sleeve for our beloved Rams if you aren't "committed" into giving money to a college kid with no...

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Can’t roll out a 4A team and expect to beat elite clubs. Won’t work. Expect lots of empty seats in America’s Favorite Ballpark this summer if this is the plan for 2024. Plenty of good deals on Stubhub too if you're like me and want to go to a game this summer but don't want to give the ownership an...

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NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑1 month ago Whiskey Myers coming to the Ry this summer. Never heard of them, but BlackBerry Smoke is on the bill and they are awesome (if you like the southern rock thing)

I might have to check that out

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Pearl Jam is coming back to Fenway in September. And will be at MSG 2 weeks before that. Can I also sneak in a trip to Philly to see them between that as well? Hmmmm... I unfortunately couldn't rationalize paying $175 to get into Fenway and have no idea if my seats would be behind a pole or somethi...

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Track removed, visitor sideline stands moved to better align with the field, and stands in the south end zone. The stands seem like they'll use the Ryan Center style of being attached to the new basketball arena being built with access for both fans and players. I've been twice and it's fine as is, ...

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