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rambone 78

We need a big time burrito maker on staff, STAT!

rambone 78

It has become all too clear that there are certain refs out there who won't give URI the benefit of the doubt when it comes to close or crucial calls. That is on Dan. I love the guy but he has to follow through with his promises to tone things down starting this coming season. There is no doubt in m...

rambone 78

We need to keep repeating, PG's and either PF's or C's.

I predict we will land a 2016 PG and at least one 2016 big, who will be top 100's.

This fall.

Color me optimistic on this. It's time to play with the big boys.

rambone 78

I'm getting worried about you TP, I agree with you again on this.....

rambone 78

Makes you wonder what Cooley is doing recruiting these types of kids. Talent is great, but what they do off the court is just as important.

I would rather Dan keeps recruiting good students and good people rather than the other kind.

So far he's done a pretty good job there, eh?

rambone 78

Rod, a while back I talked to a couple of UConn boosters about Samuels.

They said he's got all the tools, but simply can't shoot a lick.

He would be an OK backup for Garrett, but like a lot of others, he wants more PT.

rambone 78

Our baseball field is top notch, but they need to add seating.

rambone 78

Don't be shocked TP, but I totally agree with you.

rambone 78

This will impact home attendance to some degree, even if we are winning and even ranked.

People want to see games against good teams, not the dregs of the league.

Especially a lot of our casual fans.

rambone 78

Consistency should be the goal. Almost everybody had a few games where they shot FT's well. And then there were games where they were terrible, at times all of them in the same game, the Davidson game for example. You never knew from game to game, if they were going to be good or awful. That can't r...

rambone 78

This team should make it a point to become a good FT shooting team.

The starting 5 should all be 70% or better, with the exception of Hassan, where 60-65% is more likely.

No excuses. Maybe Four can help tutor them.

rambone 78

Winning big will be a little tougher if he keeps up the sideline sideshow, however....

I'm sure he knows this, but hopefully his assistants can reign him in a little more.....he says he wants to tone it down, but then he tends to forget in the heat of the moment and off we go.........

rambone 78

Once you have a bad reputation with the refs, it's hard to shake it. The refs will anticipate things happening before they do. That's already happened at times imo. If Dan does really tone it down some this season, I think things will be OK. If not, especially with the new rules, there could be prob...

rambone 78

Lots of ifs, ands, or Butts......ha

rambone 78

As for predictions, right now I'd say we're a solid top 50 pick. Of course, with the uncertainties involving so many new players, we could be as high as top 25, or possibly even out of the top 50. The latter isn't likely though, imo anyway. We know what we have with the core 4. We really don't know ...

rambone 78

Besides the obvious big man recruiting boost ARD gives us, the APR no longer being a factor should help us with bigs in 2016 and beyond.

That's 2 big plusses for this program....any little edge could make the difference.....

rambone 78

Of course. Success breeds success. Once we Dance, things will get even better on the recruiting front.

rambone 78

VCU imo is a mid pack A10 team this season.

How the mighty have fallen. But they'll be back soon enough.

rambone 78

Good one, Rod.

Agree with those who say we have to see how it all comes together, before setting a date for the parade.

rambone 78

Our score for this past season is likely to be a little lower than the 979 for the year before due to Hare imo.

Also hopefully the 3 transferring won't hurt it too much. Maybe not at all?

At least now it seems like they have a cushion to work with going forward.

rambone 78

My sister's sister in law is good friends with Izzo. She's a prof at Michigan St.

I'll ask her if she'll put in a good word or two for us, when the family gets together in a few weeks.....

you never know.....

rambone 78

As long as this year's score is good, with the school year now over, we should be finally out of the woods when the 4 year average comes out next year at this time. That's the last year that God-awful 813 from 11-12 will be counted. I've heard that was actually more in the 860 range after adjustment...

rambone 78

Excellent if true.....strength of schedule is looking up.....

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Yes, it would have been nice to get a good post player to play with Hassan for 2 years, but that's not going to happen. The best window of opportunity has passed.

Anyway, let's get a couple for 2016, and be the best we can be then......

rambone 78

I think we're going to see more big man recruiting success going forward, with ARD on board.

I'm expecting us to land a couple for 2016. At least 1 early signing this fall, and maybe 2.

rambone 78

A lot of teams have no true centers, and some that do, don't play them that much unless they're good. I think that's what we're going to have [or not have] here going forward. If we can get a couple more Hassans, PF's that play above the rim, we'll be OK I think. I would rather have that, than have ...

rambone 78

"And do whatever I want?" That's not a quote you'll hear from anybody Dan gets to come here.

5 star or not, he's not coming here.....

rambone 78

Well this excuse has been used before, but we have 7 new players, and there may be some bumps in the OOC part of the schedule. This should be the last year for that excuse though. Starting in 2016, there will be much less turnover. Even having said that, the OOC part of our schedule should be better...

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I may be off base here, but I think Dan has been trying to get home-and-homes against top 50's. For URI, that's tough. When we become a perennial top 50 team, then it will be easier. For now, getting one-offs on the road is probably going to have to suffice. We've got to prove we can win some of tho...

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#4 can really shoot it, too.

#5 was almost invisible. I think he made a layup in that video.

Not much to go by, unfortunately.

rambone 78

I hope Butts gets pissed about being referred to as "serviceable" and becomes much more than that.

Might have something to prove. I know I would be insulted by that comment, especially from a staff member?

rambone 78

I take the words from him "a minor setback" to mean a fairly short term injury, like a sprained ankle.

Long time until practice officially begins.

rambone 78

Rod, great research on your part. After reading your post, this guy seems like a stiff. The staff has to see something we don't here. Maybe he's just guard insurance. He's got a year to work with the team. Hopefully he's better than that when he's called on to play. We still need a good PG for 2016....

rambone 78

We all expect those things to change with ARD on board.

Agreed, the big man development skills of the staff up to this point has been minimal.

rambone 78

Maybe when we go over to Nike we'll get new unis.

I agree, the current ones suck.....

rambone 78

Yep, and Santa Claus runs a big 'ol meth lab at the North Pole....

rambone 78

Rod, maybe I shouldn't have lumped Akele in with the other 2, he's closer to a finished product than they are.

All freshmen are projects to a point. Some much more than others, of course.

rambone 78

I think just about everybody knows the starting 5. Who's the 6th man will depend on practice. If Thompson is the steal a lot of people think he is, I think he's the first guard off the bench. Butts, Berry, and Akele are projects. Going to be a lot of substitutions especially early on next season. If...

rambone 78

That's true. He's already been convicted in the court of public opinion, in the minds of almost everybody that's not a Pats fan. The NFL cannot prove he knew. The problem is, Brady can't prove he didn't know either. There is a preponderance of circumstantial evidence. That is usually enough to convi...

rambone 78

TP, I didn't doubt you were a lawyer, I just doubt Brady would win in court.

Phrased it wrong.

Anyway, Brady's appeal, if heard by Goodell, won't go very far. Beyond that, is it really worth it?

rambone 78

As it stands right now, I think you're probably right.

Dunn will have to stay healthy and have a monster season to get them to the NIT imo.

He may have made a mistake not going pro.....

rambone 78

TP, OK but you do it constantly, just like you say I repeat myself a lot.

It drives us all crazy. Hey, at least we have something in common....

rambone 78

That's where you and I disagree. Win in court? You a lawyer? Doubt it.

Maybe he'll get it reduced to 2 games. He's getting something.

Anyway, it won't matter. The team will be fine. Well, maybe not in the defensive backfield.

rambone 78

Rod, I think the hiring of ARD, is Dan's admission that he needed help in recruiting bigs. And maybe developing them too. It may have come one year too late for Hassan and EC to realize their dream of a deep NCAA run, but we'll see about that. Anyway, I expect success for 2016 bringing in those bigs...

rambone 78

TP, do you honestly think that a deal has been made to drop Brady's suspension? He was the root of the whole thing. Yes the team has been punished severely, but the guy responsible doesn't get any punishment? Anyway, if a deal was made, wouldn't it have been announced along with Kraft's statement? B...

rambone 78

I just take that comment about Dan not being a "recruiting type of coach", as Cox did the bulk of the recruiting of Robinson, and Dan closed the deal at the end. Very common, really. Dan obviously has a plan on how to make up his team, but I'm sure if pressed for an answer, he wishes he co...

rambone 78

Got my answer. Thanks guys. Robinson counts toward the limit, we're done recruiting for next season.

Staff, now with ARD on board, can now totally focus on 2016's this summer and fall.

Big man hunting will never be more important.....

rambone 78

I don't know if this has been answered before, but since Stan isn't eligible until 2016, does he count against the limit of 13 for 2015?

If not, then we could still pick up a 5th year big. Correct?

rambone 78

Nice. Guess this closes the book on 2015-16?

Maybe.

rambone 78

So, Kraft bites the bullet on any appeals. I'll bet he HATES to have to do it. He's no dummy though, I think he knew that if he were to appeal, that it would take the focus completely away from football next season, and probably doom his team in the process, from having any chance to repeat. Brady? ...

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