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Why wait a few years? Both teams will be better next year, and likely at least NIT level.....and going forward also. ASU would be intriguing...... There is almost zero chance Dan would ever agree to playing his former school. There is zero chance he will agree to do that while he still has kids he ...

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Goodman just announced it.

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LOL Ace. Ego and insecurity make people do some really foolish things. Wasn't just me, at least 1-2 other professionals in the space offered their time and expertise as well. Only in RI.

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I had heard PC and Uconn would be starting a home & home this upcoming season. But nothing has been reported as of yet.

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3rd highest attendance in program history. C'mon ECR, take it with a grain of salt. There is more than just Ws and Ls in a programs life cycle, it was very big for us to not have taken a giant step back in terms of attendance after losing Hurley, our senior class and playing .500 ball. Next year the...

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Rhodyram wrote: ↑5 years ago D Cambridge from Brown expected to transfer as reported by golocal(take with large grain of salt for now)

WOW. Crushing blow for Brown if true, he can play at any level IMO, would love to snag him as a sit 1 play 2 guy. Kid can ball.

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I had heard a booster put up the $$$ for them to do it. Not sure if that was as an incentive, or to subsidize any buy out. Martelli also lost his father just a short time ago so not the best timing for this.

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I wonder if Jameer Nelson gets a look at St. Joseph's...no coaching experience, but he's a local legend and was awfully close to the program all year. If he hired 3 strong assistants and a former head coach or two there could be worse hires. No, no and no. St Joe's is too impt a program for the A10...

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bigappleram wrote: ↑5 years ago I know of 1 move that will happen in a week, and its none of the schools listed above. That's all I can say

Martelli is who I was referencing here.

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I think james Jones from Yale is a better hire than JT3. He’s done more with less. JT3 was a colossal disappointment at Gtown, yes he had a couple tourney runs but he also lost to double digit seeds 4 years in a row. You know what you get with him, Jones has more upside IMO and is a young exciting c...

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These were McCall’s guys. Seems like a total guy job which after their results and the pending roster turnover is probably a good idea. They are going to hire Mitchell’s HS coach to hopefully secure the kid. And gutting the staff and starting over buys McCall some more time to get it right. He has l...

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I have always been a proponent for addition by subtraction. But it seems exiting a program from a conference is a tall task. Fordham and Lasalle would be the 2 to go for many reasons. Conference would lose 2 of their worst facilities in the process.

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If we go this route it means someone is leaving.
If we go this route it must be for a proficient shooter aka Four McGlynn, or nothing else.

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In 2019 its simply unacceptable and embarrassing to have the WiFi issue. Please fix!

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Pending unexpected transfers, or personnel movement, the A10 figures to be as strong and deep at the top next year as it has been in some time. Should mirror the 2015-16 season where we had 3 NCAA teams and 3 NIT teams, with 6 teams posting 20+ wins. VCU, Dayton, Duquesne, URI, Bonnies and Davidson ...

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woof, UConn getting taken behind the woodshed by Houston. Doubled up 64-32 Houston is a dangerous team. Hurley will right UConn's ship.. but it will take 3 or 4 seasons. UConn fell as much as URI had under the end of CFL. Now if we could convince Hurley we are a good H&H he isnt getting 3-4 yea...

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Siena and Stony Brook are only programs worth discussing IMO in mid atlantic/New England area. Iona and UVM don’t have the infrastructure to expand.

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I can’t help but notice it’s been about three weeks since some of my “favorite” posters have shown up around here. Wonder how those guys are doing? Hope they’re enjoying themselves. Always notice who is quiet when times are good, those are the useless people that bring nothing to the table. This is...

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Good recap from Disano with insights into the VCU game. Good point about possibly seeing zone tomorrow, with them not having played in 7 days nor at Barclays yet they could be cold. On our side we have to protect the ball and attack the hoop, can't get sped up and can't take tough twos and contested...

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I would go with someone who has had significant success at a lower level -- D2/D3.

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His HS coach is looking for a job, that would guarantee the kid. Apparently UMASS has already agreed to hire him. Look for that shoe to drop, then the kid follows with his announcement.

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Jimmy wasn't as revered and respected as a shooter by some of the fan base bc of who his father was.
He was the best shooter I have ever seen at URI, bar none.

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My comp for Harris has always been Nate Watson at PC. Not exactly the same type of player, but similarly ranked 4 star PFs. Watson struggled mightily in his freshman season, averaging 6ppg and 2rpg. This year he even struggled some in the OOC, but he really has hit his stride as of late and finished...

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What a joke. Hope Cyril comes out pissed AF, he got robbed.

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Matt Painter had some great quotes on the margin of error with recruits ranked outside the Top 20. Basically said something similar to what Dan said, that there is huge variability with guys ranked 21-200. And that many many mistakes are made in assessing talent.

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Going off the top of my head, Koch seemed to have a ton more tweets over the last few years about poor attendance, and Rarely mentioned the great attendance this season in a down year. Guy is a hack. You know if 4,900 showed up he would have said something, but given 6,900 showed up he was quiet. T...

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I do not understand how anyone can have Butler and Texas in the field. That is ridiculous. St Mary's is 1-7 vs tourney teams, anyone saying they should be near bubble is crazy too.

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I know of 1 move that will happen in a week, and its none of the schools listed above. That's all I can say

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I just don't know why Ramster is still fighting it. It's a "lucky" birth in which a choke is involved. It's not like either team had major injuries that impacted their seasons and got healthy at the right time. No other team had a resume worthy of tournament consideration. Ramster's whole...

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Ramster you finally willing to concede the A10 is a 1 bid league this year unless someone not named VCU wins the tourney? IMO even VCU doesn't have a great resume, with their only resume wins over Temple and Texas (both bubble teams, the latter absurdly still on bubble) but they are either riding t...

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There will no doubt be 1-2 A10 jobs on the carousel - i have my guesses.

bigappleram · Re: 3/14 | La Salle | 12:00PM (NBCSN) | A10 2nd Round I'll be there

I'll be there

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Cyril needs to get more crafty around the rim. It can’t be all strength all the time, bc when guys are as big and as strong that won’t work. He needs to work on a pump fake also, I can’t remember him ever faking his man and then finishing. Agree with your points Bar about getting more crafty and to...

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Ramster you finally willing to concede the A10 is a 1 bid league this year unless someone not named VCU wins the tourney? IMO even VCU doesn't have a great resume, with their only resume wins over Temple and Texas (both bubble teams, the latter absurdly still on bubble) but they are either riding th...

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Probably the best home slate in a while assuming those teams are all Top 75 next year. Pretty much a lock PC will be, not sure on the other 2.

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watched that game from spring break in Cancun. We blew that one, we were the better team. Brian F*$#ing Cardinal.

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No one from the Big East has been implicated just Preston so take off the keaney blues. Isn't Creighton in the Big East? Preston is the only one that has been implicated.He was obviously doing it without the knowledge of the head coach or anyone else same as the assistant at TCU. I also think if he...

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Cyril needs to get more crafty around the rim. It can’t be all strength all the time, bc when guys are as big and as strong that won’t work. He needs to work on a pump fake also, I can’t remember him ever faking his man and then finishing.

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Seems odd in regards to Omar, no clue if he is flying to Philly or back to Kingston. Unless he is injured, and the only place to get the treatment is in the DR this trip seems oddly timed.

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I'm willing to take a flyer on anyone that can get their elbow over the rim. That said, I'm hoping for a Lamonte Ulmer type. Similar body type, skill set and athleticism from his tapes. Lamonte was just a jumping jack for his first 2-2.5 seasons and then added some more skill to his game and had a b...

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Criticism of Langevine when he has good games tends to be his FT Shooting and Turnovers Last night was one of his best games ever - Career High 26 points - Amazing 12-14 FG many scored on great inside moves and his uncanny ability to score with both his right and left hand - 2-3 FTs with two made i...

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UConn has a mid major roster. He will rebuilt it. Ollie had let things go to an almost criminal degree there, simply didn't pay attention to all the details required to run a Top 25 program. And hence they became a barely Top 100 program. In terms of the American not being the old Big East, its not....

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Funny they talk about academic standing when they took a kid (Toppin) whose transcript would NEVER have allowed him to get into Rhody. He had something like a 1.0 GPA from what I have heard. We were interested in him but DH knew he couldn't get him into school and called off the chase.

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The total assistant budget should be in the range of 550-650K to put us in line with the top A10 programs. I know we have a first time HC also...but the next coach needs to be offered at least 1 mil a year to start..... This is called putting your money where your mouth is. Thorr talks a good game,...

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Rhoades was assistant there just like Cox was here. Yes both Grant and Rhoades struggled last year.....but neither fell off a cliff like we're doing right now, especially late in the season, when teams usually show improvement. Even Baron's teams, who usually collapsed in February, weren't this bad...

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Dan would lose his mind after a mistake, but also be the first person to congratulate you for making a smart play. From what I can tell DC is just disgruntled on the sideline and doesn't show the positive side of his emotion. These are kids, they need positive and negative reinforcement. I just go b...

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You can't just chalk it up to inexperience anymore, we are 25 games into the season. Other freshmen around the league, who were much less regarded, look much more comfortable than ours do. Lack of improvement from even 1 player at this point is a major red flag. Regression from numerous guys is a re...

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Can we have Walker CL and JH on the floor at the same time ?? Walker looks like a true 3. Could definitely see them play together at the same time. To me Walker seems more like a PF/4 in terms of skill set. Very tough to have spacing if you have 3 guys on the floor who aren't outside threats, so th...

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WVU was ranked based on having Sagobo Konate in the lineup, at full strength he is a shot blocking, dunking, physical specimen. And would be a major difference maker for them, not saying he catapults them from worst to first but they were ranked based on him being in the lineup and he hasn't played ...

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If Tyrese wanted to play at the next level it would be at the 2. That said, right now he is a natural 3. His ball handling will need to improve for him to slide over to the 2G.

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