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While it has been floated around in the past about pulling press credentials it will never happen. (Donaldson) One thing we know is that journalists stick together. If you think the projo isn't helpful now just wait and see how bad they get after we do that. The national guys might also pick up on i...

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Great game by the boys today. Never in doubt and a large crowd with no students. I can see 7k plus the rest of the year. I have one beef. We are up 30 with 14 minutes to go. We know what we get from Akele which is almost nothing. We can't try to put Layssard in the game with the starters? What would...

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Not sure what is going on with Preston. He was getting good minutes early in the year. He was in at garbage time yesterday. Something is up. Berry and Cyril as our front court will not get us to a sweet sixteen run. We need a third. Or we need to develop someone to give us 10 minutes a game down low...

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Attendance looked good on TV. 10 degrees out on a weds night in December with the students gone and it still looked like a strong crowd.

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I went tonight. Spoke with his daughter about how the board was taking it hard.

Rod had on a great suit. He always looked sharp.

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This is very sad news. I had the fortune of working with Rod. This was during the Harrick years when the projo board was getting going. He was a great guy and a good friend. I am just very sad right now. Rest in Peace Rod from Cranston...You deserve it

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I'm going to toot my own horn here.

I predicted a 5 guard line up at the end of games that we are up in the score.

I'm glad Dan took my advice.

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Once again the best guard on the court was Fatts. His minutes will keep going up. Dowtin better figure it out or his minutes will be going away once EC comes back. Garrett needs to stop turning the ball over. He also needs a lesson on how to tie his shoes. You can no longer call our big men, big men...

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CBS sports named the top 10 freshman in the country so far. Number 10 was some guy from the A-10. I commented that he wasn't even the best freshman in the conference never mind the 10th best in the country.

FATTS!!!

Smokinjimit · Re: 12/6 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 8:00PM So what channel is it on?

So what channel is it on?

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Looked at the guide and it's not on the SEC network. Not sure if that will change. The only thing I'm really worried about are the refs. We are a team from the northeast that plays a very aggressive style defense. The refs could really take this game away from us. It wouldn't surprise me if they had...

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Not only did he draw the foul on the fake 3 point shot he then went to the line and hit all three of the free throws. You could see the wind go out of PC's sail. Such a senior heads up play. Genius level basketball IQ.

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#2 in White looks like a good ball player.

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You wonder why Koch never breaks any stories? If you were part of the URI program would you feed him anything? I know I wouldn't.

Practice facility? Civic Center?

Al Skinner was beating the friars playing in Keaney Gym while working out or a Single wide.

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Lets focus... Cyril needs to play 25 minutes on Saturday if we stand any chance of winning this game. They are too big and fast for Berry. The key match up is at the point guard spot. Cartwright must be contained. What we have going for us is that they rely on freshman to play a large roll. This wil...

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Well said Rod. Are you telling me that neither laysard or Tertsea can take away minutes from Akele? He gives us next to nothing on offence and is undersized on defense. One of these guys has to be able to give us 10 minutes a game. Right?

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We have to shoot lights out from the field and from the line. We also need to get to the line. Limit turnovers and even then I'm not sure if we can win.

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What happened to waiting for his grandfathers birthday? lol This young man will have a nice career.

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Very good point Stevie. Its all part of the resume. Plus it's also fun to root for teams the rest of the year after we beat them.

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Nice win against a good team. I'm worried about our ability to play against big teams. We are thin at the big man position. UNC was a small team. Berry does something that is a lost art in the game. He moves well without the ball. He finds the open spot and has soft hands. Its a nice win but our big...

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There has to be a free stream for this game somewhere.

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Never mind with Maia Caito. The Cranston East player choose Wisconsin. Way to go after local talent.

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This sounds like its going to be a very difficult game. Anytime you face a team like this early in the season. We are a veteran team at home so we should win. Ill be interested in what the line is.

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On him early. I like it. Add 25 lbs over the next 2 years.

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They have a lot of guys who can create their own shot. We also have guys who can hit the open jumper. My guess is whoever has the best match up one on one will get the look.

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Just followed him on twitter. As an old guy it was easy to do. We should all show this young man some interest on social media. Could make the difference.

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Miami is out. Lets hope Kansas can sign some of their big man targets before his visit. Not sure if WVU or X are recruiting any big men that might help him pick us. I have a lot of faith that he will be a Running Ram.

But the waiting is killing me...

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Penn St? Not really Didn't they get all their wins back?

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People say that Devoe is a loud mouth. I say you just don't know Devoe.

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I understand the pessimism on this board. No one wants to get their hopes up. After all we are not a perennial powerhouse who lands kids like this all the time. That being said I have a lot of faith in our staff to evaluate talent. I have a lot of faith in our staff persuading this young man to come...

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Lets face it. As a whole no team in the A-10 can touch our full back court.

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Small forward body in a point guard. Yikes this kid looks impressive.

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This young man's film impresses me more than anyone else including Harris. He was 6'6 in the film but he showed a high basketball IQ around the basket that you don't see in high school players. Using the rim, finishing with both hands, up fakes, drop steps If we are lucky enough to get him and Harri...

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If URI charged 70k a year their ranking would go up. All these lists are jokes

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Thank you Rhodylaw.

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It wouldn't surprise me to see a five guard line up at the end of games if we are up by more than one possession. Downtin, Garret, EC, Terrell, Robinson would create tough matchups for a team trying to come back using the 3 point shot. That line up wouldn't work long term but if you are up it might ...

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It will be easier to spend money on a winning program. Get to another dance. Have Dan come out and say he's not going anywhere and the money will come. We have great buildings on campus. We can spend the money by renovation rather than building new.

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If you need a 12th? I'm in.

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I wouldn't want to play us early in the season next year. Guards that are big and experienced and deep with serviceable big men. Very experienced team.

If I was from a P5 conference my answer would be thanks but no thanks.

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This young mans game around the basket is filthy. He uses both hands, knows how to use the rim. Would look great in Keaney Blue.

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I know I'm not the only one who can't wait for the season to start. We will be deeper and more experienced than the team that was just beaten by the final 4 team. Skies the limit with this squad. It will be interesting to see the attendance numbers. We should break all records for attendance. When i...

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Just going over this from the beginning. There is no way he's 180lbs anymore. I'd say closer to 215lbs. Can put the ball on the floor, shoot and finish. All this athleticism and he hasn't had a real D1 trainer working with him. This guy is a match up problem every time he's on the court. Yikes if we...

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He will probably start the following season.

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An I missing something? I looked at the video of the team at practice. Andre Berry looks the same. Unless I saw the wrong guy.

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Is this practice open?

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6'8 185 is not a power forward

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He may be the toughest player ever to put on a URI uniform. Basically playing on a broken leg his JR year. He was a beast.

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So when is the early signing period? What are the dates we should expect something on? thanks

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