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If you're looking for some good beer and a burger I'd go to the Mews..... Yeah, of the places mentioned in this thread, the Mews has the biggest selection of beer, and while their new menu is pricier, I do think the food has improved. Celestial Cafe, I never think to go there because it would requi...

I think Loyola is having a really nice year, but they're 0-2 in Q1, 3-3 in Q2, 16-2 in Q3+4. Their strength of schedule overall is OK at 114 to 130, depending on the metric you look at, but they oddly reflect the A-10 overall. Meaning, a bunch of good or pretty good wins and not a ton of awful losse...

https://x.com/billkoch25/status/1762201103775465624 I don't see this as the end game for UMass, just a path for them. I have a feeling this is a steppingstone for them to eventually get an invite to the AAC. That would kind of require them to stop stepping on their own dicks long enough for that to...

Name a player who walked from URI who put up a 42 spot. I’ll wait. Matthew Butler had games of 35, 31 and 27 after leaving URI. I think Thomas is better than him, but I'm still doubtful he'd be playing like this against tougher competition, and in an environment where his team wins games. It probab...

https://digitaledition.courant.com/html5/mobile/production/default.aspx?edid=b6ea17f0-07cd-4749-880c-5d5e720779f9 Hartford Courant article Nice catch What are we looking for here? It looks like they've written about one of our incoming recruits, Ayanna Franks, in the past. I'm not sure if there is ...

Bracketmatrix has 6 MWC teams in the field where are they ranked in conference NET ? 7th ? I think. I will double check. ETA: MWC is 7 currently. Is it another argument for less is more? I haven't really vetted out this thought entirely. MWC is 7th in NET but they don't have mediocre teams, the tea...

theblueram wrote: ↑2 months ago How about a court storm for excessively losing? Like a protest storm? Has that ever happened?

Kind of!

I'm not sure if there is any result that would surprise me, from a URI 20-point win to a 20-point loss. Both teams are just really erratic.

Again Blue Man and PRT, it is wait and see what happens next season. We should expect a dramatic change for the better, not saying we should be "Dancing" in 24-25. That isn't asking a lot considering Archie was considered a "Splash " hire and the program upgrades from the staff ...

Starting with the GW game, Weston has produced each game. Seems to be fully healthy for the first time since he’s been here. Definitely want him staying, think he will be a quality piece going forward. For me, I think it would depend entirely on who you think you can get instead. He has had product...

Yes, I can confirm those rumblings also, but not at liberty to discuss, gave my word. Can't those who've heard share some generic info and leave player names out of it? I'm not looking for names, just want to get more of a feel for what's going on behind the scenes. Dangling the ole carrot and then...

Talkin talkin Bassy talk… Bassy doesn’t suck that’s an overstatement, but he’s not a player Miller wanted coming off the bench. Would we have been a better team with a better record with him vs Kortright or Wright? I don’t think so. I have no idea if Thomas transferring was more about him wanting s...

If Juwan Howard gets fired at Michigan, what school do we think is a more attractive basketball job? OSU or UM? My initial thought was Michigan, but it's closer than it seems. More historic success, probably slightly more resources, but its not like OSU has been a dumpster fire. In both jobs, the e...

If Juwan Howard gets fired at Michigan, what school do we think is a more attractive basketball job? OSU or UM? My initial thought was Michigan, but it's closer than it seems. More historic success, probably slightly more resources, but its not like OSU has been a dumpster fire. In both jobs, the e...

I think Loyola lacks a great win, but they've pretty much beat most of the teams they "should" have beat, which is more than you can say for us. I don't think they're a serious rival for Dayton as best in the conference, but they're in that next tier with Richmond and others to me - winni...

I think Loyola lacks a great win, but they've pretty much beat most of the teams they "should" have beat, which is more than you can say for us. I don't think they're a serious rival for Dayton as best in the conference, but they're in that next tier with Richmond and others to me - winnin...

NYG, Imagine having to live through that as a player/competitor. Ooph. Brutal. Yes 208, On top of that is Coastal Carolina (6-17) playing in the Sun Belt Conference. Brayon Freeman plays for them but doesn't play much at all. Yuck...only thing worse than being on a sucky team is being on a sucky te...

Hopefully Archie will give us an update on Green's status regarding his knee injury. Yeah, that didn't look good. Non-contact injury and almost immediately ruled out for the rest of the game. Hopefully it's minor. It would be nice to not have the worst injury/eligibility/availability luck ever. Bil...

https://x.com/a10stats/status/1757210469582938222?s=46&t=odNT-Bw9b7C5-u2_Sq4FrA That's a fun chart! I asked the guy if he could average for GP, and conference vs. non-conference going forward, which he seems open to. Still, King's contributions are impressive. The list is interesting, in that b...

Oof, that sucks, and it sounds like a major fuck-up by Alabama.

There was a lot of contact all day...don't recall reaction on that particular play. Kortright seemed like he was periodically favoring one leg, but with no real PG, he's gotta play unless he can't walk. Rhody did a great job guarding the yellow swath again, effectively eliminating that deadly mid-r...

BattleTested wrote: ↑3 months ago What do you mean we haven’t had back to back conference wins since 2020?? We won 3 in a row this year!

Maybe he meant back-to-back conference road wins? That seems plausible.

Does Bobby still love his horse racing to? Perfect fit there in Louisville. I'm mostly joking, but do agree that Bobby to Louisville would seem to make a lot of sense for them if he's interested. I kind of think you have it backwards - Louisville is going to be interested in a guy that Arizona Stat...

Does Bobby still love his horse racing to? Perfect fit there in Louisville. I'm mostly joking, but do agree that Bobby to Louisville would seem to make a lot of sense for them if he's interested. I kind of think you have it backwards - Louisville is going to be interested in a guy that Arizona Stat...

My thinking on the defense - the packline probably isn't the problem. We probably just have a group of bad defensive players. I can't speak for anyone on the staff, but I imagine the thinking was, "We know these incoming recruits can score, and maybe we can coach them up on the defensive end, w...

I'd obviously like to keep Estevez, but there's a pretty huge gulf between the top three in that table and everyone else. I think he's got a good future ahead of him, but I think as more of a solid or plus regular, not an All-Conference type of player. If he wanted to transfer after this year, it wo...

As we head down the stretch, we have eight games left, and URI has notched 11 wins already. So far: - 13 people have been eliminated, because they predicted 10 or less wins, or 20 or more wins. - Another 14 entries will be eliminated after one more win (me) or one more loss (the other 13 entries). -...

Zek looks like he wants to score. Keep that going boy. If this game gets him out of his funk, Green being out may be a blessing in disguise. I also thought Weston looked good on both ends. Catching up on the thread from last night as I missed the first half. I believe it was Jimmy Patsos doing the ...

I disagree that URI's perimeter D was significantly better last night. LaSalle could not hit open threes. Is this a result of the pack-line D strategy, and not being able to respond to the perimeter quickly enough for fear of not being able to retreat to the pack line position? Post game radio show...

One kind of odd thing about our defense - Opponents are shooting roughly 45 percent from the field and 36 percent from 3 against us. Both marks are middle of the pack when it comes to the Atlantic 10, so it's not like we're giving up a shit ton of easy lay-ups and dunks or wide open 3s. Likewise, ou...

If we're looking to add 2 or 3 players from the portal, what should we prioritize? I mean, we will be! We have two signed guys, and I would be shocked if we only had two scholarships available. Stewart would seem like a lock to leave, and from there, it's easy to imagine that there would be frank d...

I think Ford's coaching future would depend on how important it is for him to be the head coach. Like, Jim Baron found a job after URI - there's another rung after this mid-major level that Ford would be seen as a great hire for. I'm not sure if that would pay more or less than an assistant job at s...

I think Miller prioritized offense over defense with all of his incoming recruits, which isn't the worst decision. You generally want offense over defense, if you have to pick between the two. Look at last year's team vs. this year's - We had an average D last year, and a 300+ ranked offense, and we...

rjv wrote: ↑3 months ago I just want to put out there
High Point 7-0 conf 18-4 overall
Quinnipiac 8-1 conf 16-4 overall
Bradley 7-3 conf 15-6 overall

High Point and Quinnipiac changed head coaches. Bradley won 25 games last year.

We may set an NCAA record this year for least number of turnovers forced during a season. In all seriousness, if an opposing team did full court, 3 man weave drills with no defense for 40 min they'd have more than 2 turnovers. After yesterday's game, we're now 282 (out of 362) in adjusted defense b...

I think confidence is very important to the offense. But I don't think they ever "play their ass off on defense". And there lies the problem! Yeah, this is true. URI is 272 in AdjD by Kenpom, 333rd out of 362 teams in DRtg on Sports Reference. If we shoot decent in a particular game, we k...

He played 16 minutes in three games this year, and the team is 8-10, 0-5 in conference play. If he couldn't get minutes right away there, hard to imagine him staying with a power conference team. Then again, 7'1" is 7'1", so I could see just about any college team taking a shot on him, or ...

Seems like he’s leaving the SLU program for personal reasons. Hope all is ok. And in less than 24 hours his bio has been completely scrubbed from the SLU website. That’s odd and would hint at something nefarious. I don't know if nefarious is the right word, but it seems like there might have been a...

ramster wrote: ↑3 months ago Eagles HC job opens up too

I believe he's retaining his job. They fired the DC that got demoted during the season for Patricia.

Zek's current A10 stats per game through 5 games: 20.6 minutes/ 3.8 pts (15% FG, OMG)/ 3.2 rebs/ he has a total of 2 assists and 4 TO. Most of us felt he was our best player early part of the season, what happened? Somebody please wake him up. That kin tape appeared on his shoulder and he’s been of...

There is no result that will surprise me in this one. Other than winning, I just want to see Zek get going. That would be a win in my book. I agree completely with you. The variance with this team is crazy - Green brings some stability and another quality player to the lineup, but we're still like ...

I guess if you could pull that off it would be great, but as I said in my previous post it'd be risky and I'm skeptical it'd be as easy as it sounds. I would also add - This isn't something that would be in McGlade's purview anyway. She was hired to be the commissioner of the Atlantic 10, not some ...

I agree with Blue Man's comments, and I'd also add - With the transfer recruiting, the timeline is compressed, and I honestly have zero "feel" for how close we are to landing any of these prospects. Like, we've been linked to a wide range of players, from Pride to Sean Durugordon to Khalif...

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑3 months ago 13 turnovers to 1

Now up to 15 to 1, and Bonaventure is shooting 59.1 percent from the field with 15:55 left. They'd hang 100 on us if they went all out the full time, but I imagine they'll call the dogs off at some point.

Held Fordham to 44 points, 29 percent shooting, and turned them over 19 times - all good! On to the next one.

This is a seemingly bizarre story - TCU had a player with a torn ACL, but 9 players logged minutes in their last game against Texas. It doesn't seem like it would necessarily be a Covid thing, because they cancelled their next two games. https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/3932...

And now Pitt is struggling Yeah - The entire team is doing poorly in conference. Kind of odd, because their schedule wasn't some Charmin soft thing like St. Joe's this year or Fordham last year. They played WVU, Clemson, Florida, a couple others. As far as I can tell, they don't have a significant ...

Ish coming off bench now played 17 minutes scored 8 Grass ain’t always greener. Plenty of examples of guys who drop and excel - paired with just as many who go up and struggle. And now Pitt is struggling Yeah - The entire team is doing poorly in conference. Kind of odd, because their schedule wasn'...

I would suggest any evolution of the current conference will not come from the internal administration A-10 cast of folks. But rather from visionary basketball centric break away folks from the external. Meaning some current Presidents, ADs, coaches to get the conversations going, is our leadership...

We played at the #52 NET ranked team in the country, where they've won 14 home games in a row going back more than a year, without our second leading rebounder. Despite all that, we only lost by 4 while losing the rebounding battle 39-32, again without our second leading rebounder. The doom and glo...

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