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Wait a second...

Tommy Amaker next Duke coach.

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Wojo next Duke coach.

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Chris Collins next Duke coach.

My head is spinning.

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UIC fired Howard Moore days ago.

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Before we (and others) annoint Bobby Hurley the next great thing for "turning around" Buffalo, please look at the job that previous coach Reggie Witherspoon did. Yes, the year before Bobby got there they were 14-20 and 7-9 in the MAC, which isn't totally dreadful. But the 4 years before: 1...

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I realize that. But I'm on the record as saying I don't expect URI to win it.

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You may think Chris Collins will get Northwestern there but the reality is he'll have to climb over some very established programs and coaches to do it. I don't think Wisconsin, Michigan State, Maryland, Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan (lost 2 injured starters this year), and others will be taking a step...

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URI is in the NIT. Assuming Dayton, VCU, and Davidson are in the NCAA tourney, then URI would be the highest Atlantic 10 team. They will not be left out. You can count on it like the Cubs not winning the World Series. For the record, I said winning 4 games in 4 (or 5 in 5) days is nearly impossible....

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In my years observing these conference tournaments (which I hate), the team with the BYE is actually at a disadvantage in their first game. The team coming into the game off of a win the day before had an advantage as they've already: 1) Gotten their nerves out the night before. 2) Gotten back into ...

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Looks kosher to me.

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A few things: 1) URI has shown that they are the "not ready for prime time" players. Sure they've been close in games with good teams. Close is not good enough. That's why I don't like their chances against quality opponents. They have had so many chances and haven't been able to do it. Un...

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Gonebaroon, You can flip that the other way. URI could've/should'vce lost to Duquesne and Fordham...and thus the loss to St. Joe's was on par with what they were doing. Flip 2/3 games to win...and you could easily flip 2/3 games as losses (including crappy Nebraska too.). Just like with whining abou...

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Regarding Dayton... 1. They are wayyyy better at home than anywhere else. Take them away from UD Arena and they come back to the pack a bit. 2. I think lack of depth/bench is an issue with 3 games and 3 days. 3. They won't be as motivated as Davidson (Davidson more bubble-licious so they need wins m...

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If URI has to beat somebody good, then they have no chance. Unfortunately, those are the facts this year.

If Rhody's path is Fordham, SLU, and GMU, I like their chances.

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Entering the A-10 tourney, the two upper level teams that lower level teams would want to play (if it were me)?... Rams and Rams. VCU is a shell of it former self and not the same team away from home. URI has shown that they can play right to the level of their competition. You think Fordham, Duques...

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Best transfers...Herb Dixon and Eric Leslie. What a backcourt!

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And a Stonehill transfer too, Roland Fiore!

Next year, Michigan gets a Division 3 transfer in from Williams College.

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Put me down...URI is a lock for the NIT. No and's, if's, or but's about it.

Win, lose, or draw the rest of the way, URI will have an NIT game.

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Can we get some love for big Jim Eitner??!!!

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I'm dizzy.

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Rod, 1) I was all set to politely disagree with you regarding the A-10 and state the A-10 should be considered completely different/separate/new from the old Eastern 8. However... 2) I did my research and went to the Atlantic 10 Media Guide on their website. You'll see that the A-10 Media Guide trac...

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I've been to a game at GMU. It is not a dump. It's OK...a little stale but certainly very playable.

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Rhode Kill, Regarding Reischel being a role player next year... "Not one , however, that anyone who has played any significant amount of competitive sports would embrace....in my opinion." Speaking on behalf of myself, I 100% disagree with your statement. I'll spare you my resume of compet...

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BillyBoy, I agree with you. I hate conference tournaments and hate the fact that a 3-day hot streak rewards a team more (externally) than the regular season. The Ivy League has it right. However, the way conferences have expanded and schedules have been altered, where a team finishes should mean not...

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Rambone, URI is now one of the better programs??? It all depends on when you take the snapshot of those programs. For a long time, LaSalle was a doormat...so too was GW...so too was URI...so too was St. Bonaventure. You think the Big Ten is knocking down URI's door because URI won 20 games this year...

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BillyBoy, Why have conferences? Very simply, conferences/leagues were created due to a number of reasons: 1) Gave universities with similar academic missions, geographies, enrollments, standards, etc. a common playing ground to compete. It thus... 2) Made scheduling a whole lot easier. 3) The schedu...

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As somebody who has been to Hinkle Fieldhouse at Butler numerous times, it does not stack up to the RC in terms of modernity and niceness. It does have history and that "Hoosiers thing" to it. But I don't think kids these days are big into nostalgia. If they were, then Fordham and UPENN wo...

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Not sure I would agree that URI was ever a factory. It's had some moments on the national radar. You paint a rosy picture. That's best case scenario. We'll see.

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Hasaan is your best finisher. The closer to the basket he's located, the better. His best offensive attributes are being actice, dunking and rebounding. You can only do that within 4-6 feet of the rim. You do not put guys like that at the foul line.

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Hopefully, we all realize that URI is not a basketball factory. And we, and Hurley, keep that in mind. URI is not the kind of program where we just the roll the balls out each year and we're automatically going to win between 17-23 games. (URI is not Duke, KU, Arizona, Michigna St., Syracuse, UK, et...

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You forget, Baron was in good graces with most all URI fans during the first half of his tenure in Kingston. He followed Jerry Duh and brough respecatability back to the program initially...good, solid kids, more wins than losses, some solid wins (at Syracuse, vs. Dayton, almost at Duke), some post-...

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After Rhody's shooting performance, you may want to drink some Pepto.

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Watching a well-oiled offense in this era of college basketball is a treat to watch. Most college offenses run high ball screens, dribble handoffs, 1-on-1, drive and kick. Davidson can teach other teams how to run offense. Screen and re-screen...flair screens...pass and pick away...back screens...sh...

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I think I just got a man-hug from Rod. We're all good...

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This has become a solid thread and discussion. This is exactly what message boards are for. Things aren't so black and white...especially with a guy like a Harrick. I think, Rod and others, we can all agree on that. I'm not an Al Skinner lover...just feel that he has never been given his due respect...

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It doesn't matter that the St. Joe's loss was in front of Lunardi...Lunardi is not on the committee. Blue Man's assessment is correct. They don't consider the last 10 games any more. They look the entire season's resume and URI's doesn't stack up due to the lack of high quality wins. Plus, conferenc...

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Dodd Rentz...making excuses. A PE Class and $300, that's just the tip of the iceberg. Sure the players and boosters loved him. Who wouldn't love a coach who didn't care if you went to class, let boosters grease palms, etc.? The SEC has never seen an NCAA rule it didn't violate. Those guys would stab...

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Blue Man...100% correct. 21-4 would mean nothing vs. 19-6. Wins over St. Joes and G-Tech are bubkis but losses to them are eye-sores. You can get rid of the Pace game too...as that is a non-Division One win.

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It's not about a number of wins. It's about who you beat, where did you beat them, and who you lost to. Unfortunately, URI is coming up short right now in some of that.

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Rod, I never said I know everything. Anybody who has ever read this board knows that's impossible because you already know everything and get worked up into a lather any time anybody says something different than what you feel or believe. Other's opinions are OK only if they jive with your thinking....

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Rod, You miss the point. 1) T-Bell, Zach, Tiger Womack, Ed Brown...talent doesn't equal good players in program. Those guys were bad apples, selfish, had no interest in going to class nor representing URI with any class. Good thing Tony Cole never made it here. They had no interest other than themse...

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If you don't think that Harrick wasn't one of the dirtiest, slimiest people who would lie to you right to your face without hesitation...then you're the one with revisionist history. Harrick left the program with bad apples...Coach Dufus who followed tried to keep the bad apples and add more poison ...

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URI is a season too late. Last year, the A-10 boosted its' conference RPI with a great non-conference run...and thus the multiple at-large bids. This year, the A-10 laid an egg in the non-conference. Consequently, URI will most likely miss out on the at-large bid despite a high conference finish. Be...

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I don't think GW has quit. If you've been around college basketball players, then it's rare for a team to quit. Usually teams quit if... 1) They stink to begin with.(GW does not stink.) 2) They hate their coach and/or he's going to be fired. (Lonergan not going to be fired.) or 3) There's a bad appl...

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A few things... 1) I doubt anybody wins out. 2) Regarding Dayton, every team is beatable. 3) URI could easily go 2-3 the rest of the way. 4) UMASS will have a hard time winning at GW in the last game. That will not be easy. They are not "home free" after VCU. 5) If you think "bullying...

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Ace,

With all due respect to you, I will never read or click on anything written by Jimbo D. I made a pledge to myself years ago. That guy is a turd. And he's a totally PC suck-up...both on the record and off it.

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There are 2 sides to the rooting interest: 1) Want to Dayton to lose so URI moves up the standings and has a better chance of winning the A-10 and being the number #1 seed. 2) Want to Dayton to win so that the Flyers' RPI stays high and a URI win (hopefully) over them at Dayton looks stronger in the...

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Wow, we're complaining about the national anthem?! I'm sure the singers are scheduled well in advance. You realize you're complaining about the national anthem and how it's sung? This is what it's come to... "Our guys would've played better in the first 5 minutes of the game but darn it, that S...

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I don't care about % likelihood projection. Only thing that matters is Selection Sunday, not February 19th.

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The NCAA tournament committee no longer looks at how you finished in the final 10 games. You are correct that years ago that was something that they looked at but that has been de-emphasized and I believe for the better. The committee is correct to look at a team's entire body of work. However, just...

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