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rhodylaw

We also need leaders. Maybe Malik wasn't the most talented player, but he was a leader. If Ish leaves, who would that be? It would be very hard for a transfer or frosh to come in and be a leader right away. It’s Thomas - kid grinds, seems to do everything asked. He is the leader of this team with I...

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My player rankings this season: 1. Ish 2.Malik 3.Jalen Carey 4.Sebastian Thomas 5.Brandon Weston 6.Alex Tchikou 7.Rory Stewart 8.Abdou Samb 9.Louis Hutchinson Get a Big, Wing and a true point and I think we can do some damage next year.. Go get 3/5 of a team to play for a team that sucked this year...

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I wish we could get Ledlum but the blue bloods are going after him The problem is that this season was terrible. We are not going to get a high end transfer to come where this is no momentum. I am an Archie fan but he possibly F’d up going after so many “younger” transfers/recruits this year. Shoul...

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For the people who actually truly thought we could win three games into the semis, was that “fun” actually thinking that? There’s no way right? So many people live in fantasy land it’s insane. I thought I was crazy optimistic years ago, but people here are on another level. Dude...it was totally fu...

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https://twitter.com/A10Talk/status/1633254118151057409?s=20 We have the right coach. For sure. When he brings in some freakin kids who can shoot the ball consistently I will be happy. Even during most Hurley years we were desperate for consistent shooting. I really don’t think it is too much to ask...

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Did anyone else see this? Malik responded to Abu Bakr's tweet about being embarrassed by the performance yesterday. I feel like Abu had every right to say that... https://twitter.com/TheProdigy__/status/1632551267292651522?s=20 Note the apology to Malik B328A678-CDD3-4680-B2D0-4077B86B71CE.jpeg Yup...

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Shoot 35% plus from 3 and limit TOs and we are in the quarterfinals against Fordham. It’s not impossible. I’m not banking on it either.

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Another kid who we recruited who isn’t playing a lot of time I can see us possibly going after (but he doesn’t have alot to show cuz he barely plays) would be UConn’s Richie Springs From Brooklyn and Seton Hall did offer him so Duane probably knows him I know we recruited him in the past, and figur...

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Need to avoid UMass and George Mason to have any chance to advance to the quarterfinals. I don’t see it happening, but it won’t happen if we have to go through those teams which present match-up nightmares for this team. We can’t stop Oduro and UMass just has our number.

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LamonteUlmer15 wrote: ↑1 year ago Hard to be sure of many other aspects of his game but having a kid coming in whose jump shot I *expect* to go in the every time is so huge

Don’t get your hopes up - been waiting for some guys like that for years and they either don’t pan out or get benched for inability to play D

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Frentchi at best is a good backup big for like 5/10 mins a game Some of you don’t remember how raw Cyril was or any other big not named Hassan their first years. And Alex has no Hassan to practice against and learn from Cyril's per 40 minutes as a freshman were 9.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.2 blocks...

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I’ve almost always had seats on the west side, so those pictures really surprise me actually. That configuration is butt-ugly, AND cost-ineffective. If they can move students to generate money, why can’t they move the press? Seems like a no-brainer. That press area should be turned into 3 or 4 rows...

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Oh my... lol....ummm....whaaaat? I'm just gonna say, his offense is pretty laughably bad. You can make all the excuses you want about him being injured and blah blah blah. Him and Samb aren't moving this team forward. Certainly not at the moment - I’ll give them the summer to go to a big man school...

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4v5 with Samb on the floor. He’s terrible. To be honest, it's 2v5 when you add Carey and Bassy. The Carey slander is absolutely pathetic. He’s literally second on the team in scoring with 10 a game. Do not ever put Carey and Thomas in the same sentence. Carey is one of two players who has any type ...

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Why was this game proof of URI turning the program around? This was a home game against a team that frankly isn’t very good despite being in first place. We haven’t won on the road in what seems like a lifetime. The whole league is terrible right now. I would hope it wouldn’t take 4-5 years or Arch...

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None of our bigs were able to cleanly handle a pass that had a little mustard on it tonight. It’s like the ball had to have grease on it. Even Rory dropped one (I believe he ended up with 2 free throws, but if he handles the pass cleanly, it’s probably an and one. They have to get used to getting t...

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This team could have used an Xavier Munford. I know the line is that Archie wanted to bring in young guys to build for the future. The problem with that is if the guys you get in March and onward are good enough. Even with the benefit of the new transfer rules, I am not sure how successful they wer...

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Tell that to Eric Musselman. He fixed the twins real quick. Haven’t read a peep on them being trouble. I would love to know how, seriously. Maybe told them to cut the crap, told them this was their last shot, told them, “ I run the show here…” tell your mother to shut up, and yous will often not pl...

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Thankfully we’re not NM state. Is that the bar now? Having a program that finishes the season and didn’t get involved in shootings? I am majorly disappointed in this year so far, we have a chance to come out of it with a few players to build around next year. If Bray isn’t going to be one and was c...

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Do they hang banners for .500 finishes now? Maybe La Salle does. Thankfully we’re not NM state. Is that the bar now? Having a program that finishes the season and didn’t get involved in shootings? I am majorly disappointed in this year so far, we have a chance to come out of it with a few players t...

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Fran Dunphy has Lasalle at 6-6 in the A10. Theres no reason we couldn't have pulled together a better squad I think Archie focused too much on long term players this year to be good this year. In a way that could work out better long term because if he can identify 3 or 4 foundational players then ...

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Good luck Bray - hope you find a place to have success. He is a very talented player, with that said I am not going to lose sleep about any player that leaves off a team that may not win 10 games this year. That one player is not going to change the trajectory. We need a massive overhaul.

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This game shows me once again the importance of 3 point shooting. We can hang with anyone when we get decent outside shooting. Happy to see Rory get going. I think people here were dismissive of his value going forward, if he starts getting comfortable shooting he is a rotational player for the next...

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If we can go into next year and start filling in around Ish, Bray and Weston I think we will be in good shape. Those 3 are high level A10 players next year. Need some better supporting cast players which I think will be coming.

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Looks like Archie is continuing to tighten up minutes and shorten the bench. He can win games with Malik, Carey, Ish and Bray. I fully expected to see all those guys play most of the minutes the second half of Feb until the end of the season but we need some wins badly to get out of the cellar. Look...

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If the team is ever going to get to where they want Bassy will not be a factor or won’t be on this roster. We need more players such as Leggett or guys that can shoot. Bassy is a low end D 1 player or probably a level below The college basketball careers of Bassy AND Ish will be over by the time th...

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When I see the FT% improvement with Bassy, I think we may see a big improvement in FG% in future years. I hope he doesn't transfer and continues to improve his shooting. He has pretty good form. We don’t have the luxury of future years, his position/role is in need of a major upgrade for next seaso...

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Ishmaaaasaeeeelll Leggggggggetttt.. Fantastic game by Ish. Weston looking better and better. Still working on his stamina. He was definitely gassed at one point Tchikou is useless on offense.. Look forward to some new bigs next year. T was bad tonight - not giving up on him long term though, height...

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I don’t think I expect Archie to bring in a lot of “top talent” - I do not really remember a lot of super high recruits at Dayton. What I remember is a bunch of good to very good players who seemed to play many years and fit in his system well. What I am expecting to see is that guys from this year...

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15 conference games left I can see us going 6-9 to finish 11-19 anything worse than that sucks I wouldn't say anything less than 11-19 sucks. We could win only 2-3 more games. Archie is driven to be successful and knows what he is doing. We should start being critical based on the top talent he bri...

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Rory Stewart is terrible 😭😭😭. Can’t hit a wide open 3. just taking a look now at this thread and there might be other Rory feedback... I think he just needs to be given some direction like, "ok, when we put you in, just start jacking threes...we may leave you in there 5 minutes, maybe just two...

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3P shooting remains the problem - Rory who is supposed to be our best shooter has not looked comfortable taking outside shots. He passed up a few open looks that if he was a true sniper he would have taken. He has a nice shot so maybe it comes around but I don’t think he ever becomes more than a gu...

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3P shooting remains the problem - Rory who is supposed to be our best shooter has not looked comfortable taking outside shots. He passed up a few open looks that if he was a true sniper he would have taken. He has a nice shot so maybe it comes around but I don’t think he ever becomes more than a guy...

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We don't need Ant this year. I don't see any reason Archie would keep saying he's in our future plans if he wasn't. I think he will play for us next year but we'll see. We don't need him this year, but it would be nice if he was able to get some game action this year rather than coming in to next s...

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I remember somebody saying that Foumena is sitting out because he had problems with his passport getting into the country back in the summer, therefore putting him behind the others. Didn't somebody say that? If it's all about development, wouldn't the number one way to develop him be to play him a...

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I don’t want to get too excited by highlights - but his shot just looks different than other guys we have brought in recent years. Very nice height, good arc, plays at a high speed, he shows some step back range on a few clips. I am hopeful those baseline skills will translate.

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I assume the semester at his current school needs to end and get his grades in.

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I see one path where he kills it at NC State and either stays or goes pro. The other path is this mid-season commitment does not go well and he is in the transfer portal. Very little risk either way to be honest, if it works great. If not, someone will give him a fresh start and no one will hold the...

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I'm sure Bassy has worked over and over on his shot. He's just not a good shooter. But he's the best facilitator on the team. I just don't think this is that valuable or rare of a skill. I'm pretty sure Freeman could post assist stats like Thomas could, if he *only* looked to pass. I also suspect t...

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Much needed win. Got sloppy but I liked the bounce back. Martin can rebound but he’s kind of a problem on offense. Unfortunately, he’s getting a lot of one shots and cannot capitalize. He needs to start knocking those shots down - such a solid player in other aspects of the game but his shooting (p...

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Bassy took 6 shots. Ish 8 shots for the game. That ain’t right. 0 fer for Bassy while Ish goes 6 of 8. How did we only get him 8 shots tonight? That’s poor shot distribution. Need to get that fixed ASAP! Clearly Bassy had a poor shooting game, but some of his missed shots were at the end of the 30 ...

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At least he recognizes/admits it. https://twitter.com/billkoch25/status/1600674975362404352?s=46&t=r7HDZ_I35ePqqjLBNDHCtg Still love you Arch , this year is all about getting better not about wins and losses though tonight sucks real bad Raise your hands if Cox would have ever said a quote like...

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This season thru 6 games URI has 24 blocked shots. Our opponents have blocked more than double us with 53 blocks. Freeman and Martin have been blocked 27 times. Last season thru 1st 6 games: We blocked 48 shots We had 16 shots blocked against us Most blocked shots has been Freeman: 2-Quinnipiac 0-T...

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Start the turnaround today boys!! Let’s Go!!!

rhodylaw

This team is like night and day compared to the squad that took the floor for Quinnipiac. Guys seem to be figuring out their roles and are responding. Really like the potential of the front court. A little concerned about Martin and Weston, one of those 2 guys needs to step up and give some offense...

rhodylaw

One fallacy is that David Cox was a great recruiter. I think that idea died in his first season when his supposedly best recruited class in the A-10 turned out to be a big bust. But more important and here I speak from the experience of being in small meetings with him on three occasions, two of wh...

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1. That is a game we need to learn to win, by the end of the season we better be there. 2. That BC team is pathetic for an ACC school. They are a mid-tier A10 team at best. 3. For anyone questioning the difference between this year and last, last year we had multiple guys with years in the program ...

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1. That is a game we need to learn to win, by the end of the season we better be there. 2. That BC team is pathetic for an ACC school. They are a mid-tier A10 team at best. 3. For anyone questioning the difference between this year and last, last year we had multiple guys with years in the program l...

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He could be the next coach of St Joe’s. He isn’t building anything at Bryant; he will be out of there first chance he gets. First AD that is willing to deal with his baggage and general vibe. He IS building something at Bryant. The question is whether he recognizes that. If he stays, he can grab hi...

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I have no idea; No feel for how this game will go tomorrow. Both teams have been having there struggles but have also played well at times. I hope we come away with a win to continue the bit of mojo we took home from the last game. Same with me I have really no idea I will just guess BC 65-61 Hopin...

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