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Maybe another Ileri situation where we get the player to come redshirt and be better than he would be with another prep year?

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Could be a hidden gem, definitely looks like he has good court vision.

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I'd say "great, awesome"...but, I'd be more excited if it was understandable why he couldn't get any run at all during last year's free season disaster? I wouldn't make much out of that, may of been a mutual decision. If he only got very spot/limited time it could of hurt his confidence a...

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Seriously question some posters on this board. This team is a disaster, and the A10 schedule reflects how far we have fallen. I don't wish us to fail, but guess what, this team as comprised is not in any conversation nationally. We have been in a three year skid and it doesn't look any better next ...

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So reviewing the schedule more closely, we are clearly in the second tier but at least we have Dayton and Davidson. Dayton is my sleeper to win the conference. This is the first year in a long time the Bonnies come in with real expectations, lets see how they handle the first tier schedule (they hav...

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Please understand that many if not all college coaches have relationships with AAU program directors and coaches. The HS coaches lost the majority but not all of their influence and power many years ago. When it doesn't work out for a player or a program it's in everyone's best interest to work tog...

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Don’t we have an open spot from DJ leaving? I don’t get the need for a taker for harris. I also think that even though he hasn’t produced as expected there is no reason to run him off before his senior year. If he sees the future minutes as under 10 a game and wants to leave, I get it, but no reason...

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Looks like he added some muscle!

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Agree with 15 100% What exactly do you agree with 83? Every subject regarding the basketball team falls on Cox. The fact that people want him fired creeping into every thread? A thread where yet another player is transferring out of URI? This team is a disaster right now. That is on Cox 100%. Even ...

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Sure, but remember that he will still be a freshman and has four years left to develop. He overshot his mark by going P5 for sure but the physical traits are similar to Cyril. An open scholarship should be viewed as a lottery ticket IMO. It does not have to be this player in particular but some dep...

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Smokinjimit2 wrote: ↑2 years ago .5 puts a game and 1.2 rebounds

Not too many power 5 lining up

The irony is if he came here and played really well there would be a bunch of P5s lining up.

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I think the problem presently is the knee-jerk reactions ... The problem is this in my eyes -- In this one off-season, you have all of this happening... Every freshmen in America - Can transfer penalty-free Almost every sophomore in America - Can transfer penalty-free Almost every junior in America...

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I think the MAC is a good spot for DJ, he could be really good there. Still not sure what happened that he left (unless other guys in the room are clearly better) because I thought he had a role here.

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If they do not make they tourney, we need a top 4 A10 regular season finish OR a top 50 NET to talk extension. That is bubble area. Making the NIT with a 6th place A10 and 70 RPI finish is not good enough for me in year 4 .

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:roll: The drama Queen returns… Oh right my bad. Loads of quality coaches totally don’t pay attention to their team’s opponent before they play them. It’s totally common for all the fans to have a 3 day heads up that the best player on your conference rival isn’t playing but the coach doesn’t figur...

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I don’t hate the hire but in all honesty I also don’t have a ton to go on either way. He certainly brings more college experience then Sutton did, and more recent experience then John Carroll. Hopefully he is able to get the players we have to develop.

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bigappleram wrote: ↑3 years agoSurprised

Surprised good, or surprised bad? Is it Jerry D?

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I don’t think it’s a huge loss. While he did get hot for stretches he just as consistently threw up a bunch of bricks. And his defense was also suspect. Sure - not a huge loss, but he had a role on the team and the chance to have a bigger one if he cleaned up his D. Also give the kid some credit, i...

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Rhody15 wrote: ↑3 years ago
rhodylaw wrote: ↑3 years ago With a roster spot open now, maybe we go for the ALL Mitchell team and get Stefon Mitchell from BC.
He already has put out a final list. It's between Utah, Minnesota, Texas A&M, and San Diego St.

That was before we had a spot open and his former coach is likely our new assistant...

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With a roster spot open now, maybe we go for the ALL Mitchell team and get Stefon Mitchell from BC.

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DC_Rams wrote: ↑3 years ago Every team in America lost kids. Some kids even started at P5’s. This transfer cannot be an indictment on anyone, but the nature of today’s NCAA.

Agreed. I am disappointed though because I was expecting a breakout season. He will transfer probably down a league and dominate.

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I just find it very interesting that is was announced about Freeman stepping down from the UConn basketball program on 4/16 and almost immediately rumors were circulating about Luke Murray filling that position, which was confirmed yesterday. They already have 2 high profile assistants Young and Mo...

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Think about this for a second - Illinois is prepared to pay ONE assistant coach more than TWO TIMES the ENTIRE assistant staff salary pool of URI. Cartel football money goes a long way. Doesn't hurt. Plenty of non FBS schools have top tier basketball programs that pay market rate for the full coach...

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Big loss for St. Joe's Sad to see one of the top freshman in the A10 leave. https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1387510883400790023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1387510883400790023%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url= To no one's surprise, the A-10 is being decimated ...

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I think Taylor meant to respond to rhodylaw probably - I will say it again though. I wish Fatts the best. I will not be trashing the kid if he performs to the level he did here (in fact I think that would be some level of proof that he could play against the higher competition), he gave us 4 good y...

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I ran into Daron before he officially left RI and I said that Rhody fans are proud of him and wished him the best in MD. Can't wait to see the negativity that extends on this thread throughout his grad year. Yup, first game he scores 7 points on 2-9 shooting there’ll be a bunch of “yup, told ya, he...

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Did Jimmy Baron make an all A10 team?

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Let it Go, Let it Go. he is gone now. This thread is going to be active all the way into March 2022. It does seem like a classic "player nature vs. coaching philosophy?" thing, if you're comparing his time at URI vs. his upcoming time at Maryland, and whether his production will change in...

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Fatts was not a shoot first PG last year at all. And I'm tired of people perpetuating that myth. We were not the best team can we just admit that? We have very good talent but the cohesion never happened. Fatts would have averaged 6+ assists per game on a team with better consistency. He, Ish and W...

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Ulmer was averaging 16 productive minutes per game as a freshman. I'd shoot for Marcel Momplaisir before Ulmer. Ulmer was averaging 3 points a game as a freshmen? I agree he was productive on D and provided good minutes. I don’t think Ulmer freshmen year is too high a bar for Ileri. He probably won...

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My goal in this hire would not be to get the “next coach” - we need to be looking for the guy who can help Cox fulfill his potential. Bring me a guy who can help coach an offense. Bring me a guy who is going to scout games and put the guys we have here in the best position to win. Cox is a good recr...

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LIRAM - I agree, workout was not great looking. However, from the highlights he looks like an explosive in-game player. So if it takes awhile longer for the skill to match the in-game intensity and athleticism I can live with that. Reminds me of Lamonte Ulmer who provided a lot of energy and improve...

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Considering the circumstances, Christian would be a solid hire. I think under any circumstance he is good hire as an assistant at URI. He didn't work out as head coach at BC, but he had a lot of success in the MAC at Ohio and Kent State. I think from what I know about him he is a good coach, he has...

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I think he and Tres are going to be players.

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STC wrote: ↑3 years ago Both have had success in the A10, so I'd take either. Sean is more accomplished, but Archie doesn't have nearly the dirt on his resume.

I vote both - Archie gets the head gig for optics. Sean gets the assistant job to rehab his name first.

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Rhodymob05 wrote: ↑3 years ago Really didn’t think this kid was that great. He was an average A10 player at best. Looked awful bad the Rams. God bless I guess

He will be fine I think in the BE. Bigger question is if he fits into the defensive system. We shall see.

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Other than It being a nice story, I don’t get the desire to hire someone who has played/ coached here previously. We have that in TJ. This staff needs an outsider with some fresh eyes/ideas. My suspicion is that it'll be someone we've never heard of or vaguely heard of, because, well, that's how th...

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We will probably have a good idea on this when we see where Sutton ends up and who replaces him. Like I said , I would be happy with PM, Murray, or Christian but doubt any of them happens. I would not be super excited by Murray as the top assistant role - that is what we are hiring for. It would no...

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Do you think it was Cox who got rid of Sutton (or was forced to get rid of him)? I ask this with no inside knowledge of the situation... This is certainly an interesting question that we'll likely never know the answer to. Did Cox get rid of Sutton to try and bring on a new assistant that might hel...

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I liked coach Sutton, but I don’t think he fit as a top assistant who you expect to be either the number 1 recruiter or the x and o guy (or both). I didn’t feel like he was either on this team. Jim Christian or even Jeff Neubauer would immediately help this team and I would be pumped with either.

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I would think Martin would start over new Ish. Either way the nonstarter will probably be sixth man. I see Ish 2 as the sixth man to start the season (and maybe the entire season). Play the Jarvis Garrett role on this team which is extremely important. I think the last few years, the bench (to the ...

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Rhody_NYCT wrote: ↑3 years ago It's very simple...if Fatts is a pass first PG next year and is able to knock down a decent percentage of open 3's, he is going to have a good season for Maryland.

So if he is a completely different player he will be good - got it.

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[quote="rambone 78" post_id=481094 time=<a href="tel:1617054336">1617054336</a> user_id=132] A lot of people think we will be better next season without Fatts. Addition by subtraction so to speak. I'm not totally sure about that. Either way, I don't think it will be a big differ...

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The biggest need for this team and program is an identity. Are we an offensive or defensive minded team? Are we uptempo or trying to win in the half court? Are we physical and tough or a finesse and fundamentals team? With Dan we were a physical and tough, defensive minded team that wanted to beat ...

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Best wishes to Fatts! Fatts at his best will be valuable addition to most teams. He was the best closer I've seen watching Rhody basketball for 6 decades. As he played at URI I don't see him starting at Maryland because of his offensive inefficientcy, but he will be a valuable asset coming off the ...

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Maybe tracking eligibility years and original graduation year would make sense? Some of the guys who transferred in may be able to grad transfer without sitting a year due to the extra year. It’s a total mess. DJ is in his 5th year with the redshirt last year, but with the extra year can play a 6th ...

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I see Fatts as a role player on the programs showing interest. Where does that leave Fatts' basketball career? He has a better choice. I don’t think he will be a role player at most of those schools, but he also won’t be THE Guy. I expect he will be like the third option of a big three - which is a...

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More transfer numbers from someone keeping track- https://twitter.com/checkanfro/status/1378085918381199360?s=21 FIrst what’s is this person’s definition of transferring up? I consider Malik to have transferred UP to Rhody from what they may consider a comparable league. Second, if ONLY 68 of what ...

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More transfer numbers from someone keeping track- https://twitter.com/checkanfro/status/1378085918381199360?s=21 FIrst what’s is this person’s definition of transferring up? I consider Malik to have transferred UP to Rhody from what they may consider a comparable league. Second, if ONLY 68 of what ...

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I am not expecting him to dominate or be great here, just be able to give us some valuable minutes at the guard spot. He is basically a 1 year fix or loaner. This team doesn't have the star power but should have some good balance and depth. I am actually more curious and excited to see what Tres wi...

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