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Blue Man

Jimmy shows a lot of class. Say what you will about his father's coaching abilities, he brought his son up in the right way. Favorite quote: "I don’t pay attention to the females in these countries, and my fiance appreciates that." Smart boy! That's not for show either, that's how he's al...

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hahaha, I loved that line. Not only does Hurley seem like a great coach, but a great guy as well.

Blue Man

Wait - is he a 2, 3, or 4? I've seen him listed as everything on here!

Either way, great to have a guy who can do all of that.

It certainly is nice to see that our perception of recruiting under the Hurleys was spot on.

Blue Man

spookydog wrote:
Blue Man wrote:Look at that, one week and we've already gained a spot in some people's eyes
Probably because they saw that Horse video.

lol had to be

Blue Man

Look at that, one week and we've already gained a spot in some people's eyes

Blue Man

ATPTourFan wrote:I'm going to bring my 17mo old son with me to catch some basketball up close. I also expect him to want to run around the Ryan Center concourse as well!

Too bad this wasn't last year. Your son probably would have been able to run the offense.

Blue Man

or maybe he's not listed on there because they haven't heard back yet, and didn't know what to put.

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This is going to be the Blue/White Scrimmage.

http://gorhody.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012 ... 1023w56nfb

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I've never even thought of that question, so it's certainly not stupid. I would lean towards no, but since it's not a sanctioned NCAA game, it would essentially be like a practice. The real question is, what would be the point of having transfers play now, it does no good for getting this team ready...

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looks like i'll be up early

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The poor UMass OOC schedule has also hurt them at the gate especially given their obviously fair weather fan base. For example, last year they had four OOC games and two A-10 games with under 3000 in attendance. This response for a 25 win team. Contrasting 7-24 URI which had two sub 3000 crowds, th...

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I honestly feel like this will be Dan's program. I see him as URI's next Keaney, Calhoun, Boeheim, what have you. I'm probably waxing poetic, but see him building and staying. I think he's good enough to make us a legit powerhouse and accomplish everything he wants to here. I think Bobby is the one ...

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Nice to know some of us aren't alone in our optimism.

Blue Man

One game does not a career make my friend.

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RF1 wrote:
* $25,000 for strength of schedule ranked in top 75

I guess that was never in Baron's contract.

Also, how are there this many details on Kellogg's contract, but not Hurleys or Barons?

I'm just curious to know the details

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rodfromcranston wrote: Guess mama got her way in the matter.

Definitely.

Blue Man

rodfromcranston wrote:EC didn't decide on URI to play off guard.

I know he didn't, but I'm sure if the situation called for it he could do it and do it well.

I revert to our trust in the Hurleys to do the right thing.

Blue Man

I don't think there's a rush to fill this spot. EC is a PG/SG - we still have powell for the next couple years. Munford and Biggie as well. I don't think Hurley is going to fill a scholarship spot just to fill it. We have a big class coming in next year as it is.

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whatever. still one of the best classes we've ever had, still one of the best coaches we've ever had, he'll regret that decision when when he realizes he's in ohio and we'll be celebrating titles. more of this to come: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j51MGq-gQI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YfSI_3...

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bigappleram wrote:steve mello was from bristol, not portsmouth.

I'm a west bay guy. My geographic knowledge doesn't extend over bridges

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Kendall Pollard ‏@__KP
Goodmorning World... Woke up this morning feeling like a Flyer #FlyerNation #UDbound

on to the next.

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I am actually more excited by Ohio state at #5. That is probably the highest ranked team we have played since st joes with delonte and jameer. Hopefully now we'll have a different result (against any ranked team). But it would have been a Hollywood script if Steve Mello, the walk on from Portsmouth...

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i enjoy most of the away games that are within driving distance. except for uconn and peecee, the seats i get are always better than what is available to me at the ryan center. i love when they play at northeastern, i sit front row and head over to the omni parker house for a piece of the best bost...

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Hah even in high school football I was 2 inches taller and 20 pounds heavier.

I guess in my college years I must've shrunk!

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Well that's what I mean. Something with serious game missing implications

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You'd think if it were very serious you'd see it somewhere.

Blue Man

Without a doubt he's one of the best pure shooters in the world. I am legitimately shocked an NBA team hasn't sniffed interest.

He has a shot you can't teach. Plenty of guards don't play D. Not many guards shoot like that.

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Definitely over. Pre-season polls rely on school names, not how good of a team they are. Does anyone have the stats on how many teams are in the top 25 preseason vs at the end?

Blue Man

Agree on both points, especially the coaching aspect. If Hurley thinks these kids can play, I trust what he'll do with them. Who cares what the rankings are after we sign em, they'll learn soon enough what we've got here :-D (But it certainly holds true that it's Kingston vs. the world, every year i...

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I know that URI usually puts a trip together for the road UMASS game and Fordham - are there any other games people are excited to make a trip for? Excluding the Mohegan games and the PC game of course. I'm thinking I might make a trip to Indy to see the Butler game. Shouldn't be too heavy on the wa...

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I agree with Rhody78PSC..it seems unenforceable. I will donate $10 to every school we are recruiting against for a kid, become a booster, and then pester the kid with illegal tweets about going to college. Very true. I feel like this rule applies to the Nevin Shapiros of the world. If a fan were to...

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ATPTourFan wrote:Blue Man, last I heard from the Athletic Dept was tweets from fans to unsigned recruits are considered (correctly or not) to be from University Boosters, which would be a violation.

Jeez. Talk about muddy waters.

Blue Man

Since eevryone and his mother is tweeting recruuits, despite NCAA rules, it would seem, as PSC78 (what ever happened to him?) used to say, it's an unenforceable rule. I was initially worried at what you said, because the last thing I think anyone would want to do on this board is affect Hurley's re...

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BlueMan just tweeted about how great it would be to have E.C. and Kendall together in the same backcourt and Kendall retweeted that too. I'm starting to think he's coming here. I was looking at his twitter feed because I'm officially a junkie until the season starts...but he hasn't RT'd anything fr...

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Every single thing about this team is so very very likeable. It's going to be so much fun to root for them.

Even better when they get really, really good.

Blue Man

Love when Hurley says we haven't even seen what Malone can do on the court. LOVE THIS MAN.

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Dan Hurley's response to me asking about open practices on twitter - @jaycoppa appreciate your excitement about hoops. Will b looking at some open practices soon. Just need to get thru first week. Teaching. Damn this man is awesome. Beyond the fact that he is so awesomely receptive to fans, that las...

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you gotta think URI would be in the lead if he went to midnight madness here. i can't see that as a coincidence.

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http://telly.com/5BAAI

As if we didn't need anything to make us want that NCAA decision any more

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Actually Blue Man, watching two former UCLA coaches on the Keaney floor, put the Rams through their paces in 1997, was amazing. I thought it was a dream. The winningest player in NCAA history, Larry Farmer, and an NCAA championship coach , Jim Harrick, following a Midnight Madness that was on ESPN....

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C'mon guys - this isn't your first rodeo. Do you expect him to say to prospective recruits (or anyone else) that if he is successful he won't be here in 4 years? Dan said what every new coach says. Do you believe that Ed Cooley's lifelong ambition was to coach PC? Re-read the comments here on Baron...

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I mean I know some of us were hopeful back in the day...but has anyone ever been this excited for practice before? This is awesome.

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I can go on record having seen him play a couple times at URI...Munford is a player. Until he's declared eligible by the NCAA, I just assume Ifeanyi Onyekaba isn't playing for us this year. That is what a lot of people around the team called Orion. I was thinking the same. I'm going with If or Big If

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Another one of those "pinch me" moments

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Just think what we have to look forward to this year alone: Pre- and post-game interviews, coaches shows at Mews/RhodyJoes, interviews with local and national media, features on gorhody and interviews by our very own Jim Parisi (RhodeIslandRams, aka AZRhodyBlue) Holy crap. I didn't even think about...

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I don't see Hurley as a Martelli, content being a big fish in a small pond. I think Hurley wants to compete at the highest level and would love to do it with a program he built, I believe him when he says he's here because he sees URI as having the potential to be that program. But if the support d...

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Temple wasn't a stepping stone for Chaney, St. Joes wasn't a stepping stone for Martelli, and both those guys have enjoyed national level and consistent success. And great point about UCONN 30 years ago. With the volitility of the college basketball landscape right now, Hurley could turn URI into a ...

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Dan Hurley's Media Day Rewind on GoRhody

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For the right coach, it doesn't take long to rebuild a team to be among the top 20% in D1. Recruit 3 very talented players and you are 90% there. That is why "da process" is a joke. The entire team turns over in 5 years. I believe that we will be competitive in 2 years and get to the NIT....

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BFC wrote:
Blue Man wrote:But more importantly BFC, what terrible things did roman numerals do to you to earn such a fate??
They made it completely impossible to know what number Super Bowl it is, why are we all supposed to be so impressed by capital v's and i's?

Very true. Those bastards.

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