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Shinze88

Providence loses to Xavier on a 3 at the buzzer. Ya really hate to see it... Typically you'd want pc to win since it helps our SOS, but since they wussed out playing us nothing could be better than watching them have a crushing loss at the buzzer and have their fans stew over how much Cooley sucks....

Shinze88

As mentioned before, credit Cox for moving Betrand into the starting lineup to give us some offensive spark to start the games, its a much different game when you dont fall behind by a ton as we've been doing with our slow starts. Also need to find more minutes for Ish, its been a real pleasure watc...

Shinze88

Pretty much the same thing we’ve been seeing from this team, lackadaisical on offense, lazy passes, shaky defense, no ball movement. Only positive is that VCU has not been able to capitalize on our inept play and we have nobody in foul trouble

Shinze88

2 teams heading in opposite directions, bad matchup for the Blue Rams, I can see us either turning things around and winning by 4 or the more likely result of VCU 80 - URI 65

Hope I'm wrong but the turnovers are certainly going to hurt in this matchup.

Shinze88

This is a game, where multiple drives to the rim will be available, for all URI guards and wings. Because of the trapping/pressing style of VCU. Hopefully they’ll take advantage of that. Not to be a debbie downer, but on the flip side, VCU's trapping/pressing style coupled with URI's propensity for...

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No they are not. But plenty of people did not believe he would ever see playing time at Kentucky, even after sitting out this season. He has far surpassed what most expected. That’s because everyone on here is constantly salty (about our own program mind you). When the kid transfers up in competiti...

Shinze88

I don't see anyway you can bet this URI team right now to cover a point spread as a favorite or a dog, the team is just way to inconsistent and more times than not the inconsistency is on the bad side. This is a veteran Richmond team playing at home who doesn't seem to make alot of mistakes and has ...

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On top of everything else, they appear to be great teammates and extremely likeable, if I remember correct, their were some questions about their character when they signed here, I've seen nothing but positive things from both of the brothers.

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Ramulous wrote: ↑3 years ago In the history of the University of Rhode Island men's basketball team there are only two people I want on the line to shoot 3 free throws with 4 seconds left on the clock when we are down by three......

One has to be Jimmy Baron, no?

Shinze88

I think Billy Lange is going to be a very good coach in this league, I’ve seen St Joe’s play a few times this year and he gets every ounce of grit from his players, once he has players they’ll be a tough out.

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I’m doing my best to extend Cox every single benefit of the doubt, mostly because I genuinely like him and want him to succeed, but I can’t figure out how his teams can continually make the same mistakes game after game with no adjustments. We clearly have mismatches that we can exploit with a deple...

Shinze88

.......OK, credit due.......woulda been ugly here with a loss...... I mean I guess you give credit for toughing out a win, but sorry this game was just flat out atrocious. I can see getting some joy and momentum from a win but this team took two more steps backward today, outside of the performance...

Shinze88

Lets see which coach makes the 2nd half adjustments to give his team the advantage. Clearly Bona's would love for RI to keep turning it over and hucking up ill advised 3's, he'd be smart to stay in a zone as the only real area Bona should be concerned is in the paint. Will Cox find a way to get the ...

Shinze88

The team just looks lost right now, turnovers on almost every trip (7 TO's in the first 9 minutes), very little defense on their shooters, zero motion and cutting on offense (2 FT's in the first 12 minutes, both ugly misses) , make you wonder what they worked on since the Davidson game. On top of th...

Shinze88

Must win games for this years team ended after the WKU loss. The next must win game is the game we need to win or our season is over. In a way, it makes the season easier to watch as there is no need to agonize after each loss, the hope is the team will consistently get better each game and we'll be...

Shinze88

Discussing good wins vs bad losses for URI is a pointless exercise this year. The only realistic chance URI has to play in March (or whenever the ncaa tournament is) will be to win the A10, period. Even winning all regular season games vs Richmond, St Lou, Dayton, etc.. will almost certainly not gi...

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Discussing good wins vs bad losses for URI is a pointless exercise this year. The only realistic chance URI has to play in March (or whenever the ncaa tournament is) will be to win the A10, period. Even winning all regular season games vs Richmond, St Lou, Dayton, etc.. will almost certainly not giv...

Shinze88

The most frustrating part of watching a URI game for me is the constant fouling on almost every possession. It was also a huge issue with Hurley's teams, its hard to win when you put the other team in the bonus so early in each half, and we do this every game. Equally maddening is why our center con...

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We just beat down Seton Hall by double digits in this same gym. Obviously they are talented, but they are effed up right now and Cox needs to fix it like his job depends on it. In the course of just a week that went from a resume building win for Rhody to a bad loss for Seton Hall. In a way the pre...

Shinze88

I’m sure Harris will be done for the year with how things are going so we’ll likely get to see a 4 guard lineup like so many here want (me included)

Shinze88

Walker, Fatts, Carey, Sheppard are 0-10 from the field, Sheppard was abused on defense, Mckillop switching to zone was a great move, our offense is offensive

Shinze88

One of these teams is being coached very well, the other ? not so much

Shinze88

Its like deja-vu every time we play Davidson, we know exactly what the game plan is to beat them, but yet we never seem to be able to dictate the pace of the game. Davidson never has the better athletes and they never hurt themselves with the careless, lazy play we've seen from the Rams. You can als...

Shinze88

[/quote] It is a known coaching fact...blowouts belong to players/talent...close losses ALWAYS fall on coaches! I’m sure Cox would not duck that responsibility. [/quote] This +1,000, this team just doesn't seem prepared to start any of these games, this was also my big criticism of Hurley when he fi...

Shinze88

Was very optimistic after the Seton Hall effort that this team and coaching staff was starting to figure things out and we'd see a steady improvement each game. We've gone the complete other way with the past 2 efforts vs Wisc and this first half. Slow starts, awful turnovers, awful half court sets,...

Shinze88

Back to the actual game, I was thrilled when this game was announced and yes playing on short notice against a top 15 team is tough, but I wish we got more out of this game. We slept walked through the first half and Wisconsin took their foot off the pedal and "allowed" us to get back in t...

Shinze88

Congrats Ish ! Can’t wait to see his development, he certainly doesn’t play like a freshman, very poised and plays GREAT defense

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PCFriars wrote: ↑3 years ago SH is not good, with or without their PG. At best, they are 6th place in the BE.

Significantly better than BC though.

So Seton Hall is not good, but yet the BE coaches picked them to finish 5th, so what you're saying is that half the BE is not good then?

Shinze88

I hope Cooley never leaves PC, it guarantees their yearly mediocrity on a national level.

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phipsiGD'11 wrote: ↑3 years ago Need to put them in foul trouble early

We typically do not put teams in foul trouble, its always the opposite, we need to keep our key players on the floor to have a chance tonight.

Shinze88

rhodyrudder wrote: ↑3 years ago This will be the first game ever played there without me in attendance.

18 years...

Wow, that is amazing, good for you, a true fan for sure.

Shinze88

Wow .. pc escapes on a point blank missed layup by Davidson with 1.7 left, would have been another epic Cooley meltdown

Shinze88

Great preview once again, I believe the game will be shown on ESPNU instead the ESPN2.

Shinze88

Hearing whispers that Rhody’s second game vs BC is off. BC will instead play Florida. That is a crappy move by BC if it is not being put off for Covid reasons. Isn't this somewhat similar to us pulling out of playing SFA & Towson for much better games vs ASU & BC? I believe we pulled out of...

Shinze88

Rams open as 1.5 point underdogs to USF

Shinze88

Not to get to far ahead but San Fran has a 4 pt lead over #4 Virginia 7 minutes into the 2nd half. Could be a rough start to the season if we don’t make some adjustments And the Dons get the upset win over #4 Virginia, they have a nice team, they play well together, unselfish, well coached, defend ...

Shinze88

Not to get to far ahead but San Fran has a 4 pt lead over #4 Virginia 7 minutes into the 2nd half. Could be a rough start to the season if we don’t make some adjustments

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rhodylaw wrote: ↑3 years ago Need to get away from these refs pronto - they suck!

Yea the refs shot poorly tonight and missed at least 10 free throws, nevermind the shitty defense and horrid turnovers they committed. They also didn’t have their best coaching effort.

These refs definitely sucked

Shinze88

Getting punked by a team picked last in the ACC without their best player, this should somewhat temper expectations for this team.

Shinze88

Today’s game to me is a win regardless of score, nationally televised on ESPN on back to back nights with a captive holiday audience is great exposure for the program. Let’s hope for a win to make it even better.

Shinze88

Is Sheppard really a senior? Thought he had two years of eligibility remaining ?

Shinze88

We may or may not have depth, that remains to be seen, but it’s never good when one of your starters can’t play, especially with so many new faces.

Shinze88

Cox indicated on his show that so far Ileri is the only definite redshirt this year, so they may still apply for a waiver for Betrand. Also he said that Betrand is the best 3 point shooter on the team. Makes no sense to not unless ego's are that fragile. I would think they would apply even if they ...

Shinze88

https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/1322163678100279298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October From the ESPN+ article....... What about Toppin? Sarr's waiver received far more attention than Toppin, and for good reason. Toppin played 18.5 minutes per game for Rhode Island last season, averaging 5.1 ...

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.......the new mecca of college hoops......Mohegan Sun......who woulda thunk that....... Yep. Especially with the Orlando Bubble disintegrating this week. All eyes will be on Mohegan. Good for ESPN location wise too. I've thoroughly enjoyed watching Rhody play at Mohegan over the years, Ok St, Cinc...

Shinze88

I'm sorry if I am coming across as negative. Toppin and Martin had every right to leave, and they did. At this point, I have no interest to hear about them and what they are up to. They are not a part of our team, and they accomplished nothing here. Good riddance. I love the potential of the guys w...

Shinze88

pc lost in the non conference last year to Northwestern, Penn & Long Beach State and barely escaped with a home win over Stony Brook and at Pepperdine, I wouldn't want to play us either.

Shinze88

rjsuperfly66 wrote: ↑3 years ago
theblueram wrote: ↑3 years ago pc's motto- "It's not about winning in the NCAAT, it's about getting in the NCAAT"
You can’t win games in the tournament if you don’t make the tournament.

wait, doesn't pc have like 1 gifted ncaa win in the past quarter century or something like that ?

Shinze88

[/quote] In a normal year it’s a very obvious yes. And if PC was in a weaker conference, it’s a very obvious yes. But when you play a gauntlet schedule you need a few breaks a long the way as well. Teams in weaker conference have those automatically built in. Teams in stronger conferences do not. At...

Shinze88

Ummm. I guess 72 has never watched Malik martin play. The ideal do the little things to win games type glue guy. If your looking for one on this team it will be Malik martin book that. I'm most curious to see Malik play, hoping he can give the production that we lost from Tyrese. We certainly know ...

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