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Do they normally drive to UMass the day before a game? Probably not but depending on the start time and of course weather. Also I know when they hired Archie, they promised more charter flights but is that always the case now and no commercial. Pretty much. It's a 3 hour drive to Amherst. It's an h...

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To my knowledge they flew back...which makes no sense to me. To then turn around and fly to Ohio tomorrow. Why not go to Ohio today, get some rest and get the team focused. Teams do that all the time when the turnaround is so quick. That is what I was thinking, seems like a lot of rushing. Also wit...

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Did they fly back or head to Dayton? Why would they spend two days in Dayton? Don't know just asking. Would they fly back to RI today then fly to Dayton tomorrow? We have a Nor'easter headed up this way tonight and tomorrow. Weather and travel can be an issue. To my knowledge they flew back...which...

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Jersey77 was probably a fantastic middle manager for their bosses before they retired. All of their arguments just boil down to appeal to authority. No matter how dumb a decision is from someone in authority, Jersey77 thinks it's the right decision. No questioning, no thinking, no vision, just acce...

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Not a referendum on the season at all, BUT there were some issues that have been prevalent this season that reared their heads in a big way yesterday... 1.) Most important to me is the compete level. We were simply bullied and out toughed. Our guys looked like they wanted to take their ball and go h...

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But those metrics largely are derived from games played without David Green. Am I right ?

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steveystuds06 wrote: ↑3 months ago I bet an Archie hater on Twitter that we would win 14 or more games, so that's at the top of my list, haha. I was getting really worried after that 5 game streak, but I like our chances now!

And that Archie hater is supposedly a huge Rhody fan.
Smdh

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Weird stat in this game We didn't have a single steal...how many games have we won where we had ZERO steals? Or how many games have we played without a single steal period? We are dead last or near the bottom in turnovers created and steals. That may be by design but it’s the facts nonetheless. Tha...

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What's up with Zek? For a time ,he was the team's leading scorer and yesterday he got only 9 minutes PT and scored 0 points. His play started to deteriorate with the Brown game and seems to have accelerated when he was pulled from starting line-up in the Davidson game. Before Brown, he was 11-24 on...

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In 2 of those games (UNH and Delaware) a swing 4 man killed us. Safe to say with Green and his defensive ability that would alter the results. I’d give us 2 more wins with him. And 2 toss ups (neutral v Delaware and at Charleston).

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Did anybody notice that we're averaging 82 PPG in the 3 conference games? Yes Billboy. And in last non con we scored 82 as well. All with David Green. Our most important player. With Cross out we needed him to have a dominant game and he did. House scoring 29 on 11 shots is a remarkable stat. We li...

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None of the above makes our TV product less embarrassing. Today they lamented about if Cross would come in with 6 minutes left in the game. Like what?

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Watching Umass twitter losing theit mind about lack of wifi in the Ryan and how laughable our ESPN+ announcing crew is.

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Rhodymob05 wrote: ↑3 months ago Is Matt Cross playing?

I would assume yes that dude is tough as nails.
If he doesn’t it’s a boon for us but haven’t seen anything either way.

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What’s the crowd looking like? Is it time to count the dots?

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I don’t miss that game. Top 5 worst feeling walking out of RC. BAR, was that the game where if they won they were in and if they lost they were out? I remember that game. People just sat in their chairs and didn't move when it was over. It was like a wake and a funeral all at one time. Yep. Just br...

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I don’t miss that game. Top 5 worst feeling walking out of RC.

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You have no problem insulting other people but become a real whiny, stalker little bitch when you get it back in return. Maybe you want to stay out of the kitchen in the future I called your comment one for the ages...so yeah go on making stuff up. You're easily triggered which is on brand for the ...

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All of that is fair, however why isn't it fair for a person to say that based on what you know of a person you find them so sleazy and contemptible that you don't want to be associated with them in anyway? There are levels to everything and I don't want to be associated with Rick Pitino in ways tha...

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I for the life of me cannot understand why some posters here continue to incessantly bring up Rick Pitino in this forum. Administrators at URI chose not to hire Pitino several years ago and will likely never hire him. This is reality and it will never change despite the ad nauseam rantings of a voc...

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It’s good for the league if URI and Umass are both good. That hasn’t happened concurrently in a long long time.

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From what I could tell Bilau wasn't on the bench at Davidson and didn't travel with the team. That would seem to indicate the injury is more prolonged. Also, even if'/when he does suit up, it's not like Arch is throwing him in there and he's a 20+ minute guy and immediate difference maker. If you e...

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From what I could tell Bilau wasn't on the bench at Davidson and didn't travel with the team. That would seem to indicate the injury is more prolonged. Also, even if'/when he does suit up, it's not like Arch is throwing him in there and he's a 20+ minute guy and immediate difference maker. If you ev...

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IMO Umass is a top 5ish team in the league this year. They have young talent in the back court and 2 legitimate A10 front court players. IMO there are two keys to this one... 1.) Containing Cross & Cohen - this is a tall ask for Fuchs. Cohen is a 5th year player with a plethora of moves. He occa...

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Green has just had a crazy great effect on the team's depth and efficiency. He's currently at 14.8 FTA per 40 minutes, which is more than double anyone else on this year's team. That would probably be Top 10 in the nation. It almost has to come back to Earth a bit, but he's great at drawing fouls a...

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Interesting thread :) My tiny .02? Giving exclusive billboard rights on I95 and TFGreen to Friartown is a travesty. It’s still a bit early to make a final “fail” call on Loyola Chicago. What do you think our advertising budget is? How much of that budget would you want to spend on an ad just to com...

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RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑3 months ago I'm the tough guy with an anger issue says the clown who wants to fight in the Ryan Center. Don't you have a cell phone tower you need to find fuckstick?

One of us has had to resort to personal attacks. Behind a screen. Meow.

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How many PC tickets did you buy because you saw that ad? Do you not understand the difference between direct response marketing and branding? Rhetorical question. Different mediums different objectives. Go back to the kid’s table. What's this, the third response to me since you were done with me? I...

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Kind of..um..aggressive. As someone not in advertising who travels a lot for work, yeah I see that Friartown sign at the airport a lot. It gives off the vibe that they are all that people care about in the state. I never check a bag, I'm usually just getting out of there to my car as fast as possib...

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Don Draper wannabe says Bud Light did just great. Marketing! Yeah, um, that's not what I said. RIF I thought we were done here. You recited a great lion speech and everything. Honestly that was easier than I thought I just blew a few million dollars of my client's budget and slugged a six pack of b...

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Yeah, I love appeal to authority arguments. Because companies are always well run, never make mistakes, and their marketing is always spot on. How much money did Bud Light make in 2023 over 2022 with their always well run marketing? If marketing doesn't work and no one pays attention then why did a...

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I said that people are in a bad mood in traffic on 95, I said that no one is paying attention at the baggage claim in the airport, they're looking for their bag to leave. I get that you're a Don Draper wannabe fraudster, so you love highway billboards and airport signage. You can soak your clients ...

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I said that people are in a bad mood in traffic on 95, I said that no one is paying attention at the baggage claim in the airport, they're looking for their bag to leave. I get that you're a Don Draper wannabe fraudster, so you love highway billboards and airport signage. You can soak your clients ...

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Someone needs to tell Apple, Nike and McDonald's that marketing doesn't work. Those dumb people running those companies could save all that money, hire RhodyRam and see their market cap soar. And BlueMan marketing is just 1 piece of the pie not the end all be all. But to build a brand you need a gre...

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Caught a glimpse of that giant Providence Friars Wall mural many times the past few months. Wishing we had one. As you walk the decline corridor towards final exit Matunuck Oyster Bar has about 10 beautiful pictures on the wall showing how the oysters and vegetables are grown, harvested and prepare...

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As opposed to your brilliance? You wanted Hurley fired, you wanted Cox kept, you thought hiring Archie Miller wasn't realistic, and you think our destiny as an athletic program for a state flagship should be left to be decided by a handful of small Catholic colleges who haven't once brought anythin...

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I don’t. Green needs to start. We are better on both ends of floor with him in the game. He never found his rhythm tonight due to the 2 early fouls. But he’ll learn and adjust. For Umass Green vs Cross is going to be a battle. Same for Fuchs vs Cohen. If we can hold our own in those matchups I like ...

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Also key, not sure of the stats, but in both wins our 2nd half free throw shooting has been very good. This team is at their best attacking the paint and forcing fouls. Can’t avoid them (sorry Ramster). Gotta make them and shoot 25-30 a night to win.

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You know when you know you have a good coach? When you’re playing the best you’ve played all night down the stretch, and you keep your best player on the bench because the guys on the floor are getting it done. That’s great fucking coaching and such a good sign for this team and our depth. Totally ...

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I don’t think Davidson is good but that’s still a real good road dub Last years team loses that game by double digits Depth on display tonight with Green mostly a non factor. Huge minutes from Brown. Play of the game might have been when he snatched that 50/50 ball and fed House for the dunk. That’s...

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TruePoint wrote: ↑3 months ago
Rhody15 wrote: ↑3 months ago
Can only remember Me, Stevey, and Jersey wondering why people hated him so much.

Dawg

Also…Dawg

In reality there were really only 2-3 doubters of Fuchs. And they have atoned.

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I wonder whether fans on other A-10 Boards are advocating against URI's continued membership in the A-10. The program has never been able to be a consistent winner experiencing dramatic peaks and valleys. This season will likely be its fourth losing year in a row and its home attendance is declinin...

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I wonder whether fans on other A-10 Boards are advocating against URI's continued membership in the A-10. The program has never been able to be a consistent winner experiencing dramatic peaks and valleys. This season will likely be its fourth losing year in a row and its home attendance is declinin...

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They’re skinny, but lanky and can shoot, feel like they always get offensive rebounds and kick it out for a three. If we are nice and aggressive we will live at the foul line....so hopefully we can cash in lol If we want to live at the foul line then that means we exchange that in place of getting ...

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Davidson has the straightest arms in the league.
No weight room down there

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Matchup wise this should benefit us. They don’t try to turn you over much. Aren’t overly physical. As long as our guys read the scout and communicate on D on all the back cuts and motion there is no reason we can’t win there. Skogman is tough but unlike last Davidson teams their back court doesn’t s...

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PC is going to go through similar to what we went through when EC went down. Natural transition period with a high usage, alpha offensive star going down. Other guys will have to fill void and develop faster (Dual, Pierre, Castro, Floyd) but offensively they are gonna be a slog on many nights and wi...

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