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Jdrums#3 wrote: ↑3 days ago Another great movie reference.

One of my favorite sports movies because of the basketball scene with the Chief.

I'm sure you know that's where Robert Parish got his nickname too.

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You seem to have this crazy need to not just be right... all the time...but to make sure that everyone else better damn sure recognize.... not sure if that's something the Rhody rehab package includes or not. Or, could just realize, maybe it's not that serious...? About this, I will make sure ppl r...

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Serious question. Are minimum credit load, minimum GPA, graduation rates etc, still a thing any more? It must be fun being in the admissions offices across the land? Remember how important APR was? How can that be applied now with so much movement which undoubtedly will lead to lower graduation rat...

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Bassy will have a more productive year this year than Hammond. Mark it down. What is production? Do wins and losses count towards production? In this case, I'd go with mpg, ppg, rpg, and assists per game. Others may differ... Ben is a much better player than Bassy....right now. And I'm not one of t...

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👍🏼 And I think he still does that. Just maybe not to the extent that he did when he was here, although, I haven’t paid close enough attention to know with full confidence. Maybe Dan is getting soft as he wins natty’s and ages. :lol: He just had a 5* freshman playing his ass off on defense. Defense ...

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NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑3 days ago Bassy will have a more productive year this year than Hammond. Mark it down.

What is production? Do wins and losses count towards production?

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"We've played other teams with injury problems, sometimes without their best player. If we were totally healthy and the teams we played were totally healthy, I actually think our record would be worse than it is now." This is the quote. I didn't exactly remember it right! And I wasn't jus...

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I think scholarships should be cut to 11. The 12th and 13th men on almost every team is in the portal, I bet. What's the point of paying 13 players in addition to them having a free ride when the bottom 2 on the roster are unlikely to stay? I would have said 10, but you might need that 11th guy in c...

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"We've played other teams with injury problems, sometimes without their best player. If we were totally healthy and the teams we played were totally healthy, I actually think our record would be worse than it is now." This is the quote. I didn't exactly remember it right! And I wasn't jus...

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With Hurley you didn’t get on the floor if you did’t play defense. That’s how he built the team. He recruited defense (which was the lower hanging fruit) and then developed their offense abilities. It took time but it worked for him. 👍🏼 And I think he still does that. Just maybe not to the extent t...

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Ways is definitely gone or definitely Redshirting Even Bassy/Cam/Luis/House/Jemarcus seems crowded no? I’m waiting for another shoe to fall Imho this is how it’ll go: JL,LK,JH as the three starting guards ST and CE as the backups I don't see Cam staying here if he's not starting. Isn't he the one p...

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Rhode to mediocrity? Like landing a guy who started on a big ten team that went to the NCAA tournament? Show me 3 or 4 more guys like him or better. Otherwise, we're no better than we were last year. You're the same person who thinks we would have been WORSE last year completely healthy and availab...

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Never mind contributing to NIL. The question looming is do I want to fork out season ticket money again for a program that appears to be in complete disarray. With payment due in a few weeks, is the product worth driving an hour each way anymore. Who's on the team? Who's our lead recruiter? Has our...

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As quiet as things have been here, things are even quieter on the women's side. Zero info about anyone coming in and zero info about our players in the portal. Could this have anything to do with sorting out donations to Rhody Excellence and what team gets what?

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Top 10 reasons for Ben leaving:

1. $$$$$
2. $$$$$
3. Kenny leaving
4. $$$$$
5. Our new transfer
6. $$$$$
7. $$$$$
8. Playing closer to home
9. $$$$$
10. $$$$$

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Yeah URI (tried to?) play Packline. The larger point is UVA which won a national championship playing Packline got smoked multiple times this past season. Obliterated. Elite D1 coaching has figured out how to destroy it. It will also be a interesting study to watch what Bennett does. Does Miller ha...

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NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑3 days ago
Rhody15 wrote: ↑4 days ago Just so ironic to me Hammond decommitted (supposedly) because Kenny left, and now he’ll go to to a school where Kenny isn’t coaching at either lol
I think Lawrence is the reason he left

If Lawrence is more of a 2 than a 1, why would that make Ben leave?

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Apostolos Roumoglou. He was added right before the 22-23 season for roster depth. He’s solid, can shoot like crazy. Great talent in front of him and probably his defense kept him from the rotation, but AP was a crowd favorite. Place went wild when this happened. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2p6D...

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Rammgr wrote: ↑3 days ago Anyone know anything about the kid from Greece that was at UConn? He’s now in the portal . 6’8” 215 lbs.

Apostolos Roumoglou

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Someone needs to train, feed, pay(?) them for the 4 years in between the 10 days that people care about... Good point, NYG. Let RI College do it ? What else is that school there for ? My apologies to any RIC students, supporters or parents that sent students there. My angst is more towards the geni...

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Iggy1979 wrote: ↑4 days ago This kid holds on long enough and he could start

Does this mean you're not hearing any buzz about players coming in?

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Don't anybody tell Blueman about this.

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Yes, why the hell would he come here? Lol. Archie is a great coach: Archie has coached and developed some incredible guards in his career. Opportunity for a significant role: Joining URI presents the chance to play a substantial role and emerge as one of the standout guards in the conference. We al...

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Jdrums#3 wrote: ↑4 days ago Great educational institutions but they can’t count.

They also don't know much about geography.

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rambone 78 wrote: ↑4 days ago We certainly haven't been too good against UNH lately on the court.

And Vermont would have wiped the floor with us if we had played them last season.

Back in the day we routinely blew those teams out and scored in triple digits often.

Where did those days go?

The Big East was formed...

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Vaguely. Central was SK's biggest rival back then. They were the school that snapped the 56 game winning streak, but SK did go on to win the state title again though. Check this out. SK won the state title 3 years in a row. Then Sacred Heart won it one year. Then Central won it 7 years in a row. ht...

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rambone 78 wrote: ↑4 days ago Vaguely. Central was SK's biggest rival back then.

They were the school that snapped the 56 game winning streak, but SK did go on to win the state title again though.

The core of that team all went to CCRI together. Billy Perry, Willie Washington, Mike Hazard, Dobie Dennis. CCRI went undefeated.

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Yes, why the hell would he come here? Lol.

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I can't remember if Vic and Ray are related but I would guess they were. Hazards go way back in the history of the SK area. They named the elementary school in Wakefield Hazard Elementary, which I went to thousands of years ago lol. Do you remember Mike Hazard from Central? I played against him too...

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Thanks for posting the bio article, 78. His Sports Management and Human Development degree could be helpful to us at this time if he’s Archie’s hire. Good recruiter, too, according to the bio article. And he was with Archie for 10 years. If you go back to page 1 of this thread, a lot of people thou...

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Here's a little bio on Tom Ostrom.

https://hoopdirt.com/ostrom-named-assis ... -at-drake/

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Iggy1979 wrote: ↑4 days ago I'm guessing Tom Ostrom, now at Drake.
Another possibility would be Bruiser Flint, although I think he's following Cal.

I'm surprised Ostrom didn't come here with Archie 2 years ago.

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ElmCityRhody wrote: ↑4 days ago
STC wrote: ↑5 days ago URI will be as good and as nationally relevant as the big time boosters want us to be.

Phew - I am off the hook !

As the old saying goes, "Every penny helps"....That's you!

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Ramfan22 wrote: ↑5 days ago
Billyboy78 wrote: ↑5 days ago
Ramfan22 wrote: ↑5 days ago Possible former coach
Here?
Yes, if Archie’s going in a different direction than Kenny it makes sense that it might be a former head coach. There’s a lot available who may be looking to get back into the game, would be a good move.

I meant, a former URI coach?

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Recruiting a kid for 3 years will be very expensive. I no longer see the point. Imho, I think we have to pay closer attention to player acquisition expense today than we have historically. Not that we didn’t in the past but with unlimited player movement plus NIL, I think it needs more focused atte...

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Ramfan22 wrote: ↑5 days ago Possible former coach

Here?

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Recruiting a kid for 3 years will be very expensive. I no longer see the point.

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There are 13 current college basketball players that we recruited to come to URI and were on the roster as freshmen. 2 are still here, and I'd say it's unlikely that those 2 finish here. What's the point?

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When Johnson was at SK they won 56 games in a row and won 2 straight state titles against Class A schools when SK was Class C. SK then won a 3rd straight title with Bud Hazard as their center in 6 overtimes in Keaney. I was there for that one. The place was packed. Johnsons other claim to fame was ...

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Not sure if should post this here or the NIL thread as they seem to be the same conversation topic...but this should get blueram going... https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/39967961/virginia-law-allows-schools-pay-athletes-nil So, there are 3 schools in our league with an advantage over...

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How clueless do you have to be to look at this whole situation and come away thinking the players are the ones who are greedy. There is some crazy thought among people on this board and writ large that the scholarship should be enough. Student-athletes at the D1 level are working two jobs. One as a...

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Just saw this, Ray Johnson, former Narragansett kid, SKHS and PC player passed, age 77. For me, it was strange he did not go to URI. Decent teams during his years I recall. Yes, we had some good teams in the late 60s/early 70s with some of our all time greats like Art Stephenson, Larry Johnson, Joh...

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I really don't understand this. We have a kid sign with us and get excited about it. Then Hammond backs out and Farrell contacts him for moving to a better ranked team. They are both from the DC/Balt area , have played against each other most likely for years and are considered top players. They ar...

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It appears that Luis isn't thrilled with Lawrence coming here. His quote was something like ' Grown men (that's us) pillow talking about the new guy', followed by the puking emoji....... Great togetherness with this team!

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Serious question. If Kenny was still here, would Ben still be here? I don't think that he would. He saw all the praise and attention he was getting this year at Paul VI. I just think he could do better, and he probably will. Kenny leaving might have played a part, but I don't think Ben was coming ei...

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NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑5 days ago I'm more excited about Lawrence than any player since _______

Ben Hammond

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Lamar Odom played for one year. How much did he change the program? I think it's different when a program like ours lands one of the best NBA prospects in the country. Someone like that can make a big difference for one year. As much as we all love Ben Hammond, he's not a one-and-done guard who's g...

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Lamar Odom played for one year. How much did he change the program?

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