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You appreciate a player like Antionio Reynolds-Dean even more when you look at his career URI stats - #13 in scoring, #3 in rebounds, and #3 in blocks. Could do it all. Yup, he and Ulmer did it all. ARD was a better version of Ulmer They are still the only 2 players in team history with 1000+ point...

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Man if he can mold the twins into a couple of certifiable beasts we are gonna be better sooner than later He needs to convince them that one on the floor at a time is the winning formula. Can’t have a big that’s at laterally slow as the Mitchell’s trying to cover other team’s stretch 4’s. They’re e...

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Ring of Honor/Hall of Greats: Caverley Garrick Silk Owens Sly Kenny Green Wheeler Mobley ARD Odom (but I get why it wont happen) Jimmy Will Daniels Delroy EC Hass Terrell If we're hanging numbers (but not retiring them) then I reduce it to Caverley, Sly, Wheeler, Mobley, Jimmy, EC, Hassan Great lis...

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Ring of Honor/Hall of Greats: Caverley Garrick Silk Owens Sly Kenny Green Wheeler Mobley ARD Odom (but I get why it wont happen) Jimmy Will Daniels Delroy EC Hass Terrell If we're hanging numbers (but not retiring them) then I reduce it to Caverley, Sly, Silk Owens, Wheeler, Mobley, Jimmy, EC, Hassan

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I understand. I'm just wondering how you fix that. This issue that the students paid for those seats comes up every year on this board. So we should go to the right person(s) to explain why the decision was made and can it be reversed. Could also explain what other schools do and how much revenue w...

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My original gripe is from when the Ryan Center got built. They added a fee to every student's tuition to help pay for the cost of the Ryan Center with the promise that student tickets would be wrapped around the court in the 100s to "be like Duke". I understand. I'm just wondering how you...

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If the students take the 100s they’d have to move some season ticket holders, right? YES, we are in 104. But I believe the reason they did not want students in this section is because we share the section with visiting team family. I guess there were several complaints in the past. Do you remember ...

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I’ll keep saying it to my friends. Having Archie is great but stepping up and paying him ~$10M, doubling the assistant coaches pool, more charters (we have to be getting close to 75% chartered games) and running the salaries thru the school budget is HUGE. Shows a new sense of commitment and combin...

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Archie killed it today. Wore the right thing, said the right things, perfect first impression. I loved the boots on the ground attitude about getting buzz around the team and students to games. Maybe they'll be a change in seating for the students behind the bench again. College basketball should b...

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The guy came in with his own goals to leave a stamp on URI. He put them on hold and invested in Thorr's vision, in the hope that this will pay off and he can work on his projects later. Having a selfless president who wants to be a part of this community and contribute to it's greatness - rather th...

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I’ll keep saying it to my friends. Having Archie is great but stepping up and paying him ~$10M, doubling the assistant coaches pool, more charters (we have to be getting close to 75% chartered games) and running the salaries thru the school budget is HUGE. Shows a new sense of commitment and combin...

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I still cannot get over the fact how much Parlange put into this when he hasn't even been here for a year. When success comes, Parlange is only going to want more of it, which means he'll be willing to go above and beyond what he's just done to get Archie. The guy came in with his own goals to leav...

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Probably Archie’s best coaching job. Maybe Cooley’s worst. 6 Dayton players had schollys that game. They won 4 straight in the A10 and had to play again on Tuesday. No player taller than Kendall Pollard at 6’6. My main point was that since they became friends after the USA coaching stint, Archie ne...

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Archie killed it today. Wore the right thing, said the right things, perfect first impression. I loved the boots on the ground attitude about getting buzz around the team and students to games. Maybe they'll be a change in seating for the students behind the bench again. College basketball should b...

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As I've said for the past 25+ years, this is the best time of the year for posters on this board. I recall the posts on how quickly DH would return us to the dance. It didn't happen to year 4. With the transfer portal, it could happen faster. I could see how Harrick and Hurley were pied pipers for ...

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I'm good with keeping whoever Archie thinks can play for him, losing anyone who Archie doesn't think is a fit, and trusting whoever Archie brings in. This isn't some wet-behind-the-ears, prove it to the fanbase coach. This is an established pro. You'll get no questions from me, just unconditional, ...

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That's how you speak with conviction as a leader. No yelling, no theatrics, just pure passion and leadership

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Billyboy78 wrote: ↑2 years ago

Cox recruiting for Maryland in the DMV would be a home run hire for them.

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https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/1505896889291788288 Why wait almost two weeks to do this? Really makes you appreciate the way Thorr handled this whole thing LaSalle is hurting for money to the point where the entire school is hurting. Their enrollment is down 20% and their bond status was r...

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Yeah I know he's said the right things in the past, but odds Cooley is coaching himself out of town? Can see one of the true blue bloods with an opening making an offer he can't refuse.

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I may be an outlier here but it would be nice to see upgrades to the other sports facilities as well. The soccer team doesn’t have a press box or restroom facilities, our D1 outdoor track team doesn’t have a track (practices at a high school) and I won’t mention the albatross at Meade Stadium. A pr...

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No team that lost in the NCAA is gonna give two shits about going and playing in the NIT.

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The things some of you still need to believe. Stay mad. The asks were not met. It was yeah, we are totally going to do that. In 2020. Or maybe 2022. But we’re definitely going to do it. No action, and it was still a very difficult decision. The facility was in motion, so sorry we don't have an 8 fi...

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I am as ecstatic as anyone about the events of the last 10 days, but I especially wonder how DC must feel watching URI make these investments now. To be clear, I don't think they would have made any difference to the results of the past four years — Cox's biggest shortcoming was in-game coaching, a...

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I think Grant Golden is soft. Watson could have a huge game. Watch out if Hilyard gets hot though. That’s not surprising to hear on Golden. His brother plays for Butler and is soft as can be. Grant Golden is also a hot headed crybaby. Things don't go his way and he quickly starts raising his arms a...

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Saw this on the Dayton board getting their thoughts on Archie's hiring.

The last 4 Xavier coaches are all currently not head coaches

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Matunuck wrote: ↑2 years ago Reports are Archie signed a 5/9.5, with incentives that can take it higher. That is less than I expected. They also raised the budget for assistants to $750,000.

Don't forget he's still netting another $4m from Indiana's buyout after the offset from his RI salary

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They also went the 'Search Firm' route, too, I believe. Nothing gums up the works like a bunch of outside consultants. And the search firm is led by Gene Difilippo, the absolutely terrible ex-Boston College Athletic Director. I have no idea what UMass was thinking there woof...they really getting a...

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call me crazy, but I feel like Grasso ends up at UMass

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Guessing the $8.5m is just base salary and doesn't include things like a cut of ticket sales? I would think the $8.5M is the total compensation package to Archie as it includes all perks and bonuses. I cannot see URI coming up with more than that along with the big increases to operational costs (a...

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Mama Mitchell throwing her support behind Archie. I think this is a good thing. I’m still not sure this is a good thing or not although there is no debating their talent, but it just can’tgo back to the way it was with Cox. Miller won’t stand for it. Foul shots, turnovers and above everything techn...

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Guessing the $8.5m is just base salary and doesn't include things like a cut of ticket sales? Would also figure its backloaded to take advantage of the IU buyout money

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LOVE THIS! He gets it, you can win consistently and big here. We are a sleeping giant ready for a wake up

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Well, my job just got a LOT easier :lol: After this season I was seriously considering hanging up the joggers and microphone. Anyway, absolute home run hire by Thorr. I’m confident Archie will have us back in the upper echelon of the A10 & competing in short order. In the words of Stone Freeman...

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I like you, you seem like a good person and we appreciate your input and participating here as a fan of conference rival without being a shithead. So I do not mean this in any sort of way that is personal to you at all. But. Really glad to hear you say this, I think its a pretty ringing endorsement...

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I guess it depends on how you interpret "bigger" - it seems like people are answering based on the size of the splash at the time of the hire. I guess I was thinking of bigger in terms of more critical to the program trajectory, something you'd really need to measure over time. I have ver...

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Archie is the bigger hire mostly because he's coming here as an established big time coach, where Hurley was a coach on the rise. It's a much bigger feather in the cap for the program to get Archie, because an established top coach chose us instead of us catching a coach on the rise Similar to in th...

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reef wrote: ↑2 years ago I like that stat too DH has 2 NCAAT wins @ URI and 0 at Uconn

Boneyard up in arms yet ??

4 page and counting thread about "is Hurley the guy"

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I just checked out the Boneyard for a few laughs. They all want Hurley fired. Lol. I just did the same thing. Their fans were real upset. Some of them put fault on the players, but the majority are questioning if Hurley should be their coach Imagine being in the NCAA tourney, nationally ranked at y...

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https://twitter.com/blauds/status/1504466458339954692?s=21 This tweet implies that Cox was effectively fired at the beginning of February :lol: Wouldnt surprise me if he was informed he would not be returning and they held the official announcement until the season was done. Doesn't do either side ...

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LoveThoseRams wrote: ↑2 years ago How long before the new coach is announced?
Days?
Weeks?
Month?
Months?

Whenever Bryant loses in the tournament...

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Good.

Now give me Archie or Grasso and we're really in business

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Err, 2 NCAAT's and no wins? If you are referring to Davidson, have you forgotten their Elite 8 run with Steph Curry? Stevie I was commenting on Process commenting on Davidson after they joined the A10. Since Davidson joined the A10, they have been to 2 NCAAT and have no wins. 1 win. And was referen...

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This is the most they've looked like a team that likes each other in a while.

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all the complaints and digs I'm reading about Loyola were word for word said about Davidson when they joined the conference...how'd that work out?

"they just had 1 run", "past their prime", too small to compete", etc

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Not gonna revel in a kid's mistakes, but glad he's away from this team. Some kids lack maturity, seems like he's one of them

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Rhodymob05 wrote: ↑3 years ago Feels like a must win, which puts us in a tough spot, but very pleased for the opportunity.

I wouldn't call it a must win, its more of a gravy situation. If they win they get a resume making win, if they lose no one bats an eye.

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The irony is the entire Big East rides Villanova's coat tails. Nova is the big fish in the small pond. The only one that's still a true blue blood program. The only one that can consistently reach the 2nd weekend in the tournament. The rest of them are nothing more than round of 64 or 33 fodder runn...

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It may not fully show this year with the youth, but I will say that I agree. This feels like a roster we'll look at 10 years from now and marvel that they were all on the same team. Similar to the collapse team of 07-08, 7 scored over 5 ppg (and 1 who didnt was Delroy James) Daniels, Jimmy, Bitee, S...

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hope he has a pair of tweezers, he's going to be picking splinters out of his backside for the next 3 years

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