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by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

I wouldn’t put SMU in that upper tier group for basketball. What have they done on a national basis? In the last 5 years they are 126-43 with 2 tournament appearances, one year they were left out as a Top 25 team, and one year they were banned. Last year they were a bubble team for most of the year...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

Someone should point out to whoever was quoted inferring the A-10 was a lower conference that the A-10 actually has more NCAA bids than the AAC and the same number of wins since it was formed. The leagues have traded places with each other in the RPI ratings during that time. It is a gross misstate...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: RIP RPI
Replies: 22
Views: 1165

Re: RIP RPI

It's not really a pipe dream. Take Rhody, uconn, Cinn, Memphis, St Joes, VCU, Dayton, George Mason, Umass, Whichita, Temple, Davidson and that is a damn good conference for basketball. It is as long as football is a consideration. It’s always going to keep the football schools in a “football” confe...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: RIP RPI
Replies: 22
Views: 1165

Re: RIP RPI

It's not really a pipe dream. Take Rhody, uconn, Cinn, Memphis, St Joes, VCU, Dayton, George Mason, Umass, Whichita, Temple, Davidson and that is a damn good conference for basketball. It is as long as football is a consideration. It’s always going to keep the football schools in a “football” confe...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '18 RI G - David Duke (PC)
Replies: 149
Views: 15471

Re: '18 RI G - David Duke (PC)

The thing that hurt Fatts is his size. He's shown the ability to produce, and he's quick as hell and feisty on defense. Teams want those skills but in a guy 6-8 inches taller. If Fatts was 6'3/6'4, he's probably a Top 50 recruit given his accolades. He's never going to get taller. On the other side ...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '18 RI G - David Duke (PC)
Replies: 149
Views: 15471

Re: '18 RI G - David Duke (PC)

Outside of the Top 20-25 kids rankings are based on very small sample sizes, with “scouts” of varying competencies making these judgments for the various services. There is so much margin of error it’s not funny. That’s why most coaches throw them out the window and make their own Top 150. Dan spok...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Pro Sports
Topic: Pawsox Sold, Moving to Worcester
Replies: 643
Views: 76842

Re: Pawsox Sold, Potentially Moving

What happened almost 15 years ago happened almost 15 years ago -- I'm not going to sit here and argue about the state's impact in the DDC/RICC project and whether it was a good deal or a bad deal. I'm talking about what's going on here and now, you aren't going to change what already happened. Going...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Pro Sports
Topic: Pawsox Sold, Moving to Worcester
Replies: 643
Views: 76842

Re: Pawsox Sold, Potentially Moving

In my view, the stadium was secondary to an urban renewal. The state continues to pour how many millions into the RICC and Dunk improvements for a relatively stable economic area (how much "new" local revenue is created from these costs?) as opposed to downtown Pawtucket which sits vacant...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '18 RI G - David Duke (PC)
Replies: 149
Views: 15471

Re: '18 RI G - David Duke (PC)

Rankings are based on who they think will be the best college player over four years, not one season. There are some players who have translateable skills -- A player who can shoot will always be able to shoot, for example. They might put up solid numbers year 1, but their upside potential might be ...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: PC Basketball Radio Moving from WEEI 103.7 to WPRO
Replies: 6
Views: 2624

Re: PC Basketball Radio Moving from WEEI 103.7 to WPRO

WEEI streams their primary broadcast (believe it is 93.7 FM). The broadcast for PC games was on 103.7 (think of it as a regional "Providence" broadcast). Because of that, if you listen to the WEEI stream online, you just get the Boston version.
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '18 RI G - David Duke (PC)
Replies: 149
Views: 15471

Re: '18 RI G - David Duke (PC)

Duke is named after his father.
Don't think it makes them morons or bad people for naming their son after his father.
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

Ace, I think Dan was interested in the higher rated guards (like Watts) but became more active with some of the other guards when the interest wasn’t there from the top rated guards. RJ, what about Young (now a Jr who started last year) and White (a 4⭐️ who is a Jr). I also think Cooley is downplay...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

Anything but Sweet 16 this year is a failure. LOL - he has one experienced upperclassman with any track record (Diallo). Holt hasn’t played in a year and lost over 40 pounds due to his illness. Most are hoping he might be able to give 80% of what he was. Many talented underclassmen but also a lot o...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

They will be relevant, yes. They could be very relevant. But relevant to UConn fans means winning national championships. Could Dan win a national championship there? Sure he could. Is it likely? I'd say no. I'm sure Dan has very high expectations for that program in a couple of years. The fans exp...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

They will be relevant, yes. They could be very relevant. But relevant to UConn fans means winning national championships. Could Dan win a national championship there? Sure he could. Is it likely? I'd say no. I'm sure Dan has very high expectations for that program in a couple of years. The fans exp...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

They keep living in the past, going to take them time to be relevant again We'll have to see what happens with the 2019 recruiting -- they are still involved with a lot of top prospects, many of whom already have final lists that include UCONN. Corey Evans (Rivals) has UCONN as the favorite for bot...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: PC Basketball Radio Moving from WEEI 103.7 to WPRO
Replies: 6
Views: 2624

Re: PC Basketball Radio Moving from WEEI 103.7 to WPRO

I think there are a few things that make this a good move for PC...

1) Scheduling flexibility -- They will be able to air events like Midnight Madness
2) Online availability - could not listen to PC online which did not work for non-local fans
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Pro Sports
Topic: Pawsox Sold, Moving to Worcester
Replies: 643
Views: 76842

Re: Pawsox Sold, Potentially Moving

McCoy is far too big for that level of baseball, they would have to get rid of seating, plus you still have the issues with the facility as it ages. A scaled down ballpark at Slater Mill would be interesting, but who pays the ownership share and would there be any appetite from the state to fund a ...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Pro Sports
Topic: Pawsox Sold, Moving to Worcester
Replies: 643
Views: 76842

Re: Pawsox Sold, Potentially Moving

I'm not trying to justify anything, but I do know that the DDC is a significantly more important venue to the state than McCoy Stadium. How much more important? I don't know. It has nothing to do with PC. It has everything to do with the economic impact of bringing fans into Providence, having them ...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Pro Sports
Topic: Pawsox Sold, Moving to Worcester
Replies: 643
Views: 76842

Re: Pawsox Sold, Potentially Moving

DDC is much more of a multi-purpose facility. PC, P-Bruins, plenty of ice shows, Globetrotters, collegiate tournaments, concerts, etc. What is at McCoy other than the occasional Indy wrestling show, hs championship baseball, or a D level concert? It may surprise you but the number of actual booking...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Pro Sports
Topic: Pawsox Sold, Moving to Worcester
Replies: 643
Views: 76842

Re: Pawsox Sold, Potentially Moving

It is looking increasingly likely that the Pawsox will be moving to Worcester. I have heard from some people in the know that the team was still receptive to staying until Speaker Mattiello and his House minions altered the Senate bill. Speculation is that team ownership (which includes URI's own T...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Pro Sports
Topic: Pawsox Sold, Moving to Worcester
Replies: 643
Views: 76842

Re: Pawsox Sold, Potentially Moving

It is looking increasingly likely that the Pawsox will be moving to Worcester. I have heard from some people in the know that the team was still receptive to staying until Speaker Mattiello and his House minions altered the Senate bill. Speculation is that team ownership (which includes URI's own T...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Pro Sports
Topic: Red Sox and other Major League Baseball
Replies: 1753
Views: 157359

Re: Red Sox and other Major League Baseball

Just some basic math ... If the Red Sox go 20-29 the rest of the way, the Yanks would have to go 32-20 to outright win the division. If the Red Sox go 24-25 the rest of the way, the Yanks would have to go 36-16 to outright win the division. If the Red Sox go 29-20 the rest of the way, the Yanks woul...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2018-19 Current Season schedule discussion (top post is current)
Replies: 954
Views: 67226

Re: 2018-19 schedule discussion (top post is current)

I wouldn't have huge issue with playing Xavier in similar arrangement as we have with WVU...splitting hairs as to which program has more prestige and RPI/resume value. Xavier has been a national program for 20 years. Bottom line is we are not negotiating from a position of strength, and until we ha...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2018-19 Current Season schedule discussion (top post is current)
Replies: 954
Views: 67226

Re: 2018-19 schedule discussion (top post is current)

UConn versus PC: 70 meetings all-time - Huskies lead 42-28 (.600) UConn versus URI: 145 meetings all-time - Huskies lead 77-68 (.531) Most played opponent all-time for UConn with 2nd most played opponent far behind at 115 meetings. Source: https://uconnhuskies.com/documents/2018/6/14/historical_sup...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2018-19 Current Season schedule discussion (top post is current)
Replies: 954
Views: 67226

Re: 2018-19 schedule discussion (top post is current)

He wants to play PC because they are in the Big East. UCONN wants to play many of their former Big East opponents. Yet they did not do so until Hurley became the head coach. Ollie never scheduled PC after UConn became a member of the AAC. Dan Hurley, according to rumors, will do so in just his 2nd ...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '19 NC PF - Greg Gantt (PC)
Replies: 43
Views: 3888

Re: '19 NC PF - Greg Gantt (PC Commit)

PC had three Seniors in their top 4 players last year. Not exactly a depleted roster. Sure, but they really missed Holt a lot last season. Watson and Young would occasionally flash, but neither should have been more than a reserve role. It took them a long time to find their groove last year, and t...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '19 NC PF - Greg Gantt (PC)
Replies: 43
Views: 3888

Re: '19 NC PF - Greg Gantt (PC Commit)

I agree with Ace and with most of RJ’s post. A few things on RJs Outside of the practice facility the improvements have benefited significantly from the BE TV contract of $4 million/year and the BE money from the Tournament. Many teams’ starting lineups are made up of 2-3 upperclassmen and 2 Fr/Sop...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '19 NC PF - Greg Gantt (PC)
Replies: 43
Views: 3888

Re: '19 NC PF - Greg Gantt (PC Commit)

Every team in the country has had “bad luck” and injuries, and taking into consideration a recruit’s likely eligibility and making sure you know exactly who you’re recruiting is not necessarily a factor of luck. Sure, I mean you could claim that Cooley should have anticipated Ricky Ledo's or Alex O...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '19 NC PF - Greg Gantt (PC)
Replies: 43
Views: 3888

Re: '19 NC PF - Greg Gantt (PC Commit)

Cools had it all over DH when it came to head to head but most important URI 2-1 in NCAAT wins which is a bit more important Sure, but there are wins that go beyond the numbers. Cooley was instrumentally in getting the Ruane Development Center funded and built. That state-of-the-art practice facili...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '19 NC PF - Greg Gantt (PC)
Replies: 43
Views: 3888

Re: '19 NC PF - Greg Gantt (PC Commit)

Cooley needs to take the next progression in his career ... He's been to 5 straight tournaments and won plenty of high-profile recruiting battles and regular season/conference tournament games, but it's time for those to become NCAA Tournament victories. He's had some bad luck with eligibility, inju...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '19 NC PF - Greg Gantt (PC)
Replies: 43
Views: 3888

Re: '19 NC PF - Greg Gantt (PC)

ace wrote:Always nice to get the commitment before the official. How many open spots are they anticipating having?
PC had 3 open scholarships which is down to 2. Landing Gantt should allow most of the focus going forward on Akok.
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Pro Sports
Topic: Red Sox and other Major League Baseball
Replies: 1753
Views: 157359

Re: Red Sox and other Major League Baseball

Playoffs more than anything are about matchups and the bullpen. That's what scares me with the Sox ... They aren't going to be able to beat down these playoff teams 9-3 or 10-2. They are going to have to be able to out-maneuver them late in games and get clutch hitting. You are going to get to the p...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Pro Sports
Topic: Red Sox and other Major League Baseball
Replies: 1753
Views: 157359

Re: Red Sox and other Major League Baseball

All the other playoff teams are going to be making major moves ... Sox are really strapped on what they can do unless they get ultra-aggressive and peel off a major piece going forward (I.E. - Devers).
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: '19 NH PF - Akok Akok (UConn)
Replies: 44
Views: 5503

Re: '19 NH PF - Akok Akok (Offer)

PC with their Rivals connection is focusing on Akok. PC's main focus is on 3/4 Greg Gantt out of North Carolina. For a while it was on both Akok and Gantt but there was some funny business that happened with Akok early in the AAU season and I think it led many people to think that he was headed to ...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

thing is he is dealing with a fanbase where simply making the NCAA is not close to being good enough. They consider anything less than a Sweet 16, every year, as failure. The short-term standard will be different then the long-term standard. Long-term they will definitely expect deep NCAA runs ever...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2018-19 Current Season schedule discussion (top post is current)
Replies: 954
Views: 67226

Re: 2018-19 schedule discussion (top post is current)

RF1, I would assume you are correct. Just quickly looking, I found a game Holy Cross played at the DCU Center against UMASS on November 20th, 2016, and that appeared to be considered a Holy Cross home game. But there was a game Holy Cross played at the DCU Center against Boston College on Friday, No...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: The Transfer Carousel - 2018
Replies: 318
Views: 29572

Re: The Transfer Carousel - 2018

He will be claiming hardship waiver in that the friar coaching staff misled and defrauded him in red-shirting....I am making this strategy up to infuriate our posters here who come over from the dark side... Feel free to give my black and white Friars logo a little Keaney Blue headband -- I'll alwa...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: The Transfer Carousel - 2018
Replies: 318
Views: 29572

Re: The Transfer Carousel - 2018

Iggy1979 wrote:Also everyone keeps saying he redshirted but he played 3 games.
"Medical" redshirt
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: 2018-19 Current Season schedule discussion (top post is current)
Replies: 954
Views: 67226

Re: 2018-19 schedule discussion (top post is current)

A10 was targeted for two bids last year going into A10 Tournament. If Rhody or Bonnies won the Tournament, it would’ve been a two bid year. Davidson was a bid stealer. Can’t count on that every year. St. Bonaventure also had to play their way in. They won 13 in a row to go from a team off the bubbl...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

It’s also pretty clear how high the expectations in Storrs are, and look how you get treated if you underperform, even if you’re an Alum and won a national championship a few years prior. All of this other nonsense aside, Ollie was basically tanking the UCONN program. He took over a team that was n...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: Recruitment Corner
Topic: BC recruit?
Replies: 18
Views: 1943

Re: BC recruit?

If I recall, Herren Jr. is an undersized 2 (at least in today's game where teams ideally have 6'5/6'6 wings) who has a knack for scoring the basketball but I don't see anything explosive or elite about his athleticism.
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: AAU recruiting changes coming
Replies: 43
Views: 2694

Re: AAU recruiting changes coming

I don’t think it’s the verbal contact as much as it’s the acknowledgement of knowing that School X has sent __ amount of coaches to watch you play when then could have been watching any other numbers of players. Each school really has 4 coaches to spread out and cover numerous AAU tournaments plus m...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: AAU recruiting changes coming
Replies: 43
Views: 2694

Re: AAU recruiting changes coming

Not that I endorse the AAU culture, but I think there was something to be said about a coach, or multiple coaches, following a kid around the country for a summer. Loyalty isn't everything, but I'd have to imagine that there are several coaches all over the country who won major recruiting battles b...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

2) No one ever said Moore wasn't useful from a practical perspective... he just happened to be doing double duty here I don't disagree with that -- My premise was more under the opinion I was gathering from others that Moore, like Miller, was seen as a "dirty" coach under the old Calhoun ...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

And why is that? Because if the claim is that he unethical, lacks integrity, shady, a cheat, or insert any other word that could possibly be used to describe him, he did spend 1 year at URI. Who knows what was going on. I'm not implying anything did, but that's why I wouldn't keep throwing mud arou...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

Sleazy UConn assistants Tommy Moore and Glen Miller For those anti-Tom Moore types, I think I would be careful with the call outs about his integrity... And why is that? Because if the claim is that he unethical, lacks integrity, shady, a cheat, or insert any other word that could possibly be used ...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
Topic: Terrell signs with Minnesota
Replies: 33
Views: 2227

Re: Terrell signs with Minnesota

Better to be tough and defense-first than weak and offense-first. Guys who can purely score are a dime a dozen. Guys who can defend those elite scorers are not. Congrats to JT on working hard and developing his game to be on the verge of a successful NBA career.
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

reef wrote:Sleazy UConn assistants Tommy Moore and Glen Miller
For those anti-Tom Moore types, I think I would be careful with the call outs about his integrity...
by rjsuperfly66
5 years ago
Forum: All Other College Sports
Topic: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD
Replies: 1350
Views: 133093

Re: All things Dan Hurley/UCONN THREAD

The language is similar but it's separated differently. Ollie's contract separates the the idea of violations by the coach from the section about self-reporting and knowledge by using the numbers #1 and #2 for both parts. Calhoun's verbiage is a run-on by comparison -- The way it's written, it looks...