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- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 7623
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
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 available team. LOL I guess because everyone is sad here, we dont acknowldge that players typically get better ...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Loving the people who now are like “eh, never really wanted Hammond anyways, too short, would've taken too long to develop and adjust, give me a more experienced player” when for MONTHS they were salivating at Hammond coming here. The ole “I didn’t want to date her any longer anyways” after a girl d...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Wild list of schools.
- 1 week ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: ‘22 RI PG Sebastian Thomas (URI ---> Albany ---> URI)
- Replies: 231
- Views: 18153
Re: ‘22 RI PG Sebastian Thomas (URI ---> Albany)
Or are we sending Ways to Albany 👀 Like it. Use Albany as our feeder program. Send Wright there to play and improve and bring him back next year. Archie is a genius Or if Ways stays and redshirts I'd be totally cool with that too! Good old fashioned development. In what world what he stay and redsh...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Luis and Always have to be leaving. House, Always, Luis, Thomas, Lawerence, Cam is a logjam. You’d expect Luis/Always would be getting minimal minutes now. Lawerence and Thomas didn’t come here to be bench pieces. House isn’t staying to come off the bench. That leaves Cam as the 4th guard? He can’t ...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Actually !5, I am really good with it. I was very impressed that we were able to land a player like Lawrence who made an impact in the BIG. Now with Bassy who excelled at Albany and had stepped up his game, we should be solid at guard in our conference. As I said before, time for frontcourt help no...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Everyone here should be expecting WAY more in Archie’s third year than getting a one year rental Sebastian Thomas. He’s better, but not a needle mover at all. Disappointing. Actually !5, I am really good with it. I was very impressed that we were able to land a player like Lawrence who made an impa...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Everyone here should be expecting WAY more in Archie’s third year than getting a one year rental Sebastian Thomas.
He’s better, but not a needle mover at all.
Disappointing.
He’s better, but not a needle mover at all.
Disappointing.
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
https://x.com/247hshoops/status/1781343537126129880?s=46 Honestly that is an underwhelming list. Come back to Rhody Ben! This list reflects badly on our program no? We should be ahead of a lot of these clubs in the pecking order. Is it possible Miller cut bait for some reason on Hammond? It’s all s...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: A10 OOC MTE Tournaments 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1042
Re: A10 OOC MTE Tournaments 2024
The only good tournaments URI seems to get into more recently only seem to be when it plays at Mohegan Sun. Unfortunately that can only happen every four years. given we are coming off four straight losing seasons and do not travel well outside this area, we are not really a desirable team for tour...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
- 1 week ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: '24 VA PG Ben Hammond (URI LOI ---> ??? )
- Replies: 510
- Views: 68418
Re: '24 VA PG Ben Hammond (URI LOI ---> ??? )
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
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 7623
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Can URI currently contribute to NIL?theblueram wrote: ↑1 week agoMy man. Standing by his guns. Tough guy on the boards. LOL.Rhody15 wrote: ↑1 week agoLast I checked, URI isn’t in Virginia.theblueram wrote: ↑1 week ago
Hey Rhody15, it seems I got the rule changed in less than a week. Anything else I can bring up that prickles you?
No, they cannot.
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 7623
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
I need to see the A10 media rights agreement that was just signed and how much URI gets from it first. So it's a no for me. Why the hell do you need to see how much they get? For the millionth time, If it’s $1 or $1000000, URI is allowed to contribute ZERO to NIL. But continue bringing this up! May...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
I'm still not sold on Loyola. Wake me up when they actually bring something to the table. No, making the NIT and losing to Bradley in the first round isn't bringing something to the table Top 100 team, won the conference. Helped bring the A10 to the 8th ranked conference. Did all that in just their...
- 1 week ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Just posted this over in the recruiting thread, but warrants a double take: The new reality is that portal movement will be the primary way to build rosters. Then fill with the incoming frosh with potential. Just the opposite of the NBA teams, who tend to shy away from 4/5 year college players and ...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1450
- Views: 84446
Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Hammond in a second. He would have been the future if they could have kept him somehow for 4 years For one year? Lawrence, without question. Lawrence is a better player right now. You want Hammond because he could have developed into an all-conference guard. He wasn't going to be that next year. I ...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
https://x.com/247hshoops/status/1780401360338354490?s=46&t=RiOaTCLvtjhXX7DAYI1lEg Reason 4849488327 I’ll never get excited for recruits this day and age. Agree. And I have to ask, why does this situation, which will happen again and again ad nauseum with zero oversite as of now, make you feel l...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 7623
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
Here is my two cents. Worst I have ever felt about Rhody hoops. I dont like the state of College Bbal or most other College TV Sports. But good or bad in order to have a chance at winning games we need to support NIL. I am signed up for a yearly subscription. I aslo believe that Archie is a great c...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1450
- Views: 84446
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1450
- Views: 84446
Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Preston Murphy - go get a guy that has brought talent here before. He looked pretty active on a final four team's bench. I doubt Archie feels anything but happy for KJ given that he gave him a job when he was handicapped by the ncaa and now he's ok. Kind of took care of the guy. He needs to take ca...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: '22 PG Jamarques Lawrence (Nebraksa —> URI)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2173
Re: '22 PG Jamarques Lawrence (Nebraksa —> URI)
How good is this kid? Don’t know too much about him. Stats aren’t eye popping, but coming from the Big10 should say something. How does he slot in at Rhody? I don’t think he’d leave a tournament team where he started to come here to be a bench guy. Complete guess here but I’d say he starts and play...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: '24 VA PG Ben Hammond (URI LOI ---> ??? )
- Replies: 510
- Views: 68418
Re: '24 VA PG Ben Hammond (URI LOI ---> ??? )
Hammond is dead to me. I'm sure he's gotten some bigger offers since he blew up late. Loyalty only goes so far as the size of their wallet. It's the world we live in. I prefer the old days. It's no wonder the birth rate is down. Who wants to bring in children to this shithole? I for one did not hav...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 7623
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
This is a depressing thread. God this fanbase just doesn’t get it. If everyone on this board gave $10 like you said, I bet Hammond becomes affordable. I hold anyone who can donate but chooses not to accountable. He was affordable. We got him. Kenny left. The money wasn’t everything when that happen...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: '24 VA PG Ben Hammond (URI LOI ---> ??? )
- Replies: 510
- Views: 68418
Re: '24 VA PG Ben Hammond (URI LOI ---> ??? )
I would assume this guy is on here, his tweets are not very bright/don’t make much sense most of the time under Rhody accounts, but this one is pretty pathetic.
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: '24 VA PG Ben Hammond (URI LOI ---> ??? )
- Replies: 510
- Views: 68418
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: Recruitment Corner
- Topic: '24 VA PG Ben Hammond (URI LOI ---> ??? )
- Replies: 510
- Views: 68418
Re: '24 VA PG Ben Hammond (URI signed LOI)
This is why getting all excited about recruits nowadays is pointless.
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Reason 4849488327 I’ll never get excited for recruits this day and age.
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
No one better celebrate this Lawrence transfer. Just because he’s a borderline B1G starter who played well against good B1G competition and represents a lot of things we missed on the court last year doesn’t mean we can be happy. The staff didn’t let this message board know what they were doing, so...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 7623
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker
- Replies: 747
- Views: 67582
Re: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker
Would love nothing more than Ed Cooley falling flat on his face @ Gtown , he gets a pass year 1 but you would expect some improvement in year 2 I just don't think you get a pass when you have unlimited money to go and buy a team. If I'm a Gtown fan I think the most "tempered" of expectati...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker
- Replies: 747
- Views: 67582
Re: Rhody MBB Scholarship Tracker
While visiting the GU board looking for news on KJ’s hire, I checked out their other topics and read some posts on NIL strategy. One self proclaimed inside poster said Cooley - anticipating his first year would be a struggle - purposely held back a significant chunk of NIL last year so he could hav...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1450
- Views: 84446
Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
So much for Cooley and Archie’s “close friendship”. As they say, with friends like these, who needs enemies…. I don’t question them being friends at all now, Kenny leaving has zero bearing on that. Kenny upgraded his job is every single way possible. Who’s to say Kenny didn’t reach out initially?
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
I just find it pathetic/funny in a said way/hopeless all we’ve had this offseason are multiple players leaving, coach leaving, and ZERO incoming transfers.
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Conwell has a visit with NC State. Kent and Larry visiting Texas. Kind of expected that, SLU might get Swope but I’m pretty sure at least 3 of those guys go P5. Yes, I did also, but if Schertz can still bring in Avila and Swope not bad. Plus returning Gibby, Hargrove, and Hughes, they can be compet...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
Two players should not be on our team next year: Wright and Traore. They are low-major players. However, I'm completely confused about why people wouldn't get excited about Manyawu. This reminds me of the people who were negative about Green when he also put up decent numbers in the conference USA....
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Questions for Thorr and Stone
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3384
Re: Questions for Thorr and Stone
When I contributed it did give you options as to where the contributions go. I specifically picked the MBB program. Hmmm interesting. Just logged into my account that’s already active and there was no option to do that. I guess I am mistaken. You saw what you saw, I’m not saying you weren’t able to...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Where Are They Now? Former Player Results and News
- Replies: 4126
- Views: 468334
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
- Replies: 1450
- Views: 84446
Re: Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23
Maybe I'm wrong on this, but the lack of announcement doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me. Everyone who needs to know already knows. If Kenny is really gone then we likely already have a replacement lined up to, so I'm not too worried about it. Adam, that thought of yours came to me earlier,...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Questions for Thorr and Stone
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3384
Re: Questions for Thorr and Stone
Will there be an option on Rhody excellence website to choose what program your contributions go to? When I contributed it did give you options as to where the contributions go. I specifically picked the MBB program. Hmmm interesting. Just logged into my account that’s already active and there was ...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
It’s extremely hilarious.Billyboy78 wrote: ↑2 weeks ago Rory chimes in. I don't know. I just find this to be hilarious for some reason.
Just like it is when walk ons post “practice highlights.”
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
- Replies: 2532
- Views: 108987
Re: Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25
A big man target here freshman Cam Manyawu 6’9 forward from Wyoming has been in contact with the staff. Averaged 7 ppg and 6 rpg last year. Finally some news ! Thanks What do those numbers translate to in the A10? 4 and 5? Would hope this is sarcasm as there’s no way you truly think numbers automat...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Questions for Thorr and Stone
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3384
Re: Questions for Thorr and Stone
Will there be an option on Rhody excellence website to choose what program your contributions go to?
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1438
- Views: 68609
Re: Understanding the NIL
Somewhere this NIL thing went off the rails. I don’t know what to think anymore. The players wanting and getting their piece of the pie has turned into a God awful mess. I’ll keep my money that I work for or donate it to better causes But please everyone else donate a ton Just to clarify your posit...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
- Replies: 220
- Views: 7623
Re: URI Rhode to Excellence Poll
I need to see the A10 media rights agreement that was just signed and how much URI gets from it first. So it's a no for me. Why the hell do you need to see how much they get? For the millionth time, If it’s $1 or $1000000, URI is allowed to contribute ZERO to NIL. But continue bringing this up! May...
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: Understanding the NIL
- Replies: 1438
- Views: 68609
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
- Replies: 551
- Views: 29746
- 2 weeks ago
- Forum: NCAAs or Bust!
- Topic: 2024 Coaching Carousel
- Replies: 551
- Views: 29746
Re: 2024 Coaching Carousel
It happened multiples times in football this past year, now in basketball. Head coaches of programs either taking a coordinator/assistant job at P5, or going to the NFL (Jeff Hafley went from BC head coach to Green Bay DC.) Chip Kelly from HC at UCLA to Ohio St OC. Coaches just want to coach and not...