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Blue Man

Actually Blue Man, watching two former UCLA coaches on the Keaney floor, put the Rams through their paces in 1997, was amazing. I thought it was a dream. The winningest player in NCAA history, Larry Farmer, and an NCAA championship coach , Jim Harrick, following a Midnight Madness that was on ESPN....

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C'mon guys - this isn't your first rodeo. Do you expect him to say to prospective recruits (or anyone else) that if he is successful he won't be here in 4 years? Dan said what every new coach says. Do you believe that Ed Cooley's lifelong ambition was to coach PC? Re-read the comments here on Baron...

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I mean I know some of us were hopeful back in the day...but has anyone ever been this excited for practice before? This is awesome.

Blue Man

I can go on record having seen him play a couple times at URI...Munford is a player. Until he's declared eligible by the NCAA, I just assume Ifeanyi Onyekaba isn't playing for us this year. That is what a lot of people around the team called Orion. I was thinking the same. I'm going with If or Big If

Blue Man

Another one of those "pinch me" moments

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Just think what we have to look forward to this year alone: Pre- and post-game interviews, coaches shows at Mews/RhodyJoes, interviews with local and national media, features on gorhody and interviews by our very own Jim Parisi (RhodeIslandRams, aka AZRhodyBlue) Holy crap. I didn't even think about...

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I don't see Hurley as a Martelli, content being a big fish in a small pond. I think Hurley wants to compete at the highest level and would love to do it with a program he built, I believe him when he says he's here because he sees URI as having the potential to be that program. But if the support d...

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Temple wasn't a stepping stone for Chaney, St. Joes wasn't a stepping stone for Martelli, and both those guys have enjoyed national level and consistent success. And great point about UCONN 30 years ago. With the volitility of the college basketball landscape right now, Hurley could turn URI into a ...

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Dan Hurley's Media Day Rewind on GoRhody

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For the right coach, it doesn't take long to rebuild a team to be among the top 20% in D1. Recruit 3 very talented players and you are 90% there. That is why "da process" is a joke. The entire team turns over in 5 years. I believe that we will be competitive in 2 years and get to the NIT....

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BFC wrote:
Blue Man wrote:But more importantly BFC, what terrible things did roman numerals do to you to earn such a fate??
They made it completely impossible to know what number Super Bowl it is, why are we all supposed to be so impressed by capital v's and i's?

Very true. Those bastards.

Blue Man

You are right, and I probably should have used "potential for profit" instead. Profitability is really more of a misnomer anyways, seeing as how only a very small handful of college ADs are profitable. Men's basketball keeps the lights on at URI, and certainly is the only program here that...

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That was really navy? Jeez. Always saw them as black. Either way. Pretty bad ass.

And Rod is right, these actually look like real uniforms, not off the rack knock offs that we've had recently.

Blue Man

It's a 100% different game. And by different, I mean boring. They say it's about "skill" instead of speed. Sorry, maybe I'm not PC enough for it, but women's basketball at any level is dreadful. Women's soccer at a higher level is more tolerable, as is tennis, but I'm sorry it's just not e...

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reef wrote:If for some reason we dance in yr 2 I will be doing cartwheels !!!!!

We can do them together outside of whatever arena where our first round game is.

Blue Man

The team improved from last year. I get we're young, but Hurley will probably win a handful of games by himself and coaching, nevermind how prepped his team is. No one in the A10 has a wealth of experience against him, that surprise may steal another few wins. He beat Pitt with WAGNER. He got WAGNER...

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about time we got someone like this...we've suffered enough! Dan Hurley welcome to Kingston!

Blue Man

The loss was to Boston College , but point taken. Our high water mark as far as national rankings was that big faceoff against Dayton. Unfortunately, it was one of the few times we actually lost to Dayton. ohhh right. I stand corrected. So many big wins/close losses/late season collapses, my brain ...

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Can't see Dan Hurley offering scholarships to kids at this level.

Blue Man

I think you're right...we had that one loss to Duke and went into the Dayton game at 15-1, and then slowly became part of the process again.

Blue Man

Judging from this prediction and the team's lack of depth, I would think making it to Barclay's would be a real achievement. I agree, but if IF gets eligible, I don't think we have depth problems. I'm a firm believer that fitness, defense, and coaching can steal wins for you. We certainly don't hav...

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Surfri72 wrote:plus you have a day to recover before the honeymoon sunday.

Probably the most important.

Blue Man

There was one season I remember where the campus was actually on fire for basketball and that was (one of) our huge collapse years. We beat 'cuse and were 8-1 or 7-1 when PC was coming to the Ryan Center. There was a legitimate stampede and ensuing riot for tickets when gates opened, and there were ...

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Very good to see the A-10 going after big teams. Yes Temple will be missed.

Does Butler play Xavier OOC as well? That part confused me.

Blue Man

Ask him if he could see himself doing what his father did and making this place truly his own. As in, if you have to get on your knees and beg him to tell you he'll be here when my kids are in school at URI, do it.

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They look a lot like the ones worn on our last deep tourney run. LOVE.

Wonder if we'll get the black and blues back though.

Blue Man

Barclays is our NCAA tournament this year. No, no, no my friend. This is the Dan Hurley era. He'd be appalled to see you say that. The NCAA tournament is our NCAA tournament. We will not over-inflate mediocrity, we will not celebrate "almost," we will not take comfort in "good" ...

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Shinze88 wrote:Onyekaba would be a pleasant surprise if he can get eligible.

I was under the impression he was already eligible?

Blue Man

should we organize air drop pamphlets like we do for the hut people in the deserts?

free jcru! free jcru!

Blue Man

Hopefully he's staying for a while.. Maybe he'll make this his new comfort zone.

Blue Man

Well done good sir. *raises glass

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I wish. Someone paint up and yell for me!

I'll be away playing rugby. And Rod and ATP, Friday weddings are becoming a much more common thing. I guess it's a lot cheaper, better for people who are coming from out of town, etc.

Blue Man

I saw Vedder under key losses, and stopped reading. Credibility gone. First off - there is no such thing as a "key loss" after a 7-24 season. Unless you mean "key loss" as a good thing, like losing weight, and put Jim Baron in that category. Second - people actually think we got ...

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Ramulous wrote:New coach, new board site, new era....way to make a clean break...

Maybe we can leave all the talk about he who shall not be named back there too!!

Blue Man

i love how every time i read anything about him and this team i get goosebumps.

Blue Man

twisted3829 wrote:you're dating yourself, pizza pocket and dp dough are gone. Izone has a monopoly down there

Although it's owned by the same people, Rhode House is pretty good as well.

Blue Man

The idea of Ledo/Dunn vs Mathews/Martin is enough to make me giddy.

Total restart to the rivalry, and very possibly the beginning of NCAA runs for both clubs at the same time. RI will be a college basketball hotbed again!

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I love this

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http://news.providencejournal.com/sport ... ic-10.html

Low expectations? I'll take it. Sounds like 90% of the time when they underrate URI and then we prove them wrong.

I'm not saying we're going to be top 5, but I see us 10th.

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