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the_one_mike

Seawright, When Thompson took that ill advised 3 at the 4:19 mark after URI having had the ball for only 5 SECONDS I would have put him right on the bench. There was no reason for him to take that shot other than greed, selfishness and not playing team basketball. Seniors should be leading - and th...

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This is a bad take. If you don’t want Dowtin to score, who the hell should? Jeff is by far the best player on the team, he needs to be looking to score and him not looking to score shouldn’t even be mentioned. I agree with you wholeheartedly, that’s why he’s easy to name. He’s our best player. Not ...

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Jermaine is like a 4/5 tweener and he will eventually fall into place,but right now he doesnt have a game. Not an athletic freak, not strong enough to bang down low, and not skilled enough to step out and stretch the floor. We are going to have to be patient. But we must must must find a way to bri...

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Langevine should’ve gone right back outside to an open Martin. This is atrocious. David Cox puts another one in the L column. No coaching or reigning in of Cyril and his 7 turnovers and 2 blocked shots. No coaching or reigning in of Fatts and his god knows how many missed shots and turnovers. Harri...

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I know that this comment will be unpopular... but, man, I wish the major public universities in New England/Mid-Atlantic took a long look at launching a Yankee 2.0. .......just asking, why? Regional rivalries and they are all very similar in compositions would guesss Correct. Basically all of these...

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I don't see Martin being more than 14 Ppg next year as our 3 top scorers return and I don't see their averages going down Jeff’s average will continue to fall through the day he graduates, IMO. They days of needing him to score 30+ like early this year are gone. It’s possible if the defense is givi...

the_one_mike

Great post. Most everything has been said here thus far except for this: Hurley’s first few seasons were terrible. Painful. Realistically, I was only comfortable for the last 18 or so months he was in Kingston. I’m WAY more comfortable with what I see of Cox early in his career than I was with Hurle...

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I don't see Martin being more than 14 Ppg next year as our 3 top scorers return and I don't see their averages going down Jeff’s average will continue to fall through the day he graduates, IMO. They days of needing him to score 30+ like early this year are gone. It’s possible if the defense is givi...

the_one_mike

I know that this comment will be unpopular... but, man, I wish the major public universities in New England/Mid-Atlantic took a long look at launching a Yankee 2.0.

the_one_mike

If Martin is a 12ppg player next year, I think we, and he, will be disappointed. Totally agree. I see that as a floor, ceiling is wherever coaching strategy and game flow takes it. Also agree with rambone that he could easily take a bull’s share of the scoring next year... Jeff is out of his natura...

the_one_mike

Both can get their touches down low but we need to start working more inside out and post to post action while in the half cpurt. ISO post with the goal of giving guards space and watch everyone’s scoring increase.

the_one_mike

We essentially booted VCU from a tourney bid for now anyways, which hurts our conference, but I still would never place conference over team. In my opinion, that reopened the door for us as much as it closed theirs. If we can beat UMass on the road and conference favorite St. Louis, we are back in ...

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We essentially booted VCU from a tourney bid for now anyways, which hurts our conference, but I still would never place conference over team. In my opinion, that reopened the door for us as much as it closed theirs. If we can beat UMass on the road and conference favorite St. Louis, we are back in ...

the_one_mike

Martin is pretty much already there outside of a few key areas. He’s high I.Q. and you can see him directing traffic off ball quite frequently. Defensively, he’s very strong on ball. Needs to improve his ability to interrupt the ballhandler up top but uses great athleticism protecting the rim on the...

the_one_mike

I’m just here for the hot takes, tbh

Keep them coming, I’m dying over here.

the_one_mike

This is the good alt logo. I love this logo, although I get why it isn’t primary. No way it should be replaced by some goofy cartoon ram. While I definitely don't disagree, this logo needs a refresh of some sort. That drop shadow font is cringeworthy... looks like a Powerpoint presentation on Windo...

the_one_mike

They’re both going to handle the ball. Jeff’s most distinctive thing as a player is ball security. That is really valuable and it’s obvious why coaches and fans are very comfortable with him having the ball in his hands, especially on key high-leverage possessions. Fatts is probably better ball han...

the_one_mike

He was also a great hire by URI. Don’t forget that. This was tough to read: Lol @ "was" They’re anonymous quotes from polled coaches. The question was about best hire, not tell me about the URI basketball program and what you think about Cox. Anonymous coach is not slamming your program. ...

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TruePoint wrote: ↑5 years ago He was also a great hire by URI. Don’t forget that.

This was tough to read:

On Dan Hurley ...

"Perfect fit. East Coast guy. Dialed in with all those guys. He was successful in a lower conference that was trending on becoming a powerhouse anyway.

Lol @ "was"

the_one_mike

What is so special about UCONN right now that they could choose where we play them? Answer? Nothing. Dan will not try to schedule us anyway, so it is irrelevant. Exactly. If they want to play home and home, great. Want to play every year at Mohegan, great. They keep saying they own the NYC market, ...

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I think Ollie still has NBA connections so he could probably get something there and with his UConn $ he will be fone Ollie doesn’t need to work again. He is set for life. He had a 13 year pro career making millions. At the end of his NBA career he made $1 million/year. He became HC in 2012. He got...

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It doesn't surprise me one bit that EC was the only player that wasn't there today. That's all I will say.

the_one_mike

This idea has so much potential to add so much excitement to March. I'm also a big fan of The Basketball Tournament. Delroy was on a team competing in that a couple years ago.

the_one_mike

TruePoint wrote:The whole argument for Cox is continuity. If you're going to suck next year and the year after, what is even the point?

Just to argue. The choice is obvious for anyone paying attention closely.

the_one_mike

If UConn can't get into a football conference that pays the big TV bucks, they could and should save millions by dropping back down in football. They are like us....basketball centric, and of course they have that women's team..... When the BE expands it might be their only shot. If UConn was willi...

the_one_mike

TruePoint wrote:Artificially deflating expectations isn't helpful.

At all. It's more detrimental than expecting too much, in my opinion. Especially with this fanbase. Expecting too little is why we accepted mediocrity for so long.

the_one_mike

Regarding the posters saying that Christian Thomson is no good, I am going to repost an excerpt from a post on the thread I made with his name: Turnovers per 40 : Fatts 1.8, CT 1.6 Steals per 40 : Fatts 1.8 , CT 1.7 (this spiked to 2.4 from 1.4 while playing hurt as a Sophomore, mind you, as Danny ...

the_one_mike

jcru, what, exactly, outside of the coaching staff, constitutes a rebuild going into next season?

I'm genuinely curious to see how this program could be defined by a rebuild otherwise.

the_one_mike

Here is NERR's 2019 top-20 rankings as of March 2018: https://newenglandrecruitingreport.com/rankings/massachusetts-class-of-2019/ We will recognize some of these names as people we know we have already been involved with a little bit. Hoping for Ty to make a recruiting splash in this class. Would ...

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Regarding the posters saying that Christian Thomson is no good, I am going to repost an excerpt from a post on the thread I made with his name: Turnovers per 40 : Fatts 1.8, CT 1.6 Steals per 40 : Fatts 1.8 , CT 1.7 (this spiked to 2.4 from 1.4 while playing hurt as a Sophomore, mind you, as Danny c...

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He seems to think they'll treat him different than Ollie, when reality is they wont. It's win or adios. They aren't going to treat him like Ollie... they are going to treat him WORSE. Ollie is an alumnus, former player, and winner of a National Championship. Danny is some dude with a name that grad...

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on the other hand...didn't I read someplace that he maybe didn't see himself coaching after 50? isn't that just 4 or 5 years away? With all the stuff he has said this year and last that obviously was, and is, no longer true, him not wanting to coach past 50 is also obviously false. His contract wit...

the_one_mike

It's possible we could get PM back if we get more money in the coaches pool. Take some of that money offered to Hurley and increase the pay that was offered to Cox this year by 25% and we are in the range to make it happen. That would actually be a pretty ideal scenario. Maybe look at bringing Luke ...

the_one_mike

Very nice post that about sums up the situation . I love Dan Hurley and find it difficult to say a bad word about him . I'm from Nj and have followed him and his Dad and brother since Dan was in HS . I thought he was different than the average D1 coach . his action really hurts. Maybe I had no righ...

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rambone 78 wrote: Murphy left mostly because he and Carr had issues.

How is that even possible?

I mean, Danny said they were FAMILY.

the_one_mike

Lol. I forgot there were even games today. I literally accomplished nothing the whole day. This news consumed me.

the_one_mike

We do. It freed up when Amir Harris decommitted.

The go-to will be find a high-quality 5th year grad 2/3/4 swingman.

the_one_mike

If we are readin into tweets, can we read anything into the players will remain in Kingston to hang banners? Does that mean he won't try to strip the program for parts on his way out of town? Or are we to the point where he doesn't have the credibility for us to buy anything into what he said? Same...

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section(105) wrote:.....initial buyers remorse....?.......what would Rod have say about this whole thing?

EC is overrated

the_one_mike

I played football at URI and would not put a red cent into the program. We need to think about Men and Women's Lacrosse and upgrading Men's and Women's hockey from club status. Those programs would be self sufficient and not be a financial drain nor an embarrassment to the athletic program. Unfortu...

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Are you sure you know what charisma means? He very well could be The Rock when it comes to charisma, he probably is very charismatic based on how successful he's been in recruiting, but none of what you described is actually charismatic. This is exactly the type of stuff I was talking about when I ...

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You guys are burying the lead. Nevada and Alabama are coming to the Ryan Center next year. WVU at Mohegan. Those are all way better profile boosters than UConn. If you're talking AAC, I'd rather play Houston again. This isn't necessarily about the short term, this could be a solid year-in, year-out...

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How old is Cox? Seems he's a smart guy. Still very interested in his staff and who he hires. That is the fun stuff. I also wonder how much charisma he has. And if he is Al Skinner who wants to be here or Jim Harrick who leaves in the night. And lastly, would he relish the opportunity to destroy Uco...

the_one_mike

This is the hardest I've laughed in the last 8 hours. Thank you. In the darkness there shall be LIGHT! I stand by what I said before this debacle. It is a much bigger hill in front of us now but if we pull the right strings, we have a chance to be better next year than this year. TAKE IT TO THE BAN...

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https://twitter.com/NBC10_Joe/status/976921899736461313 https://twitter.com/YianniKourakis/status/976924466868576257 Great. And as soon as he leaves UConn he's going to be just like Penders and Harrick and say he wished he'd never had left. Fat lot of good that does us You can add Odom to that list...

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reef wrote:Will Ace be a fixture on the UConn board now ??

Certainly doesn't appear interested in posting here anymore.

the_one_mike

To continue the gag fest...in UConn's release about the hiring Dan is quoted as calling UConn "One of the best public universities in the country." Are you F-ing kidding me. Let me know the next time a student, based on academic standards, chooses UConn over UVa, Michigan, Ohio State, UCL...

the_one_mike

What are we doing at this very moment to secure our recruits? Immediate action needs to take place now. Extremely important. Based on Twitter activity at least, there has been some kind of communication between the organization and some of our players. Those that have spoken up seem generally unfaz...

the_one_mike

Score one for the lack of trust in anything and everything right now. According to all metrics, people in general have a record low trust of media, institutions, companies and even people. Days like today add fuel to that argument. Man, you are on it today. Right there with you. That was my exact t...

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To continue the gag fest...in UConn's release about the hiring Dan is quoted as calling UConn "One of the best public universities in the country." Are you F-ing kidding me. Let me know the next time a student, based on academic standards, chooses UConn over UVa, Michigan, Ohio State, UCL...

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