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rambone 78

He won't take 3's with Dan coaching him....unless of course he shows he can make them.....pretty sure he'll be playing within 15 ft. of the hoop most times, if not all the time....

rambone 78

Nice! Yes patience is a virtue....

Now let's get us some more.......

rambone 78

The problem is, they don't look prepared to play. Talent or no talent, that's on the coaches.

Is Fleming overmatched? If true, they really have no chance.

Great combination of bad coaching and bad players.

The perfect storm of suck.

rambone 78

TP, better than boring? Edgy, that's me........

Hey, keeping you on your toes.......

rambone 78

TP, this is Fleming's 2nd year. What signs of life? Has the talent level improved from before his time here? He says so. I say no. There's very little talent from what I can see. How much longer has he got? Another year? Two? I say maybe two. Then, it's sayonara. One or two wins aren't going to save...

rambone 78

78, Tomas Murphy to URI?

Pul-leeze! What makes anybody think he's coming here?

rambone 78

RR2, Albany has and is making major investments in their football program, including new facilities everywhere. What is URI doing? Thorr saying we need to win? With what? Thin air? Promises of nothing? We need to join BU, Northeastern, and Vermont. As in football-less. Either go big, or go home. Mak...

rambone 78

78, I think he's referring to some of our guys who may still be recovering from offseason surgeries.....

rambone 78

Wakefield, that hotbed of basketball talent......

rambone 78

When you are recruiting RI high schoolers the way he is, you know they are overmatched...

there is simply very little CAA level talent in this state.......but how many out of staters, after seeing our facilities, want to play here?

rambone 78

I hate to say I told you so....

The clock is ticking on this program........this is ridiculous.......

They look like a high school team against an NFL team......

rambone 78

Thanks Ramulous. We [and a few others] need to stick together against the onslaught....

rambone 78

RR, very well said.

P.S. I'm one of the ones that have been "labeled" so to speak. But you know that.

rambone 78

Both of you need to get real.

We know the staff is doing their best. Results are what we need.

Other than that, carry on......

rambone 78

Hassan wasn't 100% the last part of last year either. EC had foot AND finger issues. Garrett had foot issues. Buchanan and Biruta were also less than 100% much of the year. Yeah, they're gone, but that's a lot of banged up guys for one team. Did I miss anything else? Just think if everybody can stay...

rambone 78

Nothing that $20-$30 million won't cure. Nobody WANTS to see football bite the dust. But last week was terrible. Really, how good is Syracuse? They haven't exactly been worldbeaters themselves lately at their level. But URI? 4 first downs? Come on man.......that game could have been 60-0 or more if ...

rambone 78

ATP, that's what I'm waiting to see. The coaches all say there's more talent here. We'll see. A few wins, and competitive against the better CAA teams, and things might be looking up. A little at least. Fleming will most likely get a full 4 year cycle to get the talent level in a better place. Still...

rambone 78

That ranking about mirrors where they were last year.

This year no Boatright, but some good [but young] players and a more balanced team.

I think the AAC will be better at the bottom [they were horrendous there last year] so a little better overall.

rambone 78

Very well reasoned, ramster. Except the last sentence. If we keep winning an average of ONE game a year, which I think is the average of the last 4 years, it's got to go. The program, that is. That isn't enough, no way, no how. Do you or anyone else think URI is going to throw eight figures at this ...

rambone 78

RR2, good post. I don't think Dooley will take much more of the losing, I really don't. He came from a school that had great success at their level in football. It must be embarrassing to him to see his school being made the laughingstock of their conference year after year. From what little I've he...

rambone 78

True. I do expect EC to be better than last year though, what with all the injuries. Since URI projects to be a much more balanced team than St. Joes, I do think it will be hard for EC to be POY. If URI wins the conference, than maybe? Bembry won't have much help. He'll be like Dunn, win games by hi...

rambone 78

Agree totally, ramster, except it would be nice to at least be competitive and actually WIN a few games once in a while. I'm not asking, nor do I expect, URI to become a CAA powerhouse. No way that happens, ever, even if the school starts spending a few dollars to improve the facilities. But, isn't ...

rambone 78

That would be great news for him and the team.

URI would be NCAA tourney bound.

Of course, that also means EC would be NBA bound.

rambone 78

That's what they need to do if they want to win games, not just HOPE they will win games with the current state of the program. Otherwise, just be happy with the one and two win seasons that will happen far more often then not.... Are they waiting for the basketball program to start bringing in mill...

rambone 78

I'm going to hold my comments until/if we sign someone.

No use losing sleep over this, not that I am anyway....

Yeah, TP, really!

rambone 78

All that is just wonderful.

Unfortunately, the losing will continue, until the university spends a LOT more than 500K to upgrade the sorry ass facilities.

Thank God the BB program has moved way past that.

rambone 78

With the facilities the way they are, it's just not going to happen here. It will take a herculean effort just to approach .500 with the talent they can recruit here. Just sayin'.... Imo, URI will need to pump $20-$30 million into the facilities to even be competitive with the rest of the CAA. Not g...

rambone 78

I doubt he ever did. Monmouth?

Aren't we a step or two above them?

The silence lately is deafening. Something is up I would think.

rambone 78

When is the Cleveland State game again?

I thought they were one short when they announced the schedule.....

somebody goofed....

rambone 78

So true, Bress, so true......

rambone 78

If the program is to continue on an upward trend, we have to get more quality size in here.

We all know that, TP. Or at least I think you know that......

rambone 78

He's disappeared into the ether....

the URI equivalent of the "Twilight Zone"............

or the "recruiting ozone" if you will.........

rambone 78

McRam, you are correct in that this adds uncertainty to that 4th scholarship for 2016. Will he "pass muster" and play then, or not? Who really knows? Could he be recruited over, since he isn't tied to the school? Might be a moot point anyway, since there have been no signings for 2016 yet....

rambone 78

We're now entering what promises to be a very critical month for 2016 recruiting.

No posts on the subject for at least a day and a half.

Has the staff gone underground lately? Either that or stealth recruiting has reached another level......

rambone 78

They go 4-6 against that group, it's time to consider giving up basketball. In the A10 at least....

rambone 78

Yeah those games will get them ready for the A10 schedule. Not.

If they don't win most of them on that schedule........

rambone 78

If Hassan stays healthy this is a better team than last year. By how much is the question.

The lack of frontcourt depth is the big concern, imo.

rambone 78

Ramulous, maybe if you had all those wives at once, like they do in Utah. Saw condos where the husband lived in one, and his several wives lived in the adjoining several units. You know, a different one each day, just moved down the line. Maybe the guy could call one wife Monday, and so on.... That ...

rambone 78

Since he plans on visiting, he must be at least considering us, despite that talk.

If he's good enough, he'll play, no matter the others.

rambone 78

So we're in Dowtin's top 3, and have a good shot at Langevine this week.

Things are heating up.......

rambone 78

Don't have much info on this guy, but if the staff wants him, let's get him!

rambone 78

Our basketball program: by far the largest revenue producer in the athletic dept. Maybe in time a few more will get stipends, maybe not. Football? Not unless they start winning, which of course might have just gotten a little harder to do, when it comes to recruiting here. Not that it's easy anyway,...

rambone 78

We need bigs for 2016 first and foremost. Hassan and Iverson will be seniors. Who's going to replace them after that? Remember, bigs usually take more time to develop, especially if they are late bloomers, the type we're probably targeting anyway. If we don't sign a couple who can play for next seas...

rambone 78

Might have to wait until next summer or fall and land a '17, Garrett's senior year. Not many teams have the luxury of having a talented PG and another one waiting in the wings. Not at our level that is. So, back to recruiting bigs, our biggest [by far] priority right now. It's looking like we'll hav...

rambone 78

ssshhhh.......stealth recruiting, remember?

You might be right, though. If not Georgetown, it might be a while.....still, this is a St. Anthony's recruit, if he liked Bob Sr. then Dan could seal the deal?

rambone 78

Correct. The fact that he's made up his mind right after his visit here is telling, imo.

Either he liked it so much he's coming here, or he waited to give us last shot and decided it wasn't good enough, well we'll see.

rambone 78

Let's see, he just visited us, and he's announcing tomorrow....

My feeling is....he's ours...but don't hold me to it......

no insider leaks though, so who knows....

rambone 78

Hopefully the Hurley/NJ factor will override the academic factor. He can go to Harvard Law School after URI, or something like that.

We've got to win one of these, right?

rambone 78

My guess is, he's our top PG target for 2016.

Hope he likes his visit enough to come back again on an official.

Or screw that, commit now......

rambone 78

Ah, the old "stealth recruiting" thing again.

Hey, whatever works, as long as it brings us the necessary talent.

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