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Billyboy78

There's only one person I could see leaving and that's Tertsea. But if he likes it here and is getting the education he wants, why would he leave? I don't see Layssard leaving after his junior year and I think Christion loves it here too. So, where is that 4th scholarship coming from?

Billyboy78

I guess my question should have been. ....If there's only one scholarship left (assuming we have verbals from Long and Bishop), do we accept a verbal from Q or wait to see what Walker is doing?

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If this guy gave us a verbal, do we take it? Or are we waiting to see what Walker does?

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IIRC, I believe Dana was openly recruiting the other '18 guys last year.

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Ok, now we need to get an official visit.

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I wonder if he will have a Philly school in his final 8.

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Yes, I am a fan who remembers UConn as a huge rival. I still miss playing them. For you younger fans who doesn't understand that, if we stopped playing PC and UMass right now, I'm guessing you might feel the same way in 30 or 40 years about that as we older fans feel about UConn now. It was that big...

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Obviously, Bishop is not a lock here.

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He specifically mentioned these 8 in the recent interview. My guess is that it will be those..... Rhode Island, Texas, Florida, Wake Forest, Xavier, Auburn, Baylor, Marquette

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There's tons of history between the 2 schools. Does it really matter when it was? It only matters in terms of it being used as a reason for us to play each other right now. I think the point of focusing on how long ago the history was is only to show that it really isn't going to have much bearing ...

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There's tons of history between the 2 schools. Does it really matter when it was?

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So, Eric would have to clean all the bathrooms by himself?

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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...

Billyboy78

If one of those happens, the scholarship, if used for a '19, would be a late one. Not usually much left. Just like trying to use Akele's scholarship on someone for this year.

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Kansas still hasn't offered, have they? Because that's his dream school.

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Rhody83 wrote:Bishop shouting out on his IG to follow his boy Ant Walker. Walker shouting out on his IG to follow Bishop.
Maybe some chatting about their official visits and dates.

Besides us, what other schools are recruiting both Bishop and Walker?

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We need to load our team with minimum A10 level players - some of those guys may not get PT because we are also recruiting top 25 program level players. I think that is where we are. Mehki looks like he can play at the A10 level, with some hard work he could be a player here. I think we are recruit...

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Rhodymob05 wrote:I'm liking :
Jeff -PG
Fatts- SG
Thompson-SF
Harris-PF
Langevine-C

Bench-Tate-Preston-Silverio-Layssard (or Tertsea)

You forgot Martin.

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Fatts playing the PG and Jeff playing off the ball more. Here is Jeff in HS as the 2G. Should see a lot more of this during next season. The two of them are interchangeable as facilitators and scorers. https://youtu.be/RLS2Bzb8jlo Jeff was 3rd in the country in assist/turnover ratio. I want the bal...

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He might not be interested because with Fatts getting 32+ minutes ahead of him for 2 years. He can look at that and assume he wouldn't have a chance to start until his Jr year. Kids are interested in that. Also Coach Cox has mentioned that since the first day of practice they have had Omar handling...

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Temple just offered. Wish we were still on him. If he came here, Jeff would be a senior and Fatts a junior. Have to start grooming another PG soon.

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Rhody83 wrote:Carroll was cosching/affiliated with Team New England. What is the waiting period to recruit a player from an organization after hiring a coach? I recall a waiting period after Dan hired Boswell.

A year on each side of the hiring, I think?

Billyboy78

I'm surprised they took a verbal from Long so early when they were still involved with several more highly rated players. They must see something they really like in him.

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Rhody83 wrote:

How many did Desire score.....?

Billyboy78

St. Bonaventure offered yesterday. DePaul a few days ago.

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Coach Cox and Coach Boswell have been at every game in Vegas for Bishop, Long & almost every game for Wahab. Both watch UA Final with Long and Wahab. Could see Coach Cox trying to make Orlando for Walker tomorrow. Tough flight - Vegas to Orlando. According to Iggy, Cox is making that trip. http...

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giovanni wrote:

Put Christion's pic in there instead of Preston.

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Does anyone really trust Jim Calhoun? Do you really think his visits were just of the friendly nature? It's well known that he's a shady character. And we only go by the reports that he was seen several times in Kingston. We don't even know what was going on privately.

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I have a controversial take: for one of the greatest seasons in URI basketball history, including a record number of weeks and record-high positions in both polls, an outright conference championship, a nation's best winning streak, a win in the NCAA tournament, and the swan song of a handful of re...

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rambone 78 wrote:Beating out the likes of Duke and Kentucky? Really?

Obviously, it's a long shot. There's the Expressions connection, Ty, Jared, Dana. And he's been on campus several times. So, there's that. But, yeah, it's a long shot

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Love that our logo is in this pic.

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That's good. He originally said he wasn't cutting until the Fall. Good sign.

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Going to be very interesting to see who we can get on campus for officials.

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ace wrote:This guy gets a two-way contract? THIS GUY?! Ugh.

Don't tell Adam!

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The name I always think of when someone says bad shooters can't become good shooters.....Magic Johnson.

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Watching him again today.

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Dan always talks about changing the culture. That doesn't happen overnight. I don't see them in the tourney in his first year. My guess would be year 3. If he has an incredible '19 recruiting class, possibly year 2. I know the rebuild isn't anything like it was here, but the competition will be stif...

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After talking with the HC of Mass Rivals last week at Gauntlet it appears to me URI has no shot at any of their players. He didn’t have positive things to say. All stemming from URI hiring his competitors in Boswell and Carroll. He “liked Jim Baron”. He called Scott Hazeltine who played for URI his...

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I don't look at him and Walker as playing the same position. I meant the center types.

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This kid looks a lot more polished than the other bigs we're looking at.....

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ace wrote:
Ramulous wrote:Minor technicality ....
For the record, I always appreciate your subtle humor even if others don’t get it!

And he's much funnier on twitter.

Billyboy78

Young man is an absolute stud. 5 star talent. Hope URI is in some type of final list, but cannot see Dahmir going outside of ACC, B 10 or P 5. Would love to see him in Kingston in Keaney Blue, but if not PLEASE no PC. Why such a pessimistic view when URI is considered the leader? Maybe we are still...

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I think the fact that he said he isn't even cutting his list until the fall makes it far from a lock for us.

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Marquette offered today.

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Looks like they're still on him hard.

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He grew an inch since yesterday!

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As a freshman, he was a 6"5" PG. Now he's 6'11".

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reef wrote:Best of luck to Nikola

I think we will be fine opens the door for Preston Laysard or Tertsea to get some minutes

One of these guys was going to have to contribute this year. Now two of them will have to.

Billyboy78

So, we're still looking at '18s now, I assume? Who's left?

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