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One other thing to note rotation-wise: it was quite clearly a goal of Dan's to get all of his players significant court time. 10 players logged 12+ minutes, and while I expect depth to be a strength of the team this year, I also expect Biruta and Munford to play more than 21 and 23 minutes, and woul...

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Very impressed with the new floor. Can't wait to have someone knocking down 3's from the "Alex and Ani" the way Jimmy used to make them from the CVS

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Agree with many of the points here, specifically the backcourt defense being absolutely laughable. Minnis was very poor, though he may have been gun shy after getting two quick hand checks called on him. On the offensive side, he was undoubtedly the weakest of our ball-handling guards. Powell was st...

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If true, this makes me sad. I always enjoyed watching Jordan, wish him the best of luck with his family situation, and hope that he can return (though that doesn't seem likely from what others here have heard).

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Interesting article here with a variety of perspectives on the issue. Personally, I'm in favor of fouling in most situations and I think the "at least we'd still have overtime" argument made by Miller and Schmidt is complete bogus. It's like a cop-out if you completely fail at playing defe...

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ace wrote:

Just the direction we want to be going with the season right around the corner!

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I could get excited about this guy.

That was a helluva alley-oop at the end of his highlight (though the pass was definitely the more impressive component).

He reminded me a bit of Cothran, especially when he was wearing #22

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In other news, there is one Canisius Golden Griffin among the 46 nominees for the 2014 Cousy Award that is given to the nations top point guard. I was more surprised (to say the least) when I misread the article and thought it was for the Naismith Award given to the top player. If it's just PGs, I c...

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districtballer wrote: If you're not losing out on a bunch of guys, you're not aiming high enough.

This.

Although that being said, it would be nice to pick up a win soon...

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Based on his offers list, we're in with a lot of big-time programs here. Hopefully we haven't gotten in the running too late... We've been involved since January. http://keaneyblue.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=735&hilit=diagne Good catch, BFC :) Also good to know, certainly with high-major prosp...

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Based on his offers list, we're in with a lot of big-time programs here. Hopefully we haven't gotten in the running too late...

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I love watching clips of him. Seems to have solid elevation on his jumper, sound mechanics, and repeatable form. That's besides being a phenomenal athlete. My earliest memories of URI basketball involve Tyson and Cat patrolling the backcourt for URI, would love for the next great pair to be EC and J...

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They must've liked what they saw...if Hurley and Co. like it, so do I.

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I liked that pass at the 1:45 mark. Great vision, and delivered right on the money.

That first three-ball was from Jimmy Baron range. Like Jimmy, definitely needs some work on his free throw form

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Any relation?

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I think the only disappointing thing about the schedule is that all of the OOC marquee games (besides PC) are on the road. I'm also not sure what 72 was talking about with being disappointed by the road schedule. I think it's very challenging, and I love playing tough games on the road to prepare fo...

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I always check collegechalktalk for A-10 articles. They do really high-quality stuff over there. Chris DiSano continues a CCT series with this URI installment, focusing on our new-found depth.

http://collegechalktalk.com/2013/08/12/ ... de-island/

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PS I really hope Terrell chooses URI, even if we can't always keep it together in his thread

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Great job by the team to take care of business and get a taste for winning. Always nice to get game experience with positive outcomes, no matter the competition.

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Is that a start for every scholarship player during the trip? (Noting that Aaman isn't playing due to injury) Did Jarelle get a start? Doesn't look like it...seems like he's the only one. Not that the starting lineups mean anything, but it's interesting to note that, given that some posters on here...

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Might be a tough trip out to Detroit just a couple days after PC... Our depth will need to be on full display by then.

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Is that a start for every scholarship player during the trip? (Noting that Aaman isn't playing due to injury)

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Odd how in that "St. Benedict's trio" shot X and Gilvydas seem to be very close to the same height. Maybe X is standing on a curb...

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To calm down my enthusiasm about the team and the practice, I needed to give myself a little dose of wisdom from one of the greatest philosopher-athletes of all time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHJDRgVwcP8

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Just finished reading all this thread after some time away. I loved being able to witness the practice, was very impressed with nearly everyone who took the court. Martin showed a better outside shot than I expected, hitting a few corner 3s. ECs length at the PG position is remarkable, he could real...

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This could be a different thread, but I'm more of a "best player(s) available" guy rather than "recruiting for need." As Rod says, SG and PF may be the staff's highest priorities. However, if they are not seeing several good fits at those positions to offer while they are liking ...

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I am looking forward to betters days ahead with the student section. It happened a couple times last year where, directly behind a sign that read "the sixth man," stood exactly six men with no one else in the section.

No doubt that will soon be a thing of the past.

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Blue Man wrote:July 31 5-7pm

Great, thanks Blue Man! Ryan Center, I presume?

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Rams open practice in advance of 10-day Italy trip http://www.independentri.com/independents/sports/article_8b54664e-b2ab-5880-ae08-3bf75cf520db.html Cool article, but I was hoping from the title that there would be dates and times of open practices listed. If anybody has that information in advanc...

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I really like the idea of Kuzma, one of the players I'm more excited about us being involved with.

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Seriously, do you even read things? I clearly said that those following the program have reason for excitement. But you can't be surprised when a national writer does not include transfers like Reischel, Minnis, or Biruta in a conference preview. Don't be a dope. Reading is fundamental. The confere...

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Agreed what about our great transfers !! To be fair, from a national perspective, the transfers aren't going to move the needle much. Now, we have seen/heard about their development/skill set/upside so there is there is reason for excitement, But, from afar, these are guys that couldn't really make...

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I think I remember hearing that, back in the day (which is obviously relative, for me Jerry D/early Baron counts as "back in the day"), Dustin Hellenga wouldn't leave practice until he had made 30 straight. So obviously 43/50 is quite impressive and indicates that he can shoot it quite a b...

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Cannot a person atone for earlier sins by evolving into a better person over 16 years.....?? Definitely agree with this sentiment, and I'm willing to assume that Hermann has learned from her past mistakes. However, the absurd part of this is that Rutgers either hired her knowing the situation aroun...

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Next weeks forecast looks beautiful in Southern RI, there's not a better time to be on campus. Somebody take the kid to the beach!!

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The only argument I haven't heard refuted by people who are opposed to URI playing Bryant yearly is my top argument for why we should. What are the reasons for NOT replacing insert-cupcake-here (Central Connecticut State, Quinnipiac, Yale, etc, because like it or not there will ALWAYS be at least t...

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The only argument I haven't heard refuted by people who are opposed to URI playing Bryant yearly is my top argument for why we should. What are the reasons for NOT replacing insert-cupcake-here (Central Connecticut State, Quinnipiac, Yale, etc, because like it or not there will ALWAYS be at least th...

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Please tell me he's related to Earl...

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Bos8 wrote:What is interesting is that Rivals said that Ryan had good hands.

Funniest thing I've heard all day.

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I think the reason you would get the kid now (rather than sending him to prep) is so that he could be officially enrolled, rather than just "committed," having a great prep year, and then losing him to a bigger school. Another benefit to bringing him on is incorporating him into the team c...

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(Washington U played Seattle) I think TP made the point well, "So what is the harm of replacing one of them with Bryant?" Save on travel costs, get more attendance than Loyola/Maine because some Bryant folks will travel to see their team play at the RC...I could even make the argument that...

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I really hate the idea of red shirting anyone. Has anyone seen the latest trend in basketball? It's guys like Tarik Black. If a guy has graduated, they can transfer without penalty. So lets say he (or anyone for that matter, even a guy Blake Vedder for example) comes in and red shirts. If he commit...

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In state schools on IU/UNC/OSU schedules from 2012-13 season in OOC play. Indiana: Ball State, Butler UNC: Gardner-Webb (hardly a powerhouse...), East Carolina Ohio State: No Ohio teams, but they did play us :-) So while Rod is right in that they may not play many teams from in-state, I think that c...

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I disagree. "Thinking Big" doesn't have to include playing only Top 50 teams in the OOC. We're always going to schedule some easier games to offset the difficulties of playing higher ranked teams (Rod, you mentioned how Hurley stressed "balance" in schedule-making), and I'd love ...

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Yeah, it's pretty well believed that the UK '13 class is the best they've ever had even considering their absurd standards lately, and likely the best class of all time. At least rankings-wise, we'll see how it plays out on the court. Might be very interesting considering how many excellent teams th...

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Actually, that article says he's a PF. So the possible negative in selling him to come here is that he plays the same position as our best player. Maybe he'd be a redshirt candidate? Might work out for both parties since it seems like he'd interested in taking another year to develop his game. Also...

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I wonder if he's any relation to Nick Fazekas...skilled big man who played for Nevada a few years back.

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Very exciting to see the quality of names we're being mentioned with for late '13 recruits, as well as going forward with the '14 class. Kudos to all the staff, couldn't be more excited with the direction of the program. I'd love to see a couple more players in the fold for next year, I'm not a real...

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Yeah, nothing remotely connecting him to URI. I seem to remember Hurley or someone else mentioning the potential of a post-grad player. That, or my memory is deserting me in my old age.

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In other news, saw Maurice Creek is leaving Indiana for his final year of eligibility, he'll be a post-grad. Might be a bit of a pipe dream, but wouldn't that be something?

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