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Someone here told me I was crazy when I said they didn’t deserve the Top 10-15 billing they got early in season. They were media darlings, deservedly so, but it’s very hard for any non power school to repeat the kind of success. Fwiw PCs resume is much better than theirs. Much better.

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When you have the best player on the floor almost every single night you can win a lot of games. Carter is having a generational type season. A true hoopers hooper. Creighton is also incredibly soft. No depth, very good top 3 players, Ashworth is alright, then trash. Kalkbrenner has to be the most ...

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When you have the best player on the floor almost every single night you can win a lot of games. Carter is having a generational type season. A true hoopers hooper.

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3 types of Portalers: 1. Those whose mind was made up/ writing on the wall and will enter before even having end of year convo with Coach 2. Those who decide after those convos 3. Those who get a "bag" late in the process and change their mind I don't think we have many that will fall into...

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Some credence in the defense by Blue. But IMO too many misses with the guys that joined after the first year which IMO doesn't really count.

Still all in on Archie but as others have said this is a very very big offseason for him and this program.

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I have 3 tiers Really want to keep them: House Green Cam Fuchs Keep them if they will accept lesser roles next season and still be team first guys: Luis Weston Everyone else expendable. If the above plays out you have a core 6 returnees plus 2 freshmen. Then you hit the Portal as surgically as poss...

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Also in regards to PG there is at least a chance that Hammond was told he would get the keys from Day 1 and that is why he chose us. I have no way of knowing that but it wouldn’t be that surprising. I also wouldn’t hate it. But it will come with significant growing pains even if he is every bit as g...

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I have 3 tiers Really want to keep them: House Green Cam Fuchs Keep them if they will accept lesser roles next season and still be team first guys: Luis Weston Everyone else expendable. If the above plays out you have a core 6 returnees plus 2 freshmen. Then you hit the Portal as surgically as possi...

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Indiana State coach early front runner for SLU

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We would have been better suited against a more offensively challenged team. Davidson or Fordham. Not convinced our defense improved versus we just played a team (Fordham) that doesn’t have a ton of offensive weapons. SLU hung 94 on us, at home. Duquesne handled us rather easily. Wish I had more hop...

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Bassy for the season. He led Albany in minutes (35.5), scoring (19.7), assists (4.9), and steals (1.9), Plus averaged 4.2 rebs. Not bad work even if it is the AEC. Remember we have some transfers from lower conferences plus jucos. It's just so hard to project what Bassy would have done here because...

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Congrats on the family addition, 77! That's awesome! Brown did have a good game, Fuchs was back starting, where he should be...and Luis continues to get after it despite being less than perfectly suited for the PG role. To me, LK gets the "delivered way more than expected" award. (It is a...

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Dayton now at 24-6 and an NET around #21 is a guaranteed 100% lock for the NCAA. Could even lose their first A-10 Tournament game. Interesting in Dayton's 91-86 OT victory they got zero points from their bench. All their starters played over 40 minutes and scored in double-digits (14 pts or more). ...

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Was Ben sighted at any of our games this year? The ones in DC (GMU or GW)?

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Stone is great. Let’s hope he’s not recruiting for us. Don’t believe he has any credible experience evaluating talent. I assume Stone’s job will be primarily promoting the collective, marketing and fundraising. Ultimately Archie is deciding who and how to spend the money.

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Can’t coach effort.
But you can recruit kids who have it. It’s not easy to discern especially in the speed dating format of Portalpalooza. But that’s why he’s paid the big bucks.

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Talent level is a major issue. They didn’t have their best player and still had the best player on the floor - Maddox. And Kelly may have been the 2nd best player. Until that dynamic changes the results will remain the same. In the A10 you need 2-3 dudes and a bunch of role players. I’m not sure we ...

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Just when you think it couldn’t possibly get any worse…

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I wish House had a better motor/attitude. When he wants to be, he is really smooth to the hoop and has a nice hang-time finish. And that's why I think he could be a good defensive player if he wanted to. He certainly has quick lateral moves when the ball is in his hands. Doesn't he have the same fe...

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Fair excuse!

I think Baron's lack of recruiting a high end PG was a huge detriment to his better teams. Marquis Jones was ok, Parfait Bittee was a converted combo guard. Add a legit PG to some of those rosters and even Baron wouldn't have been able to F it up.

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Yeah we suck, blah blah. It's a rainy day and I want to talk about different things. Like what's good at the moment. Brandon Weston's Defense: Yes, while our team defense sucks as a whole, it's been clear Weston is the best defender on this roster. I bring this up and I put this first because he's ...

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Regarding Archie’s Senior Night comments in the portal era, not only do I realize that I don’t and likely won’t have the connection to players like in the past but - and it is clearer to me now - the portal jumpers will never have a true connection to Rhody. After Dan’s last two teams here, we will...

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No serious person thinks Archie should be fired. I've got the rosiest of keaney colored glasses but there are some issues in these 2 years that can't be ignored. If each of these seasons had floor and ceiling expectations IMO we met the floor in both of them. So to me that's not meeting expectations...

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Another note from Bob- he’ll be at the game on Wednesday if you’d like a book he will be by the Rhody bench after the game.

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The book is not for sale. Bob encourages anyone who would like a copy to drop him an email at robertterino@outlook.com.
He may bring some to the game on Wednesday but if not he will make arrangements to get one to you.

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hrstrat57 wrote: ↑1 month ago Yeah no chance he brings in Wheeler.

Wheeler is the top candidate to replace Miller.

Ridiculous take.

(Tho 100% agree on Lilly)

After making Ivy Madness I don't think Martin (not Miller) is shown the door.

Tyson has wanted to be back at Rhody for years.

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Concerns from Tony Skinn George Mason HC down the stretch and heading to Brooklyn https://twitter.com/david_korn4/status/1764081563501842814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March Ooph Glad I got to experience college basketball when I did. I am happy the players now have an opportunity to share in the we...

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Archie should shake up the staff this offseason. And he should hire Tyson Wheeler as a development focused assistant. Specifically to work with Ben (and all the guards). Look at Tyson's last 2 PGs he mentored - Lilly at Brown is fantastic and before that Noah Fernandes at Umass. He's a local legend,...

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2 games left in the season and I still do not know what our defensive strategy is on a basic pick and roll. Dan and Cox hedged the pick with our big man and double teamed the player with ball to prevent the easy pass to the big man. I can’t recall a single play today where we did this very basic de...

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You can’t not compare the job of Archie vs Martin

Hired at same time. Both established coaches with ncaa success.

Martin has established an identity. Recruited personnel to it. And has Umass with their best year in a decade. We have none of the above.

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I've said this before, and I know I'm not the first either, but every time this comes up I think how I'll just never understand why the NCAA and these schools don't just break off football in to its own thing and leave everything else alone. Make up whatever football conferences or divisions or wha...

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On the happy thoughts side, only two weeks left in this dreadful season. URI is pretty much guaranteed to play in an A-10 PIG Tuesday 03/11/24 game. Even if they were to beat one of the league's other dregs, I cannot imagine them winning the next game on Wednesday. Very much looks to be the second ...

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I’m old enough to remember us going on a streak of 7-1 against VCU. Made the trip down there Dan’s last year knowing we would get a dub. Today I’m hoping we keep it within 3 touchdowns. This shit ain’t easy. One of those games we were at home and Dowtin hit back to back, pull up 3s as he dribbled d...

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I’m old enough to remember us going on a streak of 7-1 against VCU. Made the trip down there Dan’s last year knowing we would get a dub. Today I’m hoping we keep it within 3 touchdowns. This shit ain’t easy.

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Bc he’s foreign player isn’t he cut out from the NIL of it all?? If so then the only reason he leaves is due to relationship with coach and prospects for his future. He’s a seminal figure in our retention needs this spring/summer. Correct https://theworld.org/stories/2024-01-17/international-studen...

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Bc he’s foreign player isn’t he cut out from the NIL of it all??

If so then the only reason he leaves is due to relationship with coach and prospects for his future. He’s a seminal figure in our retention needs this spring/summer.

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One of the only silver linings to this season.

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No serious person wants Archie out or even thinks his seat is even remotely close to warm. One only needs to look at Loyola that brought back a core of returnees from a last place team, infused with a couple Portal additions and some FR and jump to the top of league. I do believe retention is impt; ...

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I’ll agree wholeheartedly with the above in that our HC has to piss excellence and has to lead by example. This isn’t UD there isn’t a machine behind you. The HC at URI is the engine and has to be for it to work. That’s why Dan was so effective.

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Archie sounds like Rick. And a few other coaches out there.

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You should win the majority of your games when you put up 77 points at home. Against a top 30 defense. Our inability to provide any type of resistance is astounding. There are too many defensive blunders to even call out.

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hrstrat57 wrote: ↑2 months ago Martin/Miller Rhode Island / Massachusetts battling for top of A10 would be a dream scenario IMO.

Crank up the local hate!

I think an ideal scenario for the league would be if their top 4 teams were Dayton, VCU, Umass and URI.

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I’m high on Umass. And I think how we have played them over 80 minutes is encouraging. They have talent, couple strong FR and play hard. Matt Cross gets them double digit extra possessions every game thru pure will and grit. An easy player to like. We saw what he did at the end of our game. He does...

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Any nuggets to share for those that attended ??

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reef wrote: ↑2 months ago Sounds like Holtmsnn would have to drop down a conference

Some St Louis ppl like him to replace Ford.

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I’m high on Umass. And I think how we have played them over 80 minutes is encouraging. They have talent, couple strong FR and play hard. Matt Cross gets them double digit extra possessions every game thru pure will and grit. An easy player to like. We saw what he did at the end of our game. He does ...

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Jdrums#3 wrote: ↑2 months ago
steviep123 wrote: ↑2 months ago Chris Holtmann Supposedly out at Ohio State
According to SI, likely potential replacements are Sean Miller and Lamont Paris at South Carolina, Nate Oats, TJ Otzelberger at Iowa State.

Thanks for posting, StevieP.

Also Greg McDermott

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Of course Caputo is going to be fine. It’s year 2. It’s GW. He’ll get at least 4 years unless the wheels completely fall off.

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I agree 100% with the point you are making, but Pitino had no choice but to reload his roster in his first year similar to what Archie had to do here. He has/will make St John's a place kids want to go and I don't expect he'll be needing to reload every year. Schools like URI will continuously have...

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