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rambone 78

I agree.

As long as Hammond stays, he can leave and no one will lose any sleep.

Replace him with a GM as old style recruiting is as dead as a dodo.

Or better yet replace him with a defensive and FT coach.

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Recruiting is all about the size of the bag.

The old ways of developing a relationship with a recruit is deader than a doornail.

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1 million isnt going to be enough the way this is going.

Didnt St. Joe's get a mil a year for 2 years for their NIL fund?

I know they didnt raise that, but that's not the point.

If Dayton is paying their best player 650k, their total fund has to be well north of a mil.

rambone 78

That's for sure 78!

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If a player like Joseph commands 500k we are screwed.

I seriously doubt that number though.

100k tops.

It's like everyone has a price tag attached to them.

It's gotten beyond ridiculous.

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If he does it's just another great decision by Archie.

Can it get worse?

Sure as shit!

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If he was going to GTown it would have been announced by now, why would they wait to announce if it's a done deal?

Doesn't make sense.

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Sampson from Houston just got COY over Hurley.

Kind of surprised.

Just more motivation for UConn to win it this year.

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I'll bet we've offered Ben 6 figures to stay.

No doubt about it.

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How good are things now with KJ? I would agree if he leaves and takes Hammond with him, but if he leaves and Ben stays, dont see it as a big loss. What has Archie done to this point? As far as I'm concerned, we're at or very near the bottom as a program right now. It can't get much worse no matter w...

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Well then no announcements for another week.

Zzzzzzzzzz.......

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Wake me when we land someone.

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The misinformation game is played in a lot of areas these days. Like politics for example.

People believe what they want to believe, facts be damned.

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I think Hammond wasn't a 4 star when he committed here.

He's blown up somewhat since then.

Which is great if we can keep him.

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That's what we are up against even in our own conference. Btw, EC came here to help build a program, he said so himself. The core 4 so to speak, all stayed here and it paid off after a few years. Does anyone think these kids today would say or do the same in this environment? I stand by my comment t...

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We will end up getting cheaper players and then hope to hell they get better once they are here.

It's possible, but the staff is going to have to do a better job of identifying those players than they have so far.

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I'm going to guess that if we want to compete at the top of the A10, it will cost a million a year or more. At least 100k average for a high level A10 starter. That's 500k for the starting 5. And this is for the A10. Who gives a fuck how good a recruiter you are anymore? You will have one recruiting...

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NIL is kaput.

It's a pay to play free for all.

Highest bidder wins.

Unfortunately we are going to be under bidders for a lot of players that could really help us

50k won't buy a bucket of shit.

God help us.

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Hammond could be another Tyson Wheeler, unfortunately he probably will be that for a P5 school by the time he's a junior or senior. If he's really good as a freshmen he's as good as gone soon after, unless we can throw a huge pile of money at him, and even that might not be enough. We are ultimately...

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I probably will have to end my donation to athletics in the near future in order to continue my contribution to the collective. Will get harder to do both. The older I get, the less money I got. If the only way for us to get better is to pay the players directly then that's what I will do, although ...

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We will really know the writing's on the wall when or if Hammond enters the portal.

This stealth mode plus the footdragging about KJ is just more frustration surrounding this program.

Same for the collective announcement, whatever it is.

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I used to check this board every day this time of year in anticipation of new signings.

Not so much now. Even when we do add transfers, what confidence is there that they will be good?

That's where we're at.

rambone 78

Give them the trophy now.

I know nothing is guaranteed, but this is as close as it gets.

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The hardest part about all this, is getting good.

Once we do, it should be easier to stay good, as long as we have a coach that stays a while.

rambone 78

Whoever wins the Alabama Clemson game should just forfeit.

They have no chance.

That's the best second half team I've ever seen.

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The biggest problem Archie will have, is trying to convince good players to come to a program that's been down in the dumps for a while now. It's not just about money, at least I hope not. The building a program angle like Dan did here, isnt very relevant anymore however. That meant signing and keep...

rambone 78

I agree 15.

But we should be able to land a couple of transfers from mid major conferences at our level.

Dan got Newton from East Carolina of the AAC, he's worked out pretty well lol.

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As Ron Petro once said "we're aiming for the stars with our next hire"

That hire was Jim Baron. Oops.

Are we aiming for the stars, with these transfers?

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Is this all we can afford?

Like was said, looks like more of the same.

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Not an impressive list of schools.

Mid major conference transfers are few and far between on that list.

Low mid majors I guess.

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There is going to be a disparity between the bigger earners and the bench guys. Could cause jealousy issues within the team. But that's going to affect every team. Just another problem to deal with. Yeah Archie could take one of his 500k extension bonuses and help pay for more talent. That's up to h...

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Good grief, 15.

He was just joking.

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Tom didnt really like recruiting that much preferred the beach lol

Remember he won with Malone's players, changed from a half court offense to up tempo, and the rest is history.

Made 50k a year here and left when Texas came calling with 500k a year.

rambone 78

Tanorama Tom.

That was his nickname here. He loved the beaches just like Andrea.

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What struck me watching the end of the game last night, was how intense the UConn defense was even in a 30 point blowout. And they were the subs! There's no letup on defense. That's how hard his teams play. He did it at URI with less talent. That's a mindset I would love for us to adopt someday. Pla...

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What could happen is that when Dan retires he moves back to RI so Andrea can beach it at her hearts content, and Dan could become an advisor to our program like Calhoun did at UConn.

Dan might give up coaching but he will always be involved with basketball, he's the ultimate hoop junkie.

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The Dan Hurley Retirement Tour like Pitino now and Jack Kraft a long time ago.

Sounds great but what a pipe dream!

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I know this is wishful thinking, but it would be nice if Dan could steer a few prospects to us

We need all the help we can get lol

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Unfortunately underfunding will likely always be a problem for the program. At least to a degree. We dont have the donor base of a UConn. Not even close We dont have a fan base of a Dayton. Not even close. As a result we dont have a revenue stream anywhere near some of the programs we want to compet...

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What's done is done. We've paid the price for the lack of commitment toward the BB program. At least things seem to be changing for the better, at least off the court. Hopefully that will result in big improvement on the court. We will never be at UConn's level, but there's no reason we can't be con...

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The Gonzaga of the East, anyone?

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The Dan to UConn train started rolling way before that conversation.

The story's been told on this board many times.

rambone 78

You dont have to be 6 feet or taller to be a great PG in college.

Many examples.

rambone 78

Success has a price, so they say.

Never more true than now.

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I have a sneaking suspicion that our bigger boosters realize just how important this offseason is to the future of this coach and program, and are or will step up to ensure Archie can bring in the talent he needs to get good again.

Consider the alternative. It's not pretty.

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Its Blue Man again raging against the dying of the light.

Just kidding bro keep on keeping on....

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I hope Blue Man is right about Hammond. Archie has said that he's one of the best recruits he's ever got. I think we all need to stop pissing at each other about where we are as a program right now and how we got here. All that matters is where we go from here. The last 2 years are history, let's lo...

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Blue Man, defending Dan was plausible by year 5 because the program was trending up by year 3.

Archie needs to get this train rolling in the right direction and then my attitude will also change in the right direction.

No better time to start than next season!

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A lot of guys will make their money in college now.

A very small percentage even sniff NBA riches.

Why not try and maximize their earnings this way?

A few hundred thousand can make life a lot easier.

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For every lousy coach we've had, there has always been a few who will defend them no matter what, and list a litany of excuses for why we were bad. I'm not saying Archie is a lousy coach, the guy knows the game as well as anyone. But it's not translating into results so far. For a guy like him who k...

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