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RhodyRam86

Well that's one way to get back in the game.

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Team looks like this is their first game after practicing together once. They are running into each other. Tripping over each other. Passing the ball to nobody in particular. No bueno.

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how would everyone feel if uri played uconn and nobody could watch it in person and the game is not televised? would you still want them to play? Yes, although I'd push back against the non televised part if I was URI and coach Cox. That is a bit extreme IMO, but if push came to shove I'd take a ga...

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how would everyone feel if uri played uconn and nobody could watch it in person and the game is not televised? would you still want them to play?

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That may be as out of control as i've seen Fatts in a game. Ish looks great! Very poised. And i like Sheppard's demeanor after he made the dagger shot. Harris was an absolute waste of space tonight, but love what the rest of the team gave. We have never had this kind of depth. Plug in Carey (who loo...

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I would expect their defense to tighten up. And we are shooting awfully well outside the paint. Water always finds it's level. We are going to need to muster a little more offense down low.

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Wow1 Fatts missing that layup (nice put back by Mitchell) and a tip out to secure an offensive rebound....two things rarely seen by these Rams.

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No John Crispin. Already a good start to the night.

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I don’t think the announcers were that bad. Don’t really get the complaints. It’s a tough ask to do these games in a near-silent gym with no atmosphere, and this is not ESPN’s A-team to start with. They were fine, IMO. To me the problem was that Crispin would just never shut up. If you watch the So...

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safe to say all our excitement about the 3 pt shooting after game one has dissipated a bit?

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Anyone else noticed that Cox keeps his mask on until someone (like a ref) gets real close to him and he wants to chat? Then the mask comes off.

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Rhode_Island_Red wrote: ↑3 years ago Any chance these ESPN3 announcers can JUST ... SHUT ... UP?

Thanks Red. Hadn't really noticed until you brought it up. Now I'm finding them annoying as hell.

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eli#10 wrote: ↑3 years ago Did Walker play tonight?

Yes...last years Walker.

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Need to get a nice comfortable lead now...I foresee hack a Mitchell in URI's future.

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Watching UCONN vs CCSU now. Halfway through the 2nd half. UCONN up 21. Brandon Adams seeing playing time. No sign of Tyrese. Can't find a box score. I assume he is playing this year? Suspended,,,see the Former Players thread. Was not aware...Thanks for the heads up...will check that out.

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Interesting...looking at the fouls...we had 29. they had 25. not as big a disparity as it seemed. Turnovers were 17 to 12. We really tightened things up in the 2nd half. The difference in the game was poor free throw shooting and Fatts fouling out. He gave us far more than i expected in the 2nd half...

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Watching UCONN vs CCSU now. Halfway through the 2nd half. UCONN up 21. Brandon Adams seeing playing time. No sign of Tyrese. Can't find a box score. I assume he is playing this year?

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Fatts to Walker looks like the new Stockton to Malone.

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Dino611 wrote: ↑3 years ago If Jay Bilas thought this was a foul fest he should seen our last game at Mohegan Sun (WVU) ....... and there were more fouls in that one (4)

Even Blue Man picked up a foul in that game. I think it was a technical.

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steviep123 wrote: ↑4 years ago "Providence University" lol - at least get the name of the school right when posting an offer.

didn't Betrand just commit to "Rhode Island University"?

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I do not really understand wanting to go to prep school if you are planning on being a pro athlete someday. If you go prep and go to college for 4 years then you are costing yourself one year of getting paid. If you go prep and then attend less than 4 years of college you faced inferior competition...

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rhodyfan3000 wrote: ↑4 years ago Well, Obi Toppin was one and done at Dayton, and now Jacob Toppin was one and done at Rhode Island.

Now forever placed in the archives up there with Zach "One and Done" Marbury

obi played 2 yrs at dayton.

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I just read the NCAA's rules on a coach from another school contacting a player in a four year program. The only way Hurley could contact Martin is if Martin had given him written permission on an NCAA form. If the contact was made without Martin's written permission it is a violation.........this ...

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Those are all good and tough questions that the NCAA has zero interest in answering - they'd prefer to just keep paying basketball and football players zero. To me, they've been functioning as a "minor league" for both sports for decades now, with the players receiving unfair compensation...

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I think that argument was more tenable 20+ years ago. It is less so when the NCAA is selling basketball television rights for literally $8.8 billion. Typically, the bigger gap between those at the bottom and the top of a pyramid, the more strife you're going to get. Well you'll have to forgive me. ...

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Ok, if they're students first why do you want to deprive them of the same rights other students have? If a Ramette transfers, she doesn't have to sit out a year before she joins the other schools dance team. If a kid is on Student Senate here they don't have to sit out a year before joining student...

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Granted that schools make money off these kids, but I wouldn’t say the students make nothing. They go to school for free. Tuition to many schools is more than a lot ogled people make in a year. And the school is making an additional investment to recruit. They are supposedly "student" fir...

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Buyouts are a joke often covered by the school hiring them in some form of creative compensation. Exactly. So in the end, we're expecting college kids to be more responsible for their decisions when they're making no money than the adults coaching them making at least 6 figures. The whole system is...

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How many are paying their own way? Walk ons? Exactly. But if you want the freedom to be able to transfer without sitting out a year, then pay your own way. Just an idea. It would at least hold kids a bit more accountable for their commitments. And it would limit the amount of transfers while still ...

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How many are paying their own way? Walk ons? Exactly. But if you want the freedom to be able to transfer without sitting out a year, then pay your own way. Just an idea. It would at least hold kids a bit more accountable for their commitments. And it would limit the amount of transfers while still ...

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Being able to transfer without sitting out a year is going to kill collegiate sports.

How about this idea...if you are on scholarship with your current school you must sit out a year to transfer. If you’re paying your own way through school you are free to transfer without sitting out a year.

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also feeling bad for Dayton. was looking forward to seeing them make a run. it's just a matter of time before the NCAA cancels. as odd as it sounds, it does take the sting out of the last few weeks of our season. how sorry for ourselves would we all be feeling if we were a lock to dance this year?

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Well done Rhodyhoopz,,,,, I think the cell service is key too as you mentioned One thing to have no Wi-Fi but Cell Service too? Can’t ATT just come in and put in some simple boosters? I find it hard to believe the only solution is $1,000,000. If that’s the case we will live with this for a long tim...

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PC, BC, Alabama, LSU, Kansas State, St Mary's, Georgia, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Vandy, Belmont, UConn, Nebraska, North Texas (won conference USA regular season) I mean some of those teams are weak power fives, but still collectively speaking the A-10 beat their fair share of good teams a...

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reef wrote: ↑4 years ago Richmond is in as 11 seed on BM so I still think if they make finals and lose to Dayton they should most likely be in

richmond will be sweating it out in that scenario, but i agree they have a chance.

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PC, BC, Alabama, LSU, Kansas State, St Mary's, Georgia, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Vandy, Belmont, UConn, Nebraska, North Texas (won conference USA regular season) I mean some of those teams are weak power fives, but still collectively speaking the A-10 beat their fair share of good teams a...

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Location of these games matter. P5 teams will get a boat load of quad 1 home games, but URI played most of those on neutral/road sites, while winning their two biggest OOC home contest. don't disagree with that. it's unfortunate that PC and Alabama weren't better or that we didn't beat MD, LSU or W...

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Only the A-10 could get 1 team in and then have 6 teams in the NIT. All that good work in the non conference for nothing. what good work in the non conference? you mean the one win the entire conference had over the AP top 25? Our best team didn't even beat a team that's in the current AP top 40. I...

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Only the A-10 could get 1 team in and then have 6 teams in the NIT. All that good work in the non conference for nothing. what good work in the non conference? you mean the one win the entire conference had over the AP top 25? Our best team didn't even beat a team that's in the current AP top 40.

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No. Because that is exactly what the NCAA wants. There is a reason why several sites still track RPI. It provides a benchmark from which to measure the gap between NET today and how things would have looked prior to last season. The RPI was managed by the NCAA. If it was so bad then why didn’t the ...

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If Richmond loses Friday and we make it to Sunday - does anyone think that gives us an outside chance ? I do. Some other things need to shake out our way but it's not beyond the realm of possibility. Rhody has a better chance if Richmond wins Friday and Rhody beats them Saturday. Better chance in t...

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It’s about the best possible draw we could have had considering the circumstances. My thoughts on this season. It wasn’t a disaster, we finished 3rd after being predicted 4th, won 21 games. VCUs season was a disaster. But what stings is that numerous things had lined up in our favor and a clear pat...

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Richmond is getting shafted by the bracketologists. I suspect the committee might value them a little more. They could be in with a win in the quarterfinal. Probably in if they make it to the final. Saint Louis may have a chance to get an at-large if they make it to the final with a win over Dayton...

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Richmond is in - they beat Wisconsin which is the best win by anyone in the conference and they have mostly taken care of business otherwise. Richmond is a good team, but in a tourney setting I would rather play them then SLU because our guards can wear down their guards. SLU is just a bad matchup ...

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For those who can't watch, what happened? ESPN gamecast just gives me Mitchell's FTs and doesn't say how the hell we won... Fatts drove the hoop, just Mitchell below the basket, Mitchell stuffed Fatts, kind of looked like all ball, but the refs gave him the call, Mitchell fouled out of the game, Fa...

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has anyone noticed the only plays we run are for cyril? the world's greatest finisher!

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Cyril and Walker both with 3 fouls. Mitchell already with 17. He'll get 40 tonight if he wants it.

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Just some comments: 1. The team ran out of gas physically AFTER bye week. Go figure! 2. Fatts and no-calls: Who initiated contact? 3. JD as off-guard: Where are those that had no problem with it last Nov? 4. Cox: No depth means no options. 5. Walker, Long, Toppin, Martin: Will Cox be able to develo...

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Fatts should have been the 2 all year. Jeff never did anything wrong, actually nothing but good running the point for 2 NCAA tournament teams. Then Fatts is given the rungs of the offense and Jeff's production has taken a huge hit. I am actually intrigued about Wood next year. A pass first PG, if h...

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BTW, I was so excited when I saw Antwan Walker play his first couple of games. I remember some nice work around the rim and some beautiful passes from high to low post or kicking out to the wing. Since then, what the hell happened? yup...after he missed a wide open 15 footer i said to the guy behin...

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