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RhodyKyle

EGram definitely voted for beer at the seats.

RhodyKyle

Looks like I'm the first upper deck ST holder to post. I'll hold down the fort for all of the 300s board members.

RhodyKyle

Ok, we're good now. I'll change the team. Is Fordham on that list? I haven't looked, but I'm guessing they're not. Do you really think we're hated because we finally made the tournament again? We're hated because Hurley acts like a freaking lunatic on the sideline. Not that it bothers me but lets a...

RhodyKyle

I can't donate today. I upped my donation last month, so it doesn't count in today's total but it accomplishes the same thing. In March alone, the men's basketball (Fast Break) fund received about $9,000 in donations. I know Dan and Thorr do appreciate the show of faith by increasing your donation.

RhodyKyle

Time for us to really put up or shut up! Given just how large this community is (both active and passive users), every little bit we can all donate will add up in a big way to help sustain this success. My wife and I gave what we could and challenge the rest to do the same.

RhodyKyle

At one time I agreed with everything kal said....then I saw Gil play. He averaged 10pts and 5rebs per game with Rutgers (freshman and sophomore year stats were very consistent year over year). Hardly an "all- star."

RhodyKyle

I think the more realistic plans are to carve out a section of Tootell and renovate that and build an addition onto the building (rather than building a stand-alone structure). They would have all of the amenities people want but it just would be built into an already existing structure. The idea wa...

RhodyKyle

Did this insider leave on their own or were they shown the door? How people leave organizations shapes their opinions of said organizations.

RhodyKyle

My only major concern is...does Dan think URI needs to invest in a BB only practice facility, either new or by renovating Tootell? If so, that's big bucks that URI doesn't have. I think there is some new high net worth donor the Foundation is wooing to get some seed money to develop a basketball on...

RhodyKyle

Bonnies give up a ton of offensive rebounds. PLEASE stay out of foul trouble, KI.....

According to KenPom, both offenses are basically equal (109.7 for both schools) but the difference in defense is the deciding factor (95.7 for URI and 102.2 for Bona).

RhodyKyle

ATP, Would you say that going to the Championship game is required plus of course winning St Joseph's and Davidson? Also, Does margin of victory impact at all? Does it matter if we beat St Joseph's in OT or by 40 points? Not in terms of the RPI calculation but certain impacts the "eye test.&qu...

RhodyKyle

ASN is typically on NESN for me (I have Verizon).

RhodyKyle

DanInAZ wrote:Is this Mo Alie-Cox's 6th or 7th year?

Seriously -- It seems like he has been at VCU forever.

He's right up there with Perry Ellis (Kansas) and Peyton Siva (Louisville) as guys who have had a successful 15-year college career...

RhodyKyle

I think last night's game could be an "outlier" in terms of free throw rate being an indicator of style of play. UMass began fouling quite early in the second half (1:45ish left in the game). That added 16 FT attempts (they fouled a URI player 8 times between 1:45 and the end of the game) ...

RhodyKyle

Here are the raw numbers behind RJ's write-up (for those interested). What sticks out to me is Davidson's mediocre rebounding and their 3-pt defense. Could be areas URI exploits.

RhodyKyle

RPI forecast as of Jan 30th: Davidson expected RPI 101.7 URI favored to win by .8 points with a 53% chance of winning This is the toughest game remaining on the Rhody Conference schedule from among the last 10 A10 games I'm jealous of any Rhody fans going to this game!! KenPom actually has URI losi...

RhodyKyle

For anyone who is into advanced metrics, here is KenPom's "tale of the tape" if you will....

RhodyKyle

Richmond being in shows how winning a bunch of conference game can put you in. Surprisingly. They had zero good wins in the nonconference. If we beat Duquesne and Richmond in the next week and half we will be projected to be in. They're in because they are in 1st place in the A10 so they are in as ...

RhodyKyle

With this news, I wonder how much stock the selection committee will put in the RPI rankings.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... new-metric

RhodyKyle

I doubt Oneykaba or Butts would have made any difference. The best thing I ever heard about Butts was, "serviceable". Interesting take on Onyekaba. Far different from the scouting report offered following his URI debut against Maine. Rodfromcranston: Just got home. Had a great time, and e...

RhodyKyle

1) 19-10
2) 11-7
3) 71.88
4) EC Matthews 17.2 ppg
5) 4762

RhodyKyle

Nobody is saying that the MLS is as popular as any of the "four majors" at this point. Hell, the Knicks are one of the country's most historic teams in its biggest city and play in one of its most famous venues, so not sure what that example shows. To compare attendance: Bulls had the hig...

RhodyKyle

True that McDermott is bigger and more talented, but in Jimmer's senior year he was the D1 scoring leader, the National Player of the Year winning the Wooden Award. He also won the Naismith Award. Jimmer was taken 10th overall in the NBA draft and scored 2,599 points with BYU. While it may be a stre...

RhodyKyle

ATPTourFan wrote: That said, my patience is running thin with Sean.

I don't know if this is a precedent you would want to set plus (unless you can ban IP addresses) he would just make a new name and become even worse. I just think we all need to try to not engage him and he will eventually get bored and go away.

RhodyKyle

After reading through that board, there really were only a few yahoos making the "crazy" or "high" comments and the one guy who said Hurley "looks like a creep." I don't think it's that bad (considering the fan base we're talking about). I just love seanmc copying TP's ...

RhodyKyle

Since when is being talked about on a radio show about online friends? I didn't even know that until a former co-worker emailed me today. "What's up Rod!? I was listening to WEEI last Saturday morning with the local guys on and they were talking about PC and URI basketball. They mentioned some...

RhodyKyle

Will Daniels as a freshman -- 28 games played, five games started, 6.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, nine blocked shots, 40.5 percent from the field. He was overwhelmed just like Seawright was overwhelmed -- and just like Hare is overwhelmed now. It's up to the coaching staff to develop him, much of which ...

RhodyKyle

Maybe I am late to the game here, but did anyone else see, during the final URI timeout, the cameras were in on the Fordham bench and the head coach said that "if they get the ball call a timeout or just drive to the basket, we'll get the whistle"? I'm normall not one to blame the refs and...

RhodyKyle

Good morning everyone! Happy Game Day. Looking at the 2 teams, here are a few notes and observations from what I saw. As twisted wrote, Gaston may not play but I am just assuming that he is. Defending Against Key Players: -Branden Frazier (#1): Fordham’s starting PG and leading scorer. Powell will h...

RhodyKyle

Free megaphone? Good thing I still look like I'm a current student...

RhodyKyle

@bigapple, the last guy I can think off who was 6'10" with athleticism at URI was Lamar Odom (6'10" 230).

RhodyKyle

Charlotte does have a good offense, very efficient but (and I know it's a very limited sample - only 3 games) they seem to be a different team on the road. I thought 55 because URI holds teams to 49ppg at home and Charlotte scores 61ppg on the road so I met those scores in the middle. Thanks, Rod. Y...

RhodyKyle

Hey everyone, I took a look at both teams' information and here is what I think a few keys to the game are for URI (I am sorry about the length-tried to be thorough, haha): Charlotte is a team like URI who like to control the pace of the game and slow the game down. Both schools take approximately 5...

RhodyKyle

It looked like a lot of the missed shots (especially their 3's) were front-rimmed; showing signs of tired legs.

RhodyKyle

Defense was good for first ten minutes of the game but then rhody looks like it lost its defensive intensity, maybe due to travel, being tired? Either way we need a much better effort to win. I really think it stemmed from being tired. They were allowed to travel home for Christmas and then had to ...

RhodyKyle

I saw a lot of open 3's for SMC too. They shot 42% from three. SMC also MADE twice as many FT's than URI attempted.

RhodyKyle

I send tweets to Hassan and EC, who we already signed. If you have Cox on Demand, you can go to their sports tab, and there is a St. Mary's - Drexel game on the ESPN CA Local site. Drexel was banged up, but St, Mary's was very impressive at both ends of the floor, and Delladova had 30 points. As fo...

RhodyKyle

Anyone know if this was a game scheduled by Hurley or from Baron? Seems like an odd choice. Don't see URI hanging around with this team but if the spread is 15+ I'd bet that we can cover. I think I heard from someone in the Athletic department that the schedule this year was made prior to Hurley st...

RhodyKyle

Ok, since you feel like calling people "douchbags" with your second post ever, I can respond in kind. Wanna go there with me? You want to judge Munford on ONE play? Are you serious? The coming of Rondo also coincided with Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen forming The Big Three. Oh, and this URI...

RhodyKyle

The line opened up at St Mary's -16.5 I will definitely be taking the points with Rhody, its tough to think that they'll get "blown out" by a good at best St Mary's team Just my opinion, but I believe that URI is more defensive-minded than offensive-minded. Here are a few teams SMC has fa...

RhodyKyle

Dellavedova is likely the best point guard URI sees for the rest of this season. Mike Powell is going to have his hands full. Completely agree. Dellavedova does it all. He is an excellent and efficient scorer, he handles the ball very well and hardly turns it over considering how much he passes. He...

RhodyKyle

Gaels is a reference to those who speak the Celtic language. Do you think Celtics is a stupid name, too? If you watched any games, you'd know, Munford is a fine passer, and is second in assists on the team. 2.1 assists to 2.5 tunrnovers isn't the catastrophe you seem to feel it is. Basketball 101= ...

RhodyKyle

Hi All, I'm a new poster here (been reading these boards for a while though) and thought I'd join you guys. With the game coming up tomorrow night, I was curious about how SMC is doing this year (since they were a bubble team last year) and compare them to our Rams. I thought I would start a thread ...

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