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UConn looked like a tourney team yesterday. Bouknight adds a lot, heckuva player.

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Walker is going to take minutes from Tate. Thus far Tate has had a few good minutes against Alabama and not done much else. We need more out of him.

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Or have lost to the worst P5 team in the country and an Ivy not named Harvard.

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All I’m counting on from walker are good interior defense and rebounds. We don’t need scoring but if he does anything there even some garbage buckets it’s gravy. This team can win a lot of games if Tyrese steps into the 4th scorer role night in and night out. He can’t disappear or simply float aroun...

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Luke, defense is half of the game. URI didn’t play any defense. Watch how many times they got beat off the dribble causing a complete defensive breakdown. Layups and wide open threes. TP, LSU isn’t close to Maryland. VCU beat them. URI shouldn’t lose to them by 13 points on a neutral court. If we e...

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I guess I'm still sour that Sheppard, walker and Johnson are either ineligible or can't play D1 basketball. Not sure what you think a lanky wing shooter (DJ) would have done to change that outcome. Walker would have definitely been a huge help against a team like that, we needed to have 2 big men i...

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I think the growth of Cox as a HC has also been tangible and a nice development this first part of the season. Agree with TP, have seen a lot of good ATO sets that have gotten us buckets. The alley oop to Toppin the other night, and the one to Cyril today, are just 2 examples. Today we ran a real ni...

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theblueram wrote: ↑4 years ago So we are still not an at large candidate.

The season is 6 games old.

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Not sure why people are up in arms. Very tough matchup for us, and even moreso when they are hitting from perimeter. I think we looked a step slow on D, but that team is explosive offensively. For context they put up 82 at VCU who has a Top 20 D. Scored 80s vs Utah State the other night. Def was a g...

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He’s a left handed Cyril with better ball skills. Them two in a FT contest would be interesting. Backboards beware!

Have always liked French, think Dan recruited him at one point?

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Of the 3 Walker was the program changer. I'm sure Bishop and Mcleod will perform eventually but Walker in the A10 would have been a problem. What could have been!

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Their entire rotation is between 6’4 and 6’8 Tough matchup for Fatts on defensive end as he will be giving up 6 inches at least to whoever he covers. They are long and athletic but not overly disciplined thus far. Prone to turnovers and dumb plays. Skyler Mays can ball. I assume Jeff gets him but th...

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Really impressed by Bouknight. Not so much by Gaffney. Ace is the feeling that Gilbert is going to come back for another year?

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He was at the Bama game which i thought was odd I assume him and Oats are buddies but still.

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I agree 83 and I think that's a good thing. They have both had stretches of great basketball just haven't put it all together for 40 minutes yet. I am confident that will come and we will get that much better.

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Poor shooting is always a concern in these concocted tournament gyms...unfamiliar sightlines, different lighting, weird dimensions, etc.

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Garbage way to lose, while there was contact made by URI player the SU player ran onto his already outstretched leg...2nd year in a row we had the better run of play and better opportunities but couldn't pull it out.

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The weather in Syracuse at this time of year must be delightful for a night soccer game

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Daly also is using Eric Leslie type usage to get those numbers. Had 11 points on 17 shots when i last checked.

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He’s not a “big”, he’s a lanky 6’6 wing. Tyrese matches up with him fine.

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A chris ledlum type. Ledlum was someone I was watching at the Gauntlet last year and was being recruited by Ark-Little Rock, Coll of Charleston and a few other LM/MM. He exploded that season, catapulted into the Top 100 and was snagged by Harvard.

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I am also starting to believe in Cox basketball mind especially offensively 2 things stood out we called time out end of 1h and well executed ally oop to Jacob Then with game on line we went to weave which created the pass to Cyril He may not be the defensive mind DH was but I like him better offen...

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I have more modest dreams...just get more than 1 tupperware bin per metal detector. Total cost of $8 at job lot to purchase a half dozen more and be able to move the line more quickly through the door for big games. The state can give 1 and fundraise the other 7 to get it done

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Only two games in the A-10 on Wednesday night: Rider at UMass , 7 PM. On ESPN+. Rider got swamped in its last game versus Arizona State. This is a game in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off. High Point at Saint Louis , 8 PM. On ESPN+. Game is part of Gotham Classic. No games involving URI OOC opponents: UMAS...

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RPI is as flawed right now as any of them. KenPom has PC at 26 (no way), nor are they 195th team in the country as RPI says. Until they have larger sample sizes all of the data tools are fairly useless right now.

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PLEASE don't make any judgments on a kids ability to play in games based on what they do in warmups. There is literally zero correlation.

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Agree on Tyrese. Need him to get going, we can become very dangerous with a 4th consistent scorer joining our Core 3. And while they have both had really strong stretches in certain games, Cyril and Jeff are still not performing as consistently as they have in the past. That will come around, no dou...

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I think you wait til their season is over to celebrate them. Have to assume they get a moment to take the court at a game later this season.

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Rhodymob05 wrote: ↑4 years ago The A10 has to be a top 5 conference right now.

The best we can ever hope for is to be 7th. P5+BE. Ahead of AAC and Pac 10. That should be the goal every year.

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Totally agree with Koch, last season we lose that game. Right now Fatts is the straw that stirs the drink and has been very good in 3 of 4 games. One thing is clear, whether by injury or foul trouble if either of the big 3 is out for large stretches we are going to struggle. We will see a lot of wha...

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They seem undersized, but quick and skilled with experience in the back court. Always a good formula for a mid major. Should be a tough test.

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Did anyone notice the 1 - 2 - 2 zone press deployed against Alabama? It’s the first time I’ve noticed it used. I liked it. Saving some legs? Agreed, it was a great way to slow them down after a make when they want to run it up the court. We also switched into an extended 2-3 during last 5 minutes. ...

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It would be ridiculous to have beaten them this year, and won our league, and then have to go there and play a road game bc we don't have a workable press box.

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At least we are good at futbol.

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Right now Powell is the best player in college basketball. Should be him and Cassius Winston battling for POY when all is said and done.

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Who other than Blackshear is suppose to be any good??? They looked real average. Scottie Lewis was a 5 star recruit think he’s coming off bench so far. Andrew Nemhard is a player. Not sure about anyone else. In general the preseason ncaa hoops predictions and early rankings have huge margins of err...

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Doombone hot takes ^^

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I see. I want no parts of it. I’ll go back to my neutral corner. Just saying certain posters have their thing. We all know about it. It's not a big deal. To give some color to this, R72 once made a similar comment to this talking about Jimmy Baron’s FT shooting. Jimmy shot better than 90% FTs for h...

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Worth noting, the performance and way we won (putting up 93 points) in front of Andy Katz and Jeff Goodman is great for our profile, and the leagues. Both have been effusive about Rhody and the A10 last 24 hours. We enjoyed a lot of national attention under Dan, good to see Coach Cox and the squad g...

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URI Football snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

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Fatts after 3 games.

16 assists to 5 turnovers.

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Maybe we could have more than 1 Tupperware bin to put your stuff through and it would speed things up.
Simple stuff here Rhody

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Would be great to have a working scoreboard

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The Ryan Center was rocking!

Way to show up Ram Fam. Awesome showing with the national media paying attention. Big win.

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TruePoint wrote: ↑4 years ago Do they not ever switch it up and let us go first?

Save!!!

It’s an advantage to go 2nd, like last bat in baseball.

bigappleram · Re: 11/15 | Alabama | 7:30PM (NBC Sports)

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Vandy picked to finish dead last in SEC. Richmond picked mid pack A10, and playing at home, that's a game they should win. St Joe's picked last beating a preseason mid pack AAC team on their home floor. Do think VCU and SJU wins are of a higher caliber than Richmond.

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Also funny was the inference by VCU fans that Will Wade only became a cheater after he left Richmond

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2 of the last 3 times DH has played St Joe’s he’s been on the wrong end of a boat racing to epic proportions. Senior Night and last night. He must hate that flapping Hawk!

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Cyril is quicker and stronger.
Santos Silva is a bit bigger and has better touch around the rim.

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