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Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 years ago Is the kid from Rhody Vault on this board?

Tremendous account, churns out a ton of great content.

He’s not. I told him about it - he grew up in southern RI and went to South Kingstown High with me. I let him know about the board and will try and get him to make an account.

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Miller doesn't happen without Hurley showing it's possible.

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The timing of this is so fantastic. Every losing team from this moment on will have players hitting the transfer portal.

We will be a player on the transfer market. Book it.

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Section104 wrote: ↑2 years ago Archie Miller 2022!

3 months ago I posted this. We did it!

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Iggy1979 wrote: ↑2 years ago Archie will want the $ to hire Kenya Hunter and or Tom Ostrom. He won't settle for the kind of staff Cox had

Alright deal

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The focus should be find a new coach. If the coach wants any remaining players, great. If not, start from scratch. A player averaging <1 min per game won’t make or break our rebuild.

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Absolutely terrible result for the Atlantic 10 and Rhode Island Basketball.

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Very important game, unfortunately, to the health of our program moving forward. I don't want to label it a "must lose", but it's pretty close to that.

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Boals is a better candidate than Becker. Higher ceiling. Prob harder to snag tho too. Still think Bryce Drew is a really compelling candidate. Success at 2 different mid majors and a blemish at a P5 that is VERY hard to win at. Even with that he went to NCAA his first year at Vandy. Recruited reall...

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I'm not going to comment on the absolute mess that is Rhode Island basketball, but... I think the Mitchell's can be an asset with the right coach. They would have to check their ego at the door, share minutes (not play at the same time), and buy-in to the system, but I think the talent is there to ...

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Just thinking to myself if Thorr can somehow try and justify keeping Cox past this year. There's just no way right? He's not coaching here next year without an extension, so he's either getting fired or another year added onto his deal. I've played it through my head as well, just seeing or hearing...

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I'm not going to comment on the absolute mess that is Rhode Island basketball, but... I think the Mitchell's can be an asset with the right coach. They would have to check their ego at the door, share minutes (not play at the same time), and buy-in to the system, but I think the talent is there to b...

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Other Category would be coaches with Baggage...worked out well with Bruce Pearl

Each has their own unique issue(s) of varying degrees

Pat Chambers
Greg Marshall
Sean Miller
Mike Rice

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I guess I forgot P5 assistant coach, but I doubt Thorr would go that route after the Cox debacle.

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I think there are four types of candidates: 1. Up and coming coach like was got with Hurley from Wagner (Holloway, Mason) 2. A fired head coach from P5 (Miller, Mack, Drew) 3. A known commodity that's been at a mid-major for a while, but has had success (Becker) 4. A P5 head coach that is on the hot...

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Huge loss for our program to take a step in the right direction when the season is over. Onto the next one!

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Top A10 programs can, without question, keep players like Tyrese and Toppin. It’s not impossible under the right coach…It’s impossible under Cox Except the best program in the A10 this year also lost a player to Kentucky. Facts don’t matter though huh? Would rather make things up to fit your narrat...

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I’m not watching the game. Didn’t for one second think about turning it on.

Fire the coach and I’ll be back. Until then I’m done with Rhode Island (mens) basketball.

Do it, Thorr.

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“Blow it all up” doesn’t take as long to fix when transfers don’t have to sit out a year. Hire the right coach - maybe someone recently let go like Mack - and the improvement will be immediate. Leave Cox for 1 more year and you lose an entire fan base. The right coach can work with the Mitchell twi...

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steviep123 wrote: ↑2 years ago I’m going to puke

Positive spin: if you have discretionary funds you should be rich betting 2H spreads with this team. Maybe use it to help with the Cox buyout?

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“Blow it all up” doesn’t take as long to fix when transfers don’t have to sit out a year. Hire the right coach - maybe someone recently let go like Mack - and the improvement will be immediate. Leave Cox for 1 more year and you lose an entire fan base. The right coach can work with the Mitchell twin...

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I missed the last game accidentally. I made sure that mistake didn’t happen again. Bad decision on my part.

Fire Cox.

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I didn’t watch this game. Completely forgot it was on. I think that says more about the state of the program than anything. I hear you, and I'm someone who consistently tried my best to show up as early as I could once the doors opened. Loved watching them warm up. Honestly it's pretty sad. Part of...

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I didn’t watch this game. Completely forgot it was on. I think that says more about the state of the program than anything.

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Free Walker!

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Here are my thoughts: We have some incredible talent. Front court talent unlike anything we've had in quite some time. Discipline seems to be our weak point, which can probably tie back to coaching style AND lack of a true PG. Positives: I really like what I see from Thomas - I'd say he's been the s...

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Archie Miller 2022!

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The good news is coaching changes can result in a quicker turnaround than before since transfers don’t have to sit

The bad news is i don’t see a change coming anytime soon.

I hope I’m wrong.

Section104 · Re: 11/23 | Florida Gulf Coast | 7:00PM (ESPN+) Guard play has been nonexistent

Guard play has been nonexistent

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I think Kevin Sutton is an assistant coach there now. I bet he wants this win pretty bad…i wonder if there’s any bad blood?

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RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑2 years ago
CamsRams wrote: ↑2 years ago Lost home/home w VCU.
Replaced with George Washington in case you're wondering if the A10 thinks we'll rebound this year

Without Bones and Ace I'm not sure VCU will do much of anything this year.

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He recruited Jason Kidd (legally or illegally, who knows?), which means he has some sort of ability to close. In the middle of the sleepy Baron years I was shouting to bring on Bozeman as a head coach so I'd say I'm pleasantly surprised on this choice as an assistant. Risky? Sure. Not a whole lot to...

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bigappleram wrote: ↑3 years ago If we aren’t kicking these tires we deserve what we get

A 6’9” shooter developed by Jay Wright for 3 years, yup I’ll take that and roll the dice.

Also was working out all summer with Hassan and Malik Martin, Cyril, etc.

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section(105) wrote: ↑3 years ago ......the pay cut from there to here would be very large......no?

the pay increase from no job to having a job is greater

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I don’t know if it was said elsewhere but Luke Murray was fired at Louisville. Could be a solid addition to our assistant coaching staff ......gotta ask, what does he bring to the table?...... I don't think anyone truly knows - except those that have worked with him directly - what he brings to the...

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I don’t know if it was said elsewhere but Luke Murray was fired at Louisville. Could be a solid addition to our assistant coaching staff

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I saw this coming a mile away. Fatts was injured He thrives on fans, energy, and attention and got none of the above this past year His best memories were NCAA tournament He saw what his best friend accomplished this year at UConn His pro stock (Europe) was at an all time low It all makes sense. Wi...

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I saw this coming a mile away. Fatts was injured He thrives on fans, energy, and attention and got none of the above this past year His best memories were NCAA tournament He saw what his best friend accomplished this year at UConn His pro stock (Europe) was at an all time low It all makes sense. Wit...

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I wonder if Tyson will be looking for a new home as well

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As it stands now, is this the correct roster/classes for next season? Allen Betrand Jermaine Harris DJ Johnson Malik Martin Antwan Walker Jalen Carey Makhel Mitchell Makhi Mitchell Ishmael Leggett Ileri Ayo-Faleye Tres Berry Abdou Samb * Kind of, I guess. It depends on if anyone is taking advantage...

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This would be so bad for the A10. They don't have a chance without a Mark Schmidt type at St. Bonnies. Maybe a John Becker type from Vermont? Regardless, a tough program to sell that seems to be in a pretty great spot with a coach that seems unlikely to leave unless it was a great local fit for him ...

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I could've missed it last night, but he's 1 shy of all time steals record, right?

Let him get his record and then bench him until the A10 tournament. We're likely not winning, regardless, but I can promise you our chances are better with Fatts somewhat healthy.

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Ish, Mitchell, Walker, Fatts, Sheppard is a more talented 5, with great balance, than just about every team in the league. Run that lineup until fouls or effort/stamina force you to pivot.

I don’t trust that Cox is the guy to fix this.

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This is not me supporting the coach, bashing the coach, or anything in-between, but I will say that this is undoubtedly a game where we win with a second Mitchell twin. Mitchell's defense and offense changed when he was in foul trouble. They couldn't hang in the first half and our strategy changed t...

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His offense shows incredible promise, but I think his biggest asset is his ability to defend in two ways. 1. Natural defense clogging the paint and being challenging to back down + defensive rebounds 2. Attacking his man and getting them into foul trouble on the other end. It's hard to stop someone ...

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In my opinion... Positives: Terrific Recruiter Great ambassador for our program Negatives: Roster Turnover --> will this improve? Assistant Coaches TBD: In-game coach I do understand 72's point of a mutually beneficial long-term contract IF, and it's a big IF, Thorr thinks this is his guy long-term,...

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Tyrese has been fun to watch this season. He's playing really well. And I hate to say it but he plays harder defense and a more disciplined offensive game since getting to UConn. It’s noticeable. I agree with this and I think it's worth discussing: Did he mature? Did Hurley's discipline result in i...

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Despite how talented Hassan was defensively I always got nervous when we played a true 6'10+ center. Same can be said about Berry + Langevine. Mitchell is a big man that doesn't get backed down by many. I can't imagine the damage we would've done if we had someone like him to pair with Hassan. I lov...

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We need to shorten the rotation and/or have a few groups of 2-3 guys that get a lot of run together.

Good to somehow avoid the loss, but this team has a lot of growing to do. I really like Mitchell - he gives us a true post up big with elite size that we haven’t had in so long.

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Start Ish. That’s all I have. Starting Ish and you should guarantee we grow as the year progresses. I like Martin for defensive purposes.

Mitchell
Walker
Martin
Ish
Fatts

Sheppard first off the bench.

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