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rodfromcranston

YES! YES! YES!
It's official!

rodfromcranston

Thanks Ben! I'm getting very little backup in my battle with the trolls,
and Baron lovers.

rodfromcranston

The King Troll has spoken!

rodfromcranston

Why, troll? IT'S WRONG BECAUSE YOU THINK IT IS?
Did a Hurley team kick your team's ass somewhere along the way?
You're no Rhody fan, obviously.
Go haunt some other message board.

rodfromcranston

Thank you Mr, Obvious, Iggy. The statement was none but top 15 or so freshmen make an impact. I'm sure I could have named quite a few more for us. TP, if you want to play with the big boys, you do what the big boys do. As Hurley said, "Scholarships are gold." This isn't CYO. Maybe you thin...

rodfromcranston

Yeah, Bobby Hurley only had that awful bench coach Coach K to look at. Both Dan and Bobby played for Bob Sr. Only a Hall of Famer. This troll is digging in his heels against Hurley and I'm already tired of his act. Dan is not a big fan of PJ. Read Miracle of St. Anthony's and learn something. When I...

rodfromcranston

I don't see Hurley doing a Baron, and keeping those who don't fit or don't
progress for four years.
This will sort itself out. Cure or kill, eventually.

rodfromcranston

Of course, we've never had freshmen make immediate impacts. Sly Williams torching the number one ranked Michigan for 32 points in his third game as a freshman. Lamar personally sinking TCU in his first game ever. ARD contributing from day one. Pappy Owens and Marc Upshaw stars from day one. Tyson Wh...

rodfromcranston

As I said in another thread, two games and we have trolls coming in and knocking Hurley's abilities on every level. He doesn't have any real experience. He doesn't know anything about offense. His recruits won't have any impact, and are overhyped. His offense looks just like Baronball (two new troll...

rodfromcranston

Anyone who says our offense looks just like Baron ball isn't watching the games. Baronball involved the PG dribbling aimlessly until the clock was almost out, and passing to someone for a rushed shot. The only similarity is, Baron never used the post to run his offense through for inside-outside pas...

rodfromcranston

That means PC will be down to 6 players, I think.
Sean can probably verify this.
They destroyed Bryant. Hasn't Tim O'Shea done a stellar job?
He took a D-2 program that went to the NCAA D-2 Final game under
Max Good, and failed to make the transition to D-1 any sort of success.

rodfromcranston

For no particular reason, EC is the signing I am anxious to
see get done.
Maybe it's because he took a lot of crap for verballing to us.

rodfromcranston

Biruta played PF at Rutgers. May play C by default?

rodfromcranston

Can't see Reischel or Minnis keeping Munford on the bench. Munford also plays solid defense. He is also a Hurley guy, going back years. Minnis is a point guard, and a defensive player maybe with his size, plays the 2 sometimes. Reischel, Martin and Biruta aren't a very big frontline, unless Martin g...

rodfromcranston

Kentucky-Duke.
Nerlans Noel? OK, he's big, he can block shots, but he no Anthony Davis.
Another raw offensive player, who was too highly rated, at least at this stage.

rodfromcranston

Super! One down, one to go!
Plus one more somewhere in the future.

rodfromcranston

Not to belabor the point, but Jamal Wilson averaged 17.3 shots per game last year, 43 in his first two games, despite some games only playing a few minutes, before he got suspended. I don't recall anyone bitching about him getting his shots on a lousy team. Oh, did you know that Holton's records see...

rodfromcranston

BAR, I'm also POed at the lack of direct fan support that I saw in the CG and the NSU games. We wanted the change, and yet, people aren't exactly putting their money where their mouths were. I keep reading, "We have to start winning to draw fans back". Pathetic! Obviously the clowns you re...

rodfromcranston

Hope it's us!

rodfromcranston

No. It's the same as Powell. The Hurleys and staff will be the ultimate judges of what happens going forward. When I first saw Hare at Madness in the scrimage, I was impressed with his ease of movement, jumping ability and ability to run the court. In the CG game, he didn't play that much. In the la...

rodfromcranston

Listen, anyone who said,"Letting Munford take so many shots is wrong, because he's only here for two years" loses ALL credibity with me, and I'm sure other here. He's not a ball hog, he's the only player on the team capable of getting shots. And do tell us WHO on this team will be around f...

rodfromcranston

Message board guy? Really? I think you know jack shit. When you have a superior talent, you play to him. This isn't friggin Communism, CYO, or little league, where everyone gets the same chance. "Geez, Cuttino, we're going to give you and Tyson the same number of shots as Josh King, so he devel...

rodfromcranston

Anton Wilson, greatest 3 point shooter ever, didn't get off the bench against St. John's for Detroit.
At least the majority of the game I watched.

rodfromcranston

Um, Powell is not an "one the ball" defender.
Last night, case in point. Green abused him, all night.

rodfromcranston

Look up Sly Williams, Silk Owens, Steve Chubin, or any other big scorer that we had, and get back to me. I remember Sly taking 34 shots in one game. Season 590, Pappy Owens, 1982-83 581, Tom Garrick, 1987-88 557, Carlton Owens, 1987-88 532, Sly Williams, 1978-79 506, Eric Leslie, 1989-90 501, Dennis...

rodfromcranston

Holton, if nothing else, could tenaciously rebound.
His problem was, he thought he was Kevin Durant.
I don't see the slightest similarity in Hare and Holton's game.

rodfromcranston

I'm going on the idea that Hurley can recruit whatever he needs
after next season.
I want Onyekaba to play, to give the program a boost.
He won't be the last bigman Hurley brings in.

rodfromcranston

20 shots isn't exactly Pete Maravich level shooting.It's pretty average for a top scorer. Oh, so Munford is the reason Hare stinks? He's the reason he doesn't do well in practice? He's the reason he has bad hands. He's the reason he fouls like mad? Do we have an ignore tab on this site? Just too rid...

rodfromcranston

Oh, please! Did you watch the game last night? This is the only guy on the team who could create his own shot. He was 10-13 from inside the arc. Pretty damned good! He's a Hurley guy from high school. Hurley trusts him, and knows his game. He does things that can't be taught. It's called TALENT. So ...

rodfromcranston

He hasn't verballed anywhere, so he's not signing anywhere.
From the description of him, he sounds like Munford!
We could use a four year version.

rodfromcranston

Biggie is 6'3", and a tough defender.
Likes to drive. Big enough for a 2.
He could be a change of pace combo guard.

rodfromcranston

I agree with Blue Man. As I said after the CG game, this team is doing exactly what I'd hoped they'd do. Hustle for 40 minutes, play great defense, and have an offensive system. Check on all counts. Hurley can't make up for lack of manpower and size, or poor shooting. You can't play the ideal post p...

rodfromcranston

I don't think the shot selection, overall, has been bad at all. How many shots go in and out? Munford can get his shot anytime he wants. Not sure I can blame "lack of defined role" for Malone not playing well. Missed shots are missed shots. Poor defense is poor defense, regardless of what ...

rodfromcranston

Once more for the thousanth time! EC MATTHEWS CAME TO URI TO PLAY POINT GUARD! He passed on offers from big name schools because he was guaranteed that. The only reason he played 2 in high school, is the PG is even higher rated than Matthews. This kid is a huge talent, and you don't mess with him, b...

rodfromcranston

Only a total idiot would try to bag the Hurley's for this season.
Probably 8 new players next year. They should be cooking come January of 2014.
A lot of new players to blend in, so I'm hoping the schedule will be more forgiving
than this years'.

rodfromcranston

Cut the bullshit! I don't equate a leftover CFL player, with one of the best young coaches in the game. I know what we have sitting out and coming in as recruits. Only a moron would try to judge anything the Hurleys do on this season. I only predicted 9 wins. We may not get to that We knew this was ...

rodfromcranston

Do whatever you want.
Some of us have been around long enough to know what a good point guard looks like.
This isn't anything new.
So, you equate a poor PG performance with the coach being lousy? Wow!

rodfromcranston

Yeah, scoring half his team's point on 50% shooting is clearly indicative of how awful X Munford was.
Please!

rodfromcranston

Powell is a converted two guard. Sometimes it works, but most point guards are born, not made. Our inside game in non existent. That's why other teams will be able to move out and extend their defenses, to negate Nik and Malone. I think the only guy on this team who can create his own shot is Munfor...

rodfromcranston

Well, next year, Biruta, Onekaba, Reischel, and the guy who I'm most looking forward to seeing, Hassan Martin. Aaman will be a year older. Hare? I'm not saying anything. Frontline will go from undermanned to top notch. PG, will have Matthews and Minnis, in addition to Powell. SG, Munford will be a s...

rodfromcranston

Lots of shots blocked or that driving down low and getting stopped, with no place to go.
There a plenty of small PGs, who make it work.
He's the guy the Hurleys have worked on the most.

rodfromcranston

Wow! Awful. We played against a team with only 8 scholarship players! Munford is s BIG TIME scorer. He's deadly in the open floor. He can drive and he can shoot, and he can handle the ball. Nik was useless tonight. Not athletic enough to contend with VATech players guarding him. Powell, and Malone n...

rodfromcranston

I'm pretty sure ESPN 3 is an online thing.
Cox has PC-Bryant on OSN.

rodfromcranston

Could be a long year for PC and URI, for much the same reasons.
They have better and more experienced players, but woefully short of depth.

rodfromcranston

I honestly hope you're right.
We need a 6'10" guy, especially this year.
I hope he develops to at least become a contributor now, and better
as he matures.

rodfromcranston

Hurley NEVER saw Hare play in high school.
By the time he was hired, the season was over.
He sure as hell wasn't recruiting him for Wagner.

rodfromcranston

Oh good. Let's start a Blake Vedder results thread, since people seem obsessed with people not good enough to still be here. As for Hare, I will go along with whatever the staff judges for him. Sorry, I'm not burying anyone, but for all they hype, I don't see a "top 30" freshman, of a frin...

rodfromcranston

JCRU's pictures show what a piss poor crowd it was.

rodfromcranston

It will be a long season from a W-L standpoint, no doubt. I think the lack of talent, size and depth isn't enough to be offset by any coach. They will have what we have playing to the best of their abilities. My guess is, we'll shoot better than 29% in most games this year. Not many teams look good ...

rodfromcranston

Scary part is, we're not playing Sisters of The Poor in the next few games. VATech away. Ohio State is #4. Seton Hall is good. Don't know much about WA State. It's going to be rough waters, without any cupcakes. Don't see many breaks on the schedule until December. This schedule would have been fine...

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