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rambone 78

13-1 speaks volumes here. They just beat Joes, which I thought was a mild surprise.

If this was a home game, I think we could win it, they aren't very good away from home.

But it's not.

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Have to get on their 3 pt. shooters and not get anybody in foul trouble.

I think we can do the former, but seeing we're on the road, the latter isn't likely.

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ATP, maybe there is a scenario that gets us an NIT bid. Talk about optimism! I'm going to one-up the sunshiners here! If we were to finish with 19 or 20 wins, maybe the NIT committee will factor in all the injuries we've had this season. You know, Hassan, KI, Jarvis et all. Maybe even EC's? We are i...

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RF1, yeah some just don't like the state of affairs.... It's amazing what telling the truth does to some people. And I'm not really being negative either! It's clear this team isn't an NIT team. So what? To some, winning a close game against a bottom half of the league team [at home too] is cause fo...

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If we had a sub 90 RPI and a couple of wins against good teams, then we might have a shot at the NIT. Since we don't, we won't. Ahhhh....the CBI. If JB was still here, and we ended up with 19 wins after NY, you can bet we'd accept a CBI invite.....another meaningless 20 win season.....ahhhh............

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OK Brady. How do you get an 8 seed in the NIT? By being a conference champ in a lower [maybe much lower] league and losing in your conference tourney. There are usually close to a dozen teams that lose that way. The lowest seed an NIT team can get, is usually about a 6. Like was just said, that leav...

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Correct. No NIT. I doubt even 20 wins would be enough.

We'll most likely get a CBI invite.

Please, please, noooooo............but you never know.

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And they left seeing a win against a decent team. Not great in any case, but they were dangerous. I think we'll go 2-2 the rest of the way. Beat UMass fairly easily and squeak by Fordham, who struggles to win close games also. Just not enough bodies to do any better. In NY, maybe they can win 2 game...

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We've basically got 3 really good players and not much else. KI can be, but he's nowhere near as consistent as our "core 3". Those 3 will have to stay out of foul trouble and play 35+ minutes a game the rest of the way, for us to win more games. The thin "Keaney" blue line.......

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It looked like we were definitely more aggressive at the end, which was good. Of course, we were sloppy, which was bad. Did enough to win, though. Man, how many offensive rebounds did Duquesne get in that last minute? Seemed like all of the long 3 ball misses came right back to them. KI and Akele, a...

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JT, JG, and Hassan went 21-24 from the line, and were great from the field.

Iverson with 10 rebounds.

Watson 3-3.

Needed all of it, because that's all we've got right now.

Never seen a team have so many injuries.

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Yes we did. Still tried to make it very interesting at the end.

Akele at the FT line is a disaster.

rambone 78 · Re: Game 27: Duquesne Saturday Feb 20, 7:00PM Cox Sports/OSN 4300

rambone 78

Tonight's game is pretty simple:

Defend the 3 well, this will be a win.

If not, this will be a loss.

Imo, CT should start this game. Their guards are quick. Four will get burned often.

rambone 78

I wish it was that funny.

But it keeps happening time after time. You would think they would have something figured out by now.

But they don't.

Not funny.

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Haven't had a chance to listen yet, but Dan usually says all the right things.....

Just need them to start happening.....

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We can analyze it all day, but especially us older fans know what usually happens against us.

Of course, we've had a few open looks to win games in the last few seconds the last couple of years.

How many have gone in?

.......mighty quiet in here.........

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That's good, TP. I really think he needs some help out there. Hopefully he himself will realize that during the offseason, and does something about it. If we keep playing the same kind of stagnant offense at the end of games, the losses will continue, even with EC and other good talent coming..... T...

rambone 78

Here we go again.

You guys believe what you want. I'll believe what I want.

It's a combination of poor execution and poor coaching moves.

IN MY OPINION.

Does it mean I'm right? No.

Does it mean you're right? No.

Guess who's going to eventually take the fall if this continues?

THE COACH.

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It's tougher to execute plays when the opponent knows what's coming. Like I just said. We do the same things at the end of games, and expect a different result? I'm going to the end of the season coach's shows at the Mews, and I'm going to ask Dan that question. Rod say he likes the tough questions....

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Am I missing something, or should the entire argument be about whether to foul up TWO instead of 1?

Fouling before a shot when you are up 1, makes no sense unless your team has 5 fouls or less......

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Rhodekill, that's a big part of it, but also they need to stop playing the dreaded weave and play more aggressive half court offense late in games. Too many times we have guys standing around and forced to chuck up a bad shot at the last second. Too easy for our opponents to defend that. Those are p...

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I had mentioned Penders, but I doubt it would work......he probably wants to stay retired....

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Can we even hire a 4th assistant?

If not, who would go if DH did bring in someone?

Some of us have been calling for an experienced hand when it comes to offense and late game situations.

Whether it happens, is anybody's guess.

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Results speak for themselves.

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They've done a lot more with what they have, than we have. Granted, they have 2 players who are better than any of ours. One was a surprise, for sure. But they still don't have any more depth than we have. Until recently, you'd have to say they were big overachievers. Us? Seriously underachieved. Th...

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Before URI commits to any facility improvements, they have to see improvements on the field imo. Fleming's got a couple more years to make that happen. Or else, I think football is history. The moment of truth is approaching. Just getting better talent isn't enough. He has to turn that talent into w...

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Imo this is our last gasp.

According to some, URI did pick up some decent CAA level talent this just concluded recruiting period.

If true, then it should start to reflect in the W-L record in the next year or two.

Then again, that's if Fleming can coach them up.

Who knows.

rambone 78

I would think game manager.

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They were in the MAC for football. They aren't going back there. If they go anywhere, I would think AAC. And that's only if that conference has room for them. They probably want to join UConn, but UConn wants out..... Based on the TV money the AAC gets, even that's a stretch. Their travel costs woul...

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A loss to SH will put the Friars squarely on the bubble.

Quite a fall from those heady days at #8........

rambone 78

A wild card will be Dowtin. He's playing against very tough competition and is more than holding his own.

I just hope he doesn't forget how to shoot when he comes here.

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It's trending that way.

UMass imo, is the only "sure" thing. Duquesne usually gives us matchup problems.

When Fordham sweeps them [UMass], and we don't, that's pretty bad.

Yes, if we had JG, we would have, but we didn't.

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Yeah, that was evident quite a while ago. Of course Dan was telling us a while ago, this team would be tough to beat by NY. Bullcrap. Even winning 3 out of the last 5 will be a stretch. We have several good players. No great players. JG and JT will be very good by the time they graduate. Hassan we a...

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I think Dayton fans know how we feel playing at Hawk Hill. 24-7 disparity in FT's. Of course, 2-7 ain't good. I'd still rather be where they are, though. :lol: One other thing, why can't our opponents have a bad night shooting them when they play us? Maybe someone can look it up. A lot of 80% + FT s...

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PC's schedule gets easier to finish out the regular season I think.

Plus they still have their conference tourney.

They'll get in, but as a 10 or 11 seed probably.

rambone 78

TP, it's just that you come across as "talking down" to people. That's kind of your style so to speak.

That shows a lack of respect for other's opinions, in my book.

OK, I've said my piece. Moving on.

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Bonnies are playing themselves into the NIT. GW is hanging on to hopes of an at large. Will have to make noise in NY. PC's lack of depth is finally catching up to them. They will most likely still make it though. Pretty solid top 3 NCAA tourney A10 teams now. VCU imo will make it. LaSalle has now be...

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Why do some posters on here feel the need to be the judge, jury, and executioner of what others say? Is this a contest? Who thinks they are qualified to do so, even if it was? I'm looking at you, TP. Everybody has an opinion. Right, wrong, and everything in between. And nobody should act as if their...

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Rosie, you can see the "deer in the headlights" look from our guys late in games.

They have zero confidence. Afraid to make mistakes. And of course, as a result they do.

If they could somehow win a couple of close ones, that might change. But it hasn't for a long time now.

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Billyboy, that's true. I was REALLY hoping we'd get him.

We've got to hope that at least one or two of the newbie bigs can contribute right off the bat next year.

Otherwise Hassan will have played out of position for his entire career here, and that's a shame.

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We have a chance...if they cancel the tournament, and conduct an NBA style lottery instead.......

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We need good big men, more than more guards. We had NO frontcourt depth. At guard, at least we had some. Both of course would have made a difference. When I said substantial, having either wouldn't have made enough difference to Dance this year. Having both? Now that would be different. I will clari...

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I think DH has learned that this isn't Wagner. Different ballgame. Much steeper learning curve. This may not be a P5 league, but this is much closer to big boy school, than where he came from. Just because we have talent, doesn't mean that it translates to big wins. It's what he does with that talen...

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If we had any of them, the difference would be substantial.

But we don't, so there's that.

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Ramster and GBG, agree completely.

We'll have to wait and see.

No use killing ourselves over it right now.

rambone 78

Too bad it won't be until his senior season. Hassan that is. As far as CT and Akele. there is some concern that just how talented are they? CT seems to have lost his confidence in his shot. Akele imo just needs to get stronger. I doubt either of them will be much more than role players during their ...

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Dunn is still very likely to be a top 10 draft pick.

He could help himself a little, with getting them to the Dance and winning a couple games there.

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Even if we had no injuries, it's highly questionable we would have had the frontcourt depth to be an NCAA tourney team this season. Akele and Thompson wouldn't have played as much either. Hassan, Iverson, and Watson for the 4 and 5 spots. Not nearly enough, especially with their propensity for fouli...

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Right now we basically have 3 very talented players plus a limited Iverson. That's about it. Get in foul trouble, which is easy the way we play, and it's a disaster against a team like this. Of course we'll have more depth next season, but how high quality will it be? The fate of next season, imo re...

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