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RhowdyRam02

Greetings - Mason alum/fan here - I come in peace! I'm making my first ever trip to URI (and the entire state for that matter) with my 4 year old next week and was wondering if there was a spot near the arena for pregame meal/drinks, or if getting to the arena at 6pm and having crap concourse food ...

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At some point we have to recognize that no matchup in our schedule is easy as long as our defense plays this bad. This is the type of team that can give up 85+ points to anyone in the A10 whether at home or on the road. I didn't say our schedule would be easy, I said it would be easier than what we...

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rambone 78 wrote: ↑2 months ago Bassy evidently has a coaching staff that has the ability to develop players.

Something we haven't seen since Dan left.

Funny, I seem to remember you saying that Hurley couldn't develop players for the first 4.9 years of his time here

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I’ve been reading often but haven’t posted in a long time. Can’t hold back much longer. I’ve been thinking back to Archie’s introductory presser. I was soooo jacked to listen that day about what he was bringing to our program and to the Ryan Center. He said all the right things. Here’s a few things...

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Yeah, but the defense has been bad all along and we're still 4-5 in conference with an easier upcoming schedule than what we've played We have the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th place teams upcoming. Wouldn’t really call that easier. Sixth place is one game better than us and we already beat them in ...

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Yeah, but the defense has been bad all along and we're still 4-5 in conference with an easier upcoming schedule than what we've played At some point we have to recognize that no matchup in our schedule is easy as long as our defense plays this bad. This is the type of team that can give up 85+ poin...

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I’m not a huge Bassy fan but the kid worked hard and cared. He played 40 minutes today. Do we have a kid that could even do that without fouling out getting gassed or getting benched for not bothering to play defense? I don’t think so Thomas was a bad defender and would still probably be one of our...

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We have a massive thread about former player updates. Granted that isn’t this thread, but people bring up old players all the time. The bringing up of Bassy, who is allowed to attempt 20 shots a game at Albany, helping our team win is really annoying. I would get it if ppl brought up Leggett, but n...

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Sebastian Thomas with 25 points 7 assists 6 steals in 40 minutes in their victory against New Hampshire. Dude fuck bassy Why? He was shoved out, doubt he truly wanted to leave. Good for him turning into an All Conference player. PeterRamTime was way too strong, but it's beyond stupid that every tim...

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adam914 wrote: ↑2 months ago Wow what the hell is going on with Saint Louis!!

We saw this with Cox and Baron. Once a coach is toast in their position it can go downhill really fast

RhowdyRam02

I’ve been reading often but haven’t posted in a long time. Can’t hold back much longer. I’ve been thinking back to Archie’s introductory presser. I was soooo jacked to listen that day about what he was bringing to our program and to the Ryan Center. He said all the right things. Here’s a few things...

RhowdyRam02

Yeah, but the defense has been bad all along and we're still 4-5 in conference with an easier upcoming schedule than what we've played

RhowdyRam02

With most teams in the conference at the halfway point, this is a good spot to check in on the conference standings. How often I update will be directly based on how interested the team can keep me down the stretch. I figured I'll look at seeds 5-12. 5. St. Joseph's 5-4 average NET = 150. Remaining ...

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Pigs get fed, hogs get slaughtered. The NCAA could have kept most of its power and money if they would have instituted common sense changes. Once they lost in court everyone saw the emperor had no clothes and now the NCAA is mostly irrelevant and living on borrowed time

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We'll see, I wouldn't be surprised if next year's average is better than this year. Last year was such a disappointment that it ran off any people that bought just for the goodwill of the Archie hire. Also, this home schedule was particularly poor, with no real draw, so selling mini-plans must have ...

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I could care less what Dan Hurley says at the end of his UConn press conferences. Any words he may now utter have little REAL effect on URI. The last time he said something which had a meaningful impact on Rhody hoops was unfortunately most likely his glowing endorsement of David Cox for head coach...

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reef wrote: ↑2 months ago It’s the changing landscape getting these coaches frustrated with college hoops

Let’s get DH another natty and get him an NBA job away from NIL and the portal !

The changing landscape of players having money and options, just like coaches always had? Oh, the horror!

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Sure, players should get a piece of their jersey sales. But the deals need to be structured on performance. Umm, they would be? Better performance leads to more jerseys sold, leads to players being paid on production. That's literally something the NCAA could have allowed decades ago, but didn't wa...

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Another twist to the NIL saga. I never heard of Campus Ink before this article. Interesting that if Campus Ink signs a contract with a school all their athletes can have shot at making money. "When Campus Ink adds a school, each athlete — from football to rowing — can sign a contract to sell m...

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Packed house. Multiple school and team groups there today. National TV. Get blown out. If you want people to come to games, cannot have a day like today. I said to my wife as we were leaving, we won't see a crowd like this again this year. The players coming out for shoot around before the second h...

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This is just not true I'm not comparing their year two's lol I'm saying we are exactly where we were in cox's last season. Eh we’re ahead of that, but not by much. We now a practice facility, more individual talent, a better coaching staff, more state funding and a president who is committed to ath...

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The program is exactly where it was with Cox one and a half years into Arch. Apathy with zero momentum for the future. This is just not true I'm not comparing their year two's lol I'm saying we are exactly where we were in cox's last season. Yeah, that's still not true. That team had legitimate tal...

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Packed house. Multiple school and team groups there today. National TV. Get blown out. If you want people to come to games, cannot have a day like today. I said to my wife as we were leaving, we won't see a crowd like this again this year. The players coming out for shoot around before the second h...

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The program is exactly where it was with Cox one and a half years into Arch. Apathy with zero momentum for the future. This is just not true You’re right. Cox had us 23-8 and on the bubble during the covid season. Had 3 future NBA players on a team at one point. We’re worse than that. It's almost l...

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They want everyone to wear Keaney:

KEANEY OUT
Let's paint The Ryan Center Keaney Blue for a nationally televised contest! Wear your favorite Keaney outfit!

Giveaway: Keaney Rally Towels for first 2000 fans

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We went from 79 to 77 after last night's games

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At the very least they could use the area formerly known as Rhody Pub or whatever it was to have a couple of stand-alone beer coolers for faster service. They should use one, if not both, for beer only sales that can be taken back to the seats. That should shrink the lines for both beer and other c...

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Imagine doing all this planning on the message board and hoping the athletic department goes through all of this money and work to remodel the Ryan Center all for the end result of having a bigger place to sell shitty Narragansett beer. Think small, you are

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KenPom gives the #196 (#205 NET) Rams a 64% chance of beating the #216 (#204 NET) Explorers, with a projected final of 77-73. They only have us favored in one more game after tonight as of right now, our 3/2 home game against St. Louis. Massey Ratings gives the #182 Rams a 61% chance of beating the ...

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Wow Spooky, picking La Salle over us at home, have we sunk that low? You actually didn't even mention another big freshman Tunde Fasasi (6'8") who started their last game in beating GW. He scored 19 pts (4/5 3PT, 3/3 FT) and 6 rebs. I actually look at this as being a must game, for us to regai...

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In the ESPN bracketology that game out yesterday https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2024-women-college-basketball-projections And the College Sports Madness one that came out Monday https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/22437 St. Joseph's is the auto...

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Massey Ratings gives the #100 (#79 NET) Rams a 78% chance of winning at #220 (#198 NET) George Washington tonight at 6. Predicted final score is 61-52. The game is on ESPN+

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Holy shit. We continue to miss the mark so poorly. Duquesne advertises $1 beers. Because everything we do is unoriginal, forced, unorganic, and a poor replica of what we see others do, we too are doing a beer "special" https://www.instagram.com/p/C2utXyxsnhU/?utm_source=ig_embed&u...

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Holy shit. We continue to miss the mark so poorly. Duquesne advertises $1 beers. Because everything we do is unoriginal, forced, unorganic, and a poor replica of what we see others do, we too are doing a beer "special" https://www.instagram.com/p/C2utXyxsnhU/?utm_source=ig_embed&u...

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Possible A10 HC changes? Keith Dambrot- Turning 66, will he retire or be shown the door? 7 seasons at Duquesne (48-62) and not much to show for it. Fran Dunphy- Will be 76, time to give it up already and La Salle is still in the cellar. Travis Ford- Fans have had it with him. 8th year at SLU and on...

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If the Rams don't dance this year, it will be 2,190 days since we last danced. Archie needs to get this thing going. The last 2 weeks are not getting things done. I'm getting jaded after 6 years. This thing needs to get going. Soon. The David Cox era is not Archie’s problem. This is the same bullsh...

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No, that's a common term long before UMass started using it, and it was absolutely used here before

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We did what we needed to and won convincingly, 63-48

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ramster wrote: ↑2 months ago
RI_Bred wrote: ↑2 months ago
theblueram wrote: ↑2 months ago

The cost to attend URI out of state living on campus is almost a quarter MILLION dollars.
That is INSANEFLATION

That is what happens when a state doesn't properly fund the state flagship but still expects deep discounts for in-state students

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For those who say scholarships aren’t paying the players enough, I bet all those kids who put their name in the portal and didn’t end up somewhere wouldn’t agree. Now they have to pay to finish their degree, if they even do. This system supposedly took advantage of kids, so now no more rules and we...

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If the Rams don't dance this year, it will be 2,190 days since we last danced. Archie needs to get this thing going. The last 2 weeks are not getting things done. I'm getting jaded after 6 years. This thing needs to get going. Soon. The David Cox era is not Archie’s problem. This is the same bullsh...

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If we had a similar situation like PC fans with Cooley, we’d all feel and react the same way. Anyone who denies that is a complete liar. Not even close to the same situation as Hurley to UConn like some have brought up. He will and should get boo’d to the high heavens today, but they’ll eventually ...

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I think you have to give Tom Penders much credit for scheduling URI after he left. The man only coached here for two seasons but agreed to several (3) separate home and home OOC series while at Texas and Houston. The GW conference return games were mandated by the A-10 so I don't really count them....

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Isn’t there a road or airport for you to go scream at. Isn't there a cell phone tower you need to shove up your ass? Every time you speak I imagine a deranged fool walking around the airport screaming at billboards. As far as the above worthless comment - to my face tough guy. Which is it, are you ...

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We went from 80 to 78 in the NET after yesterday's game

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The only thing more embarrassing than that performance was our announcing crew. Both are a laughing stock presently. Brutal Shitting on college kids, a true profile in class Isn’t there a road or airport for you to go scream at. Isn't there a cell phone tower you need to shove up your ass?

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bigappleram wrote: ↑2 months ago The only thing more embarrassing than that performance was our announcing crew. Both are a laughing stock presently. Brutal

Shitting on college kids, a true profile in class

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rhodyram22 wrote: ↑2 months ago Horrible loss, but of course people will give Archie a pass again. He was out-coached.

Did Archie kick your dog or something?

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There were some bad noncalls by the refs, but we deserved to lose. Missed free throws, stretches of absolutely hideous offense in the half-court, horrible defense, dumb turnovers, and Archie putting Green in way too late, so he comes in ice cold. This is a very bad loss after getting smoked in back...

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We did exactly what we needed to do against a bad team and won 75-47, winning all four quarters.

Dutat with 5 points and 13 rebounds in her 28 minute return

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