(We talkin' 'bout...) Practice & Scrimmages

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 11 years ago

If you follow Dan Hurley on twitter so far today he has said what will be going on at practice today

@dhurley15

Morning: Double sessions today. Teaching defensive techniques,skill work and offensive installation in first session. Non live.

Afternoon: Our second practice will be all live play and about real intense competition. Focus on defensive transition/rotations/pressure contain ball.

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 11 years ago

here are some pictures from the first practice

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 935&type=1

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 11 years ago

I love this one, look at how exhausted everybody looks. As Hurley always says, nobody will out work this team...

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

Worried about Gil... someone check for a pulse

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 11 years ago

Haha, thats pretty funny.

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

Heh! Maybe he was told to "stay there". :0

Ryan Rowdy · Unread post by **Ryan Rowdy** » 11 years ago

Probably waiting for Bobby to come over and bounce it off the backboard again.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 11 years ago

Good to see these kids workin hard !!!

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

A good coach can be demanding and quick to praise, too.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 11 years ago

ace wrote:

A good coach can be demanding and quick to praise, too.

and the praise means more when it comes from a demanding coach ...

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 11 years ago

Exactly, cant wait to see what kind of product we put on the floor

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 11 years ago

I mean I know some of us were hopeful back in the day...but has anyone ever been this excited for practice before? This is awesome.

neil · Unread post by **neil** » 11 years ago

Great excitement, it would be nice if this translated to at least 3000 people for the first exhibition game. Can't wait to watch the players but also the coaches and how supportive the bench/team unity is.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Actually Blue Man, watching two former UCLA coaches on the Keaney floor, put the Rams through their paces in 1997, was amazing.
I thought it was a dream.
The winningest player in NCAA history, Larry Farmer, and an NCAA championship coach , Jim Harrick, following
a Midnight Madness that was on ESPN.
Those were heady days.

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 11 years ago

rodfromcranston wrote:Actually Blue Man, watching two former UCLA coaches on the Keaney floor, put the Rams through their paces in 1997, was amazing.
I thought it was a dream.
The winningest player in NCAA history, Larry Farmer, and an NCAA championship coach , Jim Harrick, following
a Midnight Madness that was on ESPN.
Those were heady days.

Hah I remember Harrick crowd surfing at that midnight madness. But when you think about it...we were already good. We hadn't really "suffered" in the way that we understand suffering now.

To go from Penders and the late 80s early 90s runs, up to what Skinner was able to give us, and then obviously the extremely awesome hire of a coach who was a few years removed from a damn national title is something -

but let's be realistic here: we haven't even beaten a ranked team since puberty was the new frontier for me. I feel like I've lived a lifetime since we did anything noteworthy and truly satisfying as a basketball team.

For once...it feels like we might find some actual fulfillment.

Rhody72 · Unread post by **Rhody72** » 11 years ago

Can't wait to see if we will walk the talk.

GandysFantasy · Unread post by **GandysFantasy** » 11 years ago

Hurley has had success thus far at every level, I expect his trajectory to continue.

Rod, I do recall the Harrick days....yup, they were very heady! Larry Farmer was also a great addition to the coaching staff.

Lets hope Hurley leads us to similar heights.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 11 years ago

ace wrote:Worried about Gil... someone check for a pulse

Haha. That is classic. Otherwise, encouraging updates.

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 11 years ago

Dan Hurley's response to me asking about open practices on twitter - @jaycoppa appreciate your excitement about hoops. Will b looking at some open practices soon. Just need to get thru first week. Teaching.

Damn this man is awesome. Beyond the fact that he is so awesomely receptive to fans, that last word: "Teaching." Did our ex-coach even know that word? Nevermind dedicate an entire WEEK to that????

Lucky doesn't even begin to describe how lucky we are to have him.

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

Awesome. Very reasonable from Dan. Lookin forward to catching a practice later in the season.

Gunboat · Unread post by **Gunboat** » 11 years ago

Are any of these practices open to the public and/or season ticket holders?

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

Dan said that he would be making more information regarding open practices available a little bit later in the season. He tweeted this reasoning citing the need to "Teach", especially early.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 11 years ago

Good to see that he is teaching the fundamentals, that will help us in the long run

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 11 years ago

Today, Saturday October 20th, there are many 2 hour scrimmages going on that are open to the public for free. Some are offering free T-Shirts to the first arrivals, etc.
PC (Mal Brown Scrimmage)
Maryland
Oklahoma
Georgia State
Kentucky
Davidson
to name a few
Most of these scrimmages are Saturday morning, often followed by a football game (and in some cases Homecoming) in the afternoon
Would be a great idea for URI
Next Saturday morning would be perfect, set the scrimmage from 9am to 11am.......give autograph session, then on to the football game and homecoming festivities. URI used to do this scrimmage type thing many years ago for those who go back that far............even though it was not publicized much at all, mostly word of mouth
- Homecoming
- Versus New Hampshire in Football
- Men's Soccer versus Duquesne 7pm Friday
- Men's Soccer versus St Bonaventure 1pm Sunday

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 11 years ago

I saw from one of the players on Twitter that they are having a scrimmage today. No idea if it is open to the public or not.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 11 years ago

I hope they got after it big time and if I know Hurley I am sure they did

rhodylaw · Unread post by **rhodylaw** » 11 years ago

Seems like a waste of a practice to me. Want to see what it is like to play in front of 1000 people? That's what the coast guard game is for.

seanmc94 · Unread post by **seanmc94** » 11 years ago

If it was played at Keaney; it would have a better feel to it.

neil · Unread post by **neil** » 11 years ago

Hoping that they will be practicing Saturday morning before the noon football game - don't need to watch a scrimmage, a practice would be fine.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

First open practice this Saturday.

Rhody15 · Unread post by **Rhody15** » 11 years ago

Intraquad scrimmage on Saturday 930-1130 before the homecoming football game.

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

Awesome. So who's going? I assume they are in the Ryan Center given it's Saturday morning.

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 11 years ago

yes in the RC

neil · Unread post by **neil** » 11 years ago

I'm there!

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 11 years ago

looks like i'll be up early

Rhody Guy · Unread post by **Rhody Guy** » 11 years ago

Hurley tweeted that the first open practice would be this saturday 930-1130

URI_IEP · Unread post by **URI_IEP** » 11 years ago

Ahhh yes...

The days when 9:30 on a Saturday was early...

Rhody Guy · Unread post by **Rhody Guy** » 11 years ago

Wish i could.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 11 years ago

there

URIGONZO · Unread post by **URIGONZO** » 11 years ago

9:30 Saturday morning is a bit early. But I like the effort.

gorhody89 · Unread post by **gorhody89** » 11 years ago

I will be tailgating outside but might pop in the Ryan center for a few

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

Rhody Guy wrote:Hurley tweeted that the first open practice would be this saturday 930-1130

Very cool, indeed. We have a thread going on this topic of Open Practices.

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 11 years ago

This is going to be the Blue/White Scrimmage.

http://gorhody.com/sports/m-baskbl/2012 ... 1023w56nfb

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

I'm going to bring my 17mo old son with me to catch some basketball up close. I also expect him to want to run around the Ryan Center concourse as well!

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 11 years ago

ATPTourFan wrote:I'm going to bring my 17mo old son with me to catch some basketball up close. I also expect him to want to run around the Ryan Center concourse as well!

Too bad this wasn't last year. Your son probably would have been able to run the offense.

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

He enjoyed attending a game last year but made some pretty puzzled faces watching the old "system" in action.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 11 years ago

ATPTourFan wrote:He enjoyed attending a game last year but made some pretty puzzled faces watching the old "system" in action.

I have a 2-year-old grandson that I was thinking of bringing to an afternoon game. Did your toddler make it through the whole game?

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

He did as a 6 month old, but now he may be less inclined to sit on my lap and watch basketball, so be prepared to find somewhere for him to run around.

Kingston · Unread post by **Kingston** » 11 years ago

I took my 2yr old to midnight madness and he loved it. The key the forty five minute nap on the way down to campus

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

Projo's Kevin McNamara talks about Dan Hurley's open scrimmage scheduled for Saturday morning @ 9:30.

“We have a few guys banged up, so we need to make sure we have 10 healthy bodies if we’re going to scrimmage,” Hurley said, “but I encourage our fans to come down and take a look at the team.”

http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ ... w=ZW50aXR5

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