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Thank you. So embarrassing. That's Rutgers.
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emBARONsing !

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Say it ain't so Scarlett Knights !!
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Athlon's season preview is out. And yes, we know, it's meaningless, but good press is good press.

2 A10 teams in their Top 25: Dayton (23), Rhode Island (24)

3 A10 teams make their tournament: Dayton (6), Rhode Island (6), VCU (7)- they have all going 1-1

Conference standings: Dayton, Rhode Island, VCU, GW, Davidson, Richmond, La Salle, St. Bonaventure, UMass, Fordham, St. Joseph's, Saint Louis, Duquesne, George Mason
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I have never been impressed by Athlon pubs.
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Rhody74 wrote:I have never been impressed by Athlon pubs.
No, but it's still 192 pages on college basketball on September 2nd.
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I would take that prediction all day.....maybe with one more win in the NCAA tourney?
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In the union, all URI men's basketball jersey's are 25% off, including hass and ec (so not just "old" jerseys's like gil's). Not sure what the discussion on uniforms has been on the forums or if it is confirmed that they have new ones this year, but this would seem to point in that direction.
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With a Tier 1 status I would expect new uniforms

I know last years were very good, but no reason why we shouldn't expand on that design and make better - as other Tier 1 uniforms look

Let's just hope they don't stray too far as in some of the adidas uniforms look out there

Take the Kansas route and stay classy.. Then we'll be fine
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New uniforms, new season, New knee for EC, I like it!. Although I really liked last seasons jerseys.
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Same old uni's there
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Nicola looks much stronger.
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I would just think this is because the new uni's are not in yet

Weird tho that Dowtin has #11, but I fully expect 100% new uni's with the new Tier 1 status
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Rhody Guy wrote:Nicola looks much stronger.
That was my first thought, too.
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Yeah, you get a year with Marshall, you're definitely going to get stronger. Thompson is the other one with his first full year with Marshall. He's got a lot more bounce. Check out his Instagram. He's doing windmill dunks.
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I remember back a few years ago during the media day that they had older uniforms and then were replaced by the new uniforms after.
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Dowtin has added quite a bit of muscle since last year... The Marshall effect strikes again!!!!
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The Marshall Plan!
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We are beloved (on paper)

53 days until its time to prove it
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I wonder how much of a home court we will truly have. Duke travels real well and all the schools received some sort of allotment of tickets. Hopefully Rhody fans are snapping up tickets quickly when they went on sale. I just reviewed the ticket master allotment and there are still a ton of tickets left to sell. Almost all upper deck with the majority being in the end zones so maybe not all bad at this juncture. This does leave a lot of opportunity for Rhody fans to snap up tickets to the event though!
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Really? It certainly seemed like they were going fast when I bought them on the 9th.
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How about some marketing about the game by the school? They can start with an email to everyone in their data base............ And follow up with others every 2 weeks or so.
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I was getting nervous that by some strange chance they didn't set a good mark. However less than 2007-2008 is still shocking. We will see some huge walk up lines for tickets each game.
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I was told they have also doubled mini plan sales.
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Stupid hype, now our program's income is higher and we'll have a better home court advantage! Why couldn't all those extra ticket buyers just wait until we proved it on the court?!
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The students are still the key. They're the ones who create the great atmosphere when they show up in big numbers and make lots of noise. Except for when they're on break, I expect the building to be rocking with students this year.
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07-08 we were ranked, big possibility well be ranked this season, lets hope students realize how big this season is, although I think they knew last season until the injury. Student fan bases are fragile until winning is really consistent. Beer helps too.
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when we start winning.. it will become the "go to" place

a year late, but we will get there and have sold out games

FIRED UP :lol:
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Rhodymob05 wrote:07-08 we were ranked, big possibility well be ranked this season, lets hope students realize how big this season is, although I think they knew last season until the injury. Student fan bases are fragile until winning is really consistent. Beer helps too.
To be fair, our results in 2007-08 over November and December earned us four or five weeks in the top 25. Unfortunately it was when students were out and we didn't have home games.

This year we will open the season in the top 25 and hold it for at least through Mohegan. If we lose to Duke we will maintain our ranking
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http://static.psbin.com/9/e/z80wzpn7ny6 ... letter.pdf

FWIW, Jimmy thinks the preseason top 25 ranking is pretty cool.
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walk-on tryouts tonight, first official practice Saturday

We're getting closer, people!
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ace wrote:walk-on tryouts tonight
Damn I missed my chance...
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ace wrote:walk-on tryouts tonight, first official practice Saturday

We're getting closer, people!
Speaking of walk-ons, is that preferred walk-on kid here?
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I think Eric Dadika, from New Jersey, is the young man you're referring to. He was previously mentioned as a preferred walk on. He is enrolled at URI.
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Add this to the list of positives resulting from pre-season hype

• Twenty-one of the 30 regular season contests during the
upcoming season will air on a national network.
• Seventeen of Rhode Island’s 18 Atlantic 10 contests during
the 2016-17 season will air on national television.

• Both figures rank #1 among all Atlantic 10 schools.
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http://www.cbssports.com/college-basket ... 17-season/

Our games against Cincinnati and Valpo both made the list.
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The Cincy game looms large....
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Berry looks like he's lost quite a bit more weight.
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Billyboy78 wrote:Berry looks like he's lost quite a bit more weight.

Looks like a totally different guy!
He could be an X factor
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If you didn't get Blue Ribbon, here is what Dan had to say about Berry-


“There’s not a day that goes by that we’re not—as coaches—amazed at his personal transformation physically,” Hurley said. “He’s a guy that, a year ago, people weren’t asking too many questions about, but now people want to know who he is because he looks that good. He has great hands, feet, instincts, and feel for the game. He understands things that are really hard to teach. Where he must continue to progress is ball screen defense, continuing to work on his agility to move, run and cover court."
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Layssard easily has the best hair on the team.

In terms of Berry, if he can rebound beyond his position and improve ball screen defense he could see a lot of playing time.
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bigappleram wrote:Layssard easily has the best hair on the team.

In terms of Berry, if he can rebound beyond his position and improve ball screen defense he could see a lot of playing time.
Cyril was in the competition early on, but Mike L is the clear winner. If he cuts it before the season starts, I will be devastated.

This roster has height and depth. Berry regularly practicing against Hassan, Mike and Mike, KI, Akele, and Cyril has to help. There's a lot of athleticism and quickness in that group.
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New unis preview?

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If those are them, overall I like them but not at all sure about the front of the shorts? It is like the cummerbund but worse and weirdly early 90s?
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Those look awful. Really hope those aren't our actual shorts.
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Yeah front of the shorts not great, like the rest of it though.
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