Game #23: University of Dayton - GameDay and In-Game!

RIhoopz14 · Unread post by **RIhoopz14** » 11 years ago

here comes the letdown after starting out great in the 2nd half. My money and I hope they don't blow this win..... at least hit the +4

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

Nik is having an excellent game so far. Wish he'd play like this more often.

RIhoopz14 · Unread post by **RIhoopz14** » 11 years ago

Agreed, he's probably starting to realize that these are his last couple of games ever

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

Aaman has a pretty decent touch around the hoop.

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

adam914 wrote:Aaman has a pretty decent touch around the hoop.

When it's not blocking his shot, that is

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

nik is messin around with a triple double, where was this all year!

the FR big men combining for 16 pts, 7 boards and 3 blocks.

Sweep The Leg · Unread post by **Sweep The Leg** » 11 years ago

Wow, Nik is four assists away from a triple-double with 4:00 to go and one of the stats isn't turnovers. Shocking....

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

SGreenwell wrote:
adam914 wrote:Aaman has a pretty decent touch around the hoop.
When it's not blocking his shot, that is

Ha yeah, luckily he has done enough to forget about that one. That was a total freshman move, got excited and wanted to dunk it so bad when he should have just laid it in.

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

Was Munford hit on that 3 attempt? Or just before it?

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

ace wrote:Was Munford hit on that 3 attempt? Or just before it?

It looked like he thought he got hit and threw it toward the basket as a result.

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

It's all fun and games until Jarelle Reischel gets killed in a post-win dogpile

Way to go, X!!!

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

YES!! #5 does it again against Dayton! Never gets old...

Somewhere Marquis is smiling...

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

Just an incredible shot. And even though Munford had two men near him, he was still able to elevate and get a clean look.

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

X goes from goat to hero in a matter of seconds

why we let them take yet another 3 at the end is beyond me, please foul in that situation!

some big efforts tonight from nik, hare/aaman and powell. and another clutch shot for X.

rhodyfan3 · Unread post by **rhodyfan3** » 11 years ago

Wow that was awesome. Great ending. Lets make it a win streak on Saturday!

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

bigappleram wrote:X goes from goat to hero in a matter of seconds

why we let them take yet another 3 at the end is beyond me, please foul in that situation!

some big efforts tonight from nik, hare/aaman and powell. and another clutch shot for X.

I usually am all for the foul up 3 strategy, but I dont know about there. Still alot of time left. He let the shot go with 10 seconds left, if you foul there you are leaving alot of time for us to miss some free throws at the other end and then give them time for another shot. I think its gotta be under 5-6 seconds to use the foul strategy.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 11 years ago

Winning never gets old....no matter how you do it....nice to win a close one.

Dayton has got to be thinking, what is it about the #5 in a Rhody uniform in close games, amazing.....

adam, you are dead on about that strategy.

Other teams seem to always hit their 3's late against us, no matter what. At least having the last shot was the difference tonight.

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

adam914 wrote:
bigappleram wrote:X goes from goat to hero in a matter of seconds

why we let them take yet another 3 at the end is beyond me, please foul in that situation!

some big efforts tonight from nik, hare/aaman and powell. and another clutch shot for X.
I usually am all for the foul up 3 strategy, but I dont know about there. Still alot of time left. He let the shot go with 10 seconds left, if you foul there you are leaving alot of time for us to miss some free throws at the other end and then give them time for another shot. I think its gotta be under 5-6 seconds to use the foul strategy.

Agreed. They fouled in the St. Louis game in a similar situation but with a few less seconds on the clock.

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

i dont mean the 3 he took with 8.8, i mean the one he got up with 1 second left. the dumb screen was freezing but it looked like dillard took a 30 footer to end it.

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

'X gon' give it to ya'

-DMX

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 11 years ago

Beat Duquesne.

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

Well said, Nik!

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

Heck yeah.

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

bigappleram wrote:i dont mean the 3 he took with 8.8, i mean the one he got up with 1 second left. the dumb screen was freezing but it looked like dillard took a 30 footer to end it.

Ah my bad, misunderstood which you were referring to. That is true, he did get off a decent look at the buzzer.

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

Nice win. A fun night in the RC. Hurley was obviously fired up after the game and nice to see the players go over to the student section. Great game by Nik. Nice hustle game by TJ. Two freshmen big guys had their best combined game. (Worst officiating crew of the season. )

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

Post game presser video - Xavier Munford led all scorers with 18, including a 3-point shot with 3.3 left, to give the Rams a 75-72 win: http://patch.com/A-1Vsk

section(105) · Unread post by **section(105)** » 11 years ago

Feel great for the players and Coach Hurley. The team assists were the key, lots of passes to open players, and sometimes it appeared a pass to many. They made big shots shots when needed to keep the lead in the 4-7 range. X is X........where's our Dayton Flyer Fan?? Go Rhody!!

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

Re: fouling, Dayton didn't take a timeout before either of their last two 3-point attempts. I believe in the post-game, Hurley says he wanted them to foul, but it was tough to get that across to them without a timeout.

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

SGreenwell wrote:Re: fouling, Dayton didn't take a timeout before either of their last two 3-point attempts. I believe in the post-game, Hurley says he wanted them to foul, but it was tough to get that across to them without a timeout.

Yeah I was going to say that as well, it happened so quickly that it would have been hard to get that point across. Maybe with a more experienced team it can become a thing that he just trusts them to do in the proper situation.

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

Good to hear Hurley say he wanted to foul in those circumstances. I was screaming to foul from my seat as we're some others.....especially on that last one.
Dayton down
Duquesne next
Team looked good tonight - they have the potential to get to Barclays

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

It looked like Hurley was trying to signal for timeout after X hit the game winner but in the chaos the refs (who were TERRIBLE) didn't notice.

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

OK gang, I called it first.
Just got back, which is more than I can say for my voice.
What a game!
I thought it would be a replay of the George Mason game, with us having a lead throughout
the second half and giving up the tying three near the end.
Thanks to XAVIER MUNFORD, we won! What a clutch shot!
Great intense team effort.
Nik played 37 minutes and did everything. TJ gave us a boost.
Malone hit some big shots. Powell couldn't really get his shot all night, but
protected the ball well.
Most imprtantly, out centers showed up and played well.
Aaman, I love his heart and low post game.
Hare played the best I've seen him since PC. He went up and grabbed rebounds with
both hands.
I was happy to be there, tonight.
At halftime, I got to talk at length to The Godfather and Milan.
Bob tells me that our AAU connections in Michigan are solid and the pipeline from
there will continue.
All in all, a great night to be a Ram.

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

SGreenwell wrote:
adam914 wrote:Aaman has a pretty decent touch around the hoop.
When it's not blocking his shot, that is

The rim totally moved on that one, really elevated. Has some nice hops for an inanimate object.

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

Let's watch it again...

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

Oh, and this is the first game in quiet a while that X's mobility was back.
His drives to the basket were solid evidence of that.
He's a different player, when he can vary his game, and not be limited to just eprimeter shots.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 11 years ago

Doesn't it seem like the A10 assigns refs based on the talent level of the teams involved?

In other words, two bottom feeders, bad refs. Two good teams, good refs. One bad team, one good team, somewhere in the middle.

Or maybe there just aren't enough good refs around.

Maybe when we get good, as in next year, we'll get better refs for our games.

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

Were these the same sucky refs from the Fordham game?

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

Love my Lithuanian brother!!

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

Let us go on a ruN and make the A10 tourney

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 11 years ago

I'm not sure, seemed like it.

Fordham-URI = shitty refs

Dayton-URI = shitty refs

VCU-Butler = good refs

Good teams, good refs.....

RIhoopz14 · Unread post by **RIhoopz14** » 11 years ago

GW was also a poorly ref'd game, with whitey stealing the show...

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

My first game in person in a while. I love the movement on offense, lots of screens and a lot of ball movement, so different from the standing around of the past several seasons (amazing what a little coaching can do)....19 assists, must be a high for the season, 50% shooting, 45% from 3, some big, clutch shots from all three of the Ms., obviously with the biggest from X at the end. Defensively, they had a few lapses for some open layups, but overall played tough. Jim Carr pointed out on the radio that TJ guarded Dillard, Stanford, Oliver (his ex HS teammate) and Pierre, meaning he guarded the 1,2,3 and 4. I love his toughness. That dive to the floor causing the backcourt violation was a great play. Great game to watch in person, a disappointing crowd in my opinion and a great result...good night out.

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

So in regards to the foul at the end, after watching that clip of the final play again I think Dan is actually going crazy on the sidelines giving the motion to foul. At first I thought he was trying to call a timeout, but after seeing it again I think he may have been hitting his arm to signal foul. Just dont think anybody saw it.

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

'X has done that before. He’s had to carry a heck of a load this year offensively for us & that’s what top players do." - Dan Hurley

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

adam914 wrote:So in regards to the foul at the end, after watching that clip of the final play again I think Dan is actually going crazy on the sidelines giving the motion to foul. At first I thought he was trying to call a timeout, but after seeing it again I think he may have been hitting his arm to signal foul. Just dont think anybody saw it.

That was my take, too. But in fairness to the players, they can't be looking over to the sideline there with 3 seconds to play. They need to find their guys and get a stop. The players should probably be aware that the coach wants to foul in that situation without being told when the situation actually arises. I'm sure by this time next year it will go without saying (literally).

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

http://news.providencejournal.com/sport ... fense.html

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

TruePoint wrote:
adam914 wrote:So in regards to the foul at the end, after watching that clip of the final play again I think Dan is actually going crazy on the sidelines giving the motion to foul. At first I thought he was trying to call a timeout, but after seeing it again I think he may have been hitting his arm to signal foul. Just dont think anybody saw it.
That was my take, too. But in fairness to the players, they can't be looking over to the sideline there with 3 seconds to play. They need to find their guys and get a stop. The players should probably be aware that the coach wants to foul in that situation without being told when the situation actually arises. I'm sure by this time next year it will go without saying (literally).

Oh yeah for sure, I completely agree.

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

Thats a nice win for us, congrats team !!!

jaywin86 · Unread post by **jaywin86** » 11 years ago

The best team effort game, this year. There wasn't a guy who didnt contribute. I love the effort of diving for every loose balls. Nik played his best game ever as a Ram. I'm really looking forward to see T.J. in the years to come. He feels to me as a jamal wilson type of player in his underclassman years. He is going to be a great role player next year.
Even though the year is yet to be over. I CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR! I hope our boys get rewarded down the stretch by making it to Brooklyn. But its on them and a little help. the bonnies game may come back to bite us from that goal.

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

Great to see Nik have a nice all around game !!

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