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The game changed last year when they changed the rules on fouls; made it even more of a guards' game than it already was. You need guards who can defend and guards who can break their opponent down off the dribble. It's why Hurley is trying to add more guards, even one of them a PG. Like you can't have too much pitching in baseball, you now can't have too many guards in basketball.
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Well, we suffered most when Gil and Hassan got into foul troubles, without
significant backups. Those were the games we got swamped in.
Watson will help, but I sure hope Gustys finally decides on Kingston, RI.
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Only live recruiting period of the spring starts now. Will be interesting to see where the staff shows up
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Iggy1979 wrote:Only live recruiting period of the spring starts now. Will be interesting to see where the staff shows up
Do they go to New Hampshire or to Oregon?
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Billyboy78 wrote:
Iggy1979 wrote:Only live recruiting period of the spring starts now. Will be interesting to see where the staff shows up
Do they go to New Hampshire or to Oregon?
It's not a binary choice but, if it was, you get your ass to NH. Bring sleeping bags and tents if you need to. Jared Terrell>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cooke for many reasons.

I'll take both, though.
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Terrell, Cooke or a top 100 '15 SG.

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What's your preference? (if we can indeed get one of the three)
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Terrell...................Top 100 SG....Cooke.

Terrell steps in and plays in about five months. Plus, he is NE AAU. Plus, he is NE prep. Those might help the 2015 class, which is important.

I'm not turning down Cooke but transfers are never as great in practice as on paper. Guy can play and Rhody needs shooting. But, give the me the four year guy.
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Yes.

But if we're placing orders- Jared, Jared, and more Jared.
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I'd go Terrell, because he could play next year, Cooke, because he's a known quantity
and a great fit. then if you don't land either, the 2015 unknown.
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We can't pick all of the above???? ;-)
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Is this really a question? I want Jared and it's not even close.
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Maybe M. Butler would be interested in OSU..
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Rhody74 wrote:We can't pick all of the above???? ;-)
Just dreaming, 4 breakdown guards like this And exactly what kind of defense would you play against them?
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McRam wrote:
Rhody74 wrote:We can't pick all of the above???? ;-)
Just dreaming, 4 breakdown guards like this And exactly what kind of defense would you play against them?
Breakdance defense????????????????
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Iggy1979 wrote:Only live recruiting period of the spring starts now. Will be interesting to see where the staff shows up
How about California...

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Billyboy78 wrote:
Iggy1979 wrote:Only live recruiting period of the spring starts now. Will be interesting to see where the staff shows up
How about California...

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They will be at games all day. They aren't specifically there just for that game. At 10 they may be at a 17U game.
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A couple of weeks ago we were discussing what fifth-year senior URI should take. Now we're talking about Cooke and Terrell. One of the craziest recruiting years I can remember. And this is why Hurley is patient. He'd be kicking himself if he had used a scholarship on someone like Spreewell or Coleman. Scholarships are gold!
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Good point Iggy. That's why it's also good not just to fill out a roster like Dan has always preached.
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Butler contradicts all of the "scholarships are gold", and
"we don't want to make mistakes with late spring signees" statements.
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rodfromcranston wrote:Butler contradicts all of the "scholarships are gold", and
"we don't want to make mistakes with late spring signees" statements.
Sometimes it is hard to stick to a philosophy, even if you really believe it. Maybe that was a lesson for them.
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I'm just wondering which member of the staff is in California. I'm hoping Dan is in New Hampshire, or at least Oregon.
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Someone has to be 13. It's ok to use it on a project.

2 (3) open spots at this time of the year can be cause for worry or a luxury. At the moment, it's looking like a good thing.
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Bos8 wrote:They will be at games all day. They aren't specifically there just for that game. At 10 they may be at a 17U game.
No kidding, BOS, I was referring to the quote, which indicated at that particular game. Didn't know if the poster had read the last little bit…..No offense intended in my reply.
Also, good to know that URI still attempts to make a California connection, regardless if it was Preston Murphy flying cross-country X-amount of times, racking-up the frequent-flyer miles.
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Are there any '14s still available from the Compton, CA area?
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Billyboy78 wrote:Are there any '14s still available from the Compton, CA area?
Ask, and ye shall receive……..
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Wait! What's wrong with this picture?Four star rated # 94 in his class
and only LMU offered?
Of course 6'5" 165lbs, means a strong wind knocks him over.
But, still..............
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rodfromcranston wrote:Wait! What's wrong with this picture?Four star rated # 94 in his class
and only LMU offered?
Of course 6'5" 165lbs, means a strong wind knocks him over.
But, still..............
Stewart could be Terrell's replacement at OSU.
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And today Elijah Stewart's possible destination is OK State.'.......crazy stuff.
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Another guy who signed early and realized he could do better.
Looks like OSU and UNC are in on him.
Signed by old friend, Max Good, who was fired.
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For anyone interested, "THE EYBL CIRCUIT BOARD" is up-and running again. Obviously, the action is in Sacramento this weekend….
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Lots of info, team previews, etc., Also, tons of tweets and links for the Gadget-Happy. You might be able to get some general recruiting info, for what-it's-worth.
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@coreyevans_10: Rhode Island, Pitt, Temple, Towson, Quinnipiac, Holy Cross, Manhattan here for DC Premier/New heights 16s #PittJamFest 

Dc premier is the relaunch of dc assault. High level match up of dc and ny.
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Bos8 wrote:@coreyevans_10: Rhode Island, Pitt, Temple, Towson, Quinnipiac, Holy Cross, Manhattan here for DC Premier/New heights 16s #PittJamFest 

Dc premier is the relaunch of dc assault. High level match up of dc and ny.
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I'm hearing from a couple of decent sources, that we may
not sign any of these four.
Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants.
Hope it's not true, but I wouldn't be surprised.
Murphy told someone that Terrell isn't going to URI.
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Fun!!
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Certainly a non-zero chance that we don't sign any of Gustys, Terrell, Cooke, or Owens. I think our best odds are certainly with Gustys, but we'll have to see. If we get two of the four, it would be remarkable.

Words cannot describe the excitement if we were to sign Terrell, somehow someway. If he really likes Dan Hurley, here's hoping that Dan is able to meet up with him and sell him on the exciting times ahead at URI, where Terrell could be an immediate star.
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rodfromcranston wrote:I'm hearing from a couple of decent sources, that we may
not sign any of these four.
Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants.
Hope it's not true, but I wouldn't be surprised.
Murphy told someone that Terrell isn't going to URI.
It's interesting to me that the "sources" out there seemed to have broken into two camps: the Murphy camp, and the Murray-Carr camp.
For instance, the Murphy camp will tell you URI has no chance with Gustys (because he's a Murray recruit). And they'll tell you that Terrell isn't coming to URI (because Preston isn't there.)
The Murray-Carr camp will tell you that Murphy got too much credit as a recruiter and love dropping the name of Daniel West.
I have no idea how this is going to work out, but I would advise that if someone is telling you something, consider their agenda ....
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Interesting Thought Iggy - let's see how this all plays out in the next week but I would think that at the end of the day the head coach should be the biggest factor.
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I've also heard more on the friction between Carr and Murphy, as
a cause of Murphy leaving.
Carr has already tried to horn in on the Watson signing.
I know that's a load of baloney.
Yes, the Murphy camp is where the "Gustys won't likely happen" came from.
Daniel West was before Carr and Murray, so they need to shut up.
I have one thing to say to those two...EC MATHEWS!
Produce a comparable talent, and then I'll buy what they're selling.
And yes, DAN needs to step up himself. This is a crucial time.
As constituted today, this roster is no better than last year's.
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Just to be clear: I'm not saying that any of this is coming from Carr or Murray, but from people who talk to them and like them.
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I'm in the URI camp. Thankful for Preston and the work that he did while at URI. That is all. I'm behind, Carr, Murray, Hurley, and whoever comes on board as another assistant.
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Iggy1979 wrote:I have no idea how this is going to work out, but I would advise that if someone is telling you something, consider their agenda ....
This is worth repeating.

And getting mad at a person or taking sides because an associate of that person says something you don't like? Who has time for that?
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"And getting mad at a person or taking sides because an associate of that person says something you don't like?"
I think that's only human nature. Especially if you trust the associate of that person.
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rodfromcranston wrote:"And getting mad at a person or taking sides because an associate of that person says something you don't like?"
I think that's only human nature. Especially if you trust the associate of that person.
True, but there are a lot of things that can be chalked up to human nature that leave a bit to be desired. But you kind of switched the meaning of what I said. If someone connected to Murphy says that URI isn't going to get Terrell, that shouldn't make Preston the target of anyone's anger. It's the same way as someone who is not Murray or Carr bringing up West. That reflects on that person, not the coaches, so it doesn't matter how long they've been there. I certainly know my limitations in objectivity and when information can be shared. We all have biases and sources, it's just helpful to know them when considering information. That's all.
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Thanks ace
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rodfromcranston wrote:I'm hearing from a couple of decent sources, that we may
not sign any of these four.
Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants.
Hope it's not true, but I wouldn't be surprised.
Murphy told someone that Terrell isn't going to URI.
After a long day at work, I was hoping for better news than this.
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What did we win 14 last year? Something like that. Can't say that I'm in any of these camps.

Top 100 teams give or take make post season tournaments. Let's say they have 12-15 guys each team. 1200-1500 players. There are players out there.

PM is one of our own but he didn't give us success from the clipboard.

It's occurred to me that we won't get any of these 4 guys. Makes the board fun to speculate.

We will survive because that's what we've been doing forever now. Somebody on the roster, the coaching staff, somebody somewhere has to step up and be special. Buck stops here kind of guy(s).
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I'm a big Jarvis Garrett fan, but if our recruiting class this year is Garrett and Watson and a couple of backup plans, it would be a very disappointing class, especially when there were 4 and maybe 5 scholarships available.
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