This is my experience also!!!!!!!!!!!!!Seawrightspostgame wrote:I base everything off of my experience playing against URI guys my age too.
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This is my experience also!!!!!!!!!!!!!Seawrightspostgame wrote:I base everything off of my experience playing against URI guys my age too.
My thought on that story is that, even if there was a basis for it in reality (which I think is a very dubious proposition), the way ramsey presented it seems like it would be a gross misinterpretation of what he witnessed. In other words, I distrust the source, both in terms of his veracity and his ability to get the context correct even if he isn't just completely making it up.ace wrote:In that ARD-Berry story or whatever it is, the asst coach would not come out looking too great, which is not the intended consequence of that tale, I'm sure. There's a time and place for that but during drills and conditioning for a player who needs it? I'm not certain of the motive, but there's an element out there that insists on telling tales. Hare's coming back (winter 2015 edition). Hurley won't even consider ARD or return his calls. Wires get crossed in communication, stories get flipped but complete fabrication I just don't get.
This is accurate. The make believe part was that it was even an option, aside from the height-obsessed contingent. Hard to imagine anyone pleading his case if he was a 6'3" guard.rodfromcranston wrote:The Hare coming back deal were boosters who felt Hare got
a bad deal, trying to get him back on the team.
Maybe he's Ramsey Bolton?bressler3south wrote:Heck, Ramsey……..You sound like that guy who was a gas station attendant checking Pat Riley's oil……...
Heck Ramsey Burrito Bolton -- Talk about a lube job!!!!!!!rodfromcranston wrote:Pat Riley was there, reffing the contest.
I knew a girl who used to call burritos,"dirty assholes".
Shaolin Swat wrote:Until proven otherwise, I put zero stock into what Ramsey sees or hears. I'll wait to pass judgment on Berry until I see him play for myself.bressler3south wrote:Ace, this was from Ramsey, posted on the QUADREE SMITH thread. Could you please shed some light on this. Obviously, if anyone else could, please do so…Thanks, Bressler.
"I said it before I will say it again. Berry is horrible. he is fat and way out of shape. couldn't even play for 8 min stretches last season. Since he arrived on campus 2 weeks ago. I have personally watched him get absolutely abused by not just Hassan, which is to be expected but by earl Watson and even Onyekaba has made this kid look like he has no business in D1 ball.
The sad part about it, is the fact that this is the exact type of recruit that Hurley has always railed against. Hes always maintained that he wasn't going to give up a scholly on somebody who was a total reach because we were desperate. Well that's exactly what he did and with a kid whos only got 3 years of eligibility left. that is probably the only good caveat is that he will only eat up 3 yrs instead of 4.
He will not give us anything on the court this year and I don't see him as being a contributor ever. Stanford robinson is more likely to get in the game this season then berry.
They jumped the gun because they felt pressure to get a big on the roster. well they messed up. ARD was disgusted with the kids effort the other day and sent him to the showers early when he couldn't even complete an hr practice without having to beg out and sit down.
Knee jerk reaction by a staff clearly worried about there biggest weakness. But at the end of the day, a 6'8 tub of lard doesn't fix our lack of a true big. just makes the spot more glaring. Kid has no hands, zero touch. Mike hart told me that Bonzie colson used to put up 40 and 20 on this kid in scrimmages by just wanting it more.
The worst part is, the staff put him up against ousmane ba and technically I guess Berry was slightly better. But they got to see what hes got and its certainly not worthy of where we are intending to be.
Hurley grew up in his fathers system. his father has always repeatedly won, not by having the best bigs but by having the best guards, the best defense and the most effort. mix in some court intelligence and that bob sr toughness and bang you got st anthonys. The season thought to be St. anthonys best ever was the undefeated season chronicled in Adrian Wojnarowskis "the miracle of st Anthony" as anybody who has followed the hurley family or read that book will know, the only big they had on that team was former St joes forward Ahmad Nivins who sat out the beginning of that season and wasn't even a starter as the friars won the mythical national championship.
Danny certainly had some good post guys at St benedicts like Tristan Thompson and even a couple 7 footers mixed in here and there but the bottom line is, this isn't high school basketball. We can make do by having the best guards in the league and the best power forward and will most likely run through the A10 but we will see what our true problems are if we can beat tcu and square up with Maryland.
Maryland goes: C-Diamond Stone 6'11 260, PF-Robert Carter 6'9 250, SF-Jake Layman 6'8 210 as starters with PF/C-Damonte Dodd 6'9 240 and C-Michal Cekovsky 7'0 240 coming off the bench. Plus they got a SG named Jared Nickens who is there first guy off the bench and is the size of our best post player at 6'7.
All this stuff about us not being able to recruit bigs is total BS every other school out there whether they are P5 or not seemingly has guys coming off the bench that are over 6'8 and can actually play. We aren't asking for the moon here. Damonte Dodd was a 3 star recruit rated outside of the top 150 and last year as a sophomore he played 15.8mpg and put up 4.2ppg 4rpg and 1.6bpg. These guys are out there we just aren't really looking for them and that's the bottom line.
We offer 10-15 PFs and Centers; well we offer over 50 Guards. They are starting to make a name for themselves as a team that potential Big-man recruits aren't interested in playing at. They see us as a place for guards to run the show. Adding ARD will certainly help that stigma but I really think the real problem is that Hurley and staff don't necessarily see bigs as being key to what we are doing. Guard mentality."
This man might be a prophet.Running Ram wrote:Give this kid some time and I'm willing to bet he is going to pleasantly surprise many, call it a gut feeling but I'm basing my feeling on the fact that I've known other guys of a similar body type that get written off as in no way as athletic as other more "in shape" athletes, if berry is 90% the athlete as the skinny guys he'll roll over people, seriously I think he's going to be legit. Think Vince Wilfork in a Rhody uni