A10 Tournament: Rd 1 vs Umass - Thu March 13, 9pm CSN/A10

neil · Unread post by **neil** » 10 years ago

Gil has got to play with passion, don't over think, and stay on the floor.
I could say that he should play better than last game, but that certainly wouldn't say much.
Go Rhody!

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 10 years ago

Sweep The Leg · Unread post by **Sweep The Leg** » 10 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote:

Tom looks like Sammy Hagar.

rhodyrudder · Unread post by **rhodyrudder** » 10 years ago

Us against the world.
Look out umass, x might drop 51 on u.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 10 years ago

Mt St Mary's, 15-16 on the year, just won the NEC Championship. Anything is possible this weekend

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

There's the man! Tom Penders.
He knows the score. He's been there and done that with four different
schools.
Couldn't think of a former URI person who'd be better to address our guys.
Rhody vs. the world.

McRam · Unread post by **McRam** » 10 years ago

so exactly how many games to we have to win, to get a NIT bid and play Canisius. (Congratulations to CFL for another likely NIT bid)

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

Um, CFL is going to the CBI. NIT wouldn't touch Canisius.
They're playing Yale at Yale.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 10 years ago

That game should draw about 250, if they are lucky. Friends and family night.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 10 years ago

Sounds like they're ready!

Earl Watson (@BIG_OOO_33):
Practice got real these last 3 days

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 10 years ago

Wait...how many Big Os can we have?

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 10 years ago

TruePoint wrote:Wait...how many Big Os can we have?

No, we have O (Onyekaba), we had OO (Outerbridge) and we have OOO (Watson).....makes sense?

gorhody89 · Unread post by **gorhody89** » 10 years ago

Does anyone know Biggie's status? Assuming he is still out

Seawrightspostgame · Unread post by **Seawrightspostgame** » 10 years ago

I'm pretty excited to see our team go out and play in a tourney for a prize against teams we've already played. I never understand how people don't like conference tournaments.

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 10 years ago

he's been dressed the last couple games '89 just hasn't really been needed, I'm assuming he's ready if needed

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 10 years ago

Have to imagine we see some of Biggie tonight. Nothing to save him for at this point, unless there is some concern for permanent damage.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 10 years ago

I just hope the UMass fans don't riot afterward if they lose.

ELeslie's 1st assist · Unread post by **ELeslie's 1st assist** » 10 years ago

Seawright...let me count the ways why conference tournaments are pointless:

1) For smaller leagues, a two month 14-18 game marathon grind of schedule gets thrown in the garbage for a 3-day tourney where somebody gets hot/lucky and gets the league's bid. Why even keep standings if the regular season champs gets disregarded? I feel terrible for those top seeds that got bounced because they had one bad game. It's a rotten process.

2) For larger leagues, the teams that 95% of the time win the conference tournament already have automatic bids sewn up. It's not like Northwestern is going to win the Big Ten tourney this year. So Ohio State or Wisconsin wins the Big Ten tourney and cuts the nets down? Big deal...they're going to the NCAA's anyway. And Michigan won the regular season title. That should matter for something.

3) For the top 15-20 teams nationally who have legitimate shots at the Final Four, what is there to gain? Let's say that Creighton goes to MSG for the Big Least tourney and plays crappy DePaul. Doug McDermott then breaks his wrist when some DePaul knucklehead undercuts him going up for a rebound. A truly meaningless game in the big picture but Creighton's NCAA hopes dashed....down the drain just like that. Can you imagine being a Creighton fan, coach or player? Can you imagine if Silk Owens had gotten hurt back in '88?

4) Billy Donovan has recently made point #4 for me. Let's say Florida wins the SEC tourney on Sunday. The bracket comes out Sunday night and Gators find out they have a game on Thursday afternoon. Then they're back in Gainesville on Monday. Have to travel to tourney site on Tuesday b/c they have NCAA mandatory practice/shootaround on Wednesday and then they play Thursday. So because of conference tourney, they have little rest, little class time, little prep time. It's even worse for the #11 seed at-large team that goes deep in conference tourney (let's say St. Joe's this year) and then has to play the "First Four In" game on Tuesday/Wednesday night in Dayton against fellow #11 seed Stanford.

These are reasons why the conference tournaments are no good for the players/coaches and if (name college fan) you truly want your team to have its best chance at succeeding in the NCAA tournament, then you'd say good riddance too. I do realize that these conference tournaments are about $$$$ for the conference and filling out TV schedules for the networks. So I doubt they'll go away despite my wishes...

Seawrightspostgame · Unread post by **Seawrightspostgame** » 10 years ago

Yeah, I love conference tournaments.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

I remember when the ACC was the only post season tournament.
People said they'd get worn out and not win in the NCAAs.
Very intense games for Duke, UNC and then South Carolina, who had a
good program.
Then people saw dollar signs and for the same reason you have multi layered
playoffs in baseball and other sports, college basketball gave in to the almighty dollar.
Sure Cinderella stories are nice, but why should say, Robert Morris, win their conference
and then go home, because a .500 team beat them? An entire season lost
to a single elimination tournament.
Once there were 32 team in the NCAA, and it was the best of the best.
Now, its 65 counting the play in game.
More interest with more school, happy alums and boosters.
It's all about money and TV.
Unfortunately, there's no going back.

ELeslie's 1st assist · Unread post by **ELeslie's 1st assist** » 10 years ago

Seawright sure you do...but you'd be the first one crying and whining when an automatic bid from an "undeserving" team who won a conference tourney steals an at-large bid from a 23-8 URI team with an RPI of 38.

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 10 years ago

The conference tournaments meant something back in the day when only the tournament winner would go to the NCAA tournament, and the regular season champ had to go to the NIT....that's what made the ACC tournament great way back when....the NCAA took the conference champs only back then....if your conference determined champ by regular season that school went....if they used a tourney to determine the champ only that team went....

.....the NIT was great back then because it had a great pool of teams to invite which are now the at-large bids awarded to high RPI schools that aren't the conference champs....

....the ACC made big money with their conference tournament....but couldn't hold it unless that determined the championship.....it wasn't allowed.....it was a way to make extra money....and then other conferences followed suit to make money......some more successfully than others......hence more regular season champs knocked out of the NCAA tournament....over time the money of the NCAA tourney grew quite large so the bigger BCS schools fought to enlarge the field......

.....that killed the NIT in my opinion.....and lead the tournament to where it is today....

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 10 years ago

I love conference tournaments. You guys are bah humbugs.

ELeslie's 1st assist · Unread post by **ELeslie's 1st assist** » 10 years ago

Yea, we're bah humbugs, right. Never let the facts get in the way of a message board post.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 10 years ago

ELeslie's 1st assist wrote:Yea, we're bah humbugs, right. Never let the facts get in the way of a message board post.

lolwut? I honestly don't understand what you are trying to say here.

gorhody · Unread post by **gorhody** » 10 years ago

I have always liked the idea, especially for one bid leagues, of having the regular season and conference tournament champions play each other for the NCAA bid if different teams win the league and tournament.

As much as everyone complains about conference tourneys, in the end we all watch and enjoy them.

Rhode_Island_Red · Unread post by **Rhode_Island_Red** » 10 years ago

Back to the topic of this thread -- anyone know where Thursday night's game will be streamed?

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

It's on CSN, the same channel that carries all the Celtic's games.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 10 years ago

Fordham just beat George Mason, 70-67. On two occasions in the last 15 seconds, Fordham was up three with GMU in possession and decide to purposely foul to prevent the three. And even then a three point attempt off a missed FT by Holloway came so close to tieing the game for Mason. Tough loss, wanted to see the snobby Rams lose big time. Pecora is a douchebag.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 10 years ago

Both Pecora and Hewitt come up short in the x and o dept.

Yeah, Fordham won the game, but Frazier is their only player that can get his own shot, and he's a senior. I know they have Paschall next season, but they need a LOT more than that. Canty, when he wants to play, is a heck of a rebounder though.

GMU loses, what, 3 of their best players? They might even be worse next season.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 10 years ago

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

Severe can get his own shots and shots and shots......
Hewitt really has the heat on him at GMU.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 10 years ago

GMU, Fordham, and Davidson will bring up the rear in next year's A10. LaSalle may be pretty bad too.

Don't know about StBonnie or Duquesne.

We should be better than all of them. Hopefully by a lot.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

Compare the job Ferry has done at Duquesne and the job Hurley has done here.
Pretty close, I'd say.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 10 years ago

To this point yes. I think we're going to be better in the long run, but then again maybe that's my URI bias talking.

SmartyBarrett · Unread post by **SmartyBarrett** » 10 years ago

rodfromcranston wrote:Severe can get his own shots and shots and shots......
Hewitt really has the heat on him at GMU.

Hewitt has never been a good coach IMO. Still don't know why Mason hired him...

Seawrightspostgame · Unread post by **Seawrightspostgame** » 10 years ago

The conference tourney argument you guys are making is based off facts and teams not getting a fair shake.

My love of conf tourneys comes from me having fun watching them.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 10 years ago

Seawrightspostgame wrote:The conference tourney argument you guys are making is based off facts and teams not getting a fair shake.

My love of conf tourneys comes from me having fun watching them.

Agree with this, except the argument against tournaments really aren't "facts," or at least they aren't facts that prove anything. Whether you think a regular season or a tournament should decide an autobid isn't really a factual thing, it's just an opinion.

wakefield · Unread post by **wakefield** » 10 years ago

rodfromcranston wrote:It's on CSN, the same channel that carries all the Celtic's games.

The game is also streaming for free on the A10 network in HD.

Rhode_Island_Red · Unread post by **Rhode_Island_Red** » 10 years ago

Thanks -- do you know the URL?

wakefield · Unread post by **wakefield** » 10 years ago

http://www.atlantic10.com/mediaPortal/p ... m_id=31600

ramfan85 · Unread post by **ramfan85** » 10 years ago

In the words of Rod Stewart, "Tonight's The Night."

Sweep The Leg · Unread post by **Sweep The Leg** » 10 years ago

If there were no conference tournaments, one of the greatest stories in college basketball history never happens. NC State's incredible national title run and epic game against Houston in 1983.

Game. Set. Match.

RhodyNJ · Unread post by **RhodyNJ** » 10 years ago

The current game isn't on TV?

I think in this day and age all of the A10 tourney games should be on TV - kind of small time that they are not.

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 10 years ago

Today's noon Game is supposed to be on SNY and Comcast Sports Network regional channels. I checked and it's on Comcast Sports Net New England, the same network that carries the Celtics games up here.

That will be the channel that carries the Rhode Island game at 9pm. The other two games are on NBC Sports Network today. So virtually any cable subscriber should be able to watch games today.

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 10 years ago

first and last game are on CSN Philadelphia, CSN Mid-Atlantic, SNY, CSN New England, CSN Northwest, TCN Pittsburgh, and streamed free on the A-10 Network

RhodyNJ · Unread post by **RhodyNJ** » 10 years ago

ATPTourFan wrote:Today's noon Game is supposed to be on SNY and Comcast Sports Network regional channels. I checked and it's on Comcast Sports Net New England, the same network that carries the Celtics games up here.

That will be the channel that carries the Rhode Island game at 9pm. The other two games are on NBC Sports Network today. So virtually any cable subscriber should be able to watch games today.

You're a gentleman and a scholar.

TexRam · Unread post by **TexRam** » 10 years ago

@jeffborzello: Best game in A10 today: UMass vs. URI. Rams took UMass to the wire twice, expect another close one. URI's youth vs. UMass' experience.

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RAM67 · Unread post by **RAM67** » 10 years ago

I have been looking forward to this day all week. What day is it? Thump day!

ChiPhiRhody03 · Unread post by **ChiPhiRhody03** » 10 years ago

74 - 68, Rhody.

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