Week #4- Games of Interest

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

rambone 78 wrote: ↑4 years ago 208, we want Jacob to be here for 4 years.

Of course, if he turns out to be as good as his brother, then he's probably not going to do that, but he'll be here 3 years at least.

Having that year off to develop really helped Obi be very good right off the bat.

Jacob is a true freshmen so he doesn't have that.

4 would be great, but if he's as awesome as I think he'll be...that's not happening...

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

We need him to be awesome and take our chances!

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 4 years ago

NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑4 years ago
rambone 78 wrote: ↑4 years ago 208, we want Jacob to be here for 4 years.

Of course, if he turns out to be as good as his brother, then he's probably not going to do that, but he'll be here 3 years at least.

Having that year off to develop really helped Obi be very good right off the bat.

Jacob is a true freshmen so he doesn't have that.
4 would be great, but if he's as awesome as I think he'll be...that's not happening...

You realize the only Ram to leave early for the NBA is Lamar.
EC was much more of an NBA prospect after his Fr year than Jacob will be.
Pump the breaks a little. Let’s see him have a great Soph year first.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 4 years ago

Richmond hanging tough. But these announcers are P5 shills and are just horrible.

wpbrown8267 · Unread post by **wpbrown8267** » 4 years ago

Watching the Dayton game, Bilas just said Obi Toppin is shooting 73% from the field for the season, pretty impressive

wpbrown8267 · Unread post by **wpbrown8267** » 4 years ago

Bilas just said Obi should be top 10 pick in the draft

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

Rhody83 wrote: ↑4 years ago
NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑4 years ago
rambone 78 wrote: ↑4 years ago 208, we want Jacob to be here for 4 years.

Of course, if he turns out to be as good as his brother, then he's probably not going to do that, but he'll be here 3 years at least.

Having that year off to develop really helped Obi be very good right off the bat.

Jacob is a true freshmen so he doesn't have that.
4 would be great, but if he's as awesome as I think he'll be...that's not happening...
You realize the only Ram to leave early for the NBA is Lamar.
EC was much more of an NBA prospect after his Fr year than Jacob will be.
Pump the breaks a little. Let’s see him have a great Soph year first.

I don't think this is a guarantee...

wpbrown8267 · Unread post by **wpbrown8267** » 4 years ago

42-28 Dayton

Toppin with 13 Pts so far

PeterRamTime · Unread post by **PeterRamTime** » 4 years ago

Jesus Christ Dayton is ridiculous.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 4 years ago

NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑4 years ago
Rhody83 wrote: ↑4 years ago
NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑4 years ago

You realize the only Ram to leave early for the NBA is Lamar.
EC was much more of an NBA prospect after his Fr year than Jacob will be.
Pump the breaks a little. Let’s see him have a great Soph year first.
I don't think this is a guarantee...

Are you saying it’s not a guarantee that EC’s Fr year will be better than Jacob’s?
If you are, you need to be drug tested.
EC’s stats:
Started 25 games
Avg 14.2 ppg, 2.4 Ast, 4.3 Rebs, 0.9 steals.
After his Fr year EC was invited to the NBA Development Camp - top Fr & Soph invited.

eli#10 · Unread post by **eli#10** » 4 years ago

Richmond vs Auburn similar to our game vs LSU. Auburn's bigs are quicker and more athletic than Richmond's like LSU's were against us. For sure LSU shot the ball a lot better.

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Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 4 years ago

eli#10 wrote: ↑4 years ago Richmond vs Auburn similar to our game vs LSU. Auburn's bigs are quicker and more athletic than Richmond's like LSU's were against us. For sure LSU shot the ball a lot better.

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Auburn is #18 in country though.

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 4 years ago

Dayton is gonna win the A10.

Not sure how anyone in the A10 beats them.

eli#10 · Unread post by **eli#10** » 4 years ago

To have any chance when we play Dayton we will have to double team Obi when he gets the ball down low and let someone else beat us. Either that or hope he plays outside and has real problems with his 3 point shot.

PeterRamTime · Unread post by **PeterRamTime** » 4 years ago

eli#10 wrote: ↑4 years ago To have any chance when we play Dayton we will have to double team Obi when he gets the ball down low and let someone else beat us. Either that or hope he plays outside and has real problems with his 3 point shot.

Well their whole team can shoot so...

phipsiGD'11 · Unread post by **phipsiGD'11** » 4 years ago

DC_Rams wrote: ↑4 years ago Dayton is gonna win the A10.

Not sure how anyone in the A10 beats them.

Came here to post this exact sentence. A10 is looking much better than I would have imagined.

Auburn pulling away but Richmond still looks competitive for A10 conference. Better than I would have thought.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 4 years ago

Nice win by LaSalle 72-70.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 4 years ago

Mason spanks Nebraska by 19. Another A10 win vs P5.

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

The other Toppin looks to be a handful...

wpbrown8267 · Unread post by **wpbrown8267** » 4 years ago

Jesus! Toppin is so f’n good

Rhody Sody · Unread post by **Rhody Sody** » 4 years ago

He’s very dominant and i think his brother will get there eventually. Imagine if we had both!

JimSidd · Unread post by **JimSidd** » 4 years ago

Dayton looks scary good, especially on the defensive end. Rhody is going to need a lot of ball and player movement to score. I’d take a split in a heartbeat.

wpbrown8267 · Unread post by **wpbrown8267** » 4 years ago

Dayton looks like a legit 2nd weekend type of team

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

Rhody Sody wrote: ↑4 years ago He’s very dominant and i think his brother will get there eventually. Imagine if we had both!

It'll be fun to see them matched up against one another. You know they'll want to try to poster-ize each other. I mean, why wouldn't they?

rhodyruckus · Unread post by **rhodyruckus** » 4 years ago

Yeah Dayton is definitely out of place unranked and below VCU amongst conference rankings.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 4 years ago

Dayton wins by 27. Definitely a top 20 team.
Great night for A10 going 4-1.

wpbrown8267 · Unread post by **wpbrown8267** » 4 years ago

I would think Kansas handles BYU tonight, so what a matchup tomorrow

Azubuike vs Toppin

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 4 years ago

The A10 is beating P5 teams like I’ve never seen. Nebraska and VT being the most recent victims.

wpbrown8267 · Unread post by **wpbrown8267** » 4 years ago

Rhodymob05 wrote: ↑4 years ago The A10 is beating P5 teams like I’ve never seen. Nebraska and VT being the most recent victims.

Dayton absolutely slaughtered the Hokies tonight

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

The WV full court pressure looks like it could be annoying.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Agree on the slowing down of Jacob T early entry to the NBA

He does have great potential but it’s very rare we have a guy who puts his name in the draft before he is ready

RamStock · Unread post by **RamStock** » 4 years ago

reef wrote: ↑4 years ago Agree on the slowing down of Jacob T early entry to the NBA

He does have great potential but it’s very rare we have a guy who puts his name in the draft before he is ready

It is ridiculous. We rarely put a guy in the draft after his four years let alone to leave early. How many have left since Lamar Odom? Great kid that we are lucky to have and should be a fixture for many years with URI, but there have been many great college players that never even sniff the pros. His brother on the other hand will be spending his days in the NBA probably next year.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

wpbrown8267 wrote: ↑4 years ago
Rhodymob05 wrote: ↑4 years ago The A10 is beating P5 teams like I’ve never seen. Nebraska and VT being the most recent victims.
Dayton absolutely slaughtered the Hokies tonight

Dayton manhandled the (6-0) Virginia Tech Hokies winning by 27 points.
Dayton played great defense, shot well and passed beautifully amassing 22 assists. Dayton has depth and a number of excellent new addition to their roster.
Would love to see the Flyers win this Tournament - just 1 more game. Would be great for Dayton and the A10. Imagine the odds going into this tournament for Dayton to win it all.

Roz · Unread post by **Roz** » 4 years ago

Rooting for west virginia. It would be a better for us to play them 5-0

Roz · Unread post by **Roz** » 4 years ago

Or actually it would either be 5-1 or 6-0

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 4 years ago

NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑4 years ago The WV full court pressure looks like it could be annoying.

They don’t call them Press Virginia for nothing. Rams handled it fine last season.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

Down by 15 points to Northern Iowa midway through second half, West Virginia rallied late to win, 60-55, to bring their record to 5-0. They take on the Rams on Sunday at 2 PM in Morgantown

Roz · Unread post by **Roz** » 4 years ago

Duke only up 1 against Stephen Austin with 4 mins to play at home

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 4 years ago

Rhody Sody wrote: ↑4 years ago He’s very dominant and i think his brother will get there eventually. Imagine if we had both!

We could have, but couldn’t get Obi into school.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

Roz wrote: ↑4 years ago Duke only up 1 against Stephen Austin with 4 mins to play at home

Duke was -28 points. Great game SF Austin is giving them

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 4 years ago

Obi is going to be a lottery pick. He is physically overpowering and dominating in the way Zion was last year. He looks virtually unstoppable.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

79-79
Duke ball
42 seconds to go

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

81-81 overtime coming up

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

#1 Ranked Duke loses to Stephen F Austin 85-83 on last second shot!!

Roz · Unread post by **Roz** » 4 years ago

What a hell of a game

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Oh my I watched end of that game SFA got a breakaway layup to win at the horn in OT

Say it ain’t so Coach K ???

PeterRamTime · Unread post by **PeterRamTime** » 4 years ago

I couldnt believe my eyes

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

Writers are calling it the biggest D1 upset in 15 years, since the Gardner Webb upset of Kentucky.
Credit to the SFA HC for not calling a time out in those final seconds.

RamStock · Unread post by **RamStock** » 4 years ago

Makes you wonder why URI can’t win one of the three big games of at Maryland and West Virginia or neutral game with LSU? It would be nice to take a game for once where we were the underdog instead of losing and saying well that isn’t a terrible loss and if we had a couple of our bench players eligible the score might be different. We don’t have to pull an upset of the Kentucky and Duke level on the road. Just need to be a decent West Virginia team on the road. Let’s win at WVU if we want to be in the tourney talk.

rhodyruckus · Unread post by **rhodyruckus** » 4 years ago

The biggest weakness for Duke these past few years is shooting. Coach K seems to be getting starstruck by athleticism and compiling classes of 4 and 5 top level recruits rather than putting together the best balanced team. It used to be he'd pick one or two of the top 10 ranked players then fill in with less heralded players with skill. Last year they weren't far ahead of the atrocious-shooting Rhody team in 3-pointers (ranked in the 320s) and this year while better they are still around middle of the pack (150). And the FTs are not free: Duke shot 24-40 from the line, pretty much due to the most athletic guys but with the least touch banging down low.

While compiling top signees raises your ceiling, it doesn't guarantee a title. For all the chasing of the "one and done" stars, I would say the 2014-15 Duke team and 2011-12 Kentucky teams are the only straight teams with this philosophy to win this past decade. And Kentucky needed a generational player like Anthony Davis to do so, guys like that don't grow on trees.

Not to say Duke won't change their stripes during the season and coast to a title at the end (youth is volatile both in highs and lows), but the track record on these teams is not ideal.