2/4 | UMass | 7:00PM (CBSSN)

[Rhodymob05]

Yea its a 7pm start.

[bkoeppen]

Cyril sitting at 995 points - should get 1,000 Tuesday night.

[RhowdyRam02]

This says tomorrow night's game is at 9:00. I assume that's a mistake?
https://www.gorhody.com/tickets/men-s_b ... kets_12-14

Yeah, that has to be a typo. Our schedule page and the UMass schedule page both list a 7 pm start. Scared me for a minute though

[bkoeppen]

Cyril sitting at 995 points - should get 1,000 Tuesday night.

depending on how many A-10 conf and post season games we play, he still has a decent shot to get 1,000 boards. Currently at 877

[rhodyruckus]

Looking forward to this week, first headed to my charity event with a nice spread in one of the end zones tomorrow night. And just purchased seats near the Rhody bench for Saturday at the Smith Center, seeing as my wife has a weekend conference in DC!

Heading to DC on sat. Would love to meet some KB'ers. Anyone know of a meeting spot?

Would love to, but I'm coming from Alexandria sometime after 11, so it will be a rush just to make opening tip. Then have to bail quickly to meet up with the conference crew. Maybe a halftime meetup at one of the beer stands? And we can supposedly take drinks back to our seats (imagine that!)

[Rhody74]

Looking forward to this week, first headed to my charity event with a nice spread in one of the end zones tomorrow night. And just purchased seats near the Rhody bench for Saturday at the Smith Center, seeing as my wife has a weekend conference in DC!

Heading to DC on sat. Would love to meet some KB'ers. Anyone know of a meeting spot?

Watching a GMU home game I think I saw someone in the stands drinking a beer.

Would love to, but I'm coming from Alexandria sometime after 11, so it will be a rush just to make opening tip. Then have to bail quickly to meet up with the conference crew. Maybe a halftime meetup at one of the beer stands? And we can supposedly take drinks back to our seats (imagine that!)

[Bill Koch]

UMass preview.

[RhowdyRam02]

This might be the beers talking, but I want this team to look at the future a little bit and not just at this one game. Everything they've worked for is still available to them. Atlantic 10 championship? Still on the table. Tournament berth? Ours for the taking. Don't just win by one tomorrow, we have all of our goals in our hands if we decide to take them. Dominate this team. Take what is ours. Win by double digits. Oh, we need to worry because they're our rivals and they'd love to spoil our season? Fuck that and fuck them. We're their rivals and they need to worry that they're standing on the train tracks between us and our goals in our building

[Rhody15]

This might be the beers talking, but I want this team to look at the future a little bit and not just at this one game. Everything they've worked for is still available to them. Atlantic 10 championship? Still on the table. Tournament berth? Ours for the taking. Don't just win by one tomorrow, we have all of our goals in our hands if we decide to take them. Dominate this team. Take what is ours. Win by double digits. Oh, we need to worry because they're our rivals and they'd love to spoil our season? Fuck that and fuck them. We're their rivals and they need to worry that they're standing on the train tracks between us and our goals in our building

We probably looked towards the future wanting to get into conference play and that led us to losing to Brown.

No need to look far ahead, although human nature, they all probably are.

[TruePoint]

The players have acknowledged that they are aware of where they are at in the big picture, they know their NET, they know their KenPom and they know where they stand. That’s good. It’s good to have that motivation to help focus, knowing what is at stake each game. They shouldn’t walk onto the court tomorrow night thinking about GW or Dayton, but it’s OK with me if they walk on to the court knowing that a win gets them one step closer to their goals.

[RhodyRams916]

Lots of seats left for tomorrow's game. I wonder how good the crowd will be seeing how this is a huge game to get us even more votes.

[PeterRamTime]

This might be the beers talking, but I want this team to look at the future a little bit and not just at this one game. Everything they've worked for is still available to them. Atlantic 10 championship? Still on the table. Tournament berth? Ours for the taking. Don't just win by one tomorrow, we have all of our goals in our hands if we decide to take them. Dominate this team. Take what is ours. Win by double digits. Oh, we need to worry because they're our rivals and they'd love to spoil our season? Fuck that and fuck them. We're their rivals and they need to worry that they're standing on the train tracks between us and our goals in our building

Here here!

We should be wanting to destroy them!

Davidson just beat them by 35!

Let's beat them by 50!

I'm really not worried about this one.

I will be much more worried AT Umass in their empty dump where bad things happen to us.

[LoveThoseRams]

Well I’m sure the Governor won’t be back soon

[Taylor Swift]

Lots of seats left for tomorrow's game. I wonder how good the crowd will be seeing how this is a huge game to get us even more votes.

I will be attending the game, but I can see how Tuesday attendance can be lower compared to other nights since it’s still early in the week and people won’t want to be out late (meaning past 9pm). I don’t have an excuse because I 7 miles from campus.

[Taylor Swift]

Well I’m sure the Governor won’t be back soon

No broom parking on campus.

[RhodyRams916]

Lots of seats left for tomorrow's game. I wonder how good the crowd will be seeing how this is a huge game to get us even more votes.

I will be attending the game, but I can see how Tuesday attendance can be lower compared to other nights since it’s still early in the week and people won’t want to be out late (meaning past 9pm). I don’t have an excuse because I 7 miles from campus.

yeah true. I'm expecting like 4000

[Taylor Swift]

Lots of seats left for tomorrow's game. I wonder how good the crowd will be seeing how this is a huge game to get us even more votes.

I will be attending the game, but I can see how Tuesday attendance can be lower compared to other nights since it’s still early in the week and people won’t want to be out late (meaning past 9pm). I don’t have an excuse because I 7 miles from campus.

yeah true. I'm expecting like 4000

Oof! Too bad it wasn’t a Wednesday or Thursday. It would really change attendance.

[RhodysRelevant]

I’m happy it’s tomorrow I can actually go!

[ramster]

Too bad we will not see Warwick’s own TJ Weeks tonight as he has been out since December 7
We will get to see Freshman Preston Santos from Rhode Island who was inserted into the starting lineup 3 games ago

Also, we get to see what kind of suit Assistant Coach Tony Bergeron decides to display

Expected starting line up

Tre Mitchell - Freshman 6’9”
Kolton Mitchell - Freshman 6’3”
Preston Santos- Freshman 6’6”
Samba Diallo - Sophomore 6’7”
Carl Pierre - Junior 6’4”

[ramster]

A player to watch tonight is 6’9” Dibaji Walker who transferred into from Cleveland State and became eligible 10 games ago. 2 games ago Walker scored 22 points in his 20 minutes of playing time off the bench in a win over St Joe’s.

Walker is the son of Samaki Walker who stared at Louisville. Dibaji played for UMASS Assistant Tony Bergeron at Woodstock Academy

Just yesterday, UMASS offered Dibaji’s brother, 6’9” Jabari Walker Class of 2020 from Compass Prep in Arizona.

[ElmCityRhody]

pack your lunch pails boys and get to work tonight

its time to PUNCH INTO WORK and get the job done !

[rambone 78]

In every game for us it's all about playing their A game on defense.

That helps our offense get some easy points also.

Strong D will mean a win by double digits against this team tonight.

[RI_Bred]

I feel like URI this season has overcome that all-too-familiar pattern of playing down to the competition's level. This game is a perfect test of that.

See you at 7pm at The Ryan.

[rambone 78]

They have, but only during the last few weeks, for the most part.

Trending the right way....looking more and more like passing the eye test for an NCAA tourney team.

[Blue Man]

I feel like URI this season has overcome that all-too-familiar pattern of playing down to the competition's level. This game is a perfect test of that.

See you at 7pm at The Ryan.

That would've been true a month ago.

In the last 8 games we've handled Davidson, VCU, Joes, Duquesne, GMU, and VCU again by double digits. Most of those games weren't close by the 10 minute mark in the 2nd half.

La Salle and @Bonnies were closer affairs - but more importantly we were tested and passed. We're never going to be a perfect team. No team in college basketball is. Wins are all that matter. By 1 point, by 5, by 10, by 30...who cares. Ignore the metrics because a close win won't hurt you regardless. JUST WIN.

[ramster]

I feel like URI this season has overcome that all-too-familiar pattern of playing down to the competition's level. This game is a perfect test of that.

See you at 7pm at The Ryan.

That would've been true a month ago.

In the last 8 games we've handled Davidson, VCU, Joes, Duquesne, GMU, and VCU again by double digits. Most of those games weren't close by the 10 minute mark in the 2nd half.

La Salle and @Bonnies were closer affairs - but more importantly we were tested and passed. We're never going to be a perfect team. No team in college basketball is. Wins are all that matter. By 1 point, by 5, by 10, by 30...who cares. Ignore the metrics because a close win won't hurt you regardless. JUST WIN.

I don't get this "playing down to the competition". We are on an 8 game winning streak. After the Brown and Richmond losses this board was in meltdown mode with posters saying the season was over, wait til next year.

Celebrate the 8 game win streak that now has us knocking on the Top 25 Door!!!!

[PeterRamTime]

Do not give them clean looks from three and we will run away with it.

[rhodyfan3000]

Even if it all goes to poop in the first half, I won't post in the in game until after halftime.

I have faith they can come back from a bad first half, if need be.

[bkoeppen]

guesses on the attendance tonight? I'm going with 6,375.

[Rhody15]

guesses on the attendance tonight? I'm going with 6,375.

5217.

[Billyboy78]

5000 if 1000 students show up, 6000 if 2000 show up.

[Blue Man]

guesses on the attendance tonight? I'm going with 6,375.

I'm expecting to be disappointed by tip off (especially thanks to the Ryan Center's ease of access), more disappointed at the under 16 when attendance is highest, and as mad as I get every game when several hundred elderly and shitty fans get up and leave with 4 mins to go.

5400 but I hope I'm wrong.

[Billyboy78]

guesses on the attendance tonight? I'm going with 6,375.

I'm expecting to be disappointed by tip off (especially thanks to the Ryan Center's ease of access), more disappointed at the under 16 when attendance is highest, and as mad as I get every game when several hundred elderly and shitty fans get up and leave with 4 mins to go.

5400 but I hope I'm wrong.

I'm old and shitty, but I not only stay 'til the end, I watch the handshake line and watch Cyril lead the team over to the student section after the game when they win. When I leave, there are only about 500 people left in the gym.

[Rhody74]

It’ll be in the 5s. If it’s 6,000+ I’ll be thrilled.

[bigappleram]

Two things I don't understand about our fan base....

1) Why aren't you in your seat by 3-4 minutes before tip off
2) Why are you leaving a big game with 3 minutes left

Like WTF is going on in south county that you can't get there on time and WTF is the rush to get out of the Ryan Center. Oh no you might have to wait a few minutes in line to exit the parking lot. Throw on 101.5 listen to Disano gives his breakdown of the game and enjoy the W.

[Taylor Swift]

Two things I don't understand about our fan base....

1) Why aren't you in your seat by 3-4 minutes before tip off
2) Why are you leaving a big game with 3 minutes left

Like WTF is going on in south county that you can't get there on time and WTF is the rush to get out of the Ryan Center. Oh no you might have to wait a few minutes in line to exit the parking lot. Throw on 101.5 listen to Disano gives his breakdown of the game and enjoy the W.

A lot of the fan base doesn't live in SoCo. Fortunately out of habit, I get to the game generally an hour-45 minutes before tip-off. Getting everyone into their seats by then would be like herding cats. I know there are posters on this board who travel well over an hour one way to make these games. I never leave before the buzzer. There are a lot of people who don't want to sit in traffic. I always listen to Chris after the games. I think the audience who leaves early is not the audience posting on this board.

[reef]

I would hope with it being one of our rivals and the way we been playing lately we would get 6 k if we get sub 5500 that would be slightly disappointing

[Blue Man]

guesses on the attendance tonight? I'm going with 6,375.

I'm expecting to be disappointed by tip off (especially thanks to the Ryan Center's ease of access), more disappointed at the under 16 when attendance is highest, and as mad as I get every game when several hundred elderly and shitty fans get up and leave with 4 mins to go.

5400 but I hope I'm wrong.

I'm old and shitty, but I not only stay 'til the end, I watch the handshake line and watch Cyril lead the team over to the student section after the game when they win. When I leave, there are only about 500 people left in the gym.

BillyBoy you for sure ain't old and shitty. We need more like you!

[Taylor Swift]

I'm expecting to be disappointed by tip off (especially thanks to the Ryan Center's ease of access), more disappointed at the under 16 when attendance is highest, and as mad as I get every game when several hundred elderly and shitty fans get up and leave with 4 mins to go.

5400 but I hope I'm wrong.

I'm old and shitty, but I not only stay 'til the end, I watch the handshake line and watch Cyril lead the team over to the student section after the game when they win. When I leave, there are only about 500 people left in the gym.

BillyBoy you for sure ain't old and shitty. We need more like you!

BB I would have never penned you as old AND shitty. You're the man!

[NYGFan_Section208]

We try to get to our seats by the anthem, but...beers. We often leave in the final minute (only if the outcome is no longer in doubt) because we need to catch an elevator and it makes a big difference. Guess that makes me old and shi77y...although, I'm not really that old...

If that makes people angry or upset, they might want to consider hitting the re-set button. It's not like we're taking seats from people that would otherwise arrive early and stay til triple zeroes on the clock. Obviously, there's quite a few that do the same for whatever reason. Would we rather have them stay home? Or, just be glad they came at all?

[Taylor Swift]

We try to get to our seats by the anthem, but...beers. We often leave in the final minute (only if the outcome is no longer in doubt) because we need to catch an elevator and it makes a big difference. Guess that makes me old and shi77y...although, I'm not really that old...

If that makes people angry or upset, they might want to consider hitting the re-set button. It's not like we're taking seats from people that would otherwise arrive early and stay til triple zeroes on the clock. Obviously, there's quite a few that do the same for whatever reason. Would we rather have them stay home? Or, just be glad they came at all?

Huge difference! I was with a group once who needed elevator access and it can be a bit cumbersome waiting, etc.

Between Kingston being (what some would call) the "middle of nowhere" the fact that people come to games, especially in dead winter on a Tuesday makes me glad people make the effort. I've always viewed it as, this is my thing... this is what I do in the winter.

[wgracie99]

guesses on the attendance tonight? I'm going with 6,375.

I'm expecting to be disappointed by tip off (especially thanks to the Ryan Center's ease of access), more disappointed at the under 16 when attendance is highest, and as mad as I get every game when several hundred elderly and shitty fans get up and leave with 4 mins to go.

5400 but I hope I'm wrong.

My wife and I travel from just outside of Worcester are senior citizens who still work (2 jobs each) donate what we can but do leave if the team is up double digits with 2 mins to go. We also met you in Brooklyn a couple years ago supporting the team but I guess that makes us “shitty fans”. Maybe we should just stay home and watch the game on tv like the old foggies we are....I really hope you didn’t really mean that.

[ramster]

guesses on the attendance tonight? I'm going with 6,375.

I'm expecting to be disappointed by tip off (especially thanks to the Ryan Center's ease of access), more disappointed at the under 16 when attendance is highest, and as mad as I get every game when several hundred elderly and shitty fans get up and leave with 4 mins to go.

5400 but I hope I'm wrong.

My wife and I travel from just outside of Worcester are senior citizens who still work (2 jobs each) donate what we can but do leave if the team is up double digits with 2 mins to go. We also met you in Brooklyn a couple years ago supporting the team but I guess that makes us “shitty fans”. Maybe we should just stay home and watch the game on tv like the old foggies we are....I really hope you didn’t really mean that.

And BlueMan what about all the fans who show up late, sometimes 1/2 or more into the first half and stand right in front of people who were in their seats 30 minutes to an hour before tip off?

Most of them are young and don’t care at all that they are coming to their seats during game action 10 minutes after tip off

To me that’s worse than fans leaving early.

Killer to is when they are not even going to their correct seats - just sneaking in.

[DC_Rams]

Blue Man, have to call you on that one brother. People may not be as “diehard” as you, but what matters is that they show up. A bit tasteless to talk down on the elderly though man, especially when majority are program donors.

[theblueram]

As I understand it, this is Greek Week so there should be a good amount of students tonight.

[ATPTourFan]

Until halftime....

[theblueram]

Not really Greek Week, but they will be at the game tonight.

[UCH21377]

BAR I am never at my seat 4 min before game time but can pretty much always be found in one of the pubs

[adam914]

F UMass. Let's roll!

[TrevlontRook3]

Any links to the game I’m not seeing it on watch stadium