Head coach speculation for 2022-23

[KeaneyBluBallz]

he just can't get enough of those jersey girls

[BleedBlue87]

before considering lamar ,imo i would think preston murphy ,tyson wheeler or ard

Preston can coach again without restrictions in 2023, correct?

[theblueram]

This is my pick

BlueMan was this you????

[rjv]

Rhody Rhody Rhody Lamar Lamar Lamar Rhody Rhody Rhody Lamar Lamar Lamar Rhody Lamar Rhody Lamar Rhody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Image JV beginning the first game of the 22-23 MBB Season!!!

I would love it. Think outside the box...what do we have to lose

[theblueram]

Rhody Rhody Rhody Lamar Lamar Lamar Rhody Rhody Rhody Lamar Lamar Lamar Rhody Lamar Rhody Lamar Rhody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Image JV beginning the first game of the 22-23 MBB Season!!!

I would love it. Think outside the box...what do we have to lose

He does not have a college degree. Can't be a D1 coach.

[Puck Frovidence]

Lol surprise surprise, out come the sockpups, out come the Frenchys, all those fun familiar shitposters from 2018 drop in to say hello. Well hey Rhody72, least youve got some company now.

[rjv]

who says you need a college degree to be a D1 coach.....
People have PhD and can not coach.
Hire Lamar....His Degree is in playing basketball and winning championships.
Lamar Lamar Lamar

[Rhodymob05]

The thought of a former Rhody A10 champ, FIBA gold medalist, and NBA champion coming back to Kingston to coach has to at least give people a semi.

[Jersey77]

before considering lamar ,imo i would think preston murphy ,tyson wheeler or ard

Preston can coach again without restrictions in 2023, correct?

Yes, he would have the opportunity in 23-24.
I would love to see him come back as an assistant.

[kal-65]

would the fans on this board support todd bozeman

he is familiar with uri; has lots of coaching experience

[PlayMikeMotenMore]

We would be lucky to even interview him if he’s fired from Georgia.

Crean at A10 level may be a good fit, I mentioned him earlier.
I mean how many coaches will be available that have been to the Final 4 and 3 Sweet 16's.

But again probably won't happen.

On a side note, if I recall correctly, he was a finalist for the job along with Tim O'Shea back in 97 before Jim Harrick threw his name in the mix. He was Tom Izzo's too assistant at the time.

Crean was Izzo's assistant before going to Marquette. Now Izzo wants nothing to do with the guy. Most coaches don't want to be around him.

[rjv]

I do not know if Todd has enough name recognition and does he connects with URI fan base . ARD I would consider he been at Clemson for a few years

[Big Rhody Guy]

I believe Kimani would be a great choice if he was willing to come to URI. He maybe on many teams radar. If he did come to URI and turn things around he would be gone in 3 to 4 years. Jamal Blunt would also be a great pick. He was in the A10 with Richmond left for Miami and came back to A10 with VCU.

Kimani probably coached himself right out of our league last night but damn what a night for him.

[reef]

would the fans on this board support todd bozeman

he is familiar with uri; has lots of coaching experience

I think we can do better than Todd

[SGreenwell]

would the fans on this board support todd bozeman

he is familiar with uri; has lots of coaching experience

Bozeman's most recent head coaching experience should completely disqualify him from consideration - six straight years under .500. There is zero reason we would consider him for the position, except for his Rhode Island connections.

[steveystuds06]

would the fans on this board support todd bozeman

he is familiar with uri; has lots of coaching experience

No chance

[theblueram]

would the fans on this board support todd bozeman

he is familiar with uri; has lots of coaching experience

No chance

Agree completely.

[ElmCityRhody]

Todd Bozoman?

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HARD PASS

besides we are getting Archie so it’s a moot point

[Rhode_Island_Red]

would the fans on this board support todd bozeman

he is familiar with uri; has lots of coaching experience

Bozeman's most recent head coaching experience should completely disqualify him from consideration - six straight years under .500. There is zero reason we would consider him for the position, except for his Rhode Island connections.

Why on Earth would we promote the second-in-command of this train wreck?

[phipsiGD'11]

Call me crazy, because I HATED him when he was in the A10, but there's a former A10 HC that was successful in this league and is a top assistant at a big time program who is currently acting as the HC until the post season starts...

Old, White, Bald, and someone I consider to have a punchable face. Where will he land if he does a decent job down the stretch for Michigan?

[Big Rhody Guy]

Call me crazy, because I HATED him when he was in the A10, but there's a former A10 HC that was successful in this league and is a top assistant at a big time program who is currently acting as the HC until the post season starts...

Old, White, Bald, and someone I consider to have a punchable face. Where will he land if he does a decent job down the stretch for Michigan?

I'd have to scrub my twitter account of all the terrible things I've said about him...

[rhodyrudder]

I know theres a recruiting thread or two, but can someone answer this with a word or two?

Do we have any recruits signed for next year?

[theblueram]

Todd Bozoman?

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HARD PASS

besides we are getting Archie so it’s a moot point

I'm 100% for Archie and I think we could get him. Let's hope.

[reef]

Call me crazy, because I HATED him when he was in the A10, but there's a former A10 HC that was successful in this league and is a top assistant at a big time program who is currently acting as the HC until the post season starts...

Old, White, Bald, and someone I consider to have a punchable face. Where will he land if he does a decent job down the stretch for Michigan?

It’s a NO for me on Phil Martelli

[theblueram]

Call me crazy, because I HATED him when he was in the A10, but there's a former A10 HC that was successful in this league and is a top assistant at a big time program who is currently acting as the HC until the post season starts...

Old, White, Bald, and someone I consider to have a punchable face. Where will he land if he does a decent job down the stretch for Michigan?

As a phipsi myself, I'm calling you crazy. No way that corpse is coming close to URI Basketball.

[Jersey77]

Todd Bozoman?

ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzZZZZZzzzzzzz

HARD PASS

besides we are getting Archie so it’s a moot point

I'm 100% for Archie and I think we could get him. Let's hope.

Yes, most here would consider him to be a homerun hire.

The question is would they be willing to spend the $ to attract him.

Also, would he even be interested and may prefer to hold out for a bigger job.

[theblueram]

Todd Bozoman?

ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzZZZZZzzzzzzz

HARD PASS

besides we are getting Archie so it’s a moot point

I'm 100% for Archie and I think we could get him. Let's hope.

Yes, most here would consider him to be a homerun hire.

The question is would they be willing to spend the $ to attract him.

Also, would he even be interested and may prefer to hold out for a bigger job.

I think he would be interested and I think the powers that be would pay. Or, I hope they would. Good lord I wish I was a billionaire.

[Blue Man]

This is my pick

BlueMan was this you????

I was yelling something. But it was not that.

[STC]

We have reached the sports talk radio phase of the head coach speculation with the pink hats and casuals throwing out some wild suggestions.

[Rhode_Island_Red]

The thought of a former Rhody A10 champ, FIBA gold medalist, and NBA champion coming back to Kingston to coach has to at least give people a semi.

Not to mention a loser on "Celebrity Apprentice."

[reef]

The thought of a former Rhody A10 champ, FIBA gold medalist, and NBA champion coming back to Kingston to coach has to at least give people a semi.

Not to mention a loser on "Celebrity Apprentice."

Celebrity Big Brother lol he almost made the finale went out in 4th

[giovanni]

Crean at A10 level may be a good fit, I mentioned him earlier.
I mean how many coaches will be available that have been to the Final 4 and 3 Sweet 16's.

But again probably won't happen.

On a side note, if I recall correctly, he was a finalist for the job along with Tim O'Shea back in 97 before Jim Harrick threw his name in the mix. He was Tom Izzo's too assistant at the time.

Crean was Izzo's assistant before going to Marquette. Now Izzo wants nothing to do with the guy. Most coaches don't want to be around him.

I think the post says he was an Izzo assistant. He is not liked by many, nor am I advocating for him to be the coach. " Most coaches" though? Izzo wants nothing to do with him. Comical

[reef]

I’m kind of lukewarm on Crean would like to see who else is on our list for competition

[Taylor Swift]

Do any of those Kardashian/Jenner girls have kids who play basketball? They would probably come here with Lamar. Maybe we could get Kanye too to be Lamar's top assistant.

Pete Davidson DBO

I just laughed so hard. I pictured Pete sitting behind Lamar during a game with a massive spliff.

[Taylor Swift]

Is Lamar HC material? Absolutely not for the time being.

Could he win games as an HC and bring an electric atmosphere? Yes.

I met him in person last time he was here in 2013ish? Very good natured. He said he loved RI and how great everyone here always treated him.

If he has some kind of involvement, it would be great. Clearly he has never once turned his back on the program entirely if he’s talking about it to some ET interviewer.

Maybe he can help recruit the next coach? Maybe he can have some player conditioning liaison? Not sure his history leads to a HC role. Everyone does deserve a second chance, however. It seems like he’s cleaned up his act and it’s unfortunate he has had to deal with death, addiction, paparazzi, the Kardashian Kurse, etc. I’ll always root for Lamar.

[rhodyfan3]

PC is on the verge of winning a Big East regular season title and getting a top 4 seed in the tournament. Meanwhile, people are considering this guy as our next HC. Yikes.

[Blue Man]

PC is on the verge of winning a Big East regular season title and getting a top 4 seed in the tournament. Meanwhile, people are considering this guy as our next HC. Yikes.

When people were asking about rock bottom or the clown show, I think it’s here.

Love Lamar but we’ve fallen so far that he’s just throwing it out there talking about the Miami Heat training he had, and legit thinks he could turn us around.

Oof.

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……always root for LO, sure…….second/third chance sure…….love what he did here sure…..etc etc…..getting any near the URI basketball program in any significant role, no and no…….any role other showing up at a game now and then, sure…….just write URI a check, thank you
……have we fallen this far to think this era of modern hoops to think his god gifted talent would somehow rub off onto anyone…….we need a teacher, a developer of athletes, a basketball offense and defense tacticians on our bench, not the likes of LO in a warm suit in chairs 1-5…….

[RamStock]

I’m all in for Lamar if it is as an assistant. I think he would be great in terms of recruiting and being able to help mentor young players and pass on some of his mistakes that will hopefully keep them from going down the same path. Not on board in terms of a head coach. It would bring great publicity, but it just wouldn’t go well.

[Blue Man]

I’m all in for Lamar if it is as an assistant. I think he would be great in terms of recruiting and being able to help mentor young players and pass on some of his mistakes that will hopefully keep them from going down the same path. Not on board in terms of a head coach. It would bring great publicity, but it just wouldn’t go well.

Harrrrrrd pass. I’d be in on him as a special advisor to the program. Some type of ambassador. Or maybe he just writes us a big check. Absolutely not as an AC.

Lamar is a nice, soft spoken, good hearted person with some well documented issues. He’s also still taking advice from horrible people.

He just pooped his pants on Big Brother on national TV.

I’m actually offended at anyone who seriously is considering him to have any official connection to URI just because he made an off handed comment.

He’s still putting his life together. He could take a coaching job and 4 months later decide he wants to do another thing and just resign.

I am now realizing with this Lamar stuff that we’ve officially hit rock bottom and we are an actual clown show.

[scine20]

The meltdown on this board if Cox is extended will be like nothing ever seen in the history of URI message boards.

[Blue Man]

The meltdown on this board if Cox is extended will be like nothing ever seen in the history of URI message boards.

Have faith. He’s out.

[scine20]

Jim Harrick is still coaching. Maybe he wants to come back. Haha.

[Rhody15]

The meltdown on this board if Cox is extended will be like nothing ever seen in the history of URI message boards.

Two weeks ago I maybe thought he’d be back, but since then, there’s no way Thorr can justifiable extend him.

[RamStock]

I’m all in for Lamar if it is as an assistant. I think he would be great in terms of recruiting and being able to help mentor young players and pass on some of his mistakes that will hopefully keep them from going down the same path. Not on board in terms of a head coach. It would bring great publicity, but it just wouldn’t go well.

Harrrrrrd pass. I’d be in on him as a special advisor to the program. Some type of ambassador. Or maybe he just writes us a big check. Absolutely not as an AC.

Lamar is a nice, soft spoken, good hearted person with some well documented issues. He’s also still taking advice from horrible people.

He just pooped his pants on Big Brother on national TV.

I’m actually offended at anyone who seriously is considering him to have any official connection to URI just because he made an off handed comment.

He’s still putting his life together. He could take a coaching job and 4 months later decide he wants to do another thing and just resign.

I am now realizing with this Lamar stuff that we’ve officially hit rock bottom and we are an actual clown show.

All of this could happen and might be true, but we aren’t even a clown show because we are so far irrelevant it isn’t even funny. No one cares about this program except Pc fans who have laugh at us. I don’t necessarily think he would be a great assistant and it probably isn’t the way to go, but to bring on Todd Bozeman or someone that can’t both recruit and coach than we might as well just raise the white flag. I wouldn’t get offended if I were you as there are a million different ways to look at it and in reality Thorr isn’t bringing Odom aboard. The hire either needs to be a real good young coach or from a smaller program like Hurley was or someone with a name like a Pitino or Archie Miller. This hire will either turn this program in the right direction or we are toast for the next 10 years

[RamStock]

The meltdown on this board if Cox is extended will be like nothing ever seen in the history of URI message boards.

Heard from someone who knows this information (can’t say much more) that he is done. 100% we are getting a new coach as in 0.0 that Cox returns. There is no chance at all he is back.

[RhowdyRam02]

I’m all in for Lamar if it is as an assistant. I think he would be great in terms of recruiting and being able to help mentor young players and pass on some of his mistakes that will hopefully keep them from going down the same path. Not on board in terms of a head coach. It would bring great publicity, but it just wouldn’t go well.

Harrrrrrd pass. I’d be in on him as a special advisor to the program. Some type of ambassador. Or maybe he just writes us a big check. Absolutely not as an AC.

Lamar is a nice, soft spoken, good hearted person with some well documented issues. He’s also still taking advice from horrible people.

He just pooped his pants on Big Brother on national TV.

I’m actually offended at anyone who seriously is considering him to have any official connection to URI just because he made an off handed comment.

He’s still putting his life together. He could take a coaching job and 4 months later decide he wants to do another thing and just resign.

I am now realizing with this Lamar stuff that we’ve officially hit rock bottom and we are an actual clown show.

Right. Like maybe he would be perfect in the Ed Reed at Miami Chief of Staff role:

"As Chief of Staff, Reed will serve in an advisory role to Diaz in all aspects of the football program, including strategic planning, quality control, operations, player evaluation and player development," the statement read. "Reed will also provide assistance in team building, student-athlete mentorship and recruiting, as permissible under NCAA rules."

But as head coach or even one of the assistants that would be tasked with recruiting and game planning? Not sure I see how he would fit with the complete lack of experience in that role

[CaptainRon]

You guys are thinking small time. Lamar comes here and brings the Kardashians with him. They start a Rhody based reality show that makes enough money to fund the new practice center, Wi-Fi, replays and a real bar. I can dream, right?

[Bos8]

Atlantic 10: The A-10 job that seems to have the most buzz of late is Rhode Island, with the Rams losing nine of their past 10 games with zero NCAA tournament appearances since David Cox took over in 2018.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... -seat-next

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You guys are thinking small time. Lamar comes here and brings the Kardashians with him. They start a Rhody based reality show that makes enough money to fund the new practice center, Wi-Fi, replays and a real bar. I can dream, right?

…….the Kardashians, LO, and URI basketball all in the same sentence to fund our needs…….is a dream for sure……nightmarish………yikes