A10 Outlook for 2022-23

[reckless jake]

SLU not done yet.
Would be a nice veteran big addition, giving them depth upfront.

Per Jon Rothstein's twitter, Forrester committed to St. Louis today.

[steveystuds06]

SLU not done yet.
Would be a nice veteran big addition, giving them depth upfront.

Per Jon Rothstein's twitter, Forrester committed to St. Louis today.

Yup they are stacked. Should be sweet 16 team

[Jersey77]

SLU not done yet.
Would be a nice veteran big addition, giving them depth upfront.

A "Big" day for SLU.
7-footer from Putnam.
Lots of size upfront.

[ramster]

Ugh my man, just hang it up. It's not even entertaining. You're either denying things that the receipts exist on this very site for, or just grasping at straws for some type of relevant post.

Your trolling isn't even sensible any more. Look at this first sentence - a blatant lie and then confusing follow up. Another sentence of nonsensical trash. Changing topics to something irrelevant and obvious. An answer to a question no one asked. Then a wild take with an obvious overlay of pointlessness.

I just want to laugh again. I need the old 72 back. The one with absolute hilarity.

But since we steadied the coaching position and staff with pros, you've kinda lost direction on where to go.

I'll continue to remember the good times. The people manager who knew basketball. That's my 72.

Here's hoping you regain form or get put out to pasture.

Remember the days Blue Man when you told all of us not to feed the troll? You keep throwing her fish.

Wait, is 72 a woman?

Yes. That came out several weeks ago.

[ramster]

Ugh my man, just hang it up. It's not even entertaining. You're either denying things that the receipts exist on this very site for, or just grasping at straws for some type of relevant post.

Your trolling isn't even sensible any more. Look at this first sentence - a blatant lie and then confusing follow up. Another sentence of nonsensical trash. Changing topics to something irrelevant and obvious. An answer to a question no one asked. Then a wild take with an obvious overlay of pointlessness.

I just want to laugh again. I need the old 72 back. The one with absolute hilarity.

But since we steadied the coaching position and staff with pros, you've kinda lost direction on where to go.

I'll continue to remember the good times. The people manager who knew basketball. That's my 72.

Here's hoping you regain form or get put out to pasture.

Remember the days Blue Man when you told all of us not to feed the troll? You keep throwing her fish.

I don't view it as feeding the troll. When people take him seriously and respond to his posts, I think that's feeding him. So calling him out for his lack of creativity and incredibly boring posts is OK. LIke Blueman, I laughed at how awesome his old posts used to be.

Don't forget he also had a cameo on South Park. Trolll.png

We all want that person back. Since Archie was hired his posts have been embarrassingly bad.

You missed on the board then a few weeks ago that 72 is she, not him, her.

Also, Blue Man many, many times said don’t feed the troll. Meaning ignore her.

Not sure what changed but he’s feeding her a lot

[steveystuds06]

Remember the days Blue Man when you told all of us not to feed the troll? You keep throwing her fish.

I don't view it as feeding the troll. When people take him seriously and respond to his posts, I think that's feeding him. So calling him out for his lack of creativity and incredibly boring posts is OK. LIke Blueman, I laughed at how awesome his old posts used to be.

Don't forget he also had a cameo on South Park. Trolll.png

We all want that person back. Since Archie was hired his posts have been embarrassingly bad.

You missed on the board then a few weeks ago that 72 is she, not him, her.

Also, Blue Man many, many times said don’t feed the troll. Meaning ignore her.

Not sure what changed but he’s feeding her a lot

We have no idea if 72 is a male or female. The only thing we know for sure is he or she is a PC fan.

[ramster]

I don't view it as feeding the troll. When people take him seriously and respond to his posts, I think that's feeding him. So calling him out for his lack of creativity and incredibly boring posts is OK. LIke Blueman, I laughed at how awesome his old posts used to be.

Don't forget he also had a cameo on South Park. Trolll.png

We all want that person back. Since Archie was hired his posts have been embarrassingly bad.

You missed on the board then a few weeks ago that 72 is she, not him, her.

Also, Blue Man many, many times said don’t feed the troll. Meaning ignore her.

Not sure what changed but he’s feeding her a lot

We have no idea if 72 is a male or female. The only thing we know for sure is he or she is a PC fan.

Go back a few weeks and you’ll see 72 is a she.
I’m sure there are posters who are PC fans here masquerading as URI fans but 72 is not one of them.

[steveystuds06]

You missed on the board then a few weeks ago that 72 is she, not him, her.

Also, Blue Man many, many times said don’t feed the troll. Meaning ignore her.

Not sure what changed but he’s feeding her a lot

We have no idea if 72 is a male or female. The only thing we know for sure is he or she is a PC fan.

Go back a few weeks and you’ll see 72 is a she.
I’m sure there are posters who are PC fans here masquerading as URI fans but 72 is not one of them.

I'm confused. You told Blueman to stop feeding the troll but now you're saying 72 is not a troll and is a she? What post proves this? I looked and I'm not seeing it.

[ramster]

We have no idea if 72 is a male or female. The only thing we know for sure is he or she is a PC fan.

Go back a few weeks and you’ll see 72 is a she.
I’m sure there are posters who are PC fans here masquerading as URI fans but 72 is not one of them.

I'm confused. You told Blueman to stop feeding the troll but now you're saying 72 is not a troll and is a she? What post proves this? I looked and I'm not seeing it.

Yes. Blue Man kept telling posters not to talk with 72. Now he’s talking to 72 as much as anyone.

I’m not going to go back and find the post where the She came out, it’s a few weeks ago. If you don’t believe me then fine but it’s in a thread somewhere.

I have no problem with 72. In fact, some of her comments make one think about things from a different perspective. Sure some are head scratchers but so be it. Number of posters here have decreased over the years, don’t need to be running any off imho.

[Jersey77]

Go back a few weeks and you’ll see 72 is a she.
I’m sure there are posters who are PC fans here masquerading as URI fans but 72 is not one of them.

I'm confused. You told Blueman to stop feeding the troll but now you're saying 72 is not a troll and is a she? What post proves this? I looked and I'm not seeing it.

Yes. Blue Man kept telling posters not to talk with 72. Now he’s talking to 72 as much as anyone.

I’m not going to go back and find the post where the She came out, it’s a few weeks ago. If you don’t believe me then fine but it’s in a thread somewhere.

I have no problem with 72. In fact, some of her comments make one think about things from a different perspective. Sure some are head scratchers but so be it. Number of posters here have decreased over the years, don’t need to be running any off imho.

Sure this isn't an Abbott and Costello routine. LOL

[Blue Man]

Go back a few weeks and you’ll see 72 is a she.
I’m sure there are posters who are PC fans here masquerading as URI fans but 72 is not one of them.

I'm confused. You told Blueman to stop feeding the troll but now you're saying 72 is not a troll and is a she? What post proves this? I looked and I'm not seeing it.

Yes. Blue Man kept telling posters not to talk with 72. Now he’s talking to 72 as much as anyone.

I’m not going to go back and find the post where the She came out, it’s a few weeks ago. If you don’t believe me then fine but it’s in a thread somewhere.

I have no problem with 72. In fact, some of her comments make one think about things from a different perspective. Sure some are head scratchers but so be it. Number of posters here have decreased over the years, don’t need to be running any off imho.

No one ever stopped feeding, and with the endless time to fill during the offseason - it does fill the gaps between meetings. I only said to stop feeding because I was 100% convinced 72 is a troll.

I am actually hoping 72 is a troll at this point. Otherwise...woof.

[ramster]

I'm confused. You told Blueman to stop feeding the troll but now you're saying 72 is not a troll and is a she? What post proves this? I looked and I'm not seeing it.

Yes. Blue Man kept telling posters not to talk with 72. Now he’s talking to 72 as much as anyone.

I’m not going to go back and find the post where the She came out, it’s a few weeks ago. If you don’t believe me then fine but it’s in a thread somewhere.

I have no problem with 72. In fact, some of her comments make one think about things from a different perspective. Sure some are head scratchers but so be it. Number of posters here have decreased over the years, don’t need to be running any off imho.

No one ever stopped feeding, and with the endless time to fill during the offseason - it does fill the gaps between meetings. I only said to stop feeding because I was 100% convinced 72 is a troll.

I am actually hoping 72 is a troll at this point. Otherwise...woof.

No they didn’t, but not from lack of being told to.

72 is not near as bad as some of you make her out to be.

[SGreenwell]

FWIW, this is the post that people are using to identify 72's gender. Frankly, I don't know if they're talking about themselves in third person, or what they're talking about in general. (We've never suspended or banned 72's account, as far as I can tell, so maybe they're talking about the PC Scout board or something else.) Regardless though, this topic is "A10 Outlook for 2022-23," so let's try to steer discussion back to that. Thanks.

[ramster]

And it was a couple weeks ago just as I said she posted.

[ramster]

Nice pick up by Fordham with 6’5” SG Noah Best


“Fordham academics are on such an elite level, it puts me in a great position to do something after basketball,” said Best, who also considered Manhattan, Robert Morris, and Bryant.
“Also, it’s home! I love right around the corner from my high school and now I live 15 minutes away from my college. Also, the Fordham chance took a chance on me. They didn’t go into the transfer portal and I’m truly blessed they chose me. Really want to win a championship for my city.”

https://www.zagsblog.com/2022/05/17/for ... noah-best/

[steveystuds06]

FWIW, this is the post that people are using to identify 72's gender. Frankly, I don't know if they're talking about themselves in third person, or what they're talking about in general. (We've never suspended or banned 72's account, as far as I can tell, so maybe they're talking about the PC Scout board or something else.) Regardless though, this topic is "A10 Outlook for 2022-23," so let's try to steer discussion back to that. Thanks.

Oh ok ya, that doesn't prove anything. Thanks. Back to the A10!

[Rhody72]

You can always count on the three blind mice to attack any poster who questions their thoughtless posts.

[RhodyKyle]

So weak. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

[NYGFan_Section208]

SLU not done yet.
Would be a nice veteran big addition, giving them depth upfront.

A "Big" day for SLU.
7-footer from Putnam.
Lots of size upfront.

So...does Cisse tweet out #commiteduncommittedcommitted ?

[ramster]

Lunardi Early Bracket 2023 - much better seeds for the 2 teams than in 2022

6-seed Dayton-AQ
8-seed St Louis

Next 4 out:
Loyola Chicago
VCU


http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... acketology

[Jersey77]

[RF1]

NM

[RF1]

Not really a neutral site game. Indianapolis is 70 miles from West Lafayette, IN where Purdue is located and over 400 miles from Davidson, NC. This will basically be another home game for the Boilermakers.

[Jersey77]

Not really a neutral site game. Indianapolis is 70 miles from West Lafayette, IN where Purdue is located and over 400 miles from Davidson, NC. This will basically be another home game for the Boilermakers.

Yes, that's what I thought.
Not really a neutral site by any means.

[ramster]

Not really a neutral site game. Indianapolis is 70 miles from West Lafayette, IN where Purdue is located and over 400 miles from Davidson, NC. This will basically be another home game for the Boilermakers.

Yes, that's what I thought.
Not really a neutral site by any means.

I’d take this game in a heartbeat if I was Davidson - and they did.

[Jersey77]

Not really a neutral site game. Indianapolis is 70 miles from West Lafayette, IN where Purdue is located and over 400 miles from Davidson, NC. This will basically be another home game for the Boilermakers.

Yes, that's what I thought.
Not really a neutral site by any means.

I’d take this game in a heartbeat if I was Davidson - and they did.

Of course, can't blame them for taking this game,

Probably a decent payday, national coverage against a top P6 program.

Granted they will be a major underdog against a partisan crowd.

[Rhody74]

Doesn’t Davidson travel well? Maybe they’ll have a good crowd there.

[RhowdyRam02]

Yes, that's what I thought.
Not really a neutral site by any means.

I’d take this game in a heartbeat if I was Davidson - and they did.

Of course, can't blame them for taking this game,

Probably a decent payday, national coverage against a top P6 program.

Granted they will be a major underdog against a partisan crowd.

That actually brings up a solid question. Are they really getting a good payday for this or are they getting a significantly smaller or non-existent payday because it's a "neutral site game"?

[RF1]

Doesn’t Davidson travel well? Maybe they’ll have a good crowd there.

I highly doubt they travel well. Davidson is a small school with less than 2,000 undergraduates and no graduate programs. They typically only average about 4,000 most seasons at home and finished this past season at just 3,209 (some 1,600 behind URI). They were 8th for attendance in the A-10 in the last season prior to Covid. Their fanbase is not especially large.

[Jersey77]

I’d take this game in a heartbeat if I was Davidson - and they did.

Of course, can't blame them for taking this game,

Probably a decent payday, national coverage against a top P6 program.

Granted they will be a major underdog against a partisan crowd.

That actually brings up a solid question. Are they really getting a good payday for this or are they getting a significantly smaller or non-existent payday because it's a "neutral site game"?

Very good question 02, I don't know.

Not sure how the revenue is divided including media coverage.

[ramster]

If I got zero pay for the Purdue game I’d still take it in a heartbeat if I was Davidson. Any money would be a bonus. Wish URI had games like this - someday soon I hope

[RhowdyRam02]

If I got zero pay for the Purdue game I’d still take it in a heartbeat if I was Davidson. Any money would be a bonus. Wish URI had games like this - someday soon I hope

Why would we want to get bought out without getting money? Worst of every world. If they gave us a return game in Boston, Mohegan Sun, or New York then sure, I guess

[ramster]

If I got zero pay for the Purdue game I’d still take it in a heartbeat if I was Davidson. Any money would be a bonus. Wish URI had games like this - someday soon I hope

Why would we want to get bought out without getting money? Worst of every world. If they gave us a return game in Boston, Mohegan Sun, or New York then sure, I guess

Because P5 Teams hold all the cards now.

Take these games while you can. Whatever deal McKinnon got I’m sure it was the best he could do.

Not many more years before there is an FBS and an FSC for Basketball.

P5’s and Football Money - Cartel is gaining power so take what you can get now just as McKinnon did with this Purdue opportunity.

[rhodylaw]

If I got zero pay for the Purdue game I’d still take it in a heartbeat if I was Davidson. Any money would be a bonus. Wish URI had games like this - someday soon I hope

Why would we want to get bought out without getting money? Worst of every world. If they gave us a return game in Boston, Mohegan Sun, or New York then sure, I guess

Because P5 Teams hold all the cards now.

Take these games while you can. Whatever deal McKinnon got I’m sure it was the best he could do.

Not many more years before there is an FBS and an FSC for Basketball.

P5’s and Football Money - Cartel is gaining power so take what you can get now just as McKinnon did with this Purdue opportunity.

I still don’t believe that we will ever get to FCS and FBS level split - yes the money is getting tough to compete with but at the end of the season the big guys will be playing the small guys in the tournament because that is what brings in viewers. St Peter’s reminds everyone of that. Only if smaller schools start actually winning the championship will we maybe see a split, but that will never happen. Plus one of the biggest college basketball programs (Gonzaga) by conference would be a FCS level school, no way.

[rhodylaw]

Lunardi Early Bracket 2023 - much better seeds for the 2 teams than in 2022

6-seed Dayton-AQ
8-seed St Louis

Next 4 out:
Loyola Chicago
VCU


http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... acketology

He is missing Rhody! We will be in the conversation, book it. Also, not having Davidson on that list somewhere seems wrong as well.

[Jersey77]

Lunardi Early Bracket 2023 - much better seeds for the 2 teams than in 2022

6-seed Dayton-AQ
8-seed St Louis

Next 4 out:
Loyola Chicago
VCU


http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... acketology

He is missing Rhody! We will be in the conversation, book it. Also, not having Davidson on that list somewhere seems wrong as well.

Davidson should be decent, but they don't belong on that list.
Lost A10 POY Brajkovic, Lee, and Jones.
They do bring back Loyer, Mennenga, and Huffman plus added transfers Skogman and Kochera.
Also freshmen recruit bigs: Bailey and Reed.

GM returns 3 of their top scorers: Oduro, Cooper, and Gaines.
Plus they added some nice recruits.

If Burton returns for Richmond, they could make noise.

We won't even be in the discussion for 22-23.

Take it easy on the Limoncello.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Maybe there should be a separate thread for "we'll be in the conversation" talk, as such thought and utterance is often quashed and clearly not well received everywhere...

[steveystuds06]

Maybe there should be a separate thread for "we'll be in the conversation" talk, as such thought and utterance is often quashed and clearly not well received everywhere...

Can you give us a breakdown on why this roster is a tournament team? Basketball reasons…Not trying to be a dick I’m honestly asking because based on how young we are I don’t see it.

[steviep123]

I think most of us are of the cautiously optimistic but aren’t expecting to dance next year.

[Rhody74]

I think most of us are of the cautiously optimistic but aren’t expecting to dance next year.

I was cautiously optimistic last year. Look where it got us.

[Jdrums#3]

Why would we want to get bought out without getting money? Worst of every world. If they gave us a return game in Boston, Mohegan Sun, or New York then sure, I guess

Because P5 Teams hold all the cards now.

Take these games while you can. Whatever deal McKinnon got I’m sure it was the best he could do.

Not many more years before there is an FBS and an FSC for Basketball.

P5’s and Football Money - Cartel is gaining power so take what you can get now just as McKinnon did with this Purdue opportunity.

I still don’t believe that we will ever get to FCS and FBS level split - yes the money is getting tough to compete with but at the end of the season the big guys will be playing the small guys in the tournament because that is what brings in viewers. St Peter’s reminds everyone of that. Only if smaller schools start actually winning the championship will we maybe see a split, but that will never happen. Plus one of the biggest college basketball programs (Gonzaga) by conference would be a FCS level school, no way.

Besides viewers, I think the small schools bring bettors, too. I often underestimate Vegas’ impact on college bb and the tourney, especially, as I am not a bettor.

I go back and forth on the potential of a FCS/FBS type split for college bb. I am hoping there are enough differences between the two sports to delay or prevent it altogether.

[Jdrums#3]

I think most of us are of the cautiously optimistic but aren’t expecting to dance next year.

I was cautiously optimistic last year. Look where it got us.

I’m in that club,74.

In the words of George Bush, the younger…Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, don’t fool me again. Or, something to that affect.

[RhodyKyle]

Because P5 Teams hold all the cards now.

Take these games while you can. Whatever deal McKinnon got I’m sure it was the best he could do.

Not many more years before there is an FBS and an FSC for Basketball.

P5’s and Football Money - Cartel is gaining power so take what you can get now just as McKinnon did with this Purdue opportunity.

I still don’t believe that we will ever get to FCS and FBS level split - yes the money is getting tough to compete with but at the end of the season the big guys will be playing the small guys in the tournament because that is what brings in viewers. St Peter’s reminds everyone of that. Only if smaller schools start actually winning the championship will we maybe see a split, but that will never happen. Plus one of the biggest college basketball programs (Gonzaga) by conference would be a FCS level school, no way.

Besides viewers, I think the small schools bring bettors, too. I often underestimate Vegas’ impact on college bb and the tourney, especially, as I am not a bettor.

I go back and forth on the potential of a FCS/FBS type split for college bb. I am hoping there are enough differences between the two sports to delay or prevent it altogether.

As someone who has been to Vegas for the first 2 rounds a handful of times, there is no way they change the tournament format.

[Jdrums#3]

I will take the first 3 rounds of the tourney over the football national championship playoff all day long. And, I enjoy football but those first few weeks of March Madness are the best, hands down.

[RhodyKyle]

I will take the first 3 rounds of the tourney over the football national championship playoff all day long. And, I enjoy football but those first few weeks of March Madness is the best, hands down.

100% agree on that. St Peter's this year is exactly why there won't be split. I'm willing to bet their games got more viewers than if the game was with Kentucky

[steviep123]

I will take the first 3 rounds of the tourney over the football national championship playoff all day long. And, I enjoy football but those first few weeks of March Madness is the best, hands down.

[Jersey77]

Frank Martin picks up a talented wing '22

[Blue Man]

I think most of us are of the cautiously optimistic but aren’t expecting to dance next year.

I was cautiously optimistic last year. Look where it got us.

I’m in that club,74.

In the words of George Bush, the younger…Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, don’t fool me again. Or, something to that affect.

Being optimistic that a Dave Cox team was going to do well after all we had seen, was stupid and is a personal problem.

Being purposely pessimistic that an Archie Miller team is going to disappoint because a Dave Cox team did is also really stupid and lacks logic.

I don’t see us as an NCAA team, but I think we’ll be a good team.

Please just don’t compare this team to any team in the last 4 years.

[steveystuds06]

Frank Martin picks up a talented wing '22

Solid get. Not a Brandon Weston type get but a solid 3 star player that could be a nice starter for them eventually

[Running Ram]

yes, but he's ten thousand and twelve percent committed, so there's that.