2/22 | George Washington | 7:00PM (YurVIew/ESPN+)

[URI_05]

Big mistake to have it in Bassey’s hands for the last foul.

[PeterRamTime]

Down 4 in OT

DAMNIT

[damram]

We give up way too many layups.

[Rhodyram]

It absolutely will be non-existent. But not because of weather.

I don't blame them lmao. Why would they want to see a team that's 8-18?

Because it's fun?
Because it's something to do on a cold, rainy night?
Because you only go to undergrad college once?
Because it's your school and you feel an obligation to support your team?
Because there are only 2 home games left and then none til next November?
Because watching Ishmael Leggett is worth the price of admission alone?
Because this team has a new head Coach and mostly all new Assistant Coaches and you want to show them some good URI support?
Because you like watching college basketball?
Because you want to hear the pep band, watch the Ramettes and watch the cheerleaders?

Watching this team is not fun.

[RI_Bred]

Down 4 in OT

DAMNIT

"Bad teams find a way to lose" - Dad

[KingstonLane]

Archie’s solution to lack of guards is playing ish every minute of every game

Kid is a warrior but he must be gassed

[Rhodyram]

Ish is playing for his next contract/school

[RI_Bred]

Ish is playing for his next contract/school

Bite your tongue!

My brother in NC is watching this game and his comment to me just now was "They have to have Leggett stay"...

[RhodyRams916]

What a fucking shit show. Disturbing performance in OT.

[RhodyRams916]

Switching to the women’s game now. The men have a huge lack of talent.

[PeterRamTime]

Why couldn't they just let us win?

[KevanBoyles]

Total gag in OT.

[RI_Bred]

What a fucking shit show. Disturbing performance in OT.

Confused and Ish is gassed. Over.

[Rhodyram]

We were favored by 2 1/2

[RhodyRams916]

What a fucking shit show. Disturbing performance in OT.

Confused and Ish is gassed. Over.

Ish = the team

[RI_Bred]

We were favored by 2 1/2

Would've covered in regulation if Ish hit that three. Crazy.

[KevanBoyles]

Ran out of gas in OT. Not enough talent and not enough experience/focus.

[McRam]

What a fucking shit show. Disturbing performance in OT.

So U
don’t see anything good other than calling it a shot show. ?

[RI_Bred]

What a fucking shit show. Disturbing performance in OT.

So U
don’t see anything good other than calling it a shot show. ?

Yeah, Leggett was good.

[McRam]

Archie’s solution to lack of guards is playing ish every minute of every game

Kid is a warrior but he must be gassed

Bishop played every minute, Ish did not play every minute

[PeterRamTime]

Hate it for the guys working so damn hard and can't get anything to show for it

[RhodyRams916]

What a fucking shit show. Disturbing performance in OT.

So U
don’t see anything good other than calling it a shot show. ?

Nah I’m really sick of moral victories. 6 losses in a row, 8-19…

We know Ish is really good, and he’s probably the only guy on the team who could start on a top 4 A10 team.

[rhodysurf]

A bad night for URI hoops. I hate this winter

[RIFan]

Entertaining, but here’s the problem, no player development…not one of the newcomers has emerged as a player.

[McRam]

4v5 with Samb on the floor. He’s terrible.

To be honest, it's 2v5 when you add Carey and Bassy.

He is. T is not much betr. How can u have a journeyman center score 20ish and only have one free throw. Do they understand that a foul is better than giving up a layup? Lack of toughness and no real fight for these “Big Men”

[RI_Bred]

What a fucking shit show. Disturbing performance in OT.

So U
don’t see anything good other than calling it a shot show. ?

Nah I’m really sick of moral victories. 6 losses in a row, 8-19…

We know Ish is really good, and he’s probably the only guy on the team who could start on a top 4 A10 team.

Agree with the moral victory statement. And since Freeman is no longer employed, I agree with the second part of your statement.

[RIFan]

What do we have to hang our hats on for next season?

[hrstrat57]

Like I expected.

No snow on the way out of Ryan Center.



Everyone over 6’7” on URI can’t play significant minutes in A10. Need to recruit over all of them.

One more pair of tix to use up.

[RI_Bred]

What do we have to hang our hats on for next season?

Archie?

Hope?

Ryan Wi-Fi?

Sigh.

[Rhody15]

I’m sorry, but Archie’s TO strategy is absolutely abysmal.

Tie game, 20 seconds left, two timeouts, with the ball.

Don’t call a timeout just to let Leggett dribble around for 17 seconds and chuck a 23 footer?

Call a TO, get Leggett going to the hoop to maybe draw a foul or kick it out to someone.

If this teams needs “coaching” late game like everyone said after the VCU game (I stand by my Opinion he shouldn’t have called one that game, these are two completely different situations), then why not call a TO tonight?

Just very very poor late game decisions.

[bigappleram]

What do we have to hang our hats on for next season?

Roster upheaval and retaining Ish. Have to be the top priorities.

[RI_Bred]

I’m sorry, but Archie’s TO strategy is absolutely abysmal.

Tie game, 20 seconds left, two timeouts, with the ball.

Don’t call a timeout just to let Leggett dribble around for 17 seconds and chuck a 23 footer?

Call a TO, get Leggett going to the hoop to maybe draw a foul or kick it out to someone.

If this teams needs “coaching” late game like everyone said after the VCU game (I stand by my Opinion he shouldn’t have call one that game, these are two completely different situations), then why not call a TO tonight?

Just very very poor late game decisions.

This time around I completely agree with you. Needed a TO there and a drawn up play.

[Rhody15]

4v5 with Samb on the floor. He’s terrible.

To be honest, it's 2v5 when you add Carey and Bassy.

The Carey slander is absolutely pathetic.

He’s literally second on the team in scoring with 10 a game.

Do not ever put Carey and Thomas in the same sentence.

Carey is one of two players who has any type of offensive game.

Leggett is the best player on the team, but even he can’t do some things that Carey can do athletically.

Skying for rebounds, quick drives for layups, and pull up/turn arounds.

[Jdrums#3]

What do we have to hang our hats on for next season?

Very legit question, RIFan.

I would say the coach, the staff, and Ish off the top of my head. All the other returning and incoming players: to be determined.

[RI_Bred]

Carey is a raw athletic talent, possibly even in the athletic freak category. But his faults outweigh his positives in my opinion. Probably why Cuse parted ways with him. He would probably do quite well at a "step down" D1 program. But this year I'm not so sure URI is a "step up" from anyone else in the country...

[steveystuds06]

I’m sorry, but Archie’s TO strategy is absolutely abysmal.

Tie game, 20 seconds left, two timeouts, with the ball.

Don’t call a timeout just to let Leggett dribble around for 17 seconds and chuck a 23 footer?

Call a TO, get Leggett going to the hoop to maybe draw a foul or kick it out to someone.

If this teams needs “coaching” late game like everyone said after the VCU game (I stand by my Opinion he shouldn’t have call one that game, these are two completely different situations), then why not call a TO tonight?

Just very very poor late game decisions.

I'm completely fine with it. He called the play on the sidelines. He had Malik pick at the top of the key, so hopefully, Ish could go against Edwards instead of Adams, which is what happened. We have one A10-level player. You me and every single player, coach, and fan on GW knew that the ball is going to Ish if we call a timeout. We didn't allow GW the chance to design a play to get the ball out of Ish's hands... I think he made the right call, and we just missed it. I think Ish made the wrong decision not driving. I'm surprised he didn't as he was incredible all night yet again.

Here are some highlights of Ish.

[RhodyRams916]

I’m sorry, but Archie’s TO strategy is absolutely abysmal.

Tie game, 20 seconds left, two timeouts, with the ball.

Don’t call a timeout just to let Leggett dribble around for 17 seconds and chuck a 23 footer?

Call a TO, get Leggett going to the hoop to maybe draw a foul or kick it out to someone.

If this teams needs “coaching” late game like everyone said after the VCU game (I stand by my Opinion he shouldn’t have call one that game, these are two completely different situations), then why not call a TO tonight?

Just very very poor late game decisions.

I'm completely fine with it. He called the play on the sidelines. He had Malik pick at the top of the key, so hopefully, Ish could go against Edwards instead of Adams, which is what happened. We have one A10-level player. You me and every single player, coach, and fan on GW knew that the ball is going to Ish if we call a timeout. We didn't allow GW the chance to design a play to get the ball out of Ish's hands... I think he made the right call, and we just missed it. I think Ish made the wrong decision not driving. I'm surprised he didn't as he was incredible all night yet again.

Here are some highlights of Ish.

I’ve asked you twice already and you keep ghosting me lol. Who is the 3rd shooter coming in next year? I know Dubsky and Estevez.

[section(105)]

We give up way too many layups.

Yes. Now I am not well versed in packline defense scheme. However, I would like to see a stat of how many breakdowns there have been all season that result in easy layups, weak side breakdowns that lead to easy hoops.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Because it's fun?
Because it's something to do on a cold, rainy night?
Because you only go to undergrad college once?
Because it's your school and you feel an obligation to support your team?
Because there are only 2 home games left and then none til next November?
Because watching Ishmael Leggett is worth the price of admission alone?
Because this team has a new head Coach and mostly all new Assistant Coaches and you want to show them some good URI support?
Because you like watching college basketball?
Because you want to hear the pep band, watch the Ramettes and watch the cheerleaders?

~ from the eyes of a student ~

1. It’s not fun to watch this team
2. You could literally do anything else
3. Exactly, why would I spend it watching an 8-18 basketball team
4. Obligation? I pay the school $10,000s a year
5. I wish there were 0 games left. We’ll try again in November
6. Touche. But highlights exist for a reason
7. This new head coach of ours hasn’t exactly done anything to win me over
8. There’s 100 other better college basketball games on TV tonight
9. No one, I mean no one, is going to the game to listen to the band

I went to watch an 0-14 team and never missed a game in 4 years. So did several hundred of my fellow classmates,

Exactly...and walked...barefoot...uphill both ways...snow up to our eyeballs

[section(105)]

Someone like Hunter Dean would be nice too, ya know someone that can catch the ball near the basket and put it in

I have been saying this for years, big kid that can catch, has footwork in post moves etc etc. I get blow back here that those kids not grow on trees etc etc. Fine, the landscape has kids in programs here, there. Why not us? I have seen more than enough. Keep Ish, recruit to stay. Backup the truck and everyone else is gone, nothing there to save. Nothing. Edit, the other type blow back( big kid) I get is stuff like ‘the game is not played like that anymore……etc’

[NYGFan_Section208]

Because it's fun?
Because it's something to do on a cold, rainy night?
Because you only go to undergrad college once?
Because it's your school and you feel an obligation to support your team?
Because there are only 2 home games left and then none til next November?
Because watching Ishmael Leggett is worth the price of admission alone?
Because this team has a new head Coach and mostly all new Assistant Coaches and you want to show them some good URI support?
Because you like watching college basketball?
Because you want to hear the pep band, watch the Ramettes and watch the cheerleaders?

~ from the eyes of a student ~

1. It’s not fun to watch this team
2. You could literally do anything else
3. Exactly, why would I spend it watching an 8-18 basketball team
4. Obligation? I pay the school $10,000s a year
5. I wish there were 0 games left. We’ll try again in November
6. Touche. But highlights exist for a reason
7. This new head coach of ours hasn’t exactly done anything to win me over
8. There’s 100 other better college basketball games on TV tonight
9. No one, I mean no one, is going to the game to listen to the band

You pretty much nailed it. I was a student last year and probably missed 5 home games in my entire 4 years at URI. I don’t think I’d waste my time watching this team if I was living on campus right now. They’re terrible. Insufferable to watch. The student section sucks unless it’s packed and everyone is standing. We had a lot of that in 2019/20, then it’s gotten worse every year. COVID didn’t help the attendance, but also the team hasn’t impressed since then….

So, what I'm hearing, hopefully...is that you are in for even more season tix next year? (Kinda doesn't sound like it?)

[RhodyRams916]

~ from the eyes of a student ~

1. It’s not fun to watch this team
2. You could literally do anything else
3. Exactly, why would I spend it watching an 8-18 basketball team
4. Obligation? I pay the school $10,000s a year
5. I wish there were 0 games left. We’ll try again in November
6. Touche. But highlights exist for a reason
7. This new head coach of ours hasn’t exactly done anything to win me over
8. There’s 100 other better college basketball games on TV tonight
9. No one, I mean no one, is going to the game to listen to the band

You pretty much nailed it. I was a student last year and probably missed 5 home games in my entire 4 years at URI. I don’t think I’d waste my time watching this team if I was living on campus right now. They’re terrible. Insufferable to watch. The student section sucks unless it’s packed and everyone is standing. We had a lot of that in 2019/20, then it’s gotten worse every year. COVID didn’t help the attendance, but also the team hasn’t impressed since then….

So, what I'm hearing, hopefully...is that you are in for even more season tix next year? (Kinda doesn't sound like it?)

Absolutely not. I have zero hope next year will be better right now. Gonna wait and see who Archie brings in.

[NYGFan_Section208]

When?

'74-'78

I don’t mean to be rude, but comparing your life/college experience is apples to oranges of a 20 year old in 2023

Wasn't that before Al Gore created the interwebs?

[DeanDome88]

Someone like Hunter Dean would be nice too, ya know someone that can catch the ball near the basket and put it in

I have been saying this for years, big kid that can catch, has footwork in post moves etc etc. I get blow back here that those kids not grow on trees etc etc. Fine, the landscape has kids in programs here, there. Why not us? I have seen more than enough. Keep Ish, recruit to stay. Backup the truck and everyone else is gone, nothing there to save. Nothing.

The young man we recruited like that ended up at North Texas when Coach Cox bet his job on the Mitchell Twins.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Without student support the program will fail. Does winning solve it? Can you be a winning D1 basketball program without student support while waiting for them to return?

Chicken vs egg?

Life is complicated.

Does winning solve it? Answer: Yes
I haven't read through the thread, but, to quote Captain Obvious...when the team is NCAAT good, the place will be packed.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Wow, Samb is like, shockingly bad. How do you miss, with absolutely no one on you, under the basket?

Repetition? I mean...seems to have that down pretty good....

[NYGFan_Section208]

UConn has $2 beers tonight.

Like someone already said....a different sport...

[nchof]

[RI_Bred]

Oh my...

[NYGFan_Section208]

I watched the whole PC/Uconn game. It was nice to see such a well-played game and a packed house. It seems like the UConn kids behaved fairly well with the $2 beers. I’m sure that’s the last thing that the RC would ever do.

Hey...they did have $2 dogs from an hour before the game, til it started.
That's kinda the same, except for it's really nothing like $2 beers at all...