General Visits/transfer recruiting

[rhodyram22]

All right I’ll spill it Ramfan22 mentioned him about a week ago with it being Tim Dalger Kenny followed him two weeks ago, but Tim has followed Kenny back in the past week

Looks like he started in JUCO, so he’s technically a junior (only 2 years at Tulsa).

[Jersey77]

All right I’ll spill it Ramfan22 mentioned him about a week ago with it being Tim Dalger Kenny followed him two weeks ago, but Tim has followed Kenny back in the past week

Looks like he started in JUCO, so he’s technically a junior (only 2 years at Tulsa).

He played 2-years juco and 2-years Tulsa, has his additional Covid year left, 1-year loaner.

[PeterRamTime]

He'd do in a pinch

[CamsRams]

All right I’ll spill it Ramfan22 mentioned him about a week ago with it being Tim Dalger Kenny followed him two weeks ago, but Tim has followed Kenny back in the past week

Visiting ST Louis now and already went to Bonnie’s.

[Billyboy78]

So, is this guy visiting? Is that what's going on?

[Jersey77]

He'd do in a pinch

Stevey and I watched him in Daytona (2021) when we played Tulsa.
He started and had a decent game 12 pts (8-8 FT) / 8 rebs.

[steveystuds06]

So, is this guy visiting? Is that what's going on?

As of right now I think the only thing that has happened is he followed KJ back on social media. Haven’t heard anything about a visit but let’s hope so.

He looked good when we saw him in Daytona

[bigappleram]

Have heard of a couple other 6’6/6’7 wings that we have shown interest in of late. Of similar profile as Dalger.

[Dino611]

As long as we don’t take risks on the roster for example like last year I’ll be satisfied

[RhodyKyle]

Mentioned on this board before, a hunch I have but not as certain as I was with Kortright

Well if it's a hunch why keep it a secret?

I’m not certain of it and don’t wanna say something and immediately be wrong and look like a dumbass like Rhody Vault

If you're wrong then you can just delete your posts like RV does.

[PeterRamTime]

As long as we don’t take risks on the roster for example like last year I’ll be satisfied

Make sure everyone can play nice and be eligible lol

[PeterRamTime]

Have heard of a couple other 6’6/6’7 wings that we have shown interest in of late. Of similar profile as Dalger.

Would you say any of them are better than Dalger?

[Dino611]

Have heard of a couple other 6’6/6’7 wings that we have shown interest in of late. Of similar profile as Dalger.

Please give us a hint, I need to have some inner peace after we had lost our supposed top target to Oakland of all places

[bigappleram]

Have heard of a couple other 6’6/6’7 wings that we have shown interest in of late. Of similar profile as Dalger.

Would you say any of them are better than Dalger?

Very similar PRT

[Joe95]

There is mutual interest on both sides w Dalger, no official visit date yet.

[reef]

He'd do in a pinch

Stevey and I watched him in Daytona (2021) when we played Tulsa.
He started and had a decent game 12 pts (8-8 FT) / 8 rebs.

It’s a yes for me after watching this clip , looks athletic and can shoot it from deep , easily a rotation piece for us

[PeterRamTime]

He'd do in a pinch

Stevey and I watched him in Daytona (2021) when we played Tulsa.
He started and had a decent game 12 pts (8-8 FT) / 8 rebs.

It’s a yes for me after watching this clip , looks athletic and can shoot it from deep , easily a rotation piece for us

Very athletic!

Which is something that's gone unnoticed about all our new additions to date.

All of them are above average athletes and that was something we were sorely lacking last year.

Underrated thing Archie and staff have 100% improved on this offseason

[rhodyblue12]

Just highlights, but he looks pretty good.
I like the way he goes to the boards hard when a shot goes up.
Also like how he reads the defense and seems to take what is there.
Would help us run some 4 out 1 in offense.

[McRam]

Stevey and I watched him in Daytona (2021) when we played Tulsa.
He started and had a decent game 12 pts (8-8 FT) / 8 rebs.

It’s a yes for me after watching this clip , looks athletic and can shoot it from deep , easily a rotation piece for us

Very athletic!

Which is something that's gone unnoticed about all our new additions to date.



All of them are above average athletes and that was something we were sorely lacking last year.

Underrated thing Archie and staff have 100% improved on this offseason

Aside from Bassy, are they really more athletic than Ish, Malik, Alex, Carey, Hutch?.

[jcru]

Any interest in David Jones, formerly of St. John's, formerly of DePaul before that?

https://redstormsports.com/sports/mens- ... jones/5093

[Jersey77]

Any interest in David Jones, formerly of St. John's, formerly of DePaul before that?

https://redstormsports.com/sports/mens- ... jones/5093

Good player, but he would have to sit next season.
Haven't heard of any mutual interest.

[jcru]

NYG208 could start a 20 page thread on whether or not he's ever going to suit up.

Going once, going twice...

[jcru]

How about Ali Ali? Dino said KJ and him started following each other on instagram...

https://butlersports.com/sports/mens-ba ... -ali/10731

Grad student, I'm assuming?

[bigappleram]

It’s a yes for me after watching this clip , looks athletic and can shoot it from deep , easily a rotation piece for us

Very athletic!

Which is something that's gone unnoticed about all our new additions to date.



All of them are above average athletes and that was something we were sorely lacking last year.

Underrated thing Archie and staff have 100% improved on this offseason

Aside from Bassy, are they really more athletic than Ish, Malik, Alex, Carey, Hutch?.

Putting Malik in same athletic category as Jalen and Alex is cray cray. Was there any player blocked from behind more in Rhody history than Malik. He was strong as an ox, but had no vert and wasn’t particularly quick.

While I still think we need more talent I would agree that overall we added more athleticism and shooting.

[Rhodymob05]

It’s a yes for me after watching this clip , looks athletic and can shoot it from deep , easily a rotation piece for us

Very athletic!

Which is something that's gone unnoticed about all our new additions to date.



All of them are above average athletes and that was something we were sorely lacking last year.

Underrated thing Archie and staff have 100% improved on this offseason

Aside from Bassy, are they really more athletic than Ish, Malik, Alex, Carey, Hutch?.

Malik was the least athletic on the team, so I’d think so.

[jcru]

Athleticism is one thing. Athleticism from someone who has it and can play focused and in control is something different.

So far, we've had athleticism that didn't translate into very good basketball play. I think this year's crop has athleticism, but they can actually use it to make plays at a higher rate.

Ish had controlled athleticism. A lot of those other guys you mentioned were "coming in hot" all of the time. And as someone else said, Martin wasn't particularly athletic, relatively speaking.

[Ramfan22]

Any interest in David Jones, formerly of St. John's, formerly of DePaul before that?

https://redstormsports.com/sports/mens- ... jones/5093

Good player, but he would have to sit next season.
Haven't heard of any mutual interest.

There’s a chance he could get a waiver because Pitino basically kicked him off the team

[jcru]

There’s a chance he could get a waiver because Pitino basically kicked him off the team

Interesting. Someone to keep in mind for that 13th 'ship. Offensive monster, not a great shooter, but can get to the rim like nobody's business.

Again, controlled athleticism.

[Jersey77]

Very athletic!

Which is something that's gone unnoticed about all our new additions to date.



All of them are above average athletes and that was something we were sorely lacking last year.

Underrated thing Archie and staff have 100% improved on this offseason

Aside from Bassy, are they really more athletic than Ish, Malik, Alex, Carey, Hutch?.

Putting Malik in same athletic category as Jalen and Alex is cray cray. Was there any player blocked from behind more in Rhody history than Malik. He was strong as an ox, but had no vert and wasn’t particularly quick.

While I still think we need more talent I would agree that overall we added more athleticism and shooting.

Let's be real though, upgrading our talent from last season shouldn't have been a huge hurdle.
The staff has been together a year now and we were awful this past season.

Even though as a package the additions may be better, not sure individually any one of them is better than Ish or Bray.

I still think we have a long way to go before I have high expectations for this team.

[ramster]

Aside from Bassy, are they really more athletic than Ish, Malik, Alex, Carey, Hutch?.

Putting Malik in same athletic category as Jalen and Alex is cray cray. Was there any player blocked from behind more in Rhody history than Malik. He was strong as an ox, but had no vert and wasn’t particularly quick.

While I still think we need more talent I would agree that overall we added more athleticism and shooting.

Let's be real though, upgrading our talent from last season shouldn't have been a huge hurdle.
The staff has been together a year now and we were awful this past season.

Even though as a package the additions may be better, not sure individually any one of them is better than Ish or Bray.

I still think we have a long way to go before I have high expectations for this team.

Bray didn't play defense. Every player on last years team and on next years team plays defense better than Freeman.

[jcru]

I think we successfully replaced Bray. House is at least that. Perhaps not Ish though.

We just no longer have that marquise player. But we do have an upgrade in talent.

I didn't pick Ish to be the leading scorer last season. I didn't really see that happening based on the previous year, but there you go. Someone else may step it up, and become that guy, from this crop. Who has the potential to drop 20 or more in multiple games this year? Probably House does. Then it's whoever steps it up after that. Wright, Montgomery? Someone who fills that 12th scholarship?

[Rhody15]

Putting Malik in same athletic category as Jalen and Alex is cray cray. Was there any player blocked from behind more in Rhody history than Malik. He was strong as an ox, but had no vert and wasn’t particularly quick.

While I still think we need more talent I would agree that overall we added more athleticism and shooting.

Let's be real though, upgrading our talent from last season shouldn't have been a huge hurdle.
The staff has been together a year now and we were awful this past season.

Even though as a package the additions may be better, not sure individually any one of them is better than Ish or Bray.

I still think we have a long way to go before I have high expectations for this team.

Bray didn't play defense. Every player on last years team and on next years team plays defense better than Freeman.

You haven’t watched the transfers play defense for us or the incoming freshman play D1 defense, so I don’t see how you can make that blanket statement that every player next season will be better defensively than Freeman.

[ramster]

Let's be real though, upgrading our talent from last season shouldn't have been a huge hurdle.
The staff has been together a year now and we were awful this past season.

Even though as a package the additions may be better, not sure individually any one of them is better than Ish or Bray.

I still think we have a long way to go before I have high expectations for this team.

Bray didn't play defense. Every player on last years team and on next years team plays defense better than Freeman.

You haven’t watched the transfers play defense for us or the incoming freshman play D1 defense, so I don’t see how you can make that blanket statement that every player next season will be better defensively than Freeman.

It's easy. He played zero.
So nobody can play worse.
Blanket passed

[Rhody15]

Bray didn't play defense. Every player on last years team and on next years team plays defense better than Freeman.

You haven’t watched the transfers play defense for us or the incoming freshman play D1 defense, so I don’t see how you can make that blanket statement that every player next season will be better defensively than Freeman.

It's easy. He played zero.
So nobody can play worse.
Blanket passed

He averaged over a steal a game, so “zero” is just 100% false.

I know steals isn’t the end all be all for judging defense, but it is a small piece of the puzzle.

[ramster]

You haven’t watched the transfers play defense for us or the incoming freshman play D1 defense, so I don’t see how you can make that blanket statement that every player next season will be better defensively than Freeman.

It's easy. He played zero.
So nobody can play worse.
Blanket passed

He averaged over a steal a game, so “zero” is just 100% false.

Freeman is the worst defensive player I have ever seen play at URI. Bar none.
He played effortless defense and I do mean effortless.
I saw it right from the start in the scrimmage game. Never improved.

[Spook5365]

He was entirely uninterested in any effort on defense. That was his one constant u could rely on.

[PeterRamTime]

I think we have improved defensively, size and likely made up for Bray and Bassey's offense with Always and Luis.

I'll guarantee Always and Luis will at the very least be more efficient. Neither seem to have a history of forcing shots and they're bigger which usually helps with defense too.

[Jdrums#3]

He'd do in a pinch

From the video, it looks like he can play solidly at the A10 level. Looks to have the ability to shoot from 3, be aggressive at the rim and on the boards and looks to have good athleticism to play D.

I’d be good with the signing for front court help.

ETA: would be a win if he can be a taller, more athletic Malik and match his all around production, at least.

[NYGFan_Section208]

I think we have improved defensively, size and likely made up for Bray and Bassey's offense with Always and Luis.

I'll guarantee Always and Luis will at the very least be more efficient. Neither seem to have a history of forcing shots and they're bigger which usually helps with defense too.

Made up for Bassy's offense ... just by him leaving, didn't they? (Too soon?)

[rhodyblue12]

David Jones? I'm a Believer.

He can certainly score (but a high volume guy) and shoots FTs very well.
Add Jones plus a reliable big and we are pretty solid. It would be a big step forward at least from a roster talent perspective.

[rhodyblue12]

Wrong thread .....

[jcru]

You're in the right thread

[Billyboy78]

David Jones? I'm a Believer.

He can certainly score (but a high volume guy) and shoots FTs very well.
Add Jones plus a reliable big and we are pretty solid. It would be a big step forward at least from a roster talent perspective.

I was going to do a Monkees reference too. Either that or Heroes, since Bowie's real name is also David Jones.

[RamStock]

Putting Malik in same athletic category as Jalen and Alex is cray cray. Was there any player blocked from behind more in Rhody history than Malik. He was strong as an ox, but had no vert and wasn’t particularly quick.

While I still think we need more talent I would agree that overall we added more athleticism and shooting.

Let's be real though, upgrading our talent from last season shouldn't have been a huge hurdle.
The staff has been together a year now and we were awful this past season.

Even though as a package the additions may be better, not sure individually any one of them is better than Ish or Bray.

I still think we have a long way to go before I have high expectations for this team.

Bray didn't play defense. Every player on last years team and on next years team plays defense better than Freeman.

When have you watched any of these guys play defense?? This is just one of those statements because URI signed them. House might equal Freeman. Maybe he is better defensively, but no one player is better than Ish. We will win more games because we can’t do worse than last year and the schedule is very weak

[McRam]

Woodward the lead. Odd he's still available. Harvard seemed the early leader. Deep shooter.
Heard the staff is happy with how the transfers worked out and are open to a freshman with last ship.

Thinking if they had transfers from women’s basketball, they would say they were happy with their work and their results.

[McRam]

Very athletic!

Which is something that's gone unnoticed about all our new additions to date.



All of them are above average athletes and that was something we were sorely lacking last year.

Underrated thing Archie and staff have 100% improved on this offseason

Aside from Bassy, are they really more athletic than Ish, Malik, Alex, Carey, Hutch?.

Putting Malik in same athletic category as Jalen and Alex is cray cray. Was there any player blocked from behind more in Rhody history than Malik. He was strong as an ox, but had no vert and wasn’t particularly quick.

While I still think we need more talent I would agree that overall we added more athleticism and shooting.

Big Apple, A couple points about Malik. Yes, his shots were blocked at the basket a lot, and yes he was a very undersized 4. Furthermore, Malik was a very effective effective defensive player . Don’t you think that His ability to consistently play good defense against slashing wing players , is an indication of his athleticism.? And the fact that he led the teams in blocked shots, also indicates his athleticism. (More than Carey)
Maybe I’m not sure what u mean about athleticism?

[Billyboy78]

Aside from Bassy, are they really more athletic than Ish, Malik, Alex, Carey, Hutch?.

Putting Malik in same athletic category as Jalen and Alex is cray cray. Was there any player blocked from behind more in Rhody history than Malik. He was strong as an ox, but had no vert and wasn’t particularly quick.

While I still think we need more talent I would agree that overall we added more athleticism and shooting.

Big Apple, A couple points about Malik. Yes, his shots were blocked at the basket a lot, and yes he was a very undersized 4. Furthermore, Malik was a very effective effective defensive player . Don’t you think that His ability to consistently play good defense against slashing wing players , is an indication of his athleticism.? And the fact that he led the teams in blocked shots, also indicates his athleticism. (More than Carey)
Maybe I’m not sure what u mean about athleticism?

Athleticism is mostly based on measurables such as speed, vertical, etc.,like you see at the NFL combine.

[jcru]

David Jones #11 on this list, one spot above RJ Luis...

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/C ... 9191668_11

[steveystuds06]

Let's be real though, upgrading our talent from last season shouldn't have been a huge hurdle.
The staff has been together a year now and we were awful this past season.

Even though as a package the additions may be better, not sure individually any one of them is better than Ish or Bray.

I still think we have a long way to go before I have high expectations for this team.

Bray didn't play defense. Every player on last years team and on next years team plays defense better than Freeman.

When have you watched any of these guys play defense?? This is just one of those statements because URI signed them. House might equal Freeman. Maybe he is better defensively, but no one player is better than Ish. We will win more games because we can’t do worse than last year and the schedule is very weak

Let's see how this team looks before we assume that's the only reason we will win more games this year.. We have too many unknowns to know how good or bad these guys are on the defensive and offensive end.

[steveystuds06]

David Jones #11 on this list, one spot above RJ Luis...

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/C ... 9191668_11

Are we actually recruiting him? I didn't see anything stating that we were but I may have missed it.