11/9 | Fairfield | 7:00PM (ESPN+)

[JM24]

Weird, what did Foumena do? Anyone see it?

No did they show a replay ??

Would he be suspended for next game

They did not show a replay on the broadcast, commentators said they didn’t see it either

[adam914]

Weird, what did Foumena do? Anyone see it?

No did they show a replay ??

Would he be suspended for next game

Nope, no replay. Was definitely a flagrant though.

[Sweep The Leg]

Weird, what did Foumena do? Anyone see it?

No. No replay on ESPN+.

[SandorClegane]

Weird, what did Foumena do? Anyone see it?

No did they show a replay ??

Would he be suspended for next game

No replay. Announcers seemed a little confused.

[Rhodyg]

Wow, Stewart looks really bad all-around.

Coach Ferry up at RIC could use another big man

[steveystuds06]

Keep in mind that Rory Stewart was a starter for this team in games later in the year.. That's how bad we were.

[ElmCityRhody]

I watched the replay on FOU

it wasn’t bad at all and not malicious

Stupid refs

[Jdrums#3]

Good win! 2-0, baby!

Would like to see us improve from the charity stripe and not crazy about all the turnovers but we did put up 93 pts despite the TO’s.

Need to clean up those two things and the rebounding by the time the competition gets better.

Go Rhody!

[reef]

93-80 final

Final score closer than it should have been

Love the high low game others mentioned

Lots to clean up on

[Rhodymob05]

That was weird with Fouemna, it happened pretty quickly. Also, 55% FT. Thought they were good in practice?

[ElmCityRhody]

I mean a little elbow - I get those all the time in hockey

[adam914]

So great to see us take care of business with ease in these first couple games. Really looking forward to the Mohegan games to see how we stack up against some better competition.

[bigappleram]

That’s why you can’t make conclusions on 1 game

Ways looked lost and Estevez looked great

The depth chart is clear I’ll leave it at that

House and Montgomery are the key to this season will need them out there for 28+ per night

[KevanBoyles]

Outscored 39-18 in the last 9:35.

[jcru]

Any particular reason for pulling House after he scored 18 pts in the first half?

Apparently scoring too much can get you a seat on the bench. Let's not do that against better competition, ok?

[NYGFan_Section208]

Jaden House is fun!

I'm concerned about our rebounding right now though...

Just got home ands starting on the thread...not a concern tonight, but I could see it being one down the road. As I mentioned to tbr, I didn't think about it last game until Arch mentioned it....

[Rhodymob05]

I assume there won't be many opportunities to play everyone, so Arch pulled the starters around the 10 min mark. I get it, but maybe leave them in a little longer.

[theblueram]

I'm guessing after the under 8 timeout, Archie was just seeing what the other players could do. We were up over 30. We won by 13. Not a big endorsement for the bench, but hey, they need to get out there and prove themselves.

[NYGFan_Section208]

House: 13 pts in the first 5 mins. Barely 5 mins, he got his last basket right as the clock was going to 15:00.

No big D

At that point I was texting that he was on pace for a hundred

[ElmCityRhody]

Outscored 39-18 in the last 9:35.

Who cares - we kicked ass against an inferior team

clearly garbage time

don’t do Debbie downer on me we are 2-0 !

[NYGFan_Section208]

If we can clean up limiting offensive rebounds I think we’ll end up being pretty damn good

This is going to be yuge down the road, I think

[KevanBoyles]

Outscored 39-18 in the last 9:35.

Who cares - we kicked ass against an inferior team

clearly garbage time

don’t do Debbie downer on me we are 2-0 !

You're right ECR. Just pointing it out. We have to make it a habit to finish well though.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Wow, still a bunch to clean up but a million gajillion times better than last year already.

ftfy

[URI_05]

Can’t complain about the finish when he gave the end of the bench an extended run. Good to see who can do what, when it doesn’t matter. If they’re playing in key games that means a disaster happened.

[theblueram]

Outscored 39-18 in the last 9:35.

Who cares - we kicked ass against an inferior team

clearly garbage time

don’t do Debbie downer on me we are 2-0 !

You're right ECR. Just pointing it out. We have to make it a habit to finish well though.

Both games the bench was on the floor at the end of the second half. The starting 5 are clearly a great squad and can take care of things. I think Archie is just seeing what everyone else has during a game. This will definitely help come conference play when he shrinks the rotation.

[Rhodyg]

If it makes any of you feel better pc beat Fairfield by 7 two years ago

[KevanBoyles]

Still covered. That helps the NET.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Still covered. That helps the NET.

Keepin' that 'at large hope' alive!

[steveystuds06]

Some clips…

[NYGFan_Section208]

The high low was awesome, House was on track for a hundred for a while...great night. Did we ever have a 30 point lead last year? Ev-er?
Team is so much more fun to watch than last year. May not be received well, but, our best player so far this year is (quite a bit?) way better than our best player last year. More importantly, just a way better team overall...

[RF1]

It hasn't mattered for us yet in these two games but our team free throw shooting has been poor. 16-29 (.552) tonight versus Fairfield and 12-23 (.522) against CCSU on Monday. Could be a potential problem in closer games against better competition.

Otherwise cannot complain much about our start to the season. Got off to big leads in both games and coasted without breaking a sweat winning by double digits. That is far different than last year when our team was getting beat at home by Quinnipiac and Texas State.

[NYGFan_Section208]

It hasn't mattered for us yet in these two games but our team free throw shooting has been poor. 16-29 (.552) tonight versus Fairfield and 12-23 (.522) against CCSU on Monday. Could be a potential problem in closer games against better competition.

Otherwise cannot complain much about our start to the season. Got off to big leads in both games and coasted without breaking a sweat. That is far different than last year when our team was getting beat at home by Quinnipiac and Texas State.

Q-pac v CCSU tomorrow...for those guage'ing,,,,

[RI_Bred]

Arch mentioned on the post game that this will be the last time we see garbage time minutes for guys that are not going to be playing a lot.

[RI_Bred]

Also, EZ did a great job on the PA, nice work! Just enough but not too much. Plus the standing up for the Newport Propane bit was classic!

[section(105)]

Arch mentioned on the post game that this will be the last time we see garbage time minutes for guys that are not going to be playing a lot.

Yes, I think the line was,…..”we’re done with that…..”

[rhodysurf]

Arch mentioned on the post game that this will be the last time we see garbage time minutes for guys that are not going to be playing a lot.

Even against JWU lol

[section(105)]

Rambone, Roady Jay, you guys still following along this season? Miss ya.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Arch mentioned on the post game that this will be the last time we see garbage time minutes for guys that are not going to be playing a lot.

"Hurray"

- Erstwhile gambler

[NYGFan_Section208]

Rambone, Roady Jay, you guys still following along this season? Miss ya.

Hopefully...we're on a collision course for beers in Brooklyn if not sooner....

[RhowdyRam02]

What’s up with these refs ??

It wasn't the refs plural, it was the grey haired one

[reef]

I'm guessing after the under 8 timeout, Archie was just seeing what the other players could do. We were up over 30. We won by 13. Not a big endorsement for the bench, but hey, they need to get out there and prove themselves.

I thought the same blueram

[reef]

It hasn't mattered for us yet in these two games but our team free throw shooting has been poor. 16-29 (.552) tonight versus Fairfield and 12-23 (.522) against CCSU on Monday. Could be a potential problem in closer games against better competition.

Otherwise cannot complain much about our start to the season. Got off to big leads in both games and coasted without breaking a sweat winning by double digits. That is far different than last year when our team was getting beat at home by Quinnipiac and Texas State.

Definitely a big concern RF1 as well as the rebounding and we turned it over too much

That said we are night and day better than last year and the future looks bright

[NYGFan_Section208]

It hasn't mattered for us yet in these two games but our team free throw shooting has been poor. 16-29 (.552) tonight versus Fairfield and 12-23 (.522) against CCSU on Monday. Could be a potential problem in closer games against better competition.

Otherwise cannot complain much about our start to the season. Got off to big leads in both games and coasted without breaking a sweat winning by double digits. That is far different than last year when our team was getting beat at home by Quinnipiac and Texas State.

Definitely a big concern RF1 as well as the rebounding and we turned it over too much

That said we are night and day better than last year and the future looks bright

"night" "day" and everything in between...
Maybe it's just me, but last year, every time someone dribbled, passed, or shot the ball, I wondered if we'd see it again....

[ram1980]

Now that's entertainment, at least for the first 32 minutes. Forgot what a well coached team with some talent looked like. I'm sure there will be bumps in the road as there are some weaknesses, but finally look forward to making the trek to Kingston again...

[reef]

4155 announced attendance

[reef]

Our starters all played between 22 and 27 minutes and BW played 20

[bigappleram]

Who is not being talked about enough IMO in these first two games….

Brandon Weston.
He’s 7-8 from the field, 3-3 from three in 2 games.
Added 3 rebounds in both games and 3 assists tonight.

But most importantly he looks engaged. Is playing his role. Defending at a higher level and not making any stupid plays.
Kid has so much potential and is being a bit lost in all the Jaden Shit Housery of the first two games. Could be a key piece off the bench as the competition stiffens. Would like to see us run some action for him in future.

[Jersey77]

Very nice to have these two wins under our belt but not unexpected.
Sorry but Fairfield is terrible, and they are still without probably their 2 best players Fields and Yetna.
Yes, we are much better than last season so that is very much a positive.

I understand that being up by over 30 points in the 2nd half, you tend to pump the brakes and go deep in the bench.
But still no excuse to give up 56 points in the 2nd half and play lazy defense.
I couldn't believe how many open 3's (48%) they got after the break.
I am sure Archie will lay into them and not tolerate any of the players getting into bad habits and easing up on D.

As well as Ways played last game, he was that much worse tonight on both ends of the floor.

Freshmen Cam, Fuchs, and Fomena will be fun to watch, and our future should be bright.

House has lived up to our expectations, so let's hope that continues as the competition gets better.

[Billyboy78]

Did anybody notice House rubbing his right shoulder and wincing a bit a bunch of times? Hopefully it's something minor. It didn't seem to bother his play tonight.

[4Diffs]

Very surprised they called that a flagrant foul 2 on Foumena. Did not really see it live but looked at it when I got home. It looked to me that they locked arms and his left elbow did hit the dude in the face. But it came up from the hip and was not very forceful. Flagrant 1 was the correct call, there was nothing there that justified an ejection. A massive overreaction to an inadvertent, non-forceful elbow. Is he out for the next game? Does anybody know the rule on that.