Assistants under Coach Miller 2022-23

[rambone 78]

If you dont have the talent to play it, you dont play it.

Seems simple, but I guess not.

[reef]

If Arch disses the packline defense I will not be upset !

[NYGFan_Section208]

Here’s hoping that after watching UVa get destroyed and having the Packline fail at URI that Miller will think it’s time to adapt.

do we do that here?

[McRam]

Did we really play the packline?

[section(105)]

Did we really play the packline?

Ya know, I really don’t know. What I do know is whatever we play stinks.

[hrstrat57]

Yeah URI (tried to?) play Packline. The larger point is UVA which won a national championship playing Packline got smoked multiple times this past season. Obliterated.

Elite D1 coaching has figured out how to destroy it.

It will also be a interesting study to watch what Bennett does.

Does Miller have coaching chops to teach something else? Does he dig in with Packline dogma even tho the results have been awful?

We shall see.

Also a question - are portalpalooza candidates staying away because of the Packline?

[Billyboy78]

Yeah URI (tried to?) play Packline. The larger point is UVA which won a national championship playing Packline got smoked multiple times this past season. Obliterated.

Elite D1 coaching has figured out how to destroy it.

It will also be a interesting study to watch what Bennett does.

Does Miller have coaching chops to teach something else? Does he dig in with Packline dogma even tho the results have been awful?

We shall see.

Also a question - are portalpalooza candidates staying away because of the Packline?

For most kids, defense isn't fun to begin with. Offense is fun. Do you think they want to have to learn something that they've never done before that isn't fun? Hell no.

[PeterRamTime]

Yeah URI (tried to?) play Packline. The larger point is UVA which won a national championship playing Packline got smoked multiple times this past season. Obliterated.

Elite D1 coaching has figured out how to destroy it.

It will also be a interesting study to watch what Bennett does.

Does Miller have coaching chops to teach something else? Does he dig in with Packline dogma even tho the results have been awful?

We shall see.

Also a question - are portalpalooza candidates staying away because of the Packline?

Again

UVA got smoked because they couldn't make a f'n shot

Had absolutely nothing to do with their defense.

[KevanBoyles]

With Hurley you didn’t get on the floor if you did’t play defense. That’s how he built the team. He recruited defense (which was the lower hanging fruit) and then developed their offense abilities. It took time but it worked for him.

[section(105)]

Yeah URI (tried to?) play Packline. The larger point is UVA which won a national championship playing Packline got smoked multiple times this past season. Obliterated.

Elite D1 coaching has figured out how to destroy it.

It will also be a interesting study to watch what Bennett does.

Does Miller have coaching chops to teach something else? Does he dig in with Packline dogma even tho the results have been awful?

We shall see.

Also a question - are portalpalooza candidates staying away because of the Packline?

Again

UVA got smoked because they couldn't make a f'n shot

Had absolutely nothing to do with their defense.

I recall someone pointed out a metric of their defense, in the top 10? If so, fine. I still don’t like it for us.

[rambone 78]

It takes talent and effort to play it.

We didnt have much of either last season.

We are still about 3 beers short of a six pack in order to rectify the issues.

The longer nothing happens the less confident I get when it comes to getting better.

One decent commit is nowhere near enough.

It could come down to the point where the admin and boosters run out of patience with Archie.

If we have to start over with a new staff so be it.

We get the next coach right, things could turn around much quicker than in the past.

Meaning buying the right players. Even UConn has to basically start over with an entirely new starting five.

Of course Hurley will find a way UConn now can compete for 5 star talent.

We can't do that, but damn it we can do better than what we're seeing right now.

[PeterRamTime]

Yeah URI (tried to?) play Packline. The larger point is UVA which won a national championship playing Packline got smoked multiple times this past season. Obliterated.

Elite D1 coaching has figured out how to destroy it.

It will also be a interesting study to watch what Bennett does.

Does Miller have coaching chops to teach something else? Does he dig in with Packline dogma even tho the results have been awful?

We shall see.

Also a question - are portalpalooza candidates staying away because of the Packline?

Again

UVA got smoked because they couldn't make a f'n shot

Had absolutely nothing to do with their defense.

I recall someone pointed out a metric of their defense, in the top 10? If so, fine. I still don’t like it for us.

Jamarques will help.

We'll see who else we get, but we....can't be worse.

[PeterRamTime]

It takes talent and effort to play it.

We didnt have much of either last season.

We are still about 3 beers short of a six pack in order to rectify the issues.

The longer nothing happens the less confident I get when it comes to getting better.

One decent commit is nowhere near enough.

It could come down to the point where the admin and boosters run out of patience with Archie.

If we have to start over with a new staff so be it.

We get the next coach right, things could turn around much quicker than in the past.

Meaning buying the right players. Even UConn has to basically start over with an entirely new starting five.

Of course Hurley will find a way UConn now can compete for 5 star talent.

We can't do that, but damn it we can do better than what we're seeing right now.

Also, UVA did destroy UConn in the secret scrimmage...jus sayin

But, I doubt our defense becomes amazing all the sudden, but if we can at least he average and then cut down on the turnovers we could have a pretty drastic turnaround.

[hrstrat57]

Go watch the V Tech /uVA game (YouTube)and look at the shot chart….

PackLine is no longer the secret sauce.

[Jdrums#3]

Yeah URI (tried to?) play Packline. The larger point is UVA which won a national championship playing Packline got smoked multiple times this past season. Obliterated.

Elite D1 coaching has figured out how to destroy it.

It will also be a interesting study to watch what Bennett does.

Does Miller have coaching chops to teach something else? Does he dig in with Packline dogma even tho the results have been awful?

We shall see.

Also a question - are portalpalooza candidates staying away because of the Packline?

For most kids, defense isn't fun to begin with. Offense is fun. Do you think they want to have to learn something that they've never done before that isn't fun? Hell no.

I agree, 78.

And, more fun for basketball fans, too. I appreciate good/great defense but I enjoy great offense more….

Unless of course Rhody returns to the NCAAT winning games 51-49. In that case, I love dominant defense!

[Jdrums#3]

With Hurley you didn’t get on the floor if you did’t play defense. That’s how he built the team. He recruited defense (which was the lower hanging fruit) and then developed their offense abilities. It took time but it worked for him.

And I think he still does that. Just maybe not to the extent that he did when he was here, although, I haven’t paid close enough attention to know with full confidence.

Maybe Dan is getting soft as he wins natty’s and ages.

[Billyboy78]

With Hurley you didn’t get on the floor if you did’t play defense. That’s how he built the team. He recruited defense (which was the lower hanging fruit) and then developed their offense abilities. It took time but it worked for him.

And I think he still does that. Just maybe not to the extent that he did when he was here, although, I haven’t paid close enough attention to know with full confidence.

Maybe Dan is getting soft as he wins natty’s and ages.

He just had a 5* freshman playing his ass off on defense. Defense is still #1 with Dan.

[Jdrums#3]

With Hurley you didn’t get on the floor if you did’t play defense. That’s how he built the team. He recruited defense (which was the lower hanging fruit) and then developed their offense abilities. It took time but it worked for him.

And I think he still does that. Just maybe not to the extent that he did when he was here, although, I haven’t paid close enough attention to know with full confidence.

Maybe Dan is getting soft as he wins natty’s and ages.

He just had a 5* freshman playing his ass off on defense. Defense is still #1 with Dan.

Good thing for me you paid attention, 78.

[Billyboy78]

And I think he still does that. Just maybe not to the extent that he did when he was here, although, I haven’t paid close enough attention to know with full confidence.

Maybe Dan is getting soft as he wins natty’s and ages.

He just had a 5* freshman playing his ass off on defense. Defense is still #1 with Dan.

Good thing for me you paid attention, 78.

The NBA paid attention too. He'll be a 1st round draft pick in June.

[Billyboy78]

Has the open job been posted yet? Where do I look?

[Backroads]

Has the open job been posted yet? Where do I look?

https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/search

[Billyboy78]

Has the open job been posted yet? Where do I look?

https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/search

The job is not posted. Why?

[NYGFan_Section208]

Has the open job been posted yet? Where do I look?

https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/search

The job is not posted. Why?

Marc and Thorr reached out to me first to see if I was interested. I declined (salary), it should be up there soon

[section(105)]

https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/search

The job is not posted. Why?

Marc and Thorr reached out to me first to see if I was interested. I declined (salary), it should be up there soon

Maybe they are adapting too? Maybe they are looking to alter the job title/jobs spec and not the more standard assistant coach?

[Blue Man]

Here’s hoping that after watching UVa get destroyed and having the Packline fail at URI that Miller will think it’s time to adapt.

In defense of Archie's packline, we want to score in transition. UVA wants to setup the halfcourt and slow the game down. UVA is awful basketball to watch. It's lifeless and slow on purpose. UVA wants to win rock fights, we want to win track meets.

We averaged 72.6ppg this year. Virginia averaged 62.9.

[steviep123]

https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/search

The job is not posted. Why?

Marc and Thorr reached out to me first to see if I was interested. I declined (salary), it should be up there soon

Did R72 hack your account?

[steviep123]

Here’s hoping that after watching UVa get destroyed and having the Packline fail at URI that Miller will think it’s time to adapt.

In defense of Archie's packline, we want to score in transition. UVA wants to setup the halfcourt and slow the game down. UVA is awful basketball to watch. It's lifeless and slow on purpose. UVA wants to win rock fights, we want to win track meets.

We averaged 72.6ppg this year. Virginia averaged 62.9.

While I love me some Jon Rothstein, when he tweets, "Virginia basketball: a thing of beauty" I wonder what he's smoking because it's butt ugly and unwatchable!

[Billyboy78]

Here’s hoping that after watching UVa get destroyed and having the Packline fail at URI that Miller will think it’s time to adapt.

In defense of Archie's packline, we want to score in transition. UVA wants to setup the halfcourt and slow the game down. UVA is awful basketball to watch. It's lifeless and slow on purpose. UVA wants to win rock fights, we want to win track meets.

We averaged 72.6ppg this year. Virginia averaged 62.9.

While I love me some Jon Rothstein, when he tweets, "Virginia basketball: a thing of beauty" I wonder what he's smoking because it's butt ugly and unwatchable!

Winning a national championship is beautiful.

[Blue Man]

In defense of Archie's packline, we want to score in transition. UVA wants to setup the halfcourt and slow the game down. UVA is awful basketball to watch. It's lifeless and slow on purpose. UVA wants to win rock fights, we want to win track meets.

We averaged 72.6ppg this year. Virginia averaged 62.9.

While I love me some Jon Rothstein, when he tweets, "Virginia basketball: a thing of beauty" I wonder what he's smoking because it's butt ugly and unwatchable!

Winning a national championship is beautiful.

It certainly eased the sting of being the first 16:1 upset lol

[Billyboy78]

While I love me some Jon Rothstein, when he tweets, "Virginia basketball: a thing of beauty" I wonder what he's smoking because it's butt ugly and unwatchable!

Winning a national championship is beautiful.

It certainly eased the sting of being the first 16:1 upset lol

I'll take 1 national championship and then wouldn't care if we sucked for the rest of my life.

[Jdrums#3]

DeanDome, in another thread, posted in passing how we still need to fill the open position on the staff.

Until he made the post, it had slipped my mind the last few days because it has been so quiet as to rumors, speculation, etc.

Anyone hearing anything?

[rjv]

I would not be surprised to see Austin gets a promotion and one of the Grad Assistant get promoted and then URI hires a new Grad Assistant

[RhodyKyle]

Winning a national championship is beautiful.

It certainly eased the sting of being the first 16:1 upset lol

I'll take 1 national championship and then wouldn't care if we sucked for the rest of my life.

They're getting close, right? That championship was their last tournament win.

[Billyboy78]

I would not be surprised to see Austin gets a promotion and one of the Grad Assistant get promoted and then URI hires a new Grad Assistant

Save some money that way.

[STC]

I would not be surprised to see Austin gets a promotion and one of the Grad Assistant get promoted and then URI hires a new Grad Assistant

This would be incredibly underwhelming so it will probably happen.

[McRam]

I would not be surprised to see Austin gets a promotion and one of the Grad Assistant get promoted and then URI hires a new Grad Assistant

What is the ONE word that would describe not replacing KJ in order to save money?

[section(105)]

I would not be surprised to see Austin gets a promotion and one of the Grad Assistant get promoted and then URI hires a new Grad Assistant

What is the ONE word that would describe not replacing KJ in order to save money?

Typical.

[steviep123]

I would not be surprised to see Austin gets a promotion and one of the Grad Assistant get promoted and then URI hires a new Grad Assistant

What is the ONE word that would describe not replacing KJ in order to save money?

Smalltime. Or as 105 said, typical. Think Big - we don't.

[adam914]

Ok, here is my conspiracy theory for the day...our friend RV has heard who the new assistant is, and it will fall in to category 3 listed below. He's putting this tweet out now to get out in front of it so he can say it was a bad hire once it's announced.

[Jdrums#3]

Ok, here is my conspiracy theory for the day...our friend RV has heard who the new assistant is, and it will fall in to category 3 listed below. He's putting this tweet out now to get out in front of it so he can say it was a bad hire once it's announced.

Good conspiracy, Adam.

Now we need a conspiracy for bigs…

Even after 2 cups of coffee, I got nothin’. Ooph

[BattleTested]

I'm hearing we've already hired KJ's replacement and he's already here recruiting... And no it was not an in house hire.
I'd expect there to be an announcement in the next couple days

[BattleTested]

I would not be surprised to see Austin gets a promotion and one of the Grad Assistant get promoted and then URI hires a new Grad Assistant

What is the ONE word that would describe not replacing KJ in order to save money?

Smalltime. Or as 105 said, typical. Think Big - we don't.

Sounds we hired a former head coach who didn't coach this past season based on my sources

[adam914]

I'm hearing we've already hired KJ's replacement and he's already here recruiting... And no it was not an in house hire.
I'd expect there to be an announcement in the next couple days

Good to know, thanks for the info! I assumed that was the case. No reason to think Archie was going to just sit around and let us be short handed on the staff.

[RhowdyRam02]

What is the ONE word that would describe not replacing KJ in order to save money?

Smalltime. Or as 105 said, typical. Think Big - we don't.

Sounds we hired a former head coach who didn't coach this past season based on my sources

Is this good news? Hasn't it widely been assumed that Archie sitting out a year and Kenny Johnson sitting out two years were bad things in that their connections kind of dried up and needed to be reestablished?

[rambone 78]

Patience RR2.

Dont you know we will be good when we're good?

Like in 5 years or so?

Guys like me who have reached the big 7-0 in years may not be around to see it.

Whatever "it" is lol.

[Billyboy78]

How could we have hired a coach when it is required to be posted for 30 days (or whatever the time frame is)? There has been no posting.

[rambone 78]

It may have been 30 days already 78.

KJ may have been gone a while ago.

You know how things work here.

Slowly.

[BattleTested]

How could we have hired a coach when it is required to be posted for 30 days (or whatever the time frame is)? There has been no posting.

Im guessing we found a way around that, just like every other state school typically does.. Think about it, have you ever actually heard a coach say "We can't hire anyone until after we waited 30 days"

[BattleTested]

Smalltime. Or as 105 said, typical. Think Big - we don't.

Sounds we hired a former head coach who didn't coach this past season based on my sources

Is this good news? Hasn't it widely been assumed that Archie sitting out a year and Kenny Johnson sitting out two years were bad things in that their connections kind of dried up and needed to be reestablished?

I disagree with that notion.. There's been plenty of coaches who have sat out a year and then come back recharged. They don't lose their connections because they took a year off, these guys are not wired like that. If they intend to coach again, they maintain those lines of communication

[BattleTested]

I'm hearing we've already hired KJ's replacement and he's already here recruiting... And no it was not an in house hire.
I'd expect there to be an announcement in the next couple days

Good to know, thanks for the info! I assumed that was the case. No reason to think Archie was going to just sit around and let us be short handed on the staff.

Exactly.. My source told me its a solid a hire. Former head coach who took last year off.