Fatts (Grad Transfer to Maryland)

[Taylor Swift]

He shrunk another inch today....

El Señor tiene cajones.

Jajones mas grande.

Sí y El Jefe lo hace.

[NHRamFan]

Did I mistakenly hit the SAP button??? LOL

[bigappleram]

Excellent article just posted on The Athletic about Rhody and specifically Fatts. It's behind a paywall so can't post here, but the highlight was that he talked about sitting down with his stepfather and older brother in the offseason and they showed him game tape to point out all the areas of his game that needed to get better. Said it was tough to take but ultimately drove him to work harder and become a leader. Also says a team meeting after the Brown/Richmond game helped turn things around. I'd expect we see a good amount of Rhody pub over the next 24 hours in advance of the big game.

[Blue Man]

Excellent article just posted on The Athletic about Rhody and specifically Fatts. It's behind a paywall so can't post here, but the highlight was that he talked about sitting down with his stepfather and older brother in the offseason and they showed him game tape to point out all the areas of his game that needed to get better. Said it was tough to take but ultimately drove him to work harder and become a leader. Also says a team meeting after the Brown/Richmond game helped turn things around. I'd expect we see a good amount of Rhody pub over the next 24 hours in advance of the big game.

Agreed. If you're a sports fan and don't subscribe to the Athletic, you're really missing out.

Literally every talented writer who's ever been cut from ESPN, CBS, etc...all went here. Your subscription supports probably the best, most comprehensive sports content on the internet...WITH NO ADS. No agenda. No Lebron watch. No twitter wars. No TMZ crap.

Eamonn Brennan and his bubble watch are here. In depth advanced-metric hockey analysis that you will not find anywhere else. Definitely the best CBB coverage anywhere.

Just sports. Support the guys that actually give you the stuff you'll care about.

https://theathletic.com/1595353/2020/02 ... e=boxscore

[Rhodyram]

Excellent article just posted on The Athletic about Rhody and specifically Fatts. It's behind a paywall so can't post here, but the highlight was that he talked about sitting down with his stepfather and older brother in the offseason and they showed him game tape to point out all the areas of his game that needed to get better. Said it was tough to take but ultimately drove him to work harder and become a leader. Also says a team meeting after the Brown/Richmond game helped turn things around. I'd expect we see a good amount of Rhody pub over the next 24 hours in advance of the big game.

Agreed. If you're a sports fan and don't subscribe to the Athletic, you're really missing out.

Literally every talented writer who's ever been cut from ESPN, CBS, etc...all went here. Your subscription supports probably the best, most comprehensive sports content on the internet...WITH NO ADS. No agenda. No Lebron watch. No twitter wars. No TMZ crap.

Eamonn Brennan and his bubble watch are here. In depth advanced-metric hockey analysis that you will not find anywhere else. Definitely the best CBB coverage anywhere.

Just sports. Support the guys that actually give you the stuff you'll care about.

https://theathletic.com/1595353/2020/02 ... e=boxscore

Agree 100%. The baseball coverage is also unparalleled

[adam914]

They also run tons of sales throughout the year. Its almost impossible to pay full price.

[steviep123]

Excellent article just posted on The Athletic about Rhody and specifically Fatts. It's behind a paywall so can't post here, but the highlight was that he talked about sitting down with his stepfather and older brother in the offseason and they showed him game tape to point out all the areas of his game that needed to get better. Said it was tough to take but ultimately drove him to work harder and become a leader. Also says a team meeting after the Brown/Richmond game helped turn things around. I'd expect we see a good amount of Rhody pub over the next 24 hours in advance of the big game.

Agreed. If you're a sports fan and don't subscribe to the Athletic, you're really missing out.

Literally every talented writer who's ever been cut from ESPN, CBS, etc...all went here. Your subscription supports probably the best, most comprehensive sports content on the internet...WITH NO ADS. No agenda. No Lebron watch. No twitter wars. No TMZ crap.

Eamonn Brennan and his bubble watch are here. In depth advanced-metric hockey analysis that you will not find anywhere else. Definitely the best CBB coverage anywhere.

Just sports. Support the guys that actually give you the stuff you'll care about.

https://theathletic.com/1595353/2020/02 ... e=boxscore

This is great:

Despite Russell’s ascension, the Rams stood at just 8-5 in early January following back-to-back losses at Brown and against Richmond. That led to meeting No. 2.

Upset with the team’s at times selfish play, Russell and seniors Cyril Langevine and Jeff Dowtin called a players-only meeting after the Richmond loss. “We were like, we’re not going to let our season go down the drain,” Russell says. “If we’re going to flip this, we have to flip it right now. We felt like we had to be more together, be in sync on the defensive end and rebound collectively.”

[reef]

That’s freaking awesome about the players only meeting and nice job by Fatts family to help point out what he needs to work on in the offseason

[4Diffs]

Excellent article just posted on The Athletic about Rhody and specifically Fatts. It's behind a paywall so can't post here, but the highlight was that he talked about sitting down with his stepfather and older brother in the offseason and they showed him game tape to point out all the areas of his game that needed to get better. Said it was tough to take but ultimately drove him to work harder and become a leader. Also says a team meeting after the Brown/Richmond game helped turn things around. I'd expect we see a good amount of Rhody pub over the next 24 hours in advance of the big game.

Agreed. If you're a sports fan and don't subscribe to the Athletic, you're really missing out.

Literally every talented writer who's ever been cut from ESPN, CBS, etc...all went here. Your subscription supports probably the best, most comprehensive sports content on the internet...WITH NO ADS. No agenda. No Lebron watch. No twitter wars. No TMZ crap.

Eamonn Brennan and his bubble watch are here. In depth advanced-metric hockey analysis that you will not find anywhere else. Definitely the best CBB coverage anywhere.

Just sports. Support the guys that actually give you the stuff you'll care about.

https://theathletic.com/1595353/2020/02 ... e=boxscore

Agreed, definitely worth the small investment if you are big sports fan. Enjoyed the article on Fatts. It was a good read. The article he wrote last week about San Diego State and how that team was built was very well done as well. I found the article very intriguing and think that is the way that Rhody should be trying to build their teams going forward with transfers and grad transfers sprinkled in. Basically San Diego State has two grad transfers and a transfer from Washington State that are a big part of their team. The coach said with freshman and Sophomores the team was too young to win tough games in November and December, and he needed a way to be better early to be in contention for an at large bid.

Makes a lot of sense, because unlike in the P5, almost impossible to get an at large bid out of a Non P5 without a strong out of conference performance. With 3 open scholarships, it will be interesting to see how Cox approaches this offseason. He looks like he has already started down this path with Walker and Sheppard. Even Dayton, which has one of their best teams, has taken advantage of two transfers that are in their top six. Ibi Watson transferred in from Michigan and Rodney Chatman from Chattanooga. They also have Jordy Tshimanga a transfer from Nebraska and Chase Johnson from Florida. I do not know if Johnson is hurt, but he has not played since December 8th.

I think this is the model that needs to followed for teams outside the P5 that want to compete for an large bid. But yes the Athletic is definitely worth it.

[reef]

Yeah that’s a good model to follow for sure

San Diego St has been unreal this year only undefeated team even though the Mountsin West is down this year most likely a 1 bid league unless Aztecs fall

[SmartyBarrett]

Fatts is one of 30 nominees for National Player of the Year.

[reef]

Hell yeah congrats Fatts !!!

[SandorClegane]

Got a good story..Didn’t know where to post this so I’m adding under the Fatts topic. My family is currently down in Florida for the week. Yesterday we walked to the beach and I wore my Fatts Russell jersey. My wife and I were crossing the street and a car slow down honked his horn and a guy screamed out ‘let’s go Rhody!!’. Later in the day my wife wanted coffee so we walked into a Starbucks. Two ladies came up to me and said how they were big URI fans. One lady mentioned her favorite player was Fatts.
I love seeing URI fans far away from the state. Last year I was in a dinner for work in the Cayman Islands and a group of men and women came in decked out in URI gear. I walked over and had a 20 minute conversation with them about their thoughts on the A10 Tournament.
Hopefully the URI brand continues to grow nationally. Can only help the program... Go Rhody.

[ramster]

Good stuff. There are a lot of URI Grads and Retirees in Florida
Where is your family there?
I’ve run into Rhody Fans often down there including Tampa, Ft Myers, Naples, Sarasota, Ft Lauderdale, Palm Beach Gardens, Pensacola, Panama City......

[steviep123]

Got a good story..Didn’t know where the posters so I’m adding under the Fatts topic. My family is currently down in Florida for the week. Yesterday we walked to the beach and I wore my Fatts Russell jersey. My wife and I were crossing the street and a car slow down honked his horn and a guy screamed out ‘let’s go Rhody!!’. Later in the day my wife wanted coffee so we walked into a Starbucks. Two ladies came up to me and said how they were big URI fans. One lady mentioned her favorite player was Fatts.
I love seeing URI fans far away from the state. Last year I was in a dinner for work in the Cayman Islands and a group of men and women came in decked out in URI gear. I walked over and had a 20 minute conversation with them about their thoughts on the A10 Tournament.
Hopefully the URI brand continues to grow nationally. Can only help the program... Go Rhody.

Awesome!

[Rhody74]

Good stuff. There are a lot of URI Grads and Retirees in Florida
Where is your family there?
I’ve run into Rhody Fans often down there including Tampa, Ft Myers, Naples, Sarasota, Ft Lauderdale, Palm Beach Gardens, Pensacola, Panama City......

Lots of Westerly people vacation/retire in southwest Florida so I wouldn’t be surprised to find URI fans there.

[Rhody83]

Had a similar experience last weekend walking into the Turtle Club in Naples with my URI shirt on. Guys yells out Rhody Rhody Rhody!

[bwerner10]

I posted this two years ago when JT was very hot in Feb. of his Senior Year. It was an awesome year, but JT cooled a little I believe. Compare Fatts’ season to Mobley and Odom’s top years.
Different teams, but Fatts stats might be better:

Mobley - 17.2 PPG, 1.6 SPG, 3 PT% 41% 2.6 AST, FT - 85% +5 PTs PPG YOY

Fatts - 20.6 PPG, 3 SPG, 3 PT% 37%, 4.6 AST, FT - 83% +6 PPG YOY

Odom - 17.6 PPG, 9.4 Reb, 3 PT% 33%, 3.8 AST, 1.5 BLK, FT - 68%

[Billyboy78]

This was 40 years ago but:

Sly - 23.9 points, 8.4 rebounds. 3.5 assists, 2.3 steals, .524 FG%, .726 FT%.

The greatest Ram of all.

[ramster]

I posted this two years ago when JT was very hot in Feb. of his Senior Year. It was an awesome year, but JT cooled a little I believe. Compare Fatts’ season to Mobley and Odom’s top years.
Different teams, but Fatts stats might be better:

Mobley - 17.2 PPG, 1.6 SPG, 3 PT% 41% 2.6 AST, FT - 85% +5 PTs PPG YOY

Fatts - 20.6 PPG, 3 SPG, 3 PT% 37%, 4.6 AST, FT - 83% +6 PPG YOY

Odom - 17.6 PPG, 9.4 Reb, 3 PT% 33%, 3.8 AST, 1.5 BLK, FT - 68%

Do you have their FG% as well? You only list 3P% and FT%

[SandorClegane]

Good stuff. There are a lot of URI Grads and Retirees in Florida
Where is your family there?
I’ve run into Rhody Fans often down there including Tampa, Ft Myers, Naples, Sarasota, Ft Lauderdale, Palm Beach Gardens, Pensacola, Panama City......

My family all retired in RI even though we’re not originally from there (multiple season ticket holders). Wife’s family is in Naples. Guess there’s a big URI contingent in Florida...

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.......should be fun to watch next years team.......the Fatts Team......

[PeterRamTime]

.......should be fun to watch next years team.......the Fatts Team......

Well the idea of Fatts playing better than next year....

EDIT : Playing better than he has this year****

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.......a few Fatts to Toppin Time for some highlight alley ops.......

[reef]

We all need to start preparing how how much we think Fatts will avg for next season’s prediction contest !!!

[PeteRI]

We all need to start preparing how how much we think Fatts will avg for next season’s prediction contest !!!

I'll go first. 23.8 ppg.

[PeteRI]

We all need to start preparing how how much we think Fatts will avg for next season’s prediction contest !!!

I'll go first. 23.8 ppg.

[steviep123]

Jon Rothstein has Fatts Russell as a 3rd Team All-American.




http://collegehoopstoday.com/index.php/ ... can-watch/


Fatts Russell, Rhode Island: Russell is a prime example of why the Atlantic 10 is about much more than just Dayton. Ranked third nationally in steals (3.0), this 5-10 junior has readily accepted the role as the Rams’ go-to scorer. Russell’s presence is a major reason Rhode Island could be a dangerous team in the NCAA Tournament.

[RI_Bred]

I was just watching the local news sportscast and while the reporter was talking, Fatts was behind him draining five 3's in a row from the left baseline. Classic.

[SandorClegane]

Love to see Fatts on that list. Great for him and great for the program.

Surprised Tre Jones isn’t mentioned. But hey, can only pick 15ish names right?

[bigappleram]

Posted this on twitter, seeing as I saw a lot of PC trolls shitting on Fatts for being a volume scorer while pumping up Myles Powell and Markus Howard as NPOY's thought it was worth looking at them side by side...

Fatts:
20 points per game, 5 assists per game, 3 steals per game
41% FG, 38% 3FG

Powell:
22 points per game, 5 rebounds per game, 3 assists per game
40% FG, 31% 3FG

Howard:
27 points per game, 3 rebounds per game, 3 assists per game
41% FG, 39% 3FG

[rhodysurf]

This is the most bullshit cherry picked tweet of all time.. ignores VCU at home, PC, @ SBU, @WVU, Davidson at home... etc etc

[Rhody15]

This is the most bullshit cherry picked tweet of all time.. ignores VCU at home, PC, @ SBU, @WVU, Davidson at home... etc etc

It’s not cherry picking at all, in all our conference losses, Fatts has shot like shit.

That tweet just points out if Fatts has an off shooting night in conference play, it’ll be very tough to win.

[PeteRI]

THIS is the moment I knew we had a special talent in Kingston. I can't wait to see Fatts create more memories this Spring.

[adam914]

Any time I come across that clip I am required to watch it at least 10 times in a row.

[reef]

Agree that is just outstanding what a Fatts did to an NBA All-Star

[ramster]

This is the most bullshit cherry picked tweet of all time.. ignores VCU at home, PC, @ SBU, @WVU, Davidson at home... etc etc

It’s not cherry picking at all, in all our conference losses, Fatts has shot like shit.

That tweet just points out if Fatts has an off shooting night in conference play, it’ll be very tough to win.

He makes his point on the 3 A10 Conf Losses

But then he throws in VCU which was not a loss. If he is going to throw in VCU then he should throw in BOTH VCU games otherwise this tends towards cherry-picking.

Also if he is talking about the top of the A10 Teams then he should include the St Bonaventure as they are (10-4) and right behind us. Otherwise it doesn’t make sense to have added in only the single VCU game.


Big games coming up with Saint Louis and Dayton.

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[Taylor Swift]

This moron and his tweets. Especially with Fatts and his 8 steals yesterday.

[Blue Man]

This moron and his tweets. Especially with Fatts and his 8 steals yesterday.

He’s not wrong. Fatts has disappeared and looks more like last season Fatts down the stretch.

[steviep123]

He may not be wrong, but that guy has been an a-hole and a twitter troll all season long.

[ramster]

He may not be wrong, but that guy has been an a-hole and a twitter troll all season long.

I think he is a KB Member

[steviep123]

He may not be wrong, but that guy has been an a-hole and a twitter troll all season long.

I think he is a KB Member

Which in no way disqualifies him from being a tool or a troll.

[Taylor Swift]

He may not be wrong, but that guy has been an a-hole and a twitter troll all season long.

I think he is a KB Member

Agreed, Stevie.

Also, ramster I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s that clown.

[Billyboy78]

Fatts is toast. I hate to use fatigue and being banged up as an excuse. But, I think it applies here. It's not so much that he's averaging 36 or so minutes a game, although that's part of it. For the first 20 games or so, he would drive to the hoop fearlessly, often getting slammed to the ground, but also often getting to the free throw line. The last 7 or 8 games, he has been doing it less often and less effectively. Even though he is a tremendous athlete, someone who is 5'8" and maybe 150 lbs.? can't take that kind of abuse to his body constantly. He was asked about a month ago about an injury. He wouldn't specify but said he was dealing with several things. I don't know what the answer is. Maybe pulling up for a floater before the big bodies get a chance to hammer him? Or dish to the corner or the wing before the heavy contact? Anyway, I think all of those times getting slammed to the floor has taken its toll. Bigger, stronger guards can take the hits a little better, but not when you're as small as Fatts.

[rhodysurf]

Fatts is toast. I hate to use fatigue and being banged up as an excuse. But, I think it applies here. It's not so much that he's averaging 36 or so minutes a game, although that's part of it. For the first 20 games or so, he would drive to the hoop fearlessly, often getting slammed to the ground, but also often getting to the free throw line. The last 7 or 8 games, he has been doing it less often and less effectively. Even though he is a tremendous athlete, someone who is 5'8" and maybe 150 lbs.? can't take that kind of abuse to his body constantly. He was asked about a month ago about an injury. He wouldn't specify but said he was dealing with several things. I don't know what the answer is. Maybe pulling up for a floater before the big bodies get a chance to hammer him? Or dish to the corner or the wing before the heavy contact? Anyway, I think all of those times getting slammed to the floor has taken its toll. Bigger, stronger guards can take the hits a little better, but not when you're as small as Fatts.

He is straight up not getting calls that he was getting regularly earlier in the season and I think that affects it a lot. The line brings confidence and if he cant get there its hard for him as undersized as he is to be fully effective.

[rhodyblue12]

I believe he is doing it less (and less effectively) because teams have caught on and the other four defenders are all sagging to the middle.
There is no room for Fatts to drive and no room for the high pick and roll to work. So our offense stalls.
Three games in a row teams have played us this way.
There needs to be an adjustment on offense - and your suggestions are all good ones.
The best way to beat this, as everyone knows, is to hit a few threes to force the defense back out of the lane.
Drive and kick or dump in and kick as many have suggested are both good strategies - as long as you make the threes.

[Rhody15]

Fatts is now shooting under 40% from the field.

[Billyboy78]

Fatts needs 5 more steals to break Tommy Garrick's single season record that has stood for 32 years.

[rhodyfan3000]

Don't tell UMass.

Seriously, I'm not sure I've seen a team that was just flat out violent. They're likely to cold cock Fatts in the head after his first steal of the game and put him out of commission early, so that he can't break any records on them.

[Rhodyhooopz]

Ok so doing a lot of thinking last few days and I have a question for all of KB nation.

If this new transfer rule comes into play and Fatts decides to transfer to a higher level school would you be happy or pissed?

Although it would make next year harder for you think it would be helpful to the program in the long run?

By saying that it would allow younger players more playing time now and more time to get together.

I am not saying I hope he goes but jus tendering peoples opinions.