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Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:51 pm
by PeterRamTime
Well that's all she wrote

Maybe we can win one more game this year?

Wow, amazing job Arch

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:51 pm
by PeterRamTime
Hey guys! Just wait out the year!

Don't overreact or anything! Don't even hint that the sky is falling!

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:52 pm
by steveystuds06
We are down by 17 to 2-5 Duquense at home on national tv. Heck of a time to have another no-show, Arch. If this can't get our guys hyped what the fuck are we doing. What a disaster..

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:52 pm
by rhodyram22
It's about to be 5 losses in 6 games. Is that ok?

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:53 pm
by SandorClegane
It’s like there’s a lid on the rim..

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:53 pm
by rhodyram22
PeterRamTime wrote: 4 months ago Hey guys! Just wait out the year!

Don't overreact or anything! Don't even hint that the sky is falling!
No Peter! Archie just needs "his guys"! Give it 5-6 more years! :D

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:53 pm
by PeterRamTime
Imagine how bad it would've been if Green wasn't eligible?

Holy.

Shit.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:57 pm
by TruePoint
PeterRamTime wrote: 4 months ago Hey guys! Just wait out the year!

Don't overreact or anything! Don't even hint that the sky is falling!


I mean….this product stinks to watch. There’s no denying that, or sugarcoating it. Still, we are clearly better than last year in just about every conceivable way. Any hope we had of arriving ahead of schedule I think can be forgotten at this point, but I don’t think we are behind schedule either. For as long as we continue to move in the right direction, however modestly, I don’t think we can say the sky is falling. Next year will be an important year - we cannot backslide from here, we have to get better and at some point hope something clicks and we make a leap.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:58 pm
by rhodyram22
TruePoint wrote: 4 months ago
PeterRamTime wrote: 4 months ago Hey guys! Just wait out the year!

Don't overreact or anything! Don't even hint that the sky is falling!


I mean….this product stinks to watch. There’s no denying that, or sugarcoating it. Still, we are clearly better than last year in just about every conceivable way. Any hope we had of arriving ahead of schedule I think can be forgotten at this point, but I don’t think we are behind schedule either. For as long as we continue to move in the right direction, however modestly, I don’t think we can say the sky is falling. Next year will be an important year - we cannot backslide from here, we have to get better and at some point hope something clicks and we make a leap.
Are we THAT much better than last year? Let's ignore the record, we had some absolute cupcakes earlier this year. I don't think our team is significantly better this year in any way. Our defense is worse.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:00 pm
by rhodyram22
yeah I'm done. TV off. Archie still hasn't proven shit. Losing to 2-5 Duquesne. Disgusting.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:01 pm
by RamStock
TruePoint wrote: 4 months ago
PeterRamTime wrote: 4 months ago Hey guys! Just wait out the year!

Don't overreact or anything! Don't even hint that the sky is falling!


I mean….this product stinks to watch. There’s no denying that, or sugarcoating it. Still, we are clearly better than last year in just about every conceivable way. Any hope we had of arriving ahead of schedule I think can be forgotten at this point, but I don’t think we are behind schedule either. For as long as we continue to move in the right direction, however modestly, I don’t think we can say the sky is falling. Next year will be an important year - we cannot backslide from here, we have to get better and at some point hope something clicks and we make a leap.
What is the bar? Win more games than last year? The conference absolutely stinks. Miller picked these guys. Richmond was supposed to be a last place team with URI. College basketball teams can be turned around quickly with a couple players mixed with ones you have and good coaching. Wasn’t the bar a tourney bid by the third year? Eventually Miller can run into one by winning the auto bid I guess

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:03 pm
by hrstrat57
PackLine ain’t packin…

Yuk

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:03 pm
by rhodyram22
RamStock wrote: 4 months ago
TruePoint wrote: 4 months ago
PeterRamTime wrote: 4 months ago Hey guys! Just wait out the year!

Don't overreact or anything! Don't even hint that the sky is falling!


I mean….this product stinks to watch. There’s no denying that, or sugarcoating it. Still, we are clearly better than last year in just about every conceivable way. Any hope we had of arriving ahead of schedule I think can be forgotten at this point, but I don’t think we are behind schedule either. For as long as we continue to move in the right direction, however modestly, I don’t think we can say the sky is falling. Next year will be an important year - we cannot backslide from here, we have to get better and at some point hope something clicks and we make a leap.
What is the bar? Win more games than last year? The conference absolutely stinks. Miller picked these guys. Richmond was supposed to be a last place team with URI. College basketball teams can be turned around quickly with a couple players mixed with ones you have and good coaching. Wasn’t the bar a tourney bid by the third year? Eventually Miller can run into one by winning the auto bid I guess
I don't even think NIT is a possibility next year. This team is much further behind than I thought. I don't think swapping out the entire team is the solution every year. Coaching simply hasn't been good enough. They choose the players, they coach the players.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:05 pm
by Rhodymob05
I was last at the RC for the UMASS game. Where did that team go?

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:10 pm
by Jdrums#3
TruePoint wrote: 4 months ago
PeterRamTime wrote: 4 months ago Hey guys! Just wait out the year!

Don't overreact or anything! Don't even hint that the sky is falling!


I mean….this product stinks to watch. There’s no denying that, or sugarcoating it. Still, we are clearly better than last year in just about every conceivable way. Any hope we had of arriving ahead of schedule I think can be forgotten at this point, but I don’t think we are behind schedule either. For as long as we continue to move in the right direction, however modestly, I don’t think we can say the sky is falling. Next year will be an important year - we cannot backslide from here, we have to get better and at some point hope something clicks and we make a leap.
TP, I think we certainly are better offensively than last year. However, I don’t see it on D. That is my Birds Eye view.

But, I haven’t done a deep dive in our D analytics last year versus this year nor have I studied tape on both.

I think there is sufficient length and athleticism currently to be better than they are. I think the problem on D is between the ears for this team.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:11 pm
by PeterRamTime
TruePoint wrote: 4 months ago
PeterRamTime wrote: 4 months ago Hey guys! Just wait out the year!

Don't overreact or anything! Don't even hint that the sky is falling!


I mean….this product stinks to watch. There’s no denying that, or sugarcoating it. Still, we are clearly better than last year in just about every conceivable way. Any hope we had of arriving ahead of schedule I think can be forgotten at this point, but I don’t think we are behind schedule either. For as long as we continue to move in the right direction, however modestly, I don’t think we can say the sky is falling. Next year will be an important year - we cannot backslide from here, we have to get better and at some point hope something clicks and we make a leap.
I'd agree, but I don't see any real hope at this point.

The levels of suck do not bode well for the future and especially our lack of mental fortitude. I don't have confidence this team can handle losing at all and are liable to go on a major losing streak.

Sports is all about momentum and if you squash any and all momentum then....it's pretty hopeless. Or we are making it much harder to rebuild.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:14 pm
by Jdrums#3
Maybe we will make this a game yet ?

Let’s go!

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:15 pm
by PeterRamTime
Way to fight guys!

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:16 pm
by steveystuds06
Rhodymob05 wrote: 4 months ago I was last at the RC for the UMASS game. Where did that team go?
Honestly, I think teams weren't aware of David Green. They watched a lot of game tapes of us without him. Once teams started to double him and focus on him more, we went back to looking like a poorly coached bottom-tier A10 team. Green is still very good, but teams know how to defend us now. We also shot out our minds all game against Umass. Guys were hitting 3s with Umass right in their faces. That's never going to last. And this idea that we can make a massive jump next year. How? Are we going to land a couple of All A10 level players? Because if you bring back most of this roster, we will improve but we will still be increidbly far away from an NCAA bid and likely not that close to an NIT bid.

Let's see if we can make a push and come back. Getting it back to 10 was step one but we will need to defend if we have any chance. Let's pull another Yale and pull it out.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:17 pm
by PeterRamTime
That was so clearly a foul on green

Officials are so damn inconsistent

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:18 pm
by Jdrums#3
Fight, Rhody! Fight!

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:23 pm
by PeterRamTime
And so much for the comeback

Can't fn rebound

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:23 pm
by SandorClegane
Get House back in.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:24 pm
by PeterRamTime
SandorClegane wrote: 4 months ago Get House back in.
Ha too late

WHY THE FUCK WAS HE OUT

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:25 pm
by steveystuds06
Smart decision to take out House, who looked great in our run. He had the timeout to rest... Fantastic decision..

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:25 pm
by Jdrums#3
Frickin Duq with the 3’s !!!

We had a nice run there (it’s good to see some fight) but this game is over now.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:25 pm
by PeterRamTime
steveystuds06 wrote: 4 months ago Smart decision to take out House, who looked great in our run. He had the timeout to rest... Fantastic decision..
Fucking insane

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:27 pm
by rhodyram22
steveystuds06 wrote: 4 months ago Smart decision to take out House, who looked great in our run. He had the timeout to rest... Fantastic decision..
Not enough people calling out the horrendous coaching this season. I'm not holding back. Archie hasn't been good enough, period.

Highest paid employee in the state

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:28 pm
by PeterRamTime
Duquesne 13-25 from 3

Best all year by a mile. We our every teams antidote lol

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:29 pm
by Rhodymob05
rhodyram22 wrote: 4 months ago
steveystuds06 wrote: 4 months ago Smart decision to take out House, who looked great in our run. He had the timeout to rest... Fantastic decision..
Not enough people calling out the horrendous coaching this season. I'm not holding back. Archie hasn't been good enough, period.

Highest paid employee in the state
He hasn’t been all bad to be fair. And the rams coach is always the highest paid employee.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:30 pm
by Jdrums#3
steveystuds06 wrote: 4 months ago Smart decision to take out House, who looked great in our run. He had the timeout to rest... Fantastic decision..
Real head-scratcher.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:32 pm
by Jdrums#3
Unreal with that bounce on that Duq 3 ! C’mon!

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:32 pm
by PeterRamTime
Knew we were doomed as soon as I heard someone sat they haven't beaten us here in a decade.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:33 pm
by rhodyram22
Rhodymob05 wrote: 4 months ago
rhodyram22 wrote: 4 months ago
steveystuds06 wrote: 4 months ago Smart decision to take out House, who looked great in our run. He had the timeout to rest... Fantastic decision..
Not enough people calling out the horrendous coaching this season. I'm not holding back. Archie hasn't been good enough, period.

Highest paid employee in the state
He hasn’t been all bad to be fair. And the rams coach is always the highest paid employee.
Considering his salary, he hasn't been good enough in his 2nd year. The excuses need to end.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:36 pm
by Not Mike Powell
Dead program.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:36 pm
by Rhode_Island_Red
rhodyram22 wrote: 4 months ago
Rhodymob05 wrote: 4 months ago
rhodyram22 wrote: 4 months ago

Not enough people calling out the horrendous coaching this season. I'm not holding back. Archie hasn't been good enough, period.

Highest paid employee in the state
He hasn’t been all bad to be fair. And the rams coach is always the highest paid employee.
Considering his salary, he hasn't been good enough in his 2nd year. The excuses need to end.
Puh-leeeze. Only about 7% of his pay comes from state funds. Janitors collect more state dollars.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:39 pm
by rhodyram22
Rhode_Island_Red wrote: 4 months ago
rhodyram22 wrote: 4 months ago
Rhodymob05 wrote: 4 months ago

He hasn’t been all bad to be fair. And the rams coach is always the highest paid employee.
Considering his salary, he hasn't been good enough in his 2nd year. The excuses need to end.
Puh-leeeze. Only about 7% of his pay comes from state funds. Janitors collect more state dollars.
Hahahahahaha you actually think that’s why I brought up his salary. I’m a fan of the team and I care about us being a serious program.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:41 pm
by Jdrums#3
Not Mike Powell wrote: 4 months ago Dead program.
Interesting poll question for the end of the season when it comes…

Is it dead ?

In a coma ?

In need of critical care ?

Reviving ?

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:41 pm
by hrstrat57
Rhode_Island_Red wrote: 4 months ago
rhodyram22 wrote: 4 months ago
Rhodymob05 wrote: 4 months ago

He hasn’t been all bad to be fair. And the rams coach is always the highest paid employee.
Considering his salary, he hasn't been good enough in his 2nd year. The excuses need to end.
Puh-leeeze. Only about 7% of his pay comes from state funds. Janitors collect more state dollars.
Yeah that’s a Friartown comment

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:41 pm
by Rhodyg
Knew it was a better idea to see Princeton in action tonight at Brown than to watch this dead program. Rooting for Princeton, Ivy league could be a 2 bid league

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:44 pm
by Not Mike Powell
Jdrums#3 wrote: 4 months ago
Not Mike Powell wrote: 4 months ago Dead program.
Interesting poll question for the end of the season when it comes…

Is it dead ?

In a coma ?

In need of critical care ?

Reviving ?
Dead. Hard for me to care anymore. #GoRhody

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:44 pm
by Rhodyg
ElmCityRhody wrote: 4 months ago We win easily today - I say by 12
Knew this was an awful take the moment I read it

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:46 pm
by rhodyrudder
rhodyram22 wrote: 4 months ago that was the play Archie drew up during the timeout? A fucking Foumena airball 3?
With 8 seconds to go, no less

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:49 pm
by ElmCityRhody
Rhodyg wrote: 4 months ago
ElmCityRhody wrote: 4 months ago We win easily today - I say by 12
Knew this was an awful take the moment I read it

emBARONsing

Get blown out in front of a big crowd

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:50 pm
by adam914
There is nothing Rhody hoops loves more then sending a big crowd home disappointed. Its tradition.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:56 pm
by RF1
Think about this fact for a bit - URI has four losses at home in the Ryan Center thus far this season. Those defeats were against Brown, New Hampshire, Fordham, and Duquesne. We are very much a bottom tier program these days when we cannot beat ANY of these teams at home.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:56 pm
by McRam
TruePoint wrote: 4 months ago
PeterRamTime wrote: 4 months ago Hey guys! Just wait out the year!

Don't overreact or anything! Don't even hint that the sky is falling!


I mean….this product stinks to watch. There’s no denying that, or sugarcoating it. Still, we are clearly better than last year in just about every conceivable way. Any hope we had of arriving ahead of schedule I think can be forgotten at this point, but I don’t think we are behind schedule either. For as long as we continue to move in the right direction, however modestly, I don’t think we can say the sky is falling. Next year will be an important year - we cannot backslide from here, we have to get better and at some point hope something clicks and we make a leap.
I’ve said it another post- moving ahead is an extroidinary low bar- the question is -are we making as much progress as some of our competitors in our league. Has UMass Made more progress? How has George Mason done after losing their coach and two best players?Richmond lost their best player and seems to be even better this year. Loyola came in behind us last year and they are now in 3 rd place (6-2). Any objective third party would wonder why URI has not made the same progress as our competitors.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:59 pm
by ram1980
Remember when we ragged on cox for not knowing umass best player wasn't playing? Well, Archie's vaunted defense let there best shooter shoot 14 3's, most of which were wide open. The sky may be falling. There has been zero indication that this defense even has the chance to improve. It is abysmal. We maybe cleaning out this roster next year. Coach isn't going anywhere.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:00 pm
by Rhody15
The offense really is fine.

It’s just the worst defensive team I can remember.

Just absolutely zero resistance.

Re: 2/3 | Duquesne | 12:30PM (USA)

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:03 pm
by RAMFAN
Rhode_Island_Red wrote: 4 months ago
rhodyram22 wrote: 4 months ago
Rhodymob05 wrote: 4 months ago

He hasn’t been all bad to be fair. And the rams coach is always the highest paid employee.
Considering his salary, he hasn't been good enough in his 2nd year. The excuses need to end.
Puh-leeeze. Only about 7% of his pay comes from state funds. Janitors collect more state dollars.
thank you! it's this channel 12 bullshit narrative which hurts URI getting funding.