12/16 West Virginia @ Mohegan Sun

Native · Unread post by **Native** » 5 years ago

under 4 minutes to go, and Rhode Island is up 8 on West Virginia.

URI 73, West Virginia 65

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 5 years ago

DC_Rams wrote: ↑5 years ago The refs are affecting both teams. I’m not complaining about the calls for or against us, I’m complaining about the calls that they are making.

They're all fouls...what're ya gonna do?

Native · Unread post by **Native** » 5 years ago

West Virginia coach calls a timeout with 2:26 remaining

URI 75, West Virginia 65

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 5 years ago

This is sweet

ElmCityRhody · Unread post by **ElmCityRhody** » 5 years ago

RHODY HOOPS !

RhodysRelevant · Unread post by **RhodysRelevant** » 5 years ago

How did we get separation here?

Da_Process_Survivor · Unread post by **Da_Process_Survivor** » 5 years ago

Great job by the team today.

Would've been easy for a young team to let the officials get in their heads and they didn't.

Showed a lot of heart and toughness gutting it out against a good team and adversity.

Hell of a building block game.

And Cyril is going to annihilate the A10

Native · Unread post by **Native** » 5 years ago

Final score:

URI 83, West Virginia 70

"El Jefe" was awarded MVP of the game.

BleedBlue87 · Unread post by **BleedBlue87** » 5 years ago

And that's how we do it! This team is getting better and better!! All the haters can take this win and eat it. This team has potential and so does this coach.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 5 years ago

Well they lost one I expected them to win (Stonybrook) and now they won a game I thought they’d lose. Fun game despite the fouls

Urifan91 · Unread post by **Urifan91** » 5 years ago

Nice W by a young team. Less TO than WV is impressive.

BleedBlue87 · Unread post by **BleedBlue87** » 5 years ago

Not Mike Powell wrote: ↑5 years ago No basketball IQ, Bad mannerisms, Poor Fundamentals, Lack of Discipline. Your 2018-2019 Rhode Island Rams.

How's that win taste?

Rhody72 · Unread post by **Rhody72** » 5 years ago

Very impressive win! The passing was great. The freshman are ready to go. The team played hard and took care of the ball. I doubt opponents will play uptempo against URI in the future.

RI_Bred · Unread post by **RI_Bred** » 5 years ago

Breakout game for this team. Great distribution on O and D. Free throws...meh. But otherwise, very well-balanced. Bring on the A-10!

Seawrightspostgame · Unread post by **Seawrightspostgame** » 5 years ago

Exciting win for this team. They seem like a close group. Played really hard. The coaches/players efforts are showing through.

josephski · Unread post by **josephski** » 5 years ago

Rhody74 wrote: ↑5 years ago We’ll they lost one I expected them to win (Stonybrook) and now they won a game I thought they’d lose. Fun game despite the fouls

Same although I'm not sure WVU's as good of a team this year as most expected. Still a nice win and will give us some more confidence going into Hawaii.

Rhody Sody · Unread post by **Rhody Sody** » 5 years ago

Great win! Love the positivity from the fan base.. but act as if. Stop jumping off a bridge when we don’t win by 20 pr if we struggle for a game. This team has some talent when you know what you are looking at! Ive been lurking for years and i hate the snap judgements.

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 5 years ago

Just think how much better that flight to Hawaii will be now...

Not Mike Powell · Unread post by **Not Mike Powell** » 5 years ago

BleedBlue87 wrote: ↑5 years ago
Not Mike Powell wrote: ↑5 years ago No basketball IQ, Bad mannerisms, Poor Fundamentals, Lack of Discipline. Your 2018-2019 Rhode Island Rams.
How's that win taste?

Great win. Happy for the team. They showed discipline and resolve in the second half. Still have a lot of work to do. #GoRhody

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 5 years ago

Not Mike Powell wrote: ↑5 years ago No basketball IQ, Bad mannerisms, Poor Fundamentals, Lack of Discipline. Your 2018-2019 Rhode Island Rams.

Yeah. Your observations are on point.

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 5 years ago

17 assists to 9 turnovers
17 assists on 29 made baskets.

Big time numbers against a team that always has a Top 50 defense. Lots of good things starting to happen with Harris and Martin and it’s having a trickle down effect. Offense has looked much more purposeful and fluid last couple games. Guys learning roles and spots on the floor.

URIFIJI · Unread post by **URIFIJI** » 5 years ago

Just got home. What a nice win for Rhody.

On a different note. That arena is great for URI. Place was rocking with Rhody fans. I am 100% for playing at least one game a year there especially when the students are not on campus

sevegny7 · Unread post by **sevegny7** » 5 years ago

Poor blue man. Got tossed before halftime haha. Took one for coach cox.

Ramrod · Unread post by **Ramrod** » 5 years ago

sevegny7 wrote: ↑5 years ago Poor blue man. Got tossed before halftime haha. Took one for coach cox.

Seriously?! What happened?

ElmCityRhody · Unread post by **ElmCityRhody** » 5 years ago

Oh no - what happened to blue man ?

Love his vinegar!

PaulieMash · Unread post by **PaulieMash** » 5 years ago

Great win for these guys! It was good to see the fan base make the trip and be loud.
Probably the worst officiating I have ever seen, however, at least they were consistently bad for both teams.
Every game these guys seem to get better and better

section(105) · Unread post by **section(105)** » 5 years ago

.......just got home, liked what I saw today from the freshmen that are coming on.....still a bit loose at times,.....difficult keeping Harris on the floor......some of the most bizarro calls from officials, lots of off the ball calls......Whatta gonna do with a Fatts?......nothing, let him chuck threes off the mark, just make dam sure he dishes to others on some of those drives......the T on the coach was awful, coulda been a five point deal......neva go for the T with possession.....didN’t read all posts yet, I am sure this was discussed, in the seasons A-10 we could do very well.....Go Rhody......

sevegny7 · Unread post by **sevegny7** » 5 years ago

Ramrod wrote: ↑5 years ago
sevegny7 wrote: ↑5 years ago Poor blue man. Got tossed before halftime haha. Took one for coach cox.
Seriously?! What happened?

Not sure. To be honest. Refs couldnt handle the truth haha.

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 5 years ago

What an event, the Alumni pregame was great and packed, jsut the fan boost we needed. Fantastic win today against a real solid WVU team. This may be the upswing we all hoped for. Worst offiacting I've ever seen. Pace of play in the first half was dimsal but improved. All the guys showed improvments today minus some missed layous and technical fouls. Feeling great after today about this team. GO RAMS

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 5 years ago

Nice of the Sun to host that Dayton game afterwards for #luke and fam. Doesn't look like there's anyone else there...

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 5 years ago

Nice win! And I was very happy with my seats behind the Rhody bench as well. First half was hard to watch, guess the refs wanted tv time. Second half the team played real tough, WVU tried to out muscle them but the Rams were not having it. Let's see this type of play through the end of OOC. Continuous improvements all the way.

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 5 years ago

Despite the weakest fan ejection I’ve ever been subject to - that was a beautiful win.

Despite shooting woes, free throw issues, a terribly called game, and a really tough press Virginia defense - we showed we belong.

This is a young team with so much potential - I can’t even explain how exciting it will be to watch this team in March.

Rhode_Island_Red · Unread post by **Rhode_Island_Red** » 5 years ago

Blue Man wrote: ↑5 years ago Despite the weakest fan ejection I’ve ever been subject to - that was a beautiful win.

What the hell happened? We need details!

RI_Bred · Unread post by **RI_Bred** » 5 years ago

I thought for the most part URI did a really nice job breaking a pretty tough press. Dowtin is so good in that situation.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 5 years ago

Second straight game away from home that Rhody took over on a big run to close out the game. Glad I was at both to see. It seems they may actually be coming together now with more games played. Great atmosphere and another big URI crowd at Mohegan Sun. We have now beaten Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, and West Virginia there. Two losses in a bad year to Seton Hall and Ohio State and the loss two years ago to Duke. Not too bad to have a 3-3 record there considering the higher profile competition we have played.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Great game. Enjoyed being there. The team is developing to where I thought they would be.
Five players in double figures is awesome. The best signs - 17 assist to 9 turnovers. Pushing the ball and penetration.
Rhody is going to have to score a lot on penetration. Even with Cyril, Harris and Thompson foul trouble in the first half and Harris fouling out early in the second, the rotation is really down to seven players. The four returning players are going to get a boat load of time. Harris is really developing. He will learn from the fouls today. As his minutes go up I can see him as a double double guy also.

There is still room for improvement in FG shooting and FT shooting (get to 70%). They missed many layups and the outside shooting % was very low.
One ref made more than 60% of the calls. The refs were horrible. URI adjusted to the refs the last 11 minutes.

Blue Man · Unread post by **Blue Man** » 5 years ago

Rhode_Island_Red wrote: ↑5 years ago
Blue Man wrote: ↑5 years ago Despite the weakest fan ejection I’ve ever been subject to - that was a beautiful win.
What the hell happened? We need details!

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PaulieMash · Unread post by **PaulieMash** » 5 years ago

Blue Man wrote: ↑5 years ago
Rhode_Island_Red wrote: ↑5 years ago
Blue Man wrote: ↑5 years ago Despite the weakest fan ejection I’ve ever been subject to - that was a beautiful win.
What the hell happened? We need details!
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good for you!

RI_Bred · Unread post by **RI_Bred** » 5 years ago

Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago The refs were horrible. URI adjusted to the refs the last 11 minutes.

They said on TV that this ref crew was a Final Four crew. Could've fooled me...

I agree URI did adjust well. Very poor reffing I thought, for both sides. At least they were consistent.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 5 years ago

Jermaine Harris had a really good game today seeing a lot of time in the first half. 4-6 from the field and 3-4 from the line for 11 points. Just needs to work on fouling less.

URI as a team needs to do a bit better job keeping their emotion in check. While it can be fuel to energize them, too much can hurt. Several techs (4) today. Fortunately, it did not burn us on this day.

RhodyRam86 · Unread post by **RhodyRam86** » 5 years ago

My observations:

1) heard a familiar voice from across the court yelling at the refs in the first half. didn't have to see him to know who it was. picked out blue man early in the first half....then not again. damn dude...i hope you got your money's worth at the black jack table.

2) despite the empty seats, that crowd was louder in the second half than the RC has been all year.

3) definitely some poor officiating. missed some calls and made some bad calls, but i believe the total number of fouls was less on the officials and more just because the game was fast and physical. can't totally blame the refs for the volume of calls. the play was chippy and things could have been real bad.

4) dowtin was flat out OUTSTANDING today.

5) great to see fatts much more under control. he still needs to be much more selective with his threes, but he was much more under control with his penetration.

6) 17 assts---most of which led to easy baskets!!!

7) there has been a lot of talk about our shooting woes. it's about time our defense got equal air time. held them to 24 points in the 2nd half. the D has been pretty impressive for the better part of the year to date.

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 5 years ago

Also great fan support today.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Blueman watched the second half. Just from a seat a little higher up

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 5 years ago

KenPom jumped us to 92. With the 34th ranked defense.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

RIFan · Unread post by **RIFan** » 5 years ago

Fun game, including the hour plus first half. the new guys (including the coach) are making progress.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 5 years ago

RI_Bred wrote: ↑5 years ago
Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago The refs were horrible. URI adjusted to the refs the last 11 minutes.
They said on TV that this ref crew was a Final Four crew. Could've fooled me...

I agree URI did adjust well. Very poor reffing I thought, for both sides. At least they were consistent.

Obviously not sour grapes since we won the game: that was the worst officiated game I’ve ever seen at any level. Not hyperbole. Specifically, the one with the widow’s peak. If you told me that was his first game, I’d believe you.

PaulieMash · Unread post by **PaulieMash** » 5 years ago

TruePoint wrote: ↑5 years ago
RI_Bred wrote: ↑5 years ago
Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago The refs were horrible. URI adjusted to the refs the last 11 minutes.
They said on TV that this ref crew was a Final Four crew. Could've fooled me...

I agree URI did adjust well. Very poor reffing I thought, for both sides. At least they were consistent.
Obviously not sour grapes since we won the game: that was the worst officiated game I’ve ever seen at any level. Not hyperbole. Specifically, the one with the widow’s peak. If you told me that was his first game, I’d believe you.

The worst ref out of the three was Doug Sirmons. Shockingly, he's had his fair share of criticism. He has been buried on Twitter by various coaches in the past and most famously is the guy that tossed Calipari two years ago, 2:30 into a game. Calipari had to be held back by his team. You would think the NCAA would be thinning this guy out and not sending him to the Final Four.