Re: 1/24 | Fordham | 7:00PM (ESPN+)
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:23 am
Season ticket holders that were present at the Brown, UNH, and Fordham games must be anxiously awaiting the next home game at the Ryan Center versus LaSalle.
You know, this is a great point and I never thought of it this way. Simple. Either someone else's cast-offs for whatever reason, or a real blue-chip stud that is looking for a bigger investment from some program with more cash.RI_Bred wrote: ↑4 months ago [quote=section(105) post_id=587898 time=<a href="tel:1706183767">1706183767</a> user_id=517]
Is guess the portal is a crap shoot, neva know what you are going to get, ther in the portal for various reasons, but bottom line they are someone else’s cast offs. Whether it be between the ears, hoops IQ, not complete players, lacking some fundamentals, not diamonds in the rough.
He sounds like a color commentator on tv. There is nothing he said that we do not know. Why did this happen starting the second half?ramster wrote: ↑4 months agoArchie says exactly that Kevan........KevanBoyles wrote: ↑4 months ago Haven't read anything else on thus thread since before the game.
Missing the free throws at the end was brutal, but Fordham missed more than that throughout the game and we shouldn't use that as an excuse.
We lost because of the terrible defense the first 4 minutes of the second half where we gave up several easy runs to the basket where they just blew past the defense. Surprisingly, Weston started the second half and he got beat badly at least once. I couldn't tell you the others without looking at the replay. We came out really flat. Yes, Weston played well in the first half but starting him in the second half just didn't work.
Says the group we started the second half played poorly, really poorly
The group that started the 2nd half:
House
Weston
Green
Kortright
Fuchs
ElmCityRhody wrote: ↑4 months agoAnd the days before the portal, they transfers, was skeptical of some of those past arrivals, but Stan and Iverson were the exceptions, any others?RI_Bred wrote: ↑4 months agoYou know, this is a great point and I never thought of it this way. Simple. Either someone else's cast-offs for whatever reason, or a real blue-chip stud that is looking for a bigger investment from some program with more cash.section(105) wrote: ↑4 months ago Is guess the portal is a crap shoot, neva know what you are going to get, ther in the portal for various reasons, but bottom line they are someone else’s cast offs. Whether it be between the ears, hoops IQ, not complete players, lacking some fundamentals, not diamonds in the rough.
Kinda makes me sick being a URI fan...
ruined college sports - absolutely ruined it
here we are wondering on a year to year basis if we will lose our best players
makes me sick
I think there are lots of reasons kids transfer even in this era, and not all of them are an indication of something deficient in the players attitude or skills. Coaching changes are one example. But also there are kids who are just not a great fit at one place and end up getting to a better situation. Or kids that skills were more rightly suited to a mid major level vs high major. Yes there are also kids who didn't pan out for their own reasons - whether that is performance or attitude- but saying every one of them is a misfit toy isn't accurate. Even moreso in the freedom of movement era.RI_Bred wrote: ↑4 months agoYou know, this is a great point and I never thought of it this way. Simple. Either someone else's cast-offs for whatever reason, or a real blue-chip stud that is looking for a bigger investment from some program with more cash.section(105) wrote: ↑4 months ago Is guess the portal is a crap shoot, neva know what you are going to get, ther in the portal for various reasons, but bottom line they are someone else’s cast offs. Whether it be between the ears, hoops IQ, not complete players, lacking some fundamentals, not diamonds in the rough.
Kinda makes me sick being a URI fan...
That's the problem with getting 2 early fouls. You lose your aggressiveness on defense because you're afraid to get your 3rd, then 4th, etc. You could see how it affected both House and Green early in the 2nd half, playing ole defense, avoiding any possible contact with whoever they were guarding. They both had to sit out most of the 1st half because of fouls, so both were afraid to get a 3rd early in the 2nd half and have to sit again.ramster wrote: ↑4 months ago Kyle Rose played 36 minutes with energy and skill. 8-12 FG, 4-6 3P, 4-4 FT for a game hi 24 points. He also had a team hi 6 rebounds. I heard in the stands comments like "come on House" and "get House out of there". House struggled on defense at times. He played only 25 minutes with 4 PFs.
At 14:50 in 1st half AND at 16:17 in the 2nd half David Green committed 2 Lane Violations on FTs. Crazy that you rarely see Lane violations but 2 in one game from the same player? Green lazily leaned in the lane too quickly the 1st time and the 2nd time just entered too soon.
URI led 34-27 with a minute to go in the 1st half AND URI had the ball but settled for 34-31 at halftime with Fordham taking a long 2 to try to tie at the buzzer. Big missed opportunity to go into the half at least up by 7 but went in up only 3. Weston took a contested 3P attempt with a minute to go up by 7 and missed. Miller was clearly not happy with Weston's shot attempt.
In the 2nd half Weston kicked his leg into Charlton and Weston got called for the foul. Weston had words with Miller when he got pulled after than foul and Weston was mumbling and shaking his head as he walked down the bench. Not a good look by Weston.
With 1:30 to go in the game Kortright dribbled to the left of the lane, had the ball stolen and a long pass to Charlton who beat both Weston and House for the easy breakaway bucket
Take away Kyle Rose making 4-4 FTs and Fordham only shot 5-21 FTs for the game
9 steals for Fordham to only 4 for URI. Fordham fought hard for many loose balls, knocked balls loose and often players were giving on the floor to try for loose balls. Fordham played like they wanted this game more than URI.
6 Turnovers for Fordham to 14 for URI
URI out rebounded Fordham 42-31
Fuchs had 12 points and 17 rebounds
Kortright had 10 points and 9 assists
Green had 5 Turnovers in only 15 minutes of play. This was a game high.
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McRam wrote: ↑4 months agoYou know, this is a great point and I never thought of it this way. Simple. Either someone else's cast-offs for whatever reason, or a real blue-chip stud that is looking for a bigger investment from some program with more cash.RI_Bred wrote: ↑4 months ago [quote=section(105) post_id=587898 time=<a href="tel:1706183767">1706183767</a> user_id=517]
Is guess the portal is a crap shoot, neva know what you are going to get, ther in the portal for various reasons, but bottom line they are someone else’s cast offs. Whether it be between the ears, hoops IQ, not complete players, lacking some fundamentals, not diamonds in the rough.
Kinda makes me sick being a URI fan...
He sounds like a color commentator on tv. There is nothing he said that we do not know. Why did this happen starting the second half?ramster wrote: ↑4 months agoArchie says exactly that Kevan........KevanBoyles wrote: ↑4 months ago Haven't read anything else on thus thread since before the game.
Missing the free throws at the end was brutal, but Fordham missed more than that throughout the game and we shouldn't use that as an excuse.
We lost because of the terrible defense the first 4 minutes of the second half where we gave up several easy runs to the basket where they just blew past the defense. Surprisingly, Weston started the second half and he got beat badly at least once. I couldn't tell you the others without looking at the replay. We came out really flat. Yes, Weston played well in the first half but starting him in the second half just didn't work.
Says the group we started the second half played poorly, really poorly
The group that started the 2nd half:
House
Weston
Green
Kortright
Fuchs
" We don't play pressure defense here"......paraphrasing.section(105) wrote: ↑4 months agoYes, the transition to defense has been mentioned before. I recall at the Evening with Archie event in EG, last spring, Archie reffered to this team being fastest he has had, something like that. Which had me think we would push the ball every possession, play some pressure defense uptempo run etc. So that now leaves me with we have a very slow fast team.bigappleram wrote: ↑4 months ago I can’t say that I’ve seen many teams that struggle so mightily with running back on defense. On that long pass Ramster referenced which led to a layup if you watch it back you see numerous guys just loafing it. Make it make sense.
I think it was a couple possessions before that where House had an awful turnover. Awful crunch time turnovers galore.ramster wrote: ↑4 months agoWith 1:43 to go in the game, Fordham up 62-61 URI had the ball. Kortright dribbled to the left of the lane, had the ball stolen by A10 Preseason All A10 Defensive Team Member Kyle Rose who threw a long pass to 6'5" 205 lb Antrell Charlton who beat both Brandon Weston and Jaden House for the easy breakaway layup.section(105) wrote: ↑4 months agoYes, the transition to defense has been mentioned before. I recall at the Evening with Archie event in EG, last spring, Archie reffered to this team being fastest he has had, something like that. Which had me think we would push the ball every possession, play some pressure defense uptempo run etc. So that now leaves me with we have a very slow fast team.bigappleram wrote: ↑4 months ago I can’t say that I’ve seen many teams that struggle so mightily with running back on defense. On that long pass Ramster referenced which led to a layup if you watch it back you see numerous guys just loafing it. Make it make sense.
Weston and House had one job to do after the ball was stolen from Kortright by Rose and they did not do it.
Miller will likely play that sequence over and over again.
1. Steal from Kortright by All Conference Defensive Team Kyle Rose
2. Rose looking up-court and seeing Charlton
3. Beautiful leading pass from Rose for the Assist
4. Nice catch and layup by Charlton
5. House and Weston late getting back and anticipating the pass and catch
6. Fundamental defensive lapse
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And strong defensive players generate turnovers.PeterRamTime wrote: ↑4 months agoI think it was a couple possessions before that where House had an awful turnover. Awful crunch time turnovers galore.ramster wrote: ↑4 months agoWith 1:43 to go in the game, Fordham up 62-61 URI had the ball. Kortright dribbled to the left of the lane, had the ball stolen by A10 Preseason All A10 Defensive Team Member Kyle Rose who threw a long pass to 6'5" 205 lb Antrell Charlton who beat both Brandon Weston and Jaden House for the easy breakaway layup.section(105) wrote: ↑4 months ago
Yes, the transition to defense has been mentioned before. I recall at the Evening with Archie event in EG, last spring, Archie reffered to this team being fastest he has had, something like that. Which had me think we would push the ball every possession, play some pressure defense uptempo run etc. So that now leaves me with we have a very slow fast team.
Weston and House had one job to do after the ball was stolen from Kortright by Rose and they did not do it.
Miller will likely play that sequence over and over again.
1. Steal from Kortright by All Conference Defensive Team Kyle Rose
2. Rose looking up-court and seeing Charlton
3. Beautiful leading pass from Rose for the Assist
4. Nice catch and layup by Charlton
5. House and Weston late getting back and anticipating the pass and catch
6. Fundamental defensive lapse
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Isn't there a cell phone tower you need to shove up your ass?bigappleram wrote: ↑4 months agoIsn’t there a road or airport for you to go scream at.RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑4 months agoShitting on college kids, a true profile in classbigappleram wrote: ↑4 months ago The only thing more embarrassing than that performance was our announcing crew. Both are a laughing stock presently. Brutal
I've seen this interaction between other players and Archie as well. Not good when a coach starts losing the team. That's not something you want for 2-3 more years.McRam wrote: ↑4 months agoThis is accurate! One time , Miller was talking to Weston when he came out, and it ended with Archie walking away and Weston kinda of shrugging his shoulders as if to say “ I don’t understand .ram1980 wrote: ↑4 months ago My unnerving observation watching that lackluster performance was the numerous interactions between head coach and players that brought frustrated reactions from the players and the same type of frustration between players during some of their interactions. Maybe reading too much into it, but I feel there is a growing disconnect on this team. Seems that someone's frustration is close to boiling over. Someone on staff needs to reign this in.
Has Archie simply lost this team?
When a team is playing poorly and going through a bad streak there will always be some frustration.rhodyram22 wrote: ↑4 months agoI've seen this interaction between other players and Archie as well. Not good when a coach starts losing the team. That's not something you want for 2-3 more years.McRam wrote: ↑4 months agoThis is accurate! One time , Miller was talking to Weston when he came out, and it ended with Archie walking away and Weston kinda of shrugging his shoulders as if to say “ I don’t understand .ram1980 wrote: ↑4 months ago My unnerving observation watching that lackluster performance was the numerous interactions between head coach and players that brought frustrated reactions from the players and the same type of frustration between players during some of their interactions. Maybe reading too much into it, but I feel there is a growing disconnect on this team. Seems that someone's frustration is close to boiling over. Someone on staff needs to reign this in.
Has Archie simply lost this team?
No, I mean I've noticed this for weeks now. The players don't look happy.Jersey77 wrote: ↑4 months agoWhen a team is playing poorly and going through a bad streak there will always be some frustration.rhodyram22 wrote: ↑4 months agoI've seen this interaction between other players and Archie as well. Not good when a coach starts losing the team. That's not something you want for 2-3 more years.
But not sure I would read anymore into it and everything else is just speculation.
I look at it as something easy to do. Quality time with our young adult daughter who played at the college level so she understands the game and is into it. And we're not fair-weather fans. And yes, gluttons for punishment!Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 months agoI still look forward to going to every game. Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment.
Yeah, true. "weeks" was an over exaggeration. Something definitely happened. You don't get blown out twice by 35 pts. That's not NORMAL. Even some other below average A10 teams have lost by single digits to those 2 teams.Rhodymob05 wrote: ↑4 months ago Everyone looked great during the win streak. There was passion and confidence and was very evident. Something happened on the way to St Bonaventure.
Wondering for me, is offset by, what new good ones we might get. From last year to this, Rhody was helped by the portal, let's hope the same for next yearElmCityRhody wrote: ↑4 months agoRI_Bred wrote: ↑4 months agoYou know, this is a great point and I never thought of it this way. Simple. Either someone else's cast-offs for whatever reason, or a real blue-chip stud that is looking for a bigger investment from some program with more cash.section(105) wrote: ↑4 months ago Is guess the portal is a crap shoot, neva know what you are going to get, ther in the portal for various reasons, but bottom line they are someone else’s cast offs. Whether it be between the ears, hoops IQ, not complete players, lacking some fundamentals, not diamonds in the rough.
Kinda makes me sick being a URI fan...
ruined college sports - absolutely ruined it
here we are wondering on a year to year basis if we will lose our best players
makes me sick
I think you are wrong RF1RI_Bred wrote: ↑4 months agoI look at it as something easy to do. Quality time with our young adult daughter who played at the college level so she understands the game and is into it. And we're not fair-weather fans. And yes, gluttons for punishment!Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 months agoI still look forward to going to every game. Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment.
Every time you speak I imagine a deranged fool walking around the airport screaming at billboards.RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑4 months agoIsn't there a cell phone tower you need to shove up your ass?
Yes Ramster, I agree.ramster wrote: ↑4 months agoI think you are wrong RF1RI_Bred wrote: ↑4 months agoI look at it as something easy to do. Quality time with our young adult daughter who played at the college level so she understands the game and is into it. And we're not fair-weather fans. And yes, gluttons for punishment!Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 months ago
I still look forward to going to every game. Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment.
On this board if we win 3 in a row (regardless of the level of the opponent) posters get all giddy and confident and threads pop up about Streaking and polls such as What kind of seed do you think we will get in the A10 and we can beat anybody!! And how we can get a the double bye getting a Top 4 seed?
But, If we LOSE 3 in a row it’s like we are reading now. Sky is falling or has already fallen. All the usual stuff.
But at the games themselves fans are long term in their temperament. They have seen it all many times and speaking for myself I look forward to every game and it’s sad when the last game is played for the season - ANY season.
The roller coaster is much more here in this board and doesn’t translate equally to in-person season ticket holders.
Of course they want to win and make the tournament.
It’s fun to hear fans yell out stuff too
Well said Ramster! Well said.ramster wrote: ↑4 months agoI think you are wrong RF1RI_Bred wrote: ↑4 months agoI look at it as something easy to do. Quality time with our young adult daughter who played at the college level so she understands the game and is into it. And we're not fair-weather fans. And yes, gluttons for punishment!Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 months ago
I still look forward to going to every game. Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment.
On this board if we win 3 in a row (regardless of the level of the opponent) posters get all giddy and confident and threads pop up about Streaking and polls such as What kind of seed do you think we will get in the A10 and we can beat anybody!! And how we can get a the double bye getting a Top 4 seed?
But, If we LOSE 3 in a row it’s like we are reading now. Sky is falling or has already fallen. All the usual stuff.
But at the games themselves fans are long term in their temperament. They have seen it all many times and speaking for myself I look forward to every game and it’s sad when the last game is played for the season - ANY season.
The roller coaster is much more here in this board and doesn’t translate equally to in-person season ticket holders.
Of course they want to win and make the tournament.
It’s fun to hear fans yell out stuff too
That sounds more like a casual fan mentality to me. Not saying you are a casual fan, but that sounds like some casual bs. So they just sit their with an even temperament awaiting the results of the season? Nothing to worry about, nothing to get too excited about? Or maybe it's just because those people are super old?ramster wrote: ↑4 months agoI think you are wrong RF1RI_Bred wrote: ↑4 months agoI look at it as something easy to do. Quality time with our young adult daughter who played at the college level so she understands the game and is into it. And we're not fair-weather fans. And yes, gluttons for punishment!Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 months ago
I still look forward to going to every game. Maybe I'm a glutton for punishment.
On this board if we win 3 in a row (regardless of the level of the opponent) posters get all giddy and confident and threads pop up about Streaking and polls such as What kind of seed do you think we will get in the A10 and we can beat anybody!! And how we can get a the double bye getting a Top 4 seed?
But, If we LOSE 3 in a row it’s like we are reading now. Sky is falling or has already fallen. All the usual stuff.
But at the games themselves fans are long term in their temperament. They have seen it all many times and speaking for myself I look forward to every game and it’s sad when the last game is played for the season - ANY season.
The roller coaster is much more here in this board and doesn’t translate equally to in-person season ticket holders.
Of course they want to win and make the tournament.
It’s fun to hear fans yell out stuff too
It's the ups and downs that being a fan for 50+ years, which I am and I think Ramster is, are used to. We don't like the downs and they really suck, but it's the history of our program. It's been a pretty consistent pattern for the whole time I've been a fan. We're down now, but if history holds, we'll be up again at some point.PeterRamTime wrote: ↑4 months agoThat sounds more like a casual fan mentality to me. Not saying you are a casual fan, but that sounds like some casual bs. So they just sit their with an even temperament awaiting the results of the season? Nothing to worry about, nothing to get too excited about? Or maybe it's just because those people are super old?ramster wrote: ↑4 months agoI think you are wrong RF1
On this board if we win 3 in a row (regardless of the level of the opponent) posters get all giddy and confident and threads pop up about Streaking and polls such as What kind of seed do you think we will get in the A10 and we can beat anybody!! And how we can get a the double bye getting a Top 4 seed?
But, If we LOSE 3 in a row it’s like we are reading now. Sky is falling or has already fallen. All the usual stuff.
But at the games themselves fans are long term in their temperament. They have seen it all many times and speaking for myself I look forward to every game and it’s sad when the last game is played for the season - ANY season.
The roller coaster is much more here in this board and doesn’t translate equally to in-person season ticket holders.
Of course they want to win and make the tournament.
It’s fun to hear fans yell out stuff too
This board functions literally like every single fanbase ever. The fanbase SHOULD be on a rollercoaster right now because this team looks like a mess. We should all be wait and see and I think all are, but people can voice their concerns because there have been some VERY concerning developments here this season.
Winning streaks are encouraging! One should be encouraged by them and the play within them.
Losing streaks are always discouraging. Losing streaks get people fired, losing streaks lose fans, losing is corrosive. Each loss makes the climb back that much harder.
Heaven forbid the fans get really worried and fed up losing to FORDHAM without their best player at home, one of the 2 most winnable games left on the schedule, after embarrassing the program last week with historically bad efforts.
This program needs some damn wins period. Four straight losing seasons right now. We haven't had four straight losing seasons since the 80's. If we keep losing that sky will fall. If we win it won't.
That's why I said it would be a big win. So we can avoid the consequences of losing this. Now we are going down to GMU. Lose that and it's four and a row heading into the LA Salle game. That's not a very pleasant situation for the program to be in.
That’s a great point ! Some guys just have the propensity to foul and looks like DG is that guy
The propensity to foul is not uncommon for players that are still trying to get in the groove and find their rhythm.
Which is it, are you at the Ryan Center challenging people to fights or in your mom's basement yelling at college kids?bigappleram wrote: ↑4 months agoEvery time you speak I imagine a deranged fool walking around the airport screaming at billboards.
As far as the above worthless comment - to my face tough guy.
PRT did you just call Ramster a “casual fan”?PeterRamTime wrote: ↑4 months agoThat sounds more like a casual fan mentality to me. Not saying you are a casual fan, but that sounds like some casual bs. So they just sit their with an even temperament awaiting the results of the season? Nothing to worry about, nothing to get too excited about? Or maybe it's just because those people are super old?ramster wrote: ↑4 months agoI think you are wrong RF1
On this board if we win 3 in a row (regardless of the level of the opponent) posters get all giddy and confident and threads pop up about Streaking and polls such as What kind of seed do you think we will get in the A10 and we can beat anybody!! And how we can get a the double bye getting a Top 4 seed?
But, If we LOSE 3 in a row it’s like we are reading now. Sky is falling or has already fallen. All the usual stuff.
But at the games themselves fans are long term in their temperament. They have seen it all many times and speaking for myself I look forward to every game and it’s sad when the last game is played for the season - ANY season.
The roller coaster is much more here in this board and doesn’t translate equally to in-person season ticket holders.
Of course they want to win and make the tournament.
It’s fun to hear fans yell out stuff too
This board functions literally like every single fanbase ever. The fanbase SHOULD be on a rollercoaster right now because this team looks like a mess. We should all be wait and see and I think all are, but people can voice their concerns because there have been some VERY concerning developments here this season.
Winning streaks are encouraging! One should be encouraged by them and the play within them.
Losing streaks are always discouraging. Losing streaks get people fired, losing streaks lose fans, losing is corrosive. Each loss makes the climb back that much harder.
Heaven forbid the fans get really worried and fed up losing to FORDHAM without their best player at home, one of the 2 most winnable games left on the schedule, after embarrassing the program last week with historically bad efforts.
This program needs some damn wins period. Four straight losing seasons right now. We haven't had four straight losing seasons since the 80's. If we keep losing that sky will fall. If we win it won't.
That's why I said it would be a big win. So we can avoid the consequences of losing this. Now we are going down to GMU. Lose that and it's four and a row heading into the LA Salle game. That's not a very pleasant situation for the program to be in.
I think Miller is, and has been, taking plenty of the blame himself. Probably more than he deserves to take in, but he does.ramster wrote: ↑4 months agoMcRam wrote: ↑4 months agoYou know, this is a great point and I never thought of it this way. Simple. Either someone else's cast-offs for whatever reason, or a real blue-chip stud that is looking for a bigger investment from some program with more cash.RI_Bred wrote: ↑4 months ago [quote=section(105) post_id=587898 time=<a href="tel:1706183767">1706183767</a> user_id=517]
Is guess the portal is a crap shoot, neva know what you are going to get, ther in the portal for various reasons, but bottom line they are someone else’s cast offs. Whether it be between the ears, hoops IQ, not complete players, lacking some fundamentals, not diamonds in the rough.
Kinda makes me sick being a URI fan...He sounds like a color commentator on tv. There is nothing he said that we do not know. Why did this happen starting the second half?ramster wrote: ↑4 months agoArchie says exactly that Kevan........KevanBoyles wrote: ↑4 months ago Haven't read anything else on thus thread since before the game.
Missing the free throws at the end was brutal, but Fordham missed more than that throughout the game and we shouldn't use that as an excuse.
We lost because of the terrible defense the first 4 minutes of the second half where we gave up several easy runs to the basket where they just blew past the defense. Surprisingly, Weston started the second half and he got beat badly at least once. I couldn't tell you the others without looking at the replay. We came out really flat. Yes, Weston played well in the first half but starting him in the second half just didn't work.
Says the group we started the second half played poorly, really poorly
The group that started the 2nd half:
House
Weston
Green
Kortright
Fuchs
Is this all the players fault.??
Umhrstrat57 wrote: ↑4 months agoPRT did you just call Ramster a “casual fan”?PeterRamTime wrote: ↑4 months agoThat sounds more like a casual fan mentality to me. Not saying you are a casual fan, but that sounds like some casual bs. So they just sit their with an even temperament awaiting the results of the season? Nothing to worry about, nothing to get too excited about? Or maybe it's just because those people are super old?ramster wrote: ↑4 months ago
I think you are wrong RF1
On this board if we win 3 in a row (regardless of the level of the opponent) posters get all giddy and confident and threads pop up about Streaking and polls such as What kind of seed do you think we will get in the A10 and we can beat anybody!! And how we can get a the double bye getting a Top 4 seed?
But, If we LOSE 3 in a row it’s like we are reading now. Sky is falling or has already fallen. All the usual stuff.
But at the games themselves fans are long term in their temperament. They have seen it all many times and speaking for myself I look forward to every game and it’s sad when the last game is played for the season - ANY season.
The roller coaster is much more here in this board and doesn’t translate equally to in-person season ticket holders.
Of course they want to win and make the tournament.
It’s fun to hear fans yell out stuff too
This board functions literally like every single fanbase ever. The fanbase SHOULD be on a rollercoaster right now because this team looks like a mess. We should all be wait and see and I think all are, but people can voice their concerns because there have been some VERY concerning developments here this season.
Winning streaks are encouraging! One should be encouraged by them and the play within them.
Losing streaks are always discouraging. Losing streaks get people fired, losing streaks lose fans, losing is corrosive. Each loss makes the climb back that much harder.
Heaven forbid the fans get really worried and fed up losing to FORDHAM without their best player at home, one of the 2 most winnable games left on the schedule, after embarrassing the program last week with historically bad efforts.
This program needs some damn wins period. Four straight losing seasons right now. We haven't had four straight losing seasons since the 80's. If we keep losing that sky will fall. If we win it won't.
That's why I said it would be a big win. So we can avoid the consequences of losing this. Now we are going down to GMU. Lose that and it's four and a row heading into the LA Salle game. That's not a very pleasant situation for the program to be in.
That’s some funny stuff!
Dude go away. I literally tried to engage in civil discourse on a previous thread and you are just a deranged angry child.RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑4 months agoWhich is it, are you at the Ryan Center challenging people to fights or in your mom's basement yelling at college kids?bigappleram wrote: ↑4 months agoEvery time you speak I imagine a deranged fool walking around the airport screaming at billboards.
As far as the above worthless comment - to my face tough guy.
Well yeah, I've been through it in my almost 20 years too. I get that. That's obvious. What isn't obvious right now is whether or not Archie can get us to the tournament. I believe he can, but we are also staring at another losing season...which is AWFUL in the A-10. That is about as far away from the tournament as possible. So the worry is HOW long? If Archie can't then who will?Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 months agoIt's the ups and downs that being a fan for 50+ years, which I am and I think Ramster is, are used to. We don't like the downs and they really suck, but it's the history of our program. It's been a pretty consistent pattern for the whole time I've been a fan. We're down now, but if history holds, we'll be up again at some point.PeterRamTime wrote: ↑4 months agoThat sounds more like a casual fan mentality to me. Not saying you are a casual fan, but that sounds like some casual bs. So they just sit their with an even temperament awaiting the results of the season? Nothing to worry about, nothing to get too excited about? Or maybe it's just because those people are super old?ramster wrote: ↑4 months ago
I think you are wrong RF1
On this board if we win 3 in a row (regardless of the level of the opponent) posters get all giddy and confident and threads pop up about Streaking and polls such as What kind of seed do you think we will get in the A10 and we can beat anybody!! And how we can get a the double bye getting a Top 4 seed?
But, If we LOSE 3 in a row it’s like we are reading now. Sky is falling or has already fallen. All the usual stuff.
But at the games themselves fans are long term in their temperament. They have seen it all many times and speaking for myself I look forward to every game and it’s sad when the last game is played for the season - ANY season.
The roller coaster is much more here in this board and doesn’t translate equally to in-person season ticket holders.
Of course they want to win and make the tournament.
It’s fun to hear fans yell out stuff too
This board functions literally like every single fanbase ever. The fanbase SHOULD be on a rollercoaster right now because this team looks like a mess. We should all be wait and see and I think all are, but people can voice their concerns because there have been some VERY concerning developments here this season.
Winning streaks are encouraging! One should be encouraged by them and the play within them.
Losing streaks are always discouraging. Losing streaks get people fired, losing streaks lose fans, losing is corrosive. Each loss makes the climb back that much harder.
Heaven forbid the fans get really worried and fed up losing to FORDHAM without their best player at home, one of the 2 most winnable games left on the schedule, after embarrassing the program last week with historically bad efforts.
This program needs some damn wins period. Four straight losing seasons right now. We haven't had four straight losing seasons since the 80's. If we keep losing that sky will fall. If we win it won't.
That's why I said it would be a big win. So we can avoid the consequences of losing this. Now we are going down to GMU. Lose that and it's four and a row heading into the LA Salle game. That's not a very pleasant situation for the program to be in.
It was definitely a very, very ugly game. Zero flow. Toughest to sit through for sure.theblueram wrote: ↑4 months ago I left at halftime. It was uninspiring basketball and I have better things to do. If a basketball team wants to play like that, well, I'm not watching it. Archie needs to get this going, cause year 2 and it seems like a shitshow.
Maybe Archie needs to throw a chair at some of these players like Knight did. We pussyfoot with these players who are charmin soft. And they are not really that good.
Holton had 18 against Fordham his freshman year. I think that’s the record. Either way Fuchs is a monster on the boards already. Heck of a find by our staff. He wasn’t on anyone’s radar
Fuchs, Cam, and Foumena all 1st year players give me hope and some optimism going forward.steveystuds06 wrote: ↑4 months agoHolton had 18 against Fordham his freshman year. I think that’s the record. Either way Fuchs is a monster on the boards already. Heck of a find by our staff. He wasn’t on anyone’s radar
bigappleram wrote: ↑4 months agoEvery time you speak I imagine a deranged fool walking around the airport screaming at billboards.
As far as the above worthless comment - to my face tough guy.
BruceW wrote: ↑4 months ago Well my fellow Rhode Island Basketball fans. At this point of the season this is my reasoning for the recent failures. If you watch Archie Miller as much as you possibly can during a game. I think you’ll agree that the man NEVER smiles. Now think of Baron. He was angry at everything. David Cox was usually complacent. When during a game the coach is ALWAYS STOIC. Then at some point the team assumes that motionless posture. The apple always falls from the tree.
I don't care if he smiles or not, but that shouldn't stop folks from being able to share an observation. I think he looks like someone that just tolerates people in general as opposed to generally liking people.Spook5365 wrote: ↑4 months agoBruceW wrote: ↑4 months ago Well my fellow Rhode Island Basketball fans. At this point of the season this is my reasoning for the recent failures. If you watch Archie Miller as much as you possibly can during a game. I think you’ll agree that the man NEVER smiles. Now think of Baron. He was angry at everything. David Cox was usually complacent. When during a game the coach is ALWAYS STOIC. Then at some point the team assumes that motionless posture. The apple always falls from the tree.
Who the hell cares if the coach smiles. Jack Kraft never smiled. Al Skinner never smiled. Dan Hurley only smiled at refs to piss them off. Cox was stoic on the bench, crouching down at the scorers table so no one would see him-Archie is coaching and active. Get a grip. We’ve gone from the sublime to the ridiculous.