It Can Be Done...A Wild Tale of Optimism

[Blue Man]

Hi - psudo-insane, mentally imbalanced fan guy here.

This season has not gone to plan. That much is clear. While glass-half empty posts riddle the board, and many of them well-deserved (some penned by yours-truly), let me take a different tact.

We are now approaching the arc of the season where it "matters" again. If you're not like me, I am envious, but for those following my mood swings, we are approaching meltdown number 4 - the final stage.

My first is always early in the year when we don't win a game against a good team that we could've. My second is the first time we lose to a bad team. My third is more of an acceptance that we won't be an at-large team after the "nail in the coffin" loss. Now we ride acceptance until it's A-10 tourney time. It's like a renewed tale of hope, a spring re-birth, and the exciting opportunity that we could have a successful season despite regular season shortcomings.

After seeing the coach make some necessary changes, and the team find their sacks to battle back from down 18 with under 11 mins to go (Dayton 98% chance to win), I think it's worth noting a potential change in the wind.

Cox finally narrowed the rotation, and rode the hot hands that got us home. The game certainly didn't start out that way, but once we made the final push, Cox let his producers ride the wagon til the wheels fell off.

The players responded. Battling back from down 18 is hard enough. To continue to fight through missed opportunities in 2 OT's is worth nothing in and of itself.

Most importantly, this is the softest A-10 I can remember. No team is unbeatable. No team has players that we (or anyone in the league) can't play with. Unlike last year, where you knew Dayton was a death blow and no one was beating them, there are flaws in every team 1-8, and weird strengths in teams 9-14.

I will take to my grave that fully healthy (Fatts at 100% and Makhi) this is one of the more talented and balanced teams we have ever had. I think it's clear, and even the coach has openly admitted, that there have been some coaching shortcomings that we saw addressed in the 2nd half of Dayton. Still however, despite players who haven't given us anywhere near what we thought (Betrand, Carey), we do have players.

Ish is a scorer. Period. Can shoot, can drive, just finds a way. You need that guy.

Shepp is a shooter. When he is on, he can take over a game. We need that.

Fatts is a creator and a scorer. At his best in the lane and getting to the line. Still has the fight to will the team to a win like we saw last game.

Walker is a swiss army knife.

Mitchell is a presence. Young but a great array of post moves, very good at using his size to alter shots.

Martin is a stalwart defender. Doesn't really give you a ton offensively, but if used like he was last game he can affect the game. His D and energy turned the tide, hence being a +15 in a game you win by 2.

DJ is one of those "big shots at weird times" off the bench guy. You'll need that.

Betrand though largely disappointing, has shown flashes of what he can bring. If Cox can get the right combo of minutes out of him to without leaving him out there long enough to be a liability, that will be huge.

My optimism:

If Cox can make changes once, he can make them again. Riding a rotation of your winners will help.

Fatts has that fire back (if it ever left) but last game you really saw him put the team on his back, even though he clearly wasn't at 100%.

The A-10 is very soft. This team when riding a shorter bench can hang or beat anyone. The question will be is if we can play that many minutes in 4 days. Would love to see Fatts fight his way back to the tourney in the most improbable of ways.

The 2016 Rams won 8 straight en route to a conference title in a better A-10. We are definitely not that team, but we don't have to win 8 games either. 6 games (hopefully) left in a worse A-10. We only have 2 games in the next 3 weeks to get healthy.

Why not us?



*expect a temporary derailment of the train should we lose to GW or Joes, but then an immediate shift into overdrive back on the tracks once the tourney starts. OPTIMISM!

**per usual I take zero responsibility for my reaction should we drop 3 in a row and get bounced in the first round. BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. OPTIMISM!

Too soon?

No way baby. We're on it now! Gonna live in a cocoon of positivity hidden away from the reality of our situation, facts, logic, and realism.

It's more fun to be positive, even if that positivity is only going to last a week or two.

This is the only time of the year that we can have fun with a chance at blind luck and instant gratification of a tournament birth.

Yes, it's unlikely, but I've got the whole summer to be miserable about everything going on.

I'm gonna live in the light for another 2 weeks and let the chips fall. Then I'll come back to the misery party.

For now, I choose to believe!

[steviep123]

Hi - psudo-insane, mentally imbalanced fan guy here.

This season has not gone to plan. That much is clear. While glass-half empty posts riddle the board, and many of them well-deserved (some penned by yours-truly), let me take a different tact.

We are now approaching the arc of the season where it "matters" again. If you're not like me, I am envious, but for those following my mood swings, we are approaching meltdown number 4 - the final stage.

My first is always early in the year when we don't win a game against a good team that we could've. My second is the first time we lose to a bad team. My third is more of an acceptance that we won't be an at-large team after the "nail in the coffin" loss. Now we ride acceptance until it's A-10 tourney time. It's like a renewed tale of hope, a spring re-birth, and the exciting opportunity that we could have a successful season despite regular season shortcomings.

After seeing the coach make some necessary changes, and the team find their sacks to battle back from down 18 with under 11 mins to go (Dayton 98% chance to win), I think it's worth noting a potential change in the wind.

Cox finally narrowed the rotation, and rode the hot hands that got us home. The game certainly didn't start out that way, but once we made the final push, Cox let his producers ride the wagon til the wheels fell off.

The players responded. Battling back from down 18 is hard enough. To continue to fight through missed opportunities in 2 OT's is worth nothing in and of itself.

Most importantly, this is the softest A-10 I can remember. No team is unbeatable. No team has players that we (or anyone in the league) can't play with. Unlike last year, where you knew Dayton was a death blow and no one was beating them, there are flaws in every team 1-8, and weird strengths in teams 9-14.

I will take to my grave that fully healthy (Fatts at 100% and Makhi) this is one of the more talented and balanced teams we have ever had. I think it's clear, and even the coach has openly admitted, that there have been some coaching shortcomings that we saw addressed in the 2nd half of Dayton. Still however, despite players who haven't given us anywhere near what we thought (Betrand, Carey), we do have players.

Ish is a scorer. Period. Can shoot, can drive, just finds a way. You need that guy.

Shepp is a shooter. When he is on, he can take over a game. We need that.

Fatts is a creator and a scorer. At his best in the lane and getting to the line. Still has the fight to will the team to a win like we saw last game.

Walker is a swiss army knife.

Mitchell is a presence. Young but a great array of post moves, very good at using his size to alter shots.

Martin is a stalwart defender. Doesn't really give you a ton offensively, but if used like he was last game he can affect the game. His D and energy turned the tide, hence being a +15 in a game you win by 2.

DJ is one of those "big shots at weird times" off the bench guy. You'll need that.

Betrand though largely disappointing, has shown flashes of what he can bring. If Cox can get the right combo of minutes out of him to without leaving him out there long enough to be a liability, that will be huge.

My optimism:

If Cox can make changes once, he can make them again. Riding a rotation of your winners will help.

Fatts has that fire back (if it ever left) but last game you really saw him put the team on his back, even though he clearly wasn't at 100%.

The A-10 is very soft. This team when riding a shorter bench can hang or beat anyone. The question will be is if we can play that many minutes in 4 days. Would love to see Fatts fight his way back to the tourney in the most improbable of ways.

The 2016 Rams won 8 straight en route to a conference title in a better A-10. We are definitely not that team, but we don't have to win 8 games either. 6 games (hopefully) left in a worse A-10. We only have 2 games in the next 3 weeks to get healthy.

Why not us?



*expect a temporary derailment of the train should we lose to GW or Joes, but then an immediate shift into overdrive back on the tracks once the tourney starts. OPTIMISM!

**per usual I take zero responsibility for my reaction should we drop 3 in a row and get bounced in the first round. BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. OPTIMISM!

Too soon?

No way baby. We're on it now! Gonna live in a cocoon of positivity hidden away from the reality of our situation, facts, logic, and realism.

It's more fun to be positive, even if that positivity is only going to last a week or two.

This is the only time of the year that we can have fun with a chance at blind luck and instant gratification of a tournament birth.

Yes, it's unlikely, but I've got the whole summer to be miserable about everything going on.

I'm gonna live in the light for another 2 weeks and let the chips fall. Then I'll come back to the misery party.

For now, I choose to believe!

Don't change Blue Man - please remain the same wonderful human you have been - a great and passionate fan. We're all there - believe me, I've been through this same wave of emotional roller coaster over this team from the late 80s into the early 2000s... I think the Baron mediocrity sort of killed it for me - I started to get it back with Hurley, but I can see myself falling back into my habit of being that fair weather fan that I became at the end of the Baron era. Someone please stop that from happening.

[reef]

Too soon?

No way baby. We're on it now! Gonna live in a cocoon of positivity hidden away from the reality of our situation, facts, logic, and realism.

It's more fun to be positive, even if that positivity is only going to last a week or two.

This is the only time of the year that we can have fun with a chance at blind luck and instant gratification of a tournament birth.

Yes, it's unlikely, but I've got the whole summer to be miserable about everything going on.

I'm gonna live in the light for another 2 weeks and let the chips fall. Then I'll come back to the misery party.

For now, I choose to believe!

Don't change Blue Man - please remain the same wonderful human you have been - a great and passionate fan. We're all there - believe me, I've been through this same wave of emotional roller coaster over this team from the late 80s into the early 2000s... I think the Baron mediocrity sort of killed it for me - I started to get it back with Hurley, but I can see myself falling back into my habit of being that fair weather fan that I became at the end of the Baron era. Someone please stop that from happening.

Agree keep bringing it Blue Man great stuff !!

[rambone 78]

Hi - psudo-insane, mentally imbalanced fan guy here.

This season has not gone to plan. That much is clear. While glass-half empty posts riddle the board, and many of them well-deserved (some penned by yours-truly), let me take a different tact.

We are now approaching the arc of the season where it "matters" again. If you're not like me, I am envious, but for those following my mood swings, we are approaching meltdown number 4 - the final stage.

My first is always early in the year when we don't win a game against a good team that we could've. My second is the first time we lose to a bad team. My third is more of an acceptance that we won't be an at-large team after the "nail in the coffin" loss. Now we ride acceptance until it's A-10 tourney time. It's like a renewed tale of hope, a spring re-birth, and the exciting opportunity that we could have a successful season despite regular season shortcomings.

After seeing the coach make some necessary changes, and the team find their sacks to battle back from down 18 with under 11 mins to go (Dayton 98% chance to win), I think it's worth noting a potential change in the wind.

Cox finally narrowed the rotation, and rode the hot hands that got us home. The game certainly didn't start out that way, but once we made the final push, Cox let his producers ride the wagon til the wheels fell off.

The players responded. Battling back from down 18 is hard enough. To continue to fight through missed opportunities in 2 OT's is worth nothing in and of itself.

Most importantly, this is the softest A-10 I can remember. No team is unbeatable. No team has players that we (or anyone in the league) can't play with. Unlike last year, where you knew Dayton was a death blow and no one was beating them, there are flaws in every team 1-8, and weird strengths in teams 9-14.

I will take to my grave that fully healthy (Fatts at 100% and Makhi) this is one of the more talented and balanced teams we have ever had. I think it's clear, and even the coach has openly admitted, that there have been some coaching shortcomings that we saw addressed in the 2nd half of Dayton. Still however, despite players who haven't given us anywhere near what we thought (Betrand, Carey), we do have players.

Ish is a scorer. Period. Can shoot, can drive, just finds a way. You need that guy.

Shepp is a shooter. When he is on, he can take over a game. We need that.

Fatts is a creator and a scorer. At his best in the lane and getting to the line. Still has the fight to will the team to a win like we saw last game.

Walker is a swiss army knife.

Mitchell is a presence. Young but a great array of post moves, very good at using his size to alter shots.

Martin is a stalwart defender. Doesn't really give you a ton offensively, but if used like he was last game he can affect the game. His D and energy turned the tide, hence being a +15 in a game you win by 2.

DJ is one of those "big shots at weird times" off the bench guy. You'll need that.

Betrand though largely disappointing, has shown flashes of what he can bring. If Cox can get the right combo of minutes out of him to without leaving him out there long enough to be a liability, that will be huge.

My optimism:

If Cox can make changes once, he can make them again. Riding a rotation of your winners will help.

Fatts has that fire back (if it ever left) but last game you really saw him put the team on his back, even though he clearly wasn't at 100%.

The A-10 is very soft. This team when riding a shorter bench can hang or beat anyone. The question will be is if we can play that many minutes in 4 days. Would love to see Fatts fight his way back to the tourney in the most improbable of ways.

The 2016 Rams won 8 straight en route to a conference title in a better A-10. We are definitely not that team, but we don't have to win 8 games either. 6 games (hopefully) left in a worse A-10. We only have 2 games in the next 3 weeks to get healthy.

Why not us?



*expect a temporary derailment of the train should we lose to GW or Joes, but then an immediate shift into overdrive back on the tracks once the tourney starts. OPTIMISM!

**per usual I take zero responsibility for my reaction should we drop 3 in a row and get bounced in the first round. BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. OPTIMISM!

Too soon?

No way baby. We're on it now! Gonna live in a cocoon of positivity hidden away from the reality of our situation, facts, logic, and realism.

It's more fun to be positive, even if that positivity is only going to last a week or two.

This is the only time of the year that we can have fun with a chance at blind luck and instant gratification of a tournament birth.

Yes, it's unlikely, but I've got the whole summer to be miserable about everything going on.

I'm gonna live in the light for another 2 weeks and let the chips fall. Then I'll come back to the misery party.

For now, I choose to believe!

I think Blue Man has had one too many electro shock therapy treatments.

[Blue Man]

Guess what!?

It's tournament week.

Guess what doesn't matter!?

Everything else.

Sure - we suck. The season has sucked, and we probably lost our best shooter.

BUT - it's tournament week. Literally anything can happen. There are as many reasons that we could pull this off as there are that we can't.

There doesn't need to be logic involved. If there was logic, the #1 seeds would win every game ever and we wouldn't bother to play.

Fatts could find the stroke he had for like 5 games last year this week. Ish could step up to fill a void. Maybe Betrand has a breakthrough.

The A-10 is not full of juggernauts. We could absolutely do this.

If logic prevails and we go out with a whimper? Let negativity reign. But this is the only time of the year that truly matters. We'll have the whole spring and summer to sulk and bitch if we go down in flames.

Might be more fun to just believe, even if it lasts for 10 minutes of basketball on Thursday.

Let's fucking go. BELIEVE.

[Rhody15]

Guess what!?

It's tournament week.

Guess what doesn't matter!?

Everything else.

Sure - we suck. The season has sucked, and we probably lost our best shooter.

BUT - it's tournament week. Literally anything can happen. There are as many reasons that we could pull this off as there are that we can't.

There doesn't need to be logic involved. If there was logic, the #1 seeds would win every game ever and we wouldn't bother to play.

Fatts could find the stroke he had for like 5 games last year this week. Ish could step up to fill a void. Maybe Betrand has a breakthrough.

The A-10 is not full of juggernauts. We could absolutely do this.

If logic prevails and we go out with a whimper? Let negativity reign. But this is the only time of the year that truly matters. We'll have the whole spring and summer to sulk and bitch if we go down in flames.

Might be more fun to just believe, even if it lasts for 10 minutes of basketball on Thursday.

Let's fucking go. BELIEVE.

“We could absolutely do this.”

No, we cannot.

[Rhodyhooopz]

Guess what!?

It's tournament week.

Guess what doesn't matter!?

Everything else.

Sure - we suck. The season has sucked, and we probably lost our best shooter.

BUT - it's tournament week. Literally anything can happen. There are as many reasons that we could pull this off as there are that we can't.

There doesn't need to be logic involved. If there was logic, the #1 seeds would win every game ever and we wouldn't bother to play.

Fatts could find the stroke he had for like 5 games last year this week. Ish could step up to fill a void. Maybe Betrand has a breakthrough.

The A-10 is not full of juggernauts. We could absolutely do this.

If logic prevails and we go out with a whimper? Let negativity reign. But this is the only time of the year that truly matters. We'll have the whole spring and summer to sulk and bitch if we go down in flames.

Might be more fun to just believe, even if it lasts for 10 minutes of basketball on Thursday.

Let's fucking go. BELIEVE.

I'm going to go with Blue man on this and say we can do this. Very reluctantly but I'm with him. I was there in 1999 when Lamar hit the shot and I was in Pittsburgh in 2017 so I know it can be done against the odds.

OK make sure you guys kill me when we get spanked in the opening round.

[Rhody15]

Guess what!?

It's tournament week.

Guess what doesn't matter!?

Everything else.

Sure - we suck. The season has sucked, and we probably lost our best shooter.

BUT - it's tournament week. Literally anything can happen. There are as many reasons that we could pull this off as there are that we can't.

There doesn't need to be logic involved. If there was logic, the #1 seeds would win every game ever and we wouldn't bother to play.

Fatts could find the stroke he had for like 5 games last year this week. Ish could step up to fill a void. Maybe Betrand has a breakthrough.

The A-10 is not full of juggernauts. We could absolutely do this.

If logic prevails and we go out with a whimper? Let negativity reign. But this is the only time of the year that truly matters. We'll have the whole spring and summer to sulk and bitch if we go down in flames.

Might be more fun to just believe, even if it lasts for 10 minutes of basketball on Thursday.

Let's fucking go. BELIEVE.

I'm going to go with Blue man on this and say we can do this. Very reluctantly but I'm with him. I was there in 1999 when Lamar hit the shot and I was in Pittsburgh in 2017 so I know it can be done against the odds.

OK make sure you guys kill me when we get spanked in the opening round.

Good lord.

The 1999 team had a Top 5 NBA draft pick, and the 2017 team had a few of the best players in school history, and a GREAT coach.

This team has a hobbled star, and a bad coach.

[Blue Man]

Guess what!?

It's tournament week.

Guess what doesn't matter!?

Everything else.

Sure - we suck. The season has sucked, and we probably lost our best shooter.

BUT - it's tournament week. Literally anything can happen. There are as many reasons that we could pull this off as there are that we can't.

There doesn't need to be logic involved. If there was logic, the #1 seeds would win every game ever and we wouldn't bother to play.

Fatts could find the stroke he had for like 5 games last year this week. Ish could step up to fill a void. Maybe Betrand has a breakthrough.

The A-10 is not full of juggernauts. We could absolutely do this.

If logic prevails and we go out with a whimper? Let negativity reign. But this is the only time of the year that truly matters. We'll have the whole spring and summer to sulk and bitch if we go down in flames.

Might be more fun to just believe, even if it lasts for 10 minutes of basketball on Thursday.

Let's fucking go. BELIEVE.

“We could absolutely do this.”

No, we cannot.

Probably right. But where's the fun in that.

If you're going to be a fan, why wouldn't you be a fan the one time of the year that there's the actual chance you could play your way in?

I'm climbing on board the plane because that's the fun of sports. This is literally the tournament to play into the best tournament in all of sports. I'm going to soak up and enjoy every single second I possibly can.

Sift through the black box after the crash. Jump on board and have some fun for the one chance we have to this year. Got a whole 7 months to be miserable. I'm gonna enjoy the one week of good we might have.

[Rhody15]

Guess what!?

It's tournament week.

Guess what doesn't matter!?

Everything else.

Sure - we suck. The season has sucked, and we probably lost our best shooter.

BUT - it's tournament week. Literally anything can happen. There are as many reasons that we could pull this off as there are that we can't.

There doesn't need to be logic involved. If there was logic, the #1 seeds would win every game ever and we wouldn't bother to play.

Fatts could find the stroke he had for like 5 games last year this week. Ish could step up to fill a void. Maybe Betrand has a breakthrough.

The A-10 is not full of juggernauts. We could absolutely do this.

If logic prevails and we go out with a whimper? Let negativity reign. But this is the only time of the year that truly matters. We'll have the whole spring and summer to sulk and bitch if we go down in flames.

Might be more fun to just believe, even if it lasts for 10 minutes of basketball on Thursday.

Let's fucking go. BELIEVE.

“We could absolutely do this.”

No, we cannot.

Probably right. But where's the fun in that.

If you're going to be a fan, why wouldn't you be a fan the one time of the year that there's the actual chance you could play your way in?

I'm climbing on board the plane because that's the fun of sports. This is literally the tournament to play into the best tournament in all of sports. I'm going to soak up and enjoy every single second I possibly can.

Sift through the black box after the crash. Jump on board and have some fun for the one chance we have to this year. Got a whole 7 months to be miserable. I'm gonna enjoy the one week of good we might have.

True, I’d be lying if I said I had thought of error scenarios of how we could win.

“If this team loses, if this player gets hurts and that team, if Fatts gets healthy, and we shoot 60% from 3...”

[Rhodymob05]

Its outrageous after the season we have had, but Blueman is right lol, we could actually do this.

[Shinze88]

This team has literally sucked whatever last traces of enthusiasm, excitement or enjoyment that URI basketball typically brings to me every year. I'm really struggling to see any glimpse of why or how anyone can think this team is capable of winning another game. I dont like to even hint that the players have given up on the season and their coach, but the players have given up on their season and their coach. Lets just let this season be over with so we can start with the off season bitch-fest.

[RhodyKyle]

I'll hop on this Titanic voyage with Blue Man. I'm ready to be hurt again.

[reef]

Maybe if we get GMU we can win our 1st game if we play St Louis that gonna get ugly

[rambone 78]

We need to leave Blue Man alone with his fantasies......

[phipsiGD'11]

I have a million other aggravating things in my life right now, might as well add URI in the A10 to that.

I swear if they make it to the finals though I may be even more pissed at this season than I already am.

[URI_05]

Serenity now, serenity now, serenity now... Insanity later!

Im wondering what Blue Man’s post loss meltdown will look like.

[rhodylaw]

This team has literally sucked whatever last traces of enthusiasm, excitement or enjoyment that URI basketball typically brings to me every year. I'm really struggling to see any glimpse of why or how anyone can think this team is capable of winning another game. I dont like to even hint that the players have given up on the season and their coach, but the players have given up on their season and their coach. Lets just let this season be over with so we can start with the off season bitch-fest.

The optimist in me will tell you that they clearly gave up on the regular season weeks ago BUT this is a new season! The only game they showed up for in weeks was senior night against Dayton - guess what we won. Sucks we have to play Dayton again though. Tough draw. Whoever wins this game will probably go to semifinals, beating an injured VCU team.

[reef]

Any update on Shep status ??

[McRam]

This team has literally sucked whatever last traces of enthusiasm, excitement or enjoyment that URI basketball typically brings to me every year. I'm really struggling to see any glimpse of why or how anyone can think this team is capable of winning another game. I dont like to even hint that the players have given up on the season and their coach, but the players have given up on their season and their coach. Lets just let this season be over with so we can start with the off season bitch-fest.

The optimist in me will tell you that they clearly gave up on the regular season weeks ago BUT this is a new season! The only game they showed up for in weeks was senior night against Dayton - guess what we won. Sucks we have to play Dayton again though. Tough draw. Whoever wins this game will probably go to semifinals, beating an injured VCU team.

I wish I could agree with you- much more likely they will continue to go through the motions- teams rarely are able to turn it on for big games if they have not been practicing and playing that way.

Who is out for VCU?

[reef]

Definitely we got the right side of the draw let’s pin another loss on Dayton and VCU baby

[Rhodyhooopz]

Do you think these two knew what was coming? Lets enjoy it until they at least tip off. At Tip off someone can yell Iceberg right ahead.

[Rhode_Island_Red]

Let's hope our recent horseshit play has just been a ploy to lure the rest of the league into a false sense of security. Otherwise, we'll see you in October.

[reef]

See you in October with or without David Cox at the helm ??

[Billyboy78]

We've been saving Tres for this moment. He's the secret weapon. The next Michael Jordan, I'm told. He will be unleashed.

[rambone 78]

Normally I would visit this site during the summer to check on recruiting news.

Doesn't matter, we could sign the next MJ, what difference will it make?

We should start a poll on how many guys will transfer out...an over under number maybe.

[reef]

We've been saving Tres for this moment. He's the secret weapon. The next Michael Jordan, I'm told. He will be unleashed.

He will be unleashed in November 2021

[Billyboy78]

We've been saving Tres for this moment. He's the secret weapon. The next Michael Jordan, I'm told. He will be unleashed.

He will be unleashed in November 2021

On what team?

[NYGFan_Section208]

Let's hope our recent horseshit play has just been a ploy to lure the rest of the league into a false sense of security. Otherwise, we'll see you in October.

FIFY

[NYGFan_Section208]

We've been saving Tres for this moment. He's the secret weapon. The next Michael Jordan, I'm told. He will be unleashed.

Don't be ridiculous...can't just throw him out there in a spot like this without the opportunity to...y'know...."jell"...right?
Can't mess with chemistry this late in the game. Gotta go with who brung ya...wait...what?

[NYGFan_Section208]

Normally I would visit this site during the summer to check on recruiting news.

Doesn't matter, we could sign the next MJ, what difference will it make?

We should start a poll on how many guys will transfer out...an over under number maybe.

3.5

[Billyboy78]

We've been saving Tres for this moment. He's the secret weapon. The next Michael Jordan, I'm told. He will be unleashed.

Don't be ridiculous...can't just throw him out there in a spot like this without the opportunity to...y'know...."jell"...right?
Can't mess with chemistry this late in the game. Gotta go with who brung ya...wait...what?

Tres is the glue to make the jell.

[NYGFan_Section208]

We've been saving Tres for this moment. He's the secret weapon. The next Michael Jordan, I'm told. He will be unleashed.

Don't be ridiculous...can't just throw him out there in a spot like this without the opportunity to...y'know...."jell"...right?
Can't mess with chemistry this late in the game. Gotta go with who brung ya...wait...what?

Tres is the glue to make the jell.

OK. Why not then?

[steviep123]

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[reef]

We've been saving Tres for this moment. He's the secret weapon. The next Michael Jordan, I'm told. He will be unleashed.

He will be unleashed in November 2021

On what team?

Your Rhode Island Rams baby coached by David Cox

[rambone 78]

Ha ha if there are more than 3.5 transfers out, then Cox needs to transfer out.

[Rhody15]

Ha ha if there are more than 3.5 transfers out, then Cox needs to transfer out.

Yea there’s no chance we have that many.

[ngriff]

Assuming no crazy upsets happen looks like the path will be Dayton who we have beaten this year, VCU who we have beaten 9 times out of the last 10 meetings, including a win this year, Davidson who they lost to by 9 but Davidson is a beatable team definitely. That would bring us to the championship who we would presumably play either bonies who we beat or SLU who we lost to 7 by while shooting 32% from the field and 68% from the free throw line.Yes while this is crazy optimistic it can be done and this backs it up, all of these games are winnable

[JimSidd]

Wild optimism? Sounds more like delusion to me, especially without Sheppard.
I won’t even get into in game coaching. That has been well documented for the past month, so I don’t need to rehash.

[Blue Man]

Thought of the day:

If you are here for logical, thought out, measured, rational thinking...why are you a sports fan?

Being a sports fan by nature, and at the point of dedicating a portion of your day to talk about it in an online message board with strangers, is just you getting on a roller coaster and enjoying the ups and downs of something much bigger than yourself.

Yes we will complain. We will bitch. We will point out things that could go better. That's part of the experience.

But today? Today is the God damn best day of the year. What's happened before this doesn't matter. Shortcomings, losses, all the reasons we could very well lose today? All irrelevant.

This is the first day of the real season. We could be 0-24 right now, and we'd have the exact same chance as we do today.

We have an opportunity, however improbable or unlikely, to shock the conference and the college basketball world starting today.

There are no logical reasons why things happen in sports. How did UMBC beat Virginia? How did Loyola go to a Final Four? THIS IS WHY YOU PLAY THE GAMES.

OF COURSE this team is far more talented and capable than their record shows. THAT'S SPORTS.

Why can't it swing the other way? Why can't the shots fall? Just because they haven't doesn't mean they won't.

THERE IS NO LOGIC TO ANYTHING ON THE COURT.

Enjoy today. Worry about what comes after, after. If things go down we'll have months to bitch before we miss basketball again.

Get on board. Have fun. Fucking enjoy today because we won't get another today for a whole God damn year.

Anything can happen - it's college basketball. In the words of Jon Rothstein - Madness? Nope, just March.

GOD DAMNIT BELIEVE. GET ON THE FUCKING BOAT. LETS FUCKING GO RHODY.

[PeterRamTime]

I'm on board! GO RHODY!

There's fight left in me yet!

[Rhodyhooopz]

Wonder what DC Rams thinks about today's game and our chances?

[ramster]

Thought of the day:

If you are here for logical, thought out, measured, rational thinking...why are you a sports fan?

Being a sports fan by nature, and at the point of dedicating a portion of your day to talk about it in an online message board with strangers, is just you getting on a roller coaster and enjoying the ups and downs of something much bigger than yourself.

Yes we will complain. We will bitch. We will point out things that could go better. That's part of the experience.

But today? Today is the God damn best day of the year. What's happened before this doesn't matter. Shortcomings, losses, all the reasons we could very well lose today? All irrelevant.

This is the first day of the real season. We could be 0-24 right now, and we'd have the exact same chance as we do today.

We have an opportunity, however improbable or unlikely, to shock the conference and the college basketball world starting today.

There are no logical reasons why things happen in sports. How did UMBC beat Virginia? How did Loyola go to a Final Four? THIS IS WHY YOU PLAY THE GAMES.

OF COURSE this team is far more talented and capable than their record shows. THAT'S SPORTS.

Why can't it swing the other way? Why can't the shots fall? Just because they haven't doesn't mean they won't.

THERE IS NO LOGIC TO ANYTHING ON THE COURT.

Enjoy today. Worry about what comes after, after. If things go down we'll have months to bitch before we miss basketball again.

Get on board. Have fun. Fucking enjoy today because we won't get another today for a whole God damn year.

Anything can happen - it's college basketball. In the words of Jon Rothstein - Madness? Nope, just March.

GOD DAMNIT BELIEVE. GET ON THE FUCKING BOAT. LETS FUCKING GO RHODY.

How did URI go to the NCAA's the first time under Hurley? Fans had all but given up on him and talking about other possible coaches to replace him

How did St Joseph's in zero A10 Conference Games, left for dead and then win their last 4 games - including a win already in the A10 Tournament?

Anything can happen

[ramster]

Wild optimism? Sounds more like delusion to me, especially without Sheppard.
I won’t even get into in game coaching. That has been well documented for the past month, so I don’t need to rehash.

Sign me up for delusional.

Watching Richmond vs Duquesne playing without Francis. Players step up in situations like these. Someone will step up for Sheppard today - Martin? Betrand? Leggett? Russell? Carey? Combination of these guys?

[ramster]

The good news is that there is no #3 Ranked Dayton led by Obi Toppin - this A10 Tournament is wide open. There could be a very surprising winner of the A10 this season. Why not us?

[NC_Ram]

I was there when UMBC upset Virginia ... freakin great. Earlier in the day A&M crushed PC. Weekend topped off with UNC getting beat in front of 90% home crowd!

Just a great tourney weekend!

[mjg13x]

If we win against Dayton, we play VCU.

2017 Championship Game: (4) Rhode Island 70, (2) VCU 63.
2018 Quarterfinal: (1) Rhode Island 76, (8) VCU 67.
2019 Quarterfinal: (8) Rhode Island 75, (1) VCU 70.
2020: No tournament

Why not again?

[Joe95]

How’s this for Optimism, just imagine being a Richmond fan. That teams fall from grace has been painful to watch. NIT bound with there best squad in a decade.

[Jersey77]

How’s this for Optimism, just imagine being a Richmond fan. That teams fall from grace has been painful to watch. NIT bound with there best squad in a decade.

Mooney can't catch a break.

Last year they had a great season win 24 games (14-4 conference) finished 2nd in the A10, almost assured a bid in the NCAAT, and the post season is cancelled.
This year picked 1st, lose one of their best players in Sherod before the season started. Had several postponements and a pause. Golden breaks a finger limiting his effectiveness and they lose Francis their top scorer and star for the opening game of the A10T.

I am not a huge Mooney, but I feel bad for the guy.

[PeterRamTime]

The good news is that there is no #3 Ranked Dayton led by Obi Toppin - this A10 Tournament is wide open. There could be a very surprising winner of the A10 this season. Why not us?

If they are cold shooting we can beat them easy.