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Here we go. It is a whole new season. Anything can happen now…well, almost anything. Can the Rams win 5 games in 6 days? Can they roll through Saint Louis, Duquesne, Dayton, and probably then Loyola Chicago & maybe Richmond? Phew that is definitely a tall order given we basically need to match our conference wins on the season in one week. Well, it all starts Tuesday afternoon.

Could we be witnessing Billiken’s coach Travis Ford’s last game? Chances are quite strong that unless a crazy St. Louis run happens, Coach Ford should be on the chopping block. Like I mentioned in the last preview, in some fairness to Coach Ford, one of the Billikens best player’s, Sincere Parker, has missed significant time because of an injury plagued season. He broke a bone in his foot just four games into the season & missed roughly the next 2 months. He has played much of conference play until recently hurting his leg against Duquesne a couple weeks ago & then he came back for the Rhody game but got hurt again, this time it was his shoulder. I don’t expect him to play Tuesday afternoon. He has played roughly half of his team’s games this year & is averaging almost 16 points per game. The Billikens do have preseason all-conference first team player in Gibson Jimerson. Jimerson, who I submit is just the name of a fancy cocktail from the prohibition era, is leading the team in scoring at 15.3 points per game. Prior to the last game I sold him short by saying, I am just going to pencil him in for 20+ now with at least 4 made threes. Silly me, because he went for 30 with 4 made threes. Junior forward Bradley Ezewiro is a three-time transfer from both LSU & Georgetown & he became eligible at the same time David Green did. Ezewiro is a big-bodied forward who is leading the team in rebounding at 6.1 per game & is averaging 12.4 points per contest. Much like Green, he came out like a house of fire once eligible but is also susceptible to getting into foul trouble. The last time they played the Rams, he got hurt in the game & only played 7 minutes but still ended on scoring 6 points. Fifth year senior Terrence Hargrove Jr made a big jump this season. After averaging almost 6 points last season he increased his output to 13 per game. He is also second on the team in rebounding at 5.5 per game. Freshman Cian Medley leads the point for the Billikens & is averaging 3.7 assists per game. He is certainly a pass first guard, so not much of a scoring threat but he did almost have a triple double in their last game against the Bonnies where he went for 7, 10, & 10. Finally, we have Larry Hughes. The Rams struggled with sophomore guard, where he went for 17 on just 5-8 from the field. He had way too many open looks. Shocking, I know.

As for the Rams, they showed signs of life in the regular season finally against Fordham. After going through the motions the last couple games (or maybe it was last couple seasons?), they looked more engaged. The defense was there on Saturday, holding Fordham to just 50 points & there was a 7-minute or so stretch where Fordham didn’t score. Hard to determine if that happened because of how much Fordham sucks or was it because of Rhody’s defense? And props to Tyson Brown for notching a career high in both points & rebounds with the end result being his first ever double-double going for 12 & 11. The Jaden House 3-point struggles continue as he missed all 4 of his attempts & is now 1 for his last 18.

The last time these teams played less than two weeks ago, it was an offensive shootout at the Ryan Center. The Rams put up 91 & still lost without Sincere Parker playing much & St. Louis losing other players to injury or fouling out. The stat that was most alarming to me in that game was the points off of turnovers. The Rams turned the ball over "just" 12 times but the Billikens scored 27 points off of those turnovers. I have never seen anything like that & there is no way a team can win with a repeat performance. Both teams closed out the regular season with conference road wins, URI at Fordham & St. Louis at St. Bonaventure. Which team gets to back-to-back conference wins? St. Louis didn’t do that all season. St. Louis has won the last 5 match-ups, but the Rams are 1-0 in the A10 tournament against the Billikens, having beaten them in 2010. Can they remain undefeated or will Rhody fans just be defeated? My prediction, Saint Louis 82 – URI 79. Go Rhody!!



Opponent
Record:
12-19, 5-13 in the A10
21-12, 12-6 in the A10 (Last Season)

Rankings (URI):
NCAA NET: 196 (211)
RPI: 165 (172)
KenPom: 196 (208)
BPI: 211 (221)
Barttovik: 179 (194)

Leaders:
Points – Gibson Jimerson 15.3 (Jr., G)
Rebounds – Bradley Ezewiro 6.1 (Jr., F)
Assists – Cian Medley 3.7 (Fr., G) (2.2 TO per game)

Historical
Series: 13-12
H: 6-5, A: 6-7, N: 1-0
Most Recent Matchup: 3/2/24 94-91 L at URI
Most Recent Win Streak: 5 – Saint Louis
Match-up Predictor: 51.3% Chance of URI Winning

Team Rankings gives us 44% to make to second round.

Well Spooky, this may be your last write-up this season, at least according to your prediction.

Last I heard Sincere Parker, SLU's top player, is questionable for tomorrow.
They surprisingly beat the Bonnies their last game and in Olean without Parker.

For me this game is 50/50 for us depending on the effort we get from our players.

I’m thinking we lose a high scoring affair will guess 78-74

Let’s hope their shooters are off as we didn’t provide much resistance last time vs STL

Sure makes it sound like he's gone. Which isn't very surprising.

Jersey77 wrote: ↑2 months ago Well Spooky, this may be your last write-up this season, at least according to your prediction.

Last I heard Sincere Parker, SLU's top player, is questionable for tomorrow.
They surprisingly beat the Bonnies their last game and in Olean without Parker.

For me this game is 50/50 for us depending on the effort we get from our players.

Your last sentence is the taglinefor this entire season

Jersey77 wrote: ↑2 months ago Well Spooky, this may be your last write-up this season, at least according to your prediction.

Last I heard Sincere Parker, SLU's top player, is questionable for tomorrow.
They surprisingly beat the Bonnies their last game and in Olean without Parker.

For me this game is 50/50 for us depending on the effort we get from our players.

Imagine having to wonder what kind of effort the team will give in a post-season game? Never thought I would have to worry about that. Strange times.

After 7 straight losses Rhody got a hard earned win at Fordham. URI was a 7.5 point underdog and won by 8 (58-50). A solid win.

Points were distributed and the 2 highest scorers came off the bench. Tyson Brown was the game high scorer with 12 points, Montgomery came off the bench for 11points. Green was the only starter in double figures with 10. Brown was strong with a game high 11 rebounds and Kortright with a next high with 10 rebounds.


Last game Jimerson had 30 points and Larry Hughes had 17. Miller will focus on those two excellent shooters.

Miller is quick to sub recently based on who is playing best (both offensively and defensively) and who has the hot hand.

Kortright played a game high 38 minutes vs Fordham.

The starters of Green, Fuchs, Kortright, House, Weston went 0-11 3P while Estevez was 2-4 3P and Montgomery was 1-3 3P

Would be great to see 1 or more guys get hot from 3P vs St Louis. Montgomery and Estevez could be keys off the bench.

Estevez, Kortright and Weston are all coming home to NYC to play at the Barclay Center. Could be a boost of energy, pride and confidence for them.

I think we win this game.

According to the SLU fan board, very little chance that Parker plays today, but again who knows.
If he doesn't our chances have greatly improved.

I will not be in Brooklyn but I will be locked in today!! Let’s go!!

The odds say this is the last day of the 2023-24 season for URI Men's Basketball. If so, it is much welcomed.

RI Sportsbook is now taking action on URI. This is horrible.

Now they can break my heart and take my money.

(over 156 seems safe)

Blue Man wrote: ↑2 months ago RI Sportsbook is now taking action on URI. This is horrible.

Now they can break my heart and take my money.

(over 156 seems safe)

You could take them on the app during the Mohegan tourney, but then not during regular season.

Maybe they only allow betting for neutral site tournaments?

Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 months ago

Blue Man wrote: ↑2 months ago RI Sportsbook is now taking action on URI. This is horrible.

Now they can break my heart and take my money.

(over 156 seems safe)

You could take them on the app during the Mohegan tourney, but then not during regular season.

Maybe they only allow betting for neutral site tournaments?

The RI Sportsbook app? Odd. Even in past tourneys I haven't seen URI on the app. Did something change this year?

Blue Man wrote: ↑2 months ago

Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 months ago

Blue Man wrote: ↑2 months ago RI Sportsbook is now taking action on URI. This is horrible.

Now they can break my heart and take my money.

(over 156 seems safe)

You could take them on the app during the Mohegan tourney, but then not during regular season.

Maybe they only allow betting for neutral site tournaments?

The RI Sportsbook app? Odd. Even in past tourneys I haven't seen URI on the app. Did something change this year?

Yup, checked it when they played Northwestern.

After that weekend, couldn’t bet them anymore.

The app is a disaster so I’m not surprised they’re so inconsistent.

The state needs to let DraftKings operate here.

Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 months ago

Blue Man wrote: ↑2 months ago

Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 months ago

You could take them on the app during the Mohegan tourney, but then not during regular season.

Maybe they only allow betting for neutral site tournaments?

The RI Sportsbook app? Odd. Even in past tourneys I haven't seen URI on the app. Did something change this year?

Yup, checked it when they played Northwestern.

After that weekend, couldn’t bet them anymore.

The app is a disaster so I’m not surprised they’re so inconsistent.

The state needs to let DraftKings operate here.

Good luck with that. The state is too corrupt and the rules are obscene. There's one contract and one app allowed right now, at least for the next few years.

DK would never operate here because the gaming commission put a clause in that requires the company's physical hardware and IP have to be located in the state lottery office.

So you tell me what multibillion dollar company is going to have their IP in a moldy basement in Cranston, without their own physical security/access teams controlling who has access to their data centers and network?

The state is a joke and the sportsbook app is a perfect encapsulation of that.

Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 months ago

Blue Man wrote: ↑2 months ago

Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 months ago

You could take them on the app during the Mohegan tourney, but then not during regular season.

Maybe they only allow betting for neutral site tournaments?

The RI Sportsbook app? Odd. Even in past tourneys I haven't seen URI on the app. Did something change this year?

Yup, checked it when they played Northwestern.

After that weekend, couldn’t bet them anymore.

The app is a disaster so I’m not surprised they’re so inconsistent.

The state needs to let DraftKings operate here.

I wonder what rules changed to allow RI colleges to be bet on in RI...I thought they were completely off the board "for the integrity of the sport"?

Blue Man wrote: ↑2 months ago DK would never operate here because the gaming commission put a clause in that requires the company's physical hardware and IP have to be located in the state lottery office.

Where did you see this? I am not saying it isn't true, cause honestly I have no idea, but was curious as to where it was located.

Briefly perusing online, I saw this...
"(b) The hosting facility shall provide secure, segregated facilities as required by the division on the premises for the exclusive use of the division staff and the gaming enforcement unit of the state police. The space shall be located proximate to the gaming floor and shall include surveillance equipment, monitors with full camera control capability, as well as other office equipment that may be deemed necessary by the division. The location and size of the space and necessary equipment shall be subject to the approval of the division."
http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Stat ... .2-3.3.htm

And this...
"(c) The server-based gaming system and all hardware, software, and other technology or equipment located on a hosting facility’s premises and used to conduct online sports wagering shall be located in a restricted area on the hosting facility’s premises."
http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Stat ... 1.2-16.htm


(10) “Hosting facility” refers to the Lincoln gaming facility and the Tiverton gaming facility.
http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Stat ... 61.2-1.HTM

spookydog wrote: ↑2 months ago

Blue Man wrote: ↑2 months ago DK would never operate here because the gaming commission put a clause in that requires the company's physical hardware and IP have to be located in the state lottery office.

Where did you see this? I am not saying it isn't true, cause honestly I have no idea, but was curious as to where it was located.

Briefly perusing online, I saw this...
"(b) The hosting facility shall provide secure, segregated facilities as required by the division on the premises for the exclusive use of the division staff and the gaming enforcement unit of the state police. The space shall be located proximate to the gaming floor and shall include surveillance equipment, monitors with full camera control capability, as well as other office equipment that may be deemed necessary by the division. The location and size of the space and necessary equipment shall be subject to the approval of the division."
http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Stat ... .2-3.3.htm

And this...
"(c) The server-based gaming system and all hardware, software, and other technology or equipment located on a hosting facility’s premises and used to conduct online sports wagering shall be located in a restricted area on the hosting facility’s premises."
http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Stat ... 1.2-16.htm


(10) “Hosting facility” refers to the Lincoln gaming facility and the Tiverton gaming facility.
http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Stat ... 61.2-1.HTM

It's related to what I do for work, but it's layman's terms for what is laid out in the above.

They are requiring a private company's IP to be hosted in a facility not of their choosing, but in an RI gaming facility.

Plus, like every other political hack deal made in this state, it's not on the paper - it's in the handshakes.

Thoughts to ponder while waiting for PIG #3…

Will SLU play today, or have they packed it in?
Ford is out, and everyone knows it.

Will Foumena get minutes?

Who among the 11 available will still be Rams in 8 months?

Will the scoring record set at the NBA all-star game get broken?

Will I need a hotel room? Will I be home on Thursday?

Will the Spiders get an NIT bid?

How about the Lady Rams? (Though I hear rumors they don’t want one)

How many bodies will be in the stands after the under 4:00 timeout at 6:30 pm?

RhodyKyle wrote: ↑2 months ago

Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 months ago

Blue Man wrote: ↑2 months ago

The RI Sportsbook app? Odd. Even in past tourneys I haven't seen URI on the app. Did something change this year?

Yup, checked it when they played Northwestern.

After that weekend, couldn’t bet them anymore.

The app is a disaster so I’m not surprised they’re so inconsistent.

The state needs to let DraftKings operate here.

I wonder what rules changed to allow RI colleges to be bet on in RI...I thought they were completely off the board "for the integrity of the sport"?

Unless you "got a guy..."

NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑2 months ago

RhodyKyle wrote: ↑2 months ago

Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 months ago

Yup, checked it when they played Northwestern.

After that weekend, couldn’t bet them anymore.

The app is a disaster so I’m not surprised they’re so inconsistent.

The state needs to let DraftKings operate here.

I wonder what rules changed to allow RI colleges to be bet on in RI...I thought they were completely off the board "for the integrity of the sport"?

Unless you "got a guy..."

Well....that is the state motto

rhodyrudder wrote: ↑2 months ago Thoughts to ponder while waiting for PIG #3…

Will SLU play today, or have they packed it in?
Ford is out, and everyone knows it.

Will Foumena get minutes?

Who among the 11 available will still be Rams in 8 months?

Will the scoring record set at the NBA all-star game get broken?

Will I need a hotel room? Will I be home on Thursday?

Will the Spiders get an NIT bid?

How about the Lady Rams? (Though I hear rumors they don’t want one)

How many bodies will be in the stands after the under 4:00 timeout at 6:30 pm?

Yes STL will be motivated
No Big Fou won’t play unless severe foul trouble
NBA all star record is SAFE
Go URI women go Tammi !
812 fans @ the U 4

Great questions !
You will not need hotel and be back in Rhody
Yes Richmond gets that NIT phone call

FYI - On Duquesne's main page on ESPN has their next game as TBD (which is obviously correct) but are showing the Billikens Icon. WTF is this ESPN?

spookydog wrote: ↑2 months ago FYI - On Duquesne's main page on ESPN has their next game as TBD (which is obviously correct) but are showing the Billikens Icon. WTF is this ESPN?

Says TBD for me.

Rhody15 wrote: ↑2 months ago

spookydog wrote: ↑2 months ago FYI - On Duquesne's main page on ESPN has their next game as TBD (which is obviously correct) but are showing the Billikens Icon. WTF is this ESPN?

Says TBD for me.

must have changed. I saw that dumb Billiken face.

$5 for this seat.

Awesome, Rudder.

rhodyrudder wrote: ↑2 months ago $5 for this seat.



IMG_1842.jpeg

how much are beers?

KeaneyBluBallz wrote: ↑2 months ago

rhodyrudder wrote: ↑2 months ago $5 for this seat.



IMG_1842.jpeg

how much are beers?

$8 for a dog

30 years ago i woulda known how much the beers are…

Guessing $15
Almost every stand is closed

Looks like we'll start about 30 minutes late

Countdown Clock is at 21 minutes

Fordham Davidson went to OT putting things behind as LaSalle GW started about 35 minutes late.

Then LaSalle GW went to the last second. 2 nail biter games.

reef wrote: ↑2 months ago

rhodyrudder wrote: ↑2 months ago
How many bodies will be in the stands after the under 4:00 timeout at 6:30 pm?

812 fans @ the U 4

I’m taking the under by a lot, even if you count the bands

Delroy in the house. Someone get him a uniform, we could use him...

adam914 wrote: ↑2 months ago Delroy in the house. Someone get him a uniform, we could use him...

Love it!

adam914 wrote: ↑2 months ago Delroy in the house. Someone get him a uniform, we could use him...

Great to see Delroy show !

I just turned on the game let’s freaking go baby !

I know we are going nowhere but still want a victory today. Teams need to learn how to win.

Oh boy Jimerson is gonna destroy us again isn't he...

Drive the basket, stop settling for spot up threes

Fuchs is a traffic cone

Kortright...what the hell was that...

adam914 wrote: ↑2 months ago Kortright...what the hell was that...

What the actual fuck was that? Trying to get on sportscenter by setting up your own alleyoop? Embarrassing.

10-7 STL. 1553

Too much Gibson Jimmerson !

It's funny how we're still terrible. Like zero improvement from the first month. We're also playing the 2nd worst team in the A10.

Look lost on offense

2 horrible teams.

14-8 STL. 1158

Our shooting woes letting us down

Threes and layups

matador defense lmao. absymal.