'15 MA SG Terance Mann (Florida State Commit)

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

For those who like to dream, I was told that
Daynia La-Force has indeed interviewed for the women's
head basketball job.
LaForce is Terance Mann's mother.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 10 years ago

Haha really? Thats awesome. This whole time we thought the assistant would bring a player with them, but really the new women's coach will!!

sf2010 · Unread post by **sf2010** » 10 years ago

Um, wow. That would be very interesting. Sign her up, Thorr! That's outside-the-box thinking for recruiting, for sure!

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

Plus, Thorr could use a Black head coach somewhere
in the women's program for affirmative action.
She's also very close to BABC and Leo Papile.

sf2010 · Unread post by **sf2010** » 10 years ago

This is thinking way too far in advance, but that would likely be a Jimmy Baron situation where he wouldn't count against the scholarship limit as well.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 10 years ago

Now if Dan could bring in a 4-star women's player in return, we'll have something going!

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

sf2010 has a great point!
All the more reason for full steam ahead on Mann + mom!

BFC · Unread post by **BFC** » 10 years ago

Can his dad coach softball?

URI96 · Unread post by **URI96** » 10 years ago

rodfromcranston wrote:For those who like to dream, I was told that
Daynia La-Force has indeed interviewed for the women's
head basketball job.
LaForce is Terance Mann's mother.

Hopefully Allie LaForce us not too far behind

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 10 years ago

May LaForce be with us. (sorry, I couldn't resist ...)

Running Ram · Unread post by **Running Ram** » 10 years ago

Rhody74 wrote:May LaForce be with us. (sorry, I couldn't resist ...)

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 10 years ago

This has a real chance of happening.....

stay tuned....

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 10 years ago

Rhody74 wrote:May LaForce be with us. (sorry, I couldn't resist ...)

Should have waited 2 days to make this comment to make it even better.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 10 years ago

Like...french? May the 4th?

ramfan85 · Unread post by **ramfan85** » 10 years ago

Hope he likes his mother. lol

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 10 years ago

I have problems believing this rumor when I see tweets like this:

Jack LeGwin‏@jacklegwin·21h
2015 Tilton School (NH) SG Terance Mann just told me that Arizona State, Florida State, Marquette and BC are showing the most interest.

So if there's a grand plan to hire Mom and then get Son, why isn't URI in hot pursuit of Son?

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

Same list as last week. Guess some dreamer's fantasies
won't be happening in Kingston.
But, we're not supposed to question anything.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

Bret McCormick @ASGR1995

Hearing that Rhode Island will be naming new Head Coach any day now. Strong rumor Daynia LaForce Mann HC at Northeastern will be named.

Gonebarongone · Unread post by **Gonebarongone** » 10 years ago

Mann is a great player. Hope we would at least be in the conversation at this point. I'll tell you what I would be not doing if I was choosing colleges again. Going to a place where my mom was on campus all the time!

URI_IEP · Unread post by **URI_IEP** » 10 years ago

Gonebarongone wrote:Mann is a great player. Hope we would at least be in the conversation at this point. I'll tell you what I would be not doing if I was choosing colleges again. Going to a place where my mom was on campus all the time!

+1

What does Mann care if his scholarship counts against the team limit (unless we could convince him that we could bring in another good player on that open scholarship to improve the team)? He's going to get a free ride anyway.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

Well, it looks like the first part of what I was told, is going to
happen.
The rest? Who knows?

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 10 years ago

I have a couple of thoughts on this:

1. Has there been anything beyond speculation on our part linking Terrance's recruiting with his mother's job? Admittedly, I have paid no attention to the search for a women's coach, and I do get the connection, but it seems like maybe we have talked ourselves into this being an automatic package deal. Maybe it is more like this could be a factor down the road if we can push our way into his top group, but it isn't like if we hire his mother to coach our women that we then automatically get Terrance. I have a hard time believing that would be the case.

2. I really wouldn't stress the "lists" that these guys give to reporters. Some kids may tell it straight, while others may be operating their own PR campaigns. There really is no way to tell. I think we continue to put too much stock in recruiting "information" and are too willing to take everything we hear at face value. There are lots of games being played that there is just no way we could be privy to. I'm not saying that we are secretly beating Terrance's door down and also leading for him and he just isn't telling the media; I'm just saying I don't think you can surmise that we aren't recruiting based on not being mentioned when is asked a kind of informal question about the status of his recruitment.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

Can you imagine Gerbil Jim Donaldson's outrage if this were to happen?
I was told last year by our most famous booster, that we were going to get Mann.
I told him he was crazy, but he insisted it would happen.
He also stressed the benefits of the BABC pipeline with Leo Papile.
Is it a pipe-dream or a reality?
Only time will tell.

Seawrightspostgame · Unread post by **Seawrightspostgame** » 10 years ago

Mann-o-mann. I hope hiring his mom doesn't make him want to stay close by her but not at that particular school.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 10 years ago

I buy building a BABC pipeline more that hiring a recruit's mother. If she is the best person for the job, I hope we get her. And if that helps with Jared, even better. But we should be doing everything we can to build that pipeline with BABC, regardless.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

17 AAU championships, right up the road.
If they're reaching out, why not reciprocate?
LaForce is the "Queen Bee" of BABC. Unfortunately,
as WBB coach, that doesn't help the MBB program.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 10 years ago

Maybe by hiring LaForce we ARE getting connected to BABC, besides possibly getting Mann.

With Cox bringing the DC connections, and also having the BABC pipeline, I would say the future for recruiting here will be very bright.

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 10 years ago

rambone 78 wrote:Maybe by hiring LaForce we ARE getting connected to BABC, besides possibly getting Mann.

With Cox bringing the DC connections, and also having the BABC pipeline, I would say the future for recruiting here will be very bright.

Hope so. Let's see what develops. We've thought that before; don't want to keep falling into the same trap.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 10 years ago

rodfromcranston wrote:A big booster which connections to BABC told me we have a
real shot at this kid.
I'll believe it when it happens.

Rod,
It would be unbelieveable if this were to happen.
Better than Terrell.
If his Mom gets the HC Job at URI Today then anything can happen.
Plus she is from Northeastern so has connections in the Boston area.
I like the idea of recruiting in New England.
Interesting we did verbal a BABC player in our recent past in Dominique Bull under CFL. I never thought Bull was a good verbal for URI, glad he/ we changed minds and he went to Missouri instead.

I think very good things could happen in the next month.

URI_IEP · Unread post by **URI_IEP** » 10 years ago

Maybe by hiring LaForce Thorr is trying to improve the WOMEN'S BB program. Just a thought.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 10 years ago

TruePoint wrote:I have a couple of thoughts on this:

1. Has there been anything beyond speculation on our part linking Terrance's recruiting with his mother's job? Admittedly, I have paid no attention to the search for a women's coach, and I do get the connection, but it seems like maybe we have talked ourselves into this being an automatic package deal. Maybe it is more like this could be a factor down the road if we can push our way into his top group, but it isn't like if we hire his mother to coach our women that we then automatically get Terrance. I have a hard time believing that would be the case.

2. I really wouldn't stress the "lists" that these guys give to reporters. Some kids may tell it straight, while others may be operating their own PR campaigns. There really is no way to tell. I think we continue to put too much stock in recruiting "information" and are too willing to take everything we hear at face value. There are lots of games being played that there is just no way we could be privy to. I'm not saying that we are secretly beating Terrance's door down and also leading for him and he just isn't telling the media; I'm just saying I don't think you can surmise that we aren't recruiting based on not being mentioned when is asked a kind of informal question about the status of his recruitment.

1. agree 100 percent
2. I take it as bad news when a recruit says "the schools recruiting me the hardest are ..." and does not mention URI.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 10 years ago

URI_IEP wrote:Maybe by hiring LaForce Thorr is trying to improve the WOMEN'S BB program. Just a thought.

For sure Thorr is trying to inprove the women's program. In fact, I think that is his job although I have questioned the past two years why keep the current HC who simply could not get it done here for whatever reasons - 5 years was two years too long.
I like LaForce - great person for this job. Strong recruiting connections in the Boston Market. I would pick her even if she wasn't the mother of a Top 40 Class of 2015 Recruit.
Does her hire make Mann a lock for URI - of course not.
Does her hire make Mann a legitimate possibility for URI - of course it does.

I love this good, strong, bold hire. Love it.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 10 years ago

Two winning seasons in a 9-year career. Two players from Mass. (neither from Boston) on her roster.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

Hearing Dooley is out of town, and presser is going to be Friday.
Don't forget, she helps on the affirmative action checklist.

"Two winning seasons in a 9-year career."
Have we even had one winning WBB season in the last 20 something years?

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 10 years ago

Iggy1979 wrote:Two winning seasons in a 9-year career. Two players from Mass. (neither from Boston) on her roster.

I agree with those points, but I still really like this hire.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 10 years ago

I just don't see it as a slam dunk hire. If she gets the job, I wish her luck. i expected to find a roster full of Mass. players with all I've heard about her BABC connections. Only one of the players who actually plays is from Mass. The top recruiter has no Mass. ties.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

It's Northeastern, not UConn.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 10 years ago

rodfromcranston wrote:It's Northeastern, not UConn.

Coen has a winning record in 3 of 7 years, has won nearly half his games; she has won about 35 percent of her games at NU. By any measure, she has not had great success.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 10 years ago

It's going to be the same deal: can she recruit here?

URI needs to increase her recruiting budget. Commitment goes both ways.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

Could URI do any worse than what's happened since Linda Ziemke's
reign?
Perelman, Garrick, Inglese couldn't do anything.
Why the hand wringing by people who normally couldn't care less
about the WBB?
I'm sure thousands were battering Thorr's door down to get this job, right?

Section104 · Unread post by **Section104** » 10 years ago

hrstrat57 · Unread post by **hrstrat57** » 10 years ago

Let's get the lady Rams going!

Welcome coach, good luck!

Should be easier to recruit and win here that at NE....we need to step up and budget women's hoops and get a strong program going.
The ultimate model is just up the road a bit isn't it?

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 10 years ago

Thorr and company need to brainstorm and figure out how to make
WBB a better product on the court.
Something is wrong with the program for over a decade.
Time to fix it, or changing coaches without doing much else,
is re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Smokinjimit · Unread post by **Smokinjimit** » 10 years ago

That's great news. I hope she does well. It would be nice to have a big time women's program.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 10 years ago

There's also a younger Mann brother who is also a prospect. He's 15 years old, a freshman in HS and he's already 6"6".

Smokinjimit · Unread post by **Smokinjimit** » 10 years ago

Coaches son's tend to have a very high basketball IQ. I'm sure both her sons know the game inside and out.

sf2010 · Unread post by **sf2010** » 10 years ago

Very interesting development, no doubt. I wouldn't think that hiring his mother would make Terance want to attend URI on its own merit (did anybody think he was going to Northeastern?) , but at the very least it's an opportunity for Hurley to get to know him really well. Terance will have the opportunity to be around the program all the time, and potentially develop a relationship with Hurley that isn't possible to create with any coach at a competing school.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 10 years ago

The only thing is, is there room for him with Terrell here?

I would think he would play more at the 3, since he has the height [6'4"] and may be still growing.

If so, there's definitely room for him.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 10 years ago

There's always room for a 4-star player.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 10 years ago

If we can still get Mann, we take him, even if we do get Jared. You don't turn away from talent like that. If we're playing a lot of 3 guard sets, that's 120 minutes to split among 4 players (Matthews, Garrett, Terrell and Mann), plenty of minutes to go around. If we get Terrell, priority #1 for '15 should be a big, 4 or 5, with Gil graduating. If we get Mann and start a BABC pipeline, how about Aaron Falzon. He'd be a perfect fit for what we need when Gil is gone. OK, so there ya go...'15 class, Terence Mann and Aaron Falzon. I'm sure Cox has some interesting players he will be on too in the DC area for '15.

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