Game #9: Delaware State - GameDay!

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 9 years ago

The Delaware State hornets invade the Ryan Center Saturday at 2pm. Rhode Island needs to win this game and finish the rest of their OOC schedule with a perfect record to enter the A10 conference season.

http://www.bbstate.com/games/2014-12-13/DEST-URI

KenPom gives Rhody a 93% chance to win and estimates a final score of 71-56.

KenPom rates Rhode Island as the 68th best team in D1 games completed to date and the Hornets come in at 281.

RhowdyRam02 · Unread post by **RhowdyRam02** » 9 years ago

Tomorrow we take on 4-5 Delaware St. for the first time in program history. There's no TV or radio listed so far on gorhody for this one. Are you worried that the team is going to come out flat after the PC game? Are you concerned that Coach Hurley doesn't have the team breathing through their eyelids when they shoot their foul shots? If so...

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Relax. This is a good young team that has come back strong after their previous two losses and those wins came on a neutral and away court. Tomorrow they finally get to play their first home game since the Nebraska win almost a month ago. Delaware St. is easy to score against, they've allowed 76.4 points per game. Tomorrow we get back on track, score at will and get back in the win column. Enjoy it, I plan to.

RoadyJay · Unread post by **RoadyJay** » 9 years ago

We should be favorites in the next 6 games. If we take care of business there is no reason we shouldn't be sitting at 11-3 and preparing to play VCU in a big-time match-up @ The Ryan Center!

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 9 years ago

That would be sweet!

Ramtastico · Unread post by **Ramtastico** » 9 years ago

Game is listed on Cox web as on for $5. Any "magic sites" like the one for SMiss that is free?

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 9 years ago

Usually the Cox streams are fairly protected against freebie links.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 9 years ago

Delaware State is a historically black, public institution founded in 1891 in Dover, DE. The school was originally called The State College for Colored Students and the name was changed to Delaware State College in 1947. The current name was adopted in 1993 and the college is now open to all races. The school has about 4,000 undergraduates and 500 graduate students on a campus of 350 acres.

Delaware State athletic teams are nicknamed the Hornets, and the school plays in the MEAC. Last year, DSU basketball had a 9-21 record, 5-11 in the MEAC. They play their home games in 2,000 seat Memorial Hall Gym.

The Hornets and Rams are meeting for the first time. Delaware State is 0-12 all-time vs. current
members of the A-10 Conference. DSU is: 0-5 vs. Dayton; 0-2 vs. Geo. Washington; and 0-1 vs.
Virginia Commonwealth, St. Bonaventure, St. Joseph’s, La Salle and Duquesne.

A comparison by the numbers:

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                Rank and Records	
                          Delaware St    URI
RPI	                       #239	     #39
Strength of Schedule	      #297		  #19
Overall	                   4-5		   5-3
Home	                      1-1		   3-0
Away	                      3-4		   1-1

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Team Stats
               PPG	  FG%	 FT%	3P%	 RPG	 ORPG   DRPG    APG	 TPG   SPG   BPG   FPG
URI	         69.3	47.7	62.1	30.8	35.3	11.5	23.8	13.4	14.0	7.0	3.3	21.5
Delaware St	 70.7	43.2	73.1	30.5	37.1 	9.9	27.2	11.7	15.6	6.2	5.9	18.0

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 9 years ago

Hurley's Wagner team beat Delaware State 85-62 in his second year there.

Delaware State is coached by Keith Walker. His son, Dockery, plays basketball for Brown.

And RhowdyRam02, I like your style.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 9 years ago

73% FT shooters. They must practice them 11% more than we do.

Sorry, I couldn't resist...

RhowdyRam02 · Unread post by **RhowdyRam02** » 9 years ago

ace wrote:Hurley's Wagner team beat Delaware State 85-62 in his second year there.

Delaware State is coached by Keith Walker. His son, Dockery, plays basketball for Brown.

And RhowdyRam02, I like your style.

Thanks, I dig your style too!

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 9 years ago

Anybody care to guess the over/under on student attendance for tomorrow? I hope they come out in droves.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 9 years ago

The scheduling turns out to be a bit strange. Last Ryan Center game saw a capacity and rollicking crowd including about 2700 students, Then for 21 days no games and next in comes a team we previously have never played. Given the circumstances, no question that the crowd will not be anywhere near the Nebraska game in size, but will it break 4000?

BPR2010 · Unread post by **BPR2010** » 9 years ago

These next 3 games will be filled with empty seats in the Ryan Center. I feel we'll be lucky to get 4000 tomorrow. Comparing it to the winter break UNH and Southern Miss games last season which were around 3200-3500, I'd be happy with 4000. The luster of this team with the casual fan has vanished with the losses since Nebraska. More of the same folks...

RhowdyRam02 · Unread post by **RhowdyRam02** » 9 years ago

Pace drew 4210, Lowell drew 4320, and the students are still on campus, so I'd imagine somewhere between 4000-4500 with it most likely right around the 4300 we got for Lowell.

section(105) · Unread post by **section(105)** » 9 years ago

Students.....<500

Gonebarongone · Unread post by **Gonebarongone** » 9 years ago

RoadyJay wrote:We should be favorites in the next 6 games. If we take care of business there is no reason we shouldn't be sitting at 11-3 and preparing to play VCU in a big-time match-up @ The Ryan Center!

VCU hasn't been great this year so I can see Rhody being favored in that game by a few points since it is at home.

Be nice to knock off those six in a row, though. Road league games are never gimmes. I would probably sign up for 5-1 right now.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 9 years ago

RhowdyRam02 · Unread post by **RhowdyRam02** » 9 years ago

According to the game notes this game will be broadcast on B101, every game apparently will be. No TV for this one, but the Cox stream should be good to go.

RoadyJay · Unread post by **RoadyJay** » 9 years ago

I have two tickets available to tomorrow's game --- FREE of charge

Seats are courtside along the baseline next to Visitor's bench.

WARNING: I am loud and obnoxious during games. If you don't like that or whoever you are bringing does not enjoy that type of behavior then I suggest you do not say you are interested.

Please private message me and I will get back to the winner later tonight. My plan will be to leave the two tickets at Will Call 30 min. prior to game time.

bressler3south · Unread post by **bressler3south** » 9 years ago

RoadyJay wrote:I have two tickets available to tomorrow's game --- FREE of charge

Seats are courtside along the baseline next to Visitor's bench.

WARNING: I am loud and obnoxious during games. If you don't like that or whoever you are bringing does not enjoy that type of behavior then I suggest you do not say you are interested.

Please private message me and I will get back to the winner later tonight. My plan will be to leave the two tickets at Will Call 30 min. prior to game time.

Sean's trying to get in touch with you…….

Taylor Swift · Unread post by **Taylor Swift** » 9 years ago

RoadyJay wrote:I have two tickets available to tomorrow's game --- FREE of charge

Seats are courtside along the baseline next to Visitor's bench.

WARNING: I am loud and obnoxious during games. If you don't like that or whoever you are bringing does not enjoy that type of behavior then I suggest you do not say you are interested.

Please private message me and I will get back to the winner later tonight. My plan will be to leave the two tickets at Will Call 30 min. prior to game time.

You may also be graced by my presence

Ramtastico · Unread post by **Ramtastico** » 9 years ago

You forgot ugly too

RoadyJay · Unread post by **RoadyJay** » 9 years ago

... and ugly.. thanks Ramtastico!

rhodyrudder · Unread post by **rhodyrudder** » 9 years ago

I have one not far from jay....
Courtside opposite visitors...
Pm me if anyone needs a single

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 9 years ago

Rudder's good people. Would be good fun chatting with him during the game courtside.

URI96 · Unread post by **URI96** » 9 years ago

Bill Koch's preview article had Temple in the Big East and Delaware State playing lots of "bye" games.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 9 years ago

Good FT shooting team with two bigs, 6-10 and 6-7. Both can score. How Rams' guards play will make the difference in this game - crisp ball handling, disrupting the Delaware St. offense and forcing TO's, hitting our shots, and can I say FT's.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 9 years ago

RoadyJay wrote:... and ugly.. thanks Ramtastico!

And have to yell "feed the beast"

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 9 years ago

Saw that too, 96.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 9 years ago

Just noticed that they are now offering a "season package" for the Cox streaming until 12/31. Only $25. Good deal if you expect to watch more than 5 games online at some point since they are $5 a game.

http://www.coxhub.com/live-stream-packages

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 9 years ago

Would like to see more of that press today

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 9 years ago

So, no free stream today?

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 9 years ago

$5. Pay it to our great media partner, Cox.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 9 years ago

So, what kind of turnout do we have there?

RhodyNJ · Unread post by **RhodyNJ** » 9 years ago

This was originally listed an an SNY game - guess they scrapped that?

BFC · Unread post by **BFC** » 9 years ago

Onyekaba sighting at 12:36, still no Watson.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 9 years ago

These refs love hearing their own whistle. Both ways. Seems like a foul on every play.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 9 years ago

When you didn't think the free throw shooting could get any worse...

Captainron@ · Unread post by **Captainron@** » 9 years ago

Score?

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 9 years ago

29-14

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 9 years ago

swarming defense and Garrett playing a good floor game

FT shooting abysmal....6-14

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 9 years ago

Delaware State is a good FT shooting team and they are 1-6. Maybe its the rims (yes I'm kidding).

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 9 years ago

Put me in Blue Man's camp, and others, for me the Reischel and Minnis experiment needs to be over. I have been plenty patient. Neither brings enough to the table, lack any offense and dont do enough in other areas of the game. Minnis and Butler should be 5/6 on the G depth chart. Reischel should be for emergency only.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 9 years ago

So we no longer have a mascot????

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 9 years ago

HOLY SHIT IS THAT A PG I SEE?

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 9 years ago

Jarvis Garrett has arrived this afternoon...hope he can build off this performance moving forward.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 9 years ago

Look what happens when we go up tempo. Inferior opponent, yes, but I don't care. That's what we need to do.

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 9 years ago

Jarvis turning it up!!!

hrstrat57 · Unread post by **hrstrat57** » 9 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote:Look what happens when we go up tempo. Inferior opponent, yes, but I don't care. That's what we need to do.

Push the ball all the time....

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 9 years ago

Yeah really hope this is the start of something for Garrett, and not just a good game against a terrible team. I know he has it in him, so it's just about confidence at this point I think.