Week #5 - Games of Interest

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

We begin Week #5 with the Rhody Rams in the midst of a three game losing streak, especially troubling was the loss at home to Davidson. All sports message boards are similar in they are a collection of like-minded, deeply committed supporters who regularly exhibit manic-depressive behavior. OK, so we are now down, but basically we have a talented team with many newcomers that have been slow to develop team cohesiveness and consistency. Hopefully this will change. Keep the faith!

In the AP poll, Wisconsin moves up to #9 position. In the others getting votes category, Richmond got 142 votes, Saint Louis got 64, and Western Kentucky got 2.

In the USA Today/Coaches poll, Richmond moves up 2 to #23 with Wisconsin at #9. In the others category, Saint Louis got 21 votes.

Gonzaga remains the nation's #1 team in the both AP poll and the Coaches' poll.

The cumulative record of URI's seven OOC opponents is currently 33-21, 0.611.

With the loss to Davidson, the key URI metrics took a hit, but on a brighter note, URI remains in the top quarter of the 357 DI teams:

NET - Not yet available.
BPI - 81, down 3
Pomeroy - 77, down 3
Sagarin - 80, down 6

Monday action in the A-10 :

VMI at George Mason, 1 PM. On ESPN+.

Bryant at UMass, 4 PM. On ESPN+.

St. Joseph's at #8 Tennessee, 6 PM. On SECN.

No games involving URI OOC opponents:

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 3 years ago

I believe that Bryant-UMass game is also on NESN.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

George Mason edged VMI, 68-66. Watching GMU blow a comfortable 8 point lead in last two minutes with bonehead plays, defensive lapses and missed FT's was mind boggling.

rhodysurf · Unread post by **rhodysurf** » 3 years ago

Tre mitchell got swatted like 3 times in a row by the big guy for Bryant

Smokinjimit2 · Unread post by **Smokinjimit2** » 3 years ago

Bryant is blowing out UMASS right now.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 3 years ago

Bryant wins. I think it's time we play them every year instead of PC.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 3 years ago

Grasso is doing a great job there. I imagine he’ll be shooting for a bigger job in a couple of years.

section(105) · Unread post by **section(105)** » 3 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑3 years ago Bryant wins. I think it's time we play them every year instead of PC.

.........aaaaahhhhh maybe.....but seriously, yes!

hrstrat57 · Unread post by **hrstrat57** » 3 years ago

Bryant

Not

Jersey77 · Unread post by **Jersey77** » 3 years ago

This year playing them, would of probably made sense.

Rhode_Island_Red · Unread post by **Rhode_Island_Red** » 3 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑3 years ago Bryant wins. I think it's time we play them every year instead of PC.

Nobody’s going to care if we beat Bryant. The only way URI will ever get the respect it deserves from the state is if we beat the fairly ridiculous chickenshit mental hospital’s brains in year in and year out.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

Bryant had a great game plan going into this game and they neutralized Tre Mitchell holding the big guy to 12 points. The Bulldogs won on some great shooting and out rebounded a taller UMass team and they needed all this to offset their 22 turnovers.

section(105) · Unread post by **section(105)** » 3 years ago

........time running out on the UMess Coach.......Tre and Mom’s guy move to the NBA......?

Rhody15 · Unread post by **Rhody15** » 3 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑3 years ago Bryant wins. I think it's time we play them every year instead of PC.

In today’s “clueless post showing the poster has little basketball intelligence,” I present you this!

Yea, let’s play a Home and Home with an NEC team, with a bad NET, sacrifice thousands of dollars in home game revenue, sacrifice a nationally televised game, and damage our resume if we were to lose.

All because they just beat a UMass team tonight, which was Bryant’s SECOND A-10 win ever? Give me a god damn break.

Stay tuned tomorrow to see our next clueless post!

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 3 years ago

Keep an eye on Grasso for our next coach!

Ha ha.

You never know, though!

hrstrat57 · Unread post by **hrstrat57** » 3 years ago

Rhody15 wrote: ↑3 years ago
Billyboy78 wrote: ↑3 years ago Bryant wins. I think it's time we play them every year instead of PC.
In today’s “clueless post showing the poster has little basketball intelligence,” I present you this!

Yea, let’s play a Home and Home with an NEC team, with a bad NET, sacrifice thousands of dollars in home game revenue, sacrifice a nationally televised game, and damage our resume if we were to lose.

All because they just beat a UMass team tonight, which was Bryant’s SECOND A-10 win ever? Give me a god damn break.

Stay tuned tomorrow to see our next clueless post!

hrstrat57 sniffs bait swims away

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 3 years ago

Nice win Bryant Bulldogs , have they ever had an OOC win over a top 8 conf before ??

section(105) · Unread post by **section(105)** » 3 years ago

rambone 78 wrote: ↑3 years ago Keep an eye on Grasso for our next coach!

Ha ha.

You never know, though!

........no, he is building that resume for........Fordham........he likes NY metro area........

Jersey77 · Unread post by **Jersey77** » 3 years ago

section(105) wrote: ↑3 years ago
rambone 78 wrote: ↑3 years ago Keep an eye on Grasso for our next coach!

Ha ha.

You never know, though!
........no, he is building that resume for........Fordham........he likes NY metro area........

He actually was the interim head coach at Fordham, the youngest Div1 head coach then in the country, at 29.

section(105) · Unread post by **section(105)** » 3 years ago

.......another NY guy that thinks he can turn that mess around......

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 3 years ago

105....never will he go back to Fordham, unless he wants to completely fuck up his coaching future.

Of course, if you can win there, you really could win anywhere.......

SmartyBarrett · Unread post by **SmartyBarrett** » 3 years ago

Smokinjimit2 wrote: ↑3 years ago Bryant is blowing out UMASS right now.

Bryant is REALLY impressive this season. If you haven't yet, check them out. Fast-paced high powered offense. Super fun team. I hope they win the NEC and dance.

rhodysurf · Unread post by **rhodysurf** » 3 years ago

I watched that game. Bryant is electric and tbh more fun to watch than URI right now

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 3 years ago

Rhody15 wrote: ↑3 years ago
Billyboy78 wrote: ↑3 years ago Bryant wins. I think it's time we play them every year instead of PC.
In today’s “clueless post showing the poster has little basketball intelligence,” I present you this!

Yea, let’s play a Home and Home with an NEC team, with a bad NET, sacrifice thousands of dollars in home game revenue, sacrifice a nationally televised game, and damage our resume if we were to lose.

All because they just beat a UMass team tonight, which was Bryant’s SECOND A-10 win ever? Give me a god damn break.

Stay tuned tomorrow to see our next clueless post!

First of all, let me say one thing. You're a creep. Number two, the post was tongue in cheek. Number three, I guarantee you that my basketball knowledge is far greater than yours. Ok, you can now go back to your Jermaine bashing. Carry on.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

URI's next opponent, St. Bonaventure, has only played two games due to pandemic and they got more bad news this morning as they learned that tomorrow night's game versus Buffalo has been canceled because of a positive Covid test in the Buffalo program.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

St. Joseph's was routed at Tennessee, 102-66. This was no contest from the get-go as the Vols raced out to a 27-9 start.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

Lots of A-10 action on Tuesday:

Charlotte at George Washington, 2 PM. On ESPN+.

Hofstra at Richmond, 2 PM. On ESPN+.

James Madison at VCU, 4 PM. On SECN.

Vanderbilt at Davidson, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

La Salle at Maryland, 7 PM. On BTN.

The Stony Brook -Fordham and the St. Bonaventure-Buffalo games have been canceled

In games involving URI OOC opponents:

Maine at Boston College, 12 Noon. On ACCN.

Nebraska at #9 Wisconsin, 7 PM. On FS1.

Wichita State at South Florida, 7 PM. On ESPN+.

Tennessee Tech at Western Kentucky, 7 PM. On ESPNU.

15 games have been postpone/canceled.

PeteRI · Unread post by **PeteRI** » 3 years ago

Damn, Bryant is really making some noise this year - both on and off the court. They almost beat Syracuse in their building, then Coach Grasso beat Boheim for making pathetic excuses why the game was so close. Then they beat UMass and do a much better job defending Tre than we did. And they did it with non-stop effort. Love these quotes from their coach in Bill Koch's article today:

"We don't hold the ball and try to run the clock.
it's the way we play. It's our style."

"These are kids who were recruited higher than them and have bigger reputations than them. So I think our guys came in with a chip on their shoulder and had something to prove."

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

Yes, Tre Mitchell put in 30 and 34 points in the two URI-UMass games last season. We made him look like an All-American. Cox better review the film of the Bryant game and come up with a better game plan to contain the big guy.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 3 years ago

Richmond and Davidson will both win and cover today

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 3 years ago

Hope you didn't put money on Richmond Reef. Sheesh.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

Charlotte who had previously defeated Davidson easily, in today's action edged GW, 66-65. GW is now 1-6.

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 3 years ago

Richmond GW and UMASS all laying eggs this week.

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 3 years ago

SLU is head and shoulder above everyone else. UR 2nd but distance between them and SLU is much greater than distance between them and 3 thru 6. Losing Sherrod was a big hit to their prospects this season.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

The Richmond loss at home is particularly bad because it means the Spiders will drop out of the top 25 in the USA Today/Coaches poll. There is currently no other team to fill the gap especially since Saint Louis lost at Minnesota on Sunday. VCU and Dayton are possibilities

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

On the strength of a strong first half, Boston College snapped its 4-game losing streak by defeating Maine, 78-62 . In BC's previous game, the Eagles had suffered their worst home defeat in Conte Forum history when Syracuse beat them, 101-63.

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 3 years ago

The A10 doesn’t have any 2019 Dayton squads, but the top half could beat you any night.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

Davidson gets nice win over SEC Vanderbilt, 85-65. Other than a brief lead in first half, Vandy trailed most of game. Davidson won the rebounding battle, 47-29. The Cats margin over Vanderbilt at the FT line was 25-8.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

Two A-10 games on Wednesday:

Towson at George Mason, 4 PM. On ESPN+.

UM Kansas City at Saint Louis, 8 PM. On ESPN+.

Only one game involving URI OOC opponents:

Georgetown at Seton Hall , 5 PM. On FS1.

6 games have been postpone/canceled.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 3 years ago

#11 Rutgers (6-0) at #23 Ohio State (6-1) at 4:30pm on BTN is a good one to watch this afternoon

No games Christmas Eve. Looking ahead to Christmas Day a couple of good games:
#9 Wisconsin (7-1) at #12 Michigan State (6-1) 12:30pm
#4 Iowa (7-1) at Minnesota (7-1) 8pm BTN

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 3 years ago

Bad loss Richmond may hurt their at large chances

Davidson playing well

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 3 years ago

Friars in a war early

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 3 years ago

Seton Hall handles Georgetown, 78-67.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 3 years ago

Bye bye Friars bye bye

Rhody15 · Unread post by **Rhody15** » 3 years ago

reef wrote: ↑3 years ago Bye bye Friars bye bye

Exhibit A of people caring about PC on this board.

If posters are gonna post “nobody cares about PC,” but then we have comments like this, the optics look pretty bad.

No need to comment on every single loss they have. They’ll win games, they’ll lose games.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 3 years ago

Rhody15 wrote: ↑3 years ago
reef wrote: ↑3 years ago Bye bye Friars bye bye
Exhibit A of people caring about PC on this board.

If posters are gonna post “nobody cares about PC,” but then we have comments like this, the optics look pretty bad.

No need to comment on every single loss they have. They’ll win games, they’ll lose games.

Why don’t you go to the PC Board?

You are clearly not a URI Fan.

neil · Unread post by **neil** » 3 years ago

A couple of years ago Rhody lost home games to Fordham and Lasalle. The chat board went crazy. One “fan” kept repeating that the season was over. As we all know the rams won out and went to the dance. That fan basically stopped posting.
15 writes that there is no need to comment on every single loss they have (pc). They will win games, they will lose games. How about applying that to Harris. He will have good games and bad ones. To the surprise of a few, he is a student athlete. Odds are he will not play professionally. He plays for the love of the game. It’s easy to criticize from the cheap seats. Have we forgotten how Garrick played early in his career? Happy holidays! Go Rhody!!!!

Rhode_Island_Red · Unread post by **Rhode_Island_Red** » 3 years ago

neil wrote: ↑3 years ago A couple of years ago Rhody lost home games to Fordham and Lasalle. The chat board went crazy. One “fan” kept repeating that the season was over. As we all know the rams won out and went to the dance. That fan basically stopped posting.
15 writes that there is no need to comment on every single loss they have (pc). They will win games, they will lose games. How about applying that to Harris. He will have good games and bad ones. To the surprise of a few, he is a student athlete. Odds are he will not play professionally. He plays for the love of the game. It’s easy to criticize from the cheap seats. Have we forgotten how Garrick played early in his career? Happy holidays! Go Rhody!!!!

Nice to hear from you, Neil — happy holidays to you and yours.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 3 years ago

Happy Holidays to Neil , Red and all of the Rhody faithful

Rhody15 · Unread post by **Rhody15** » 3 years ago

ramster wrote: ↑3 years ago
Rhody15 wrote: ↑3 years ago
reef wrote: ↑3 years ago Bye bye Friars bye bye
Exhibit A of people caring about PC on this board.

If posters are gonna post “nobody cares about PC,” but then we have comments like this, the optics look pretty bad.

No need to comment on every single loss they have. They’ll win games, they’ll lose games.
Why don’t you go to the PC Board?

You are clearly not a URI Fan.

I’m a PC fan because I don’t want to see people post about PC on the URI board nonstop?

Got it, makes total sense.