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spookydog wrote: ↑6 months ago

University of Rhode Island vs College of Charleston
TD Arena, Charleston, SC
Saturday, December 10, 2023
2:00PM

Media
TV: N/A
Online: FloHoops
Radio: Tune In Radio
App: Varsity Network
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast


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After losing back-to-back games in the state of Rhode Island, the Rams hope leaving this state will help turn their fortunes around. Rhody now heads to the College of Charleston for an afternoon tilt in South Carolina this coming Saturday. The Cougars have struggled so far this season after having a stellar season last year, making the NCAA tournament. They already have as many losses this season than they did all of last year. Charlestown was picked as preseason favorites in the CAA with 10 of the possible 14 first place votes.

The Cougars have a very well-balanced scoring attack. They have seven players averaging between 11 & 7 points per game. Leading the team in scoring is junior forward Ben Burham with 11.6 points per game. How he finds time to practice considering his arduous standup tour & according to my daughter he is also dating Phoebe Bridges. Oh wait, that last part is Bo Burnham, not Charleston’s Ben Burham. Preseason First Team Ante Brzovic & Preseason Second Team Reyne Smith are both tied at just over 11 points per game. Croatia native Brzonic is a big body downlow, at 6’10, is leading the team in rebounds at over 6 per game. Leading the point is Lafayette transfer CJ Fulton. He is the team’s main distributor with almost three and half assists per game. He is not much of a scorer so the Rams will have to play him as a pass first point guard. The Cougars best deep threats are Reyne Smith & Frankie Policelli. Policelli, whose name couldn’t sound more Italian, may be familiar with some Ram fans as he started his college career at Dayton. And one final stat that will come surprising to absolutely no one, Charleston shoots from the line almost 16% better than URI. Mind blown; I know.

As for the Rams, ummm…they are struggling. They can’t hit free throws, really struggle getting points off of turnovers & potentially don’t get enough three attempts per game. Charleston has played one less game than the Rams but have over 100 more three-point attempts. The Rams are shooting at a decent clip (35.2%) compared to Charleston (28.9%). These two teams last squared off in 2018 & the Rams really struggled from the floor. There may be some consistency in this game compared to the last game because Fatts shot 0-10 from three, which will probably be Foumena & Brown’s combined stat line from the charity stripe on Saturday. Since we just honored the Tyson, Cat, & ARD, I remember sitting in the student section at the Providence Civic Center in the second round of the NIT tournament in March of 1995. It was the first time Charleston & Rhody played each other, and that game was a thriller, with URI winning in overtime. That was the start of something special in Kingston.

As for Saturday’s game, I hope Rhody can pull of the upset win at Charleston, but I don’t see how it will happen with the way this team is currently playing. Even with the Cougars struggling so far, they are undefeated at home, albeit they’ve had just one home game. All their losses have either been at neutral sites or on the road against a ranked FAU team. Some potential good news is that since this game is on FloHoops, so only about 29 people will get to watch how bad Rhody has been playing as of late. My prediction, Charleston 73 – URI 65. Go Rhody!!



Opponent
Record:
4-4, 0-0 in the CAA
31-4, 16-2 in the CAA (Last Season)

Rankings (URI):
NCAA NET: 131 (240)
RPI: 59 (205)
KenPom: 131 (190)
BPI: 111 (254)
Sagarin: 69 (229)*
Barttovik: 90 (167)
*Denotes Last Season Rankings

Leaders:
Points – Ben Burnham 11.6 (Jr., F)
Rebounds – Ante Brzovic 6.1 (Jr., F)
Assists – CJ Fulton 3.4 (Jr., G) (1.3 TO per game)

Historical
Series: 3-1
H: 2-0, A: 0-1, N: 1-0
Most Recent Matchup: 11/13/18 66-55 L at Charleston
Most Recent Win Streak: 1 - Charleston
Match-up Predictor: 13.9% Chance of URI Winning

RhowdyRam02 wrote: ↑6 months ago Thank you for these notes. Just want to point out that Sagarin will not be doing rankings this season

Dino611 wrote: ↑6 months ago I hope there is a free trial on flo hoops…

rhodyrudder wrote: ↑6 months ago Btw this game is sunday

adam914 wrote: ↑6 months ago Definitely not going to bother paying for that crap FloHoops product now. So at least I got that going for me I guess...

Dino611 wrote: ↑6 months ago I hope there is a free trial on flo hoops…

adam914 wrote: ↑5 months ago No Weston this weekend. Hope everything with his family is ok.

adam914 wrote: ↑5 months ago No Weston this weekend. Hope everything with his family is ok.

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑5 months ago

adam914 wrote: ↑5 months ago No Weston this weekend. Hope everything with his family is ok.

He posted something a week or so on Instagram about losing someone. Might be his little brother.

Jdrums#3 wrote: ↑5 months ago

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑5 months ago

adam914 wrote: ↑5 months ago No Weston this weekend. Hope everything with his family is ok.

He posted something a week or so on Instagram about losing someone. Might be his little brother.

That’s right, PRT!

Good memory and thanks for the reminder.

Jersey77 wrote: ↑5 months ago When initially looking at the schedule, I immediately saw this as a loss at Charleston.
But after digging into it, I think we have a reasonable chance, even after losing to Brown at home.

This isn't the same Charleston team as last year, currently 4-4.
They did return a few solid players and added some decent newcomers, but also lost a couple of key pieces.
I am surprised that they don't have any players averaging over 27 minutes and 10 players earning double-digit minutes.
They have a fairly balanced scoring attack, but no player really standing out.

They do have the size to match-up against us, but they aren't a particular good shooting team.
Charleston 39.4% FG to our 48.5% and only 29% 3PT compared to our 35%.
Unfortunately, we are in trouble if this game comes down to the free throw line, 73.5% FT to our terrible 58%.
Coming in we do have a slight rebounding edge over them, and we are more athletic.

They are coming off a loss at FAU, let's see how they respond against us.
More important will be Archie getting our team on track, hopefully they put that bad loss in the rear-view mirror and give a strong effort on Sunday.

I won't be able to watch the game because I will be in Queens seeing our women vs. St. John's.
Go Rhody, we need a good day.

Jersey77 wrote: ↑5 months ago When initially looking at the schedule, I immediately saw this as a loss at Charleston.
But after digging into it, I think we have a reasonable chance, even after losing to Brown at home.

This isn't the same Charleston team as last year, currently 4-4.
They did return a few solid players and added some decent newcomers, but also lost a couple of key pieces.
I am surprised that they don't have any players averaging over 27 minutes and 10 players earning double-digit minutes.
They have a fairly balanced scoring attack, but no player really standing out.

They do have the size to match-up against us, but they aren't a particularly good shooting team.
Charleston 39.4% FG to our 48.5% and only 29% 3PT compared to our 35%.
Unfortunately, we are in trouble if this game comes down to the free throw line, 73.5% FT to our terrible 58%.
Coming in we do have a slight rebounding edge over them, and we are more athletic.

They are coming off a loss at FAU, let's see how they respond against us.
More important will be Archie getting our team on track, hopefully they put that bad loss in the rear-view mirror and give a strong effort on Sunday.

I won't be able to watch the game because I will be in Queens seeing our women vs. St. John's.
Go Rhody, we need a good day.

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago I think this game will tell us a lot about this team and our coach. All I'll say is I'm hearing rumblings that things aren't going well behind the scenes. This game either gets this team back to feeling confident and energized, or we could lose our next four games.. This is a must-win to me. And no when I say must win it doesn't mean I think we have a chance at a bid. I never thought that. It's a must-win to me because if we don't, I think we could have a repeat of last year, and that's going to kill any momentum for this program.

Start Cam. I understand his defense isn't where it needs to be yet, but let's see if this kid can provide a spark like he did against Northwestern. If he can drop 15 against a team like that, he can make a big impact against Charleston.

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago I think this game will tell us a lot about this team and our coach. All I'll say is I'm hearing rumblings that things aren't going well behind the scenes. This game either gets this team back to feeling confident and energized, or we could lose our next four games.. This is a must-win to me. And no when I say must win it doesn't mean I think we have a chance at a bid. I never thought that. It's a must-win to me because if we don't, I think we could have a repeat of last year, and that's going to kill any momentum for this program.

Start Cam. I understand his defense isn't where it needs to be yet, but let's see if this kid can provide a spark like he did against Northwestern. If he can drop 15 against a team like that, he can make a big impact against Charleston.

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑5 months ago

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago I think this game will tell us a lot about this team and our coach. All I'll say is I'm hearing rumblings that things aren't going well behind the scenes. This game either gets this team back to feeling confident and energized, or we could lose our next four games.. This is a must-win to me. And no when I say must win it doesn't mean I think we have a chance at a bid. I never thought that. It's a must-win to me because if we don't, I think we could have a repeat of last year, and that's going to kill any momentum for this program.

Start Cam. I understand his defense isn't where it needs to be yet, but let's see if this kid can provide a spark like he did against Northwestern. If he can drop 15 against a team like that, he can make a big impact against Charleston.

What are players not believing in what Archie is selling? Guys checking out?

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑5 months ago

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago I think this game will tell us a lot about this team and our coach. All I'll say is I'm hearing rumblings that things aren't going well behind the scenes. This game either gets this team back to feeling confident and energized, or we could lose our next four games.. This is a must-win to me. And no when I say must win it doesn't mean I think we have a chance at a bid. I never thought that. It's a must-win to me because if we don't, I think we could have a repeat of last year, and that's going to kill any momentum for this program.

Start Cam. I understand his defense isn't where it needs to be yet, but let's see if this kid can provide a spark like he did against Northwestern. If he can drop 15 against a team like that, he can make a big impact against Charleston.

What are players not believing in what Archie is selling? Guys checking out?

I'll just say I heard that a lot last year and was already hearing concerns about it again at Moehgun. But honestly, most coaches have players and parents who want more playing time or are unhappy with their roles. That's exactly why we see more transfers than ever.. Also, losing obviously makes things worse.

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑5 months ago

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago I think this game will tell us a lot about this team and our coach. All I'll say is I'm hearing rumblings that things aren't going well behind the scenes. This game either gets this team back to feeling confident and energized, or we could lose our next four games.. This is a must-win to me. And no when I say must win it doesn't mean I think we have a chance at a bid. I never thought that. It's a must-win to me because if we don't, I think we could have a repeat of last year, and that's going to kill any momentum for this program.

Start Cam. I understand his defense isn't where it needs to be yet, but let's see if this kid can provide a spark like he did against Northwestern. If he can drop 15 against a team like that, he can make a big impact against Charleston.

What are players not believing in what Archie is selling? Guys checking out?

I'll just say I heard that a lot last year and was already hearing concerns about it again at Moehgun. But honestly, most coaches have players and parents who want more playing time or are unhappy with their roles. That's exactly why we see more transfers than ever.. Also, losing obviously makes things worse.

theblueram wrote: ↑5 months ago

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑5 months ago

What are players not believing in what Archie is selling? Guys checking out?

I'll just say I heard that a lot last year and was already hearing concerns about it again at Moehgun. But honestly, most coaches have players and parents who want more playing time or are unhappy with their roles. That's exactly why we see more transfers than ever.. Also, losing obviously makes things worse.

Sorry Steve, but that is not the case unless you evidence to the contrary. Transfers are happening because players can move immediately and play. The best player on a bad team will get offers at other schools. Also, NIL will entice really good players to another team.

theblueram wrote: ↑5 months ago

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago

PeterRamTime wrote: ↑5 months ago

What are players not believing in what Archie is selling? Guys checking out?

I'll just say I heard that a lot last year and was already hearing concerns about it again at Moehgun. But honestly, most coaches have players and parents who want more playing time or are unhappy with their roles. That's exactly why we see more transfers than ever.. Also, losing obviously makes things worse.

Sorry Steve, but that is not the case unless you evidence to the contrary. Transfers are happening because players can move immediately and play. The best player on a bad team will get offers at other schools. Also, NIL will entice really good players to another team.

Rhody15 wrote: ↑5 months ago

theblueram wrote: ↑5 months ago

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago

I'll just say I heard that a lot last year and was already hearing concerns about it again at Moehgun. But honestly, most coaches have players and parents who want more playing time or are unhappy with their roles. That's exactly why we see more transfers than ever.. Also, losing obviously makes things worse.

Sorry Steve, but that is not the case unless you evidence to the contrary. Transfers are happening because players can move immediately and play. The best player on a bad team will get offers at other schools. Also, NIL will entice really good players to another team.

It’s both.

NIL and playing time both play a role in transferring.

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑5 months ago A lot of players from the AAU culture don't like playing for hard ass college coaches, especially if things aren't working and players start tuning out the coach.

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago I think this game will tell us a lot about this team and our coach. All I'll say is I'm hearing rumblings that things aren't going well behind the scenes. This game either gets this team back to feeling confident and energized, or we could lose our next four games.. This is a must-win to me. And no when I say must win it doesn't mean I think we have a chance at a bid. I never thought that. It's a must-win to me because if we don't, I think we could have a repeat of last year, and that's going to kill any momentum for this program.

Start Cam. I understand his defense isn't where it needs to be yet, but let's see if this kid can provide a spark like he did against Northwestern. If he can drop 15 against a team like that, he can make a big impact against Charleston.

theblueram wrote: ↑5 months ago It's a shame what is going on here. When EC and Hass were freshman, about this time we were imploring Dan to start them. He did, and we were much better off. Either the freshman aren't good players, which falls on the coach, or he thinks losing to Brown is ok. Either way, this is not going as I expected.

reef wrote: ↑5 months ago I doubt Arch is going to start Cam anytime soon though I would like to see him get 15-20 minutes or more to see what he can do

ramster wrote: ↑5 months ago

reef wrote: ↑5 months ago I doubt Arch is going to start Cam anytime soon though I would like to see him get 15-20 minutes or more to see what he can do

Would you start him Reef?

Stevey is saying start Cam. He is not implying he will.

ramster wrote: ↑5 months ago

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago I think this game will tell us a lot about this team and our coach. All I'll say is I'm hearing rumblings that things aren't going well behind the scenes. This game either gets this team back to feeling confident and energized, or we could lose our next four games.. This is a must-win to me. And no when I say must win it doesn't mean I think we have a chance at a bid. I never thought that. It's a must-win to me because if we don't, I think we could have a repeat of last year, and that's going to kill any momentum for this program.

Start Cam. I understand his defense isn't where it needs to be yet, but let's see if this kid can provide a spark like he did against Northwestern. If he can drop 15 against a team like that, he can make a big impact against Charleston.

Stevey,
Minutes from Cam last 5 games have dropped with each game from 28, 18, 11, 9 and 7
28 minutes was Estevez’ high for the year vs Northwestern and he scored 15 points

His last 2 games with PC and Brown Cam has looked tentative and has had 3 turnovers in just 16 minutes. In other games he has played with confidence.

In starting Cam who would you sit? Who would your starters be?

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago All I'll say is I'm hearing rumblings that things aren't going well behind the scenes.

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago

ramster wrote: ↑5 months ago

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago I think this game will tell us a lot about this team and our coach. All I'll say is I'm hearing rumblings that things aren't going well behind the scenes. This game either gets this team back to feeling confident and energized, or we could lose our next four games.. This is a must-win to me. And no when I say must win it doesn't mean I think we have a chance at a bid. I never thought that. It's a must-win to me because if we don't, I think we could have a repeat of last year, and that's going to kill any momentum for this program.

Start Cam. I understand his defense isn't where it needs to be yet, but let's see if this kid can provide a spark like he did against Northwestern. If he can drop 15 against a team like that, he can make a big impact against Charleston.

Stevey,
Minutes from Cam last 5 games have dropped with each game from 28, 18, 11, 9 and 7
28 minutes was Estevez’ high for the year vs Northwestern and he scored 15 points

His last 2 games with PC and Brown Cam has looked tentative and has had 3 turnovers in just 16 minutes. In other games he has played with confidence.

In starting Cam who would you sit? Who would your starters be?

I doubt Cam stands much of a chance to start. But he doesn't need to be getting under 10 minutes, either...It's tough for a player when one or two mistakes means you're likely out. If Archie allows Cam to work through those learning moments, I believe we'll witness some impressive performances from him. Besides, he's got the potential to catch fire from beyond the arc.

I'd go Luis, Cam, House, Zek, Bilau. If Bilau can't start, then I'd put Fuchs in there. Although Foumena runs the floor better than all our bigs, he may be better for offensive purposes. For a solid defensive anchor, Brown's your guy. The specific big doesn't matter as much to me as having the other four in the starting lineup..

My thought process is we need this team to get some easy baskets and we need to have more ball pressure on the defensive end. Instead of constantly trying to run through screens, I would switch everything. Or I'd try a zone. I think Charleston shoots 28% from 3. If they shoot like they normally do, and if we rebound well, and that's a big IF, we can play more up-tempo, hopefully leading to easier baskets and possibly more open 3-point shots. Which would be great if you have guys like Zek and Cam open from deep.

I don't want to go into this game with no changes. I'm not saying they abandon everything they have practiced; I'm just hoping Archie sprinkled in some new ideas since his worst loss as the head coach of our program.

We'll see!!

theblueram wrote: ↑5 months ago

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago

ramster wrote: ↑5 months ago

Stevey,
Minutes from Cam last 5 games have dropped with each game from 28, 18, 11, 9 and 7
28 minutes was Estevez’ high for the year vs Northwestern and he scored 15 points

His last 2 games with PC and Brown Cam has looked tentative and has had 3 turnovers in just 16 minutes. In other games he has played with confidence.

In starting Cam who would you sit? Who would your starters be?

I doubt Cam stands much of a chance to start. But he doesn't need to be getting under 10 minutes, either...It's tough for a player when one or two mistakes means you're likely out. If Archie allows Cam to work through those learning moments, I believe we'll witness some impressive performances from him. Besides, he's got the potential to catch fire from beyond the arc.

I'd go Luis, Cam, House, Zek, Bilau. If Bilau can't start, then I'd put Fuchs in there. Although Foumena runs the floor better than all our bigs, he may be better for offensive purposes. For a solid defensive anchor, Brown's your guy. The specific big doesn't matter as much to me as having the other four in the starting lineup..

My thought process is we need this team to get some easy baskets and we need to have more ball pressure on the defensive end. Instead of constantly trying to run through screens, I would switch everything. Or I'd try a zone. I think Charleston shoots 28% from 3. If they shoot like they normally do, and if we rebound well, and that's a big IF, we can play more up-tempo, hopefully leading to easier baskets and possibly more open 3-point shots. Which would be great if you have guys like Zek and Cam open from deep.

I don't want to go into this game with no changes. I'm not saying they abandon everything they have practiced; I'm just hoping Archie sprinkled in some new ideas since his worst loss as the head coach of our program.

We'll see!!

Steve we are 4-4 against D1 teams. And our schedule is a disaster from SOS. We are NET 240. This team is basically a disaster.

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago

ramster wrote: ↑5 months ago

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago I think this game will tell us a lot about this team and our coach. All I'll say is I'm hearing rumblings that things aren't going well behind the scenes. This game either gets this team back to feeling confident and energized, or we could lose our next four games.. This is a must-win to me. And no when I say must win it doesn't mean I think we have a chance at a bid. I never thought that. It's a must-win to me because if we don't, I think we could have a repeat of last year, and that's going to kill any momentum for this program.

Start Cam. I understand his defense isn't where it needs to be yet, but let's see if this kid can provide a spark like he did against Northwestern. If he can drop 15 against a team like that, he can make a big impact against Charleston.

Stevey,
Minutes from Cam last 5 games have dropped with each game from 28, 18, 11, 9 and 7
28 minutes was Estevez’ high for the year vs Northwestern and he scored 15 points

His last 2 games with PC and Brown Cam has looked tentative and has had 3 turnovers in just 16 minutes. In other games he has played with confidence.

In starting Cam who would you sit? Who would your starters be?

I doubt Cam stands much of a chance to start. But he doesn't need to be getting under 10 minutes, either...It's tough for a player when one or two mistakes means you're likely out. If Archie allows Cam to work through those learning moments, I believe we'll witness some impressive performances from him. Besides, he's got the potential to catch fire from beyond the arc.

I'd go Luis, Cam, House, Zek, Bilau. If Bilau can't start, then I'd put Fuchs in there. Although Foumena runs the floor better than all our bigs, he may be better for offensive purposes. For a solid defensive anchor, Brown's your guy. The specific big doesn't matter as much to me as having the other four in the starting lineup..

My thought process is we need this team to get some easy baskets and we need to have more ball pressure on the defensive end. Instead of constantly trying to run through screens, I would switch everything. Or I'd try a zone. I think Charleston shoots 28% from 3. If they shoot like they normally do, and if we rebound well, and that's a big IF, we can play more up-tempo, hopefully leading to easier baskets and possibly more open 3-point shots. Which would be great if you have guys like Zek and Cam open from deep.

I don't want to go into this game with no changes. I'm not saying they abandon everything they have practiced; I'm just hoping Archie sprinkled in some new ideas since his worst loss as the head coach of our program.

We'll see!!

ramster wrote: ↑5 months ago

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago

ramster wrote: ↑5 months ago

Stevey,
Minutes from Cam last 5 games have dropped with each game from 28, 18, 11, 9 and 7
28 minutes was Estevez’ high for the year vs Northwestern and he scored 15 points

His last 2 games with PC and Brown Cam has looked tentative and has had 3 turnovers in just 16 minutes. In other games he has played with confidence.

In starting Cam who would you sit? Who would your starters be?

I doubt Cam stands much of a chance to start. But he doesn't need to be getting under 10 minutes, either...It's tough for a player when one or two mistakes means you're likely out. If Archie allows Cam to work through those learning moments, I believe we'll witness some impressive performances from him. Besides, he's got the potential to catch fire from beyond the arc.

I'd go Luis, Cam, House, Zek, Bilau. If Bilau can't start, then I'd put Fuchs in there. Although Foumena runs the floor better than all our bigs, he may be better for offensive purposes. For a solid defensive anchor, Brown's your guy. The specific big doesn't matter as much to me as having the other four in the starting lineup..

My thought process is we need this team to get some easy baskets and we need to have more ball pressure on the defensive end. Instead of constantly trying to run through screens, I would switch everything. Or I'd try a zone. I think Charleston shoots 28% from 3. If they shoot like they normally do, and if we rebound well, and that's a big IF, we can play more up-tempo, hopefully leading to easier baskets and possibly more open 3-point shots. Which would be great if you have guys like Zek and Cam open from deep.

I don't want to go into this game with no changes. I'm not saying they abandon everything they have practiced; I'm just hoping Archie sprinkled in some new ideas since his worst loss as the head coach of our program.

We'll see!!

Do you think Cam can play Point Guard on this team?

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago

theblueram wrote: ↑5 months ago

steveystuds06 wrote: ↑5 months ago

I doubt Cam stands much of a chance to start. But he doesn't need to be getting under 10 minutes, either...It's tough for a player when one or two mistakes means you're likely out. If Archie allows Cam to work through those learning moments, I believe we'll witness some impressive performances from him. Besides, he's got the potential to catch fire from beyond the arc.

I'd go Luis, Cam, House, Zek, Bilau. If Bilau can't start, then I'd put Fuchs in there. Although Foumena runs the floor better than all our bigs, he may be better for offensive purposes. For a solid defensive anchor, Brown's your guy. The specific big doesn't matter as much to me as having the other four in the starting lineup..

My thought process is we need this team to get some easy baskets and we need to have more ball pressure on the defensive end. Instead of constantly trying to run through screens, I would switch everything. Or I'd try a zone. I think Charleston shoots 28% from 3. If they shoot like they normally do, and if we rebound well, and that's a big IF, we can play more up-tempo, hopefully leading to easier baskets and possibly more open 3-point shots. Which would be great if you have guys like Zek and Cam open from deep.

I don't want to go into this game with no changes. I'm not saying they abandon everything they have practiced; I'm just hoping Archie sprinkled in some new ideas since his worst loss as the head coach of our program.

We'll see!!

Steve we are 4-4 against D1 teams. And our schedule is a disaster from SOS. We are NET 240. This team is basically a disaster.

Things are troubling right now, and that's why I'm suggesting some changes should be made. I wouldn't call it a disaster yet. We have one horrible loss. If that continues to happen and we finish at the bottom of the A10, that's a disaster. Many teams have a bad loss on their resume, so we must get back on track tomorrow.