Early Top 25 Lists for 2016-17
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I see URI ranked between 15-25 in these polls that aren't worth the paper they are printed on. That would put URI somwhere between a 4-6 seed in the NCAA tournament. Just not sure how URI can get up to that sort of seeding unless URI goes something like 25-5 the way the OOC schedule is shaping up coupled with being in a mid major conference.
Hopefully I am wrong.
Hopefully I am wrong.
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Of course there is good talent on this roster, but is even better talent on the way?
An NCAA trip this season could really jump start things toward bringing in more 4 star recruits.
It's great that we are involved with so many already.
An NCAA trip this season could really jump start things toward bringing in more 4 star recruits.
It's great that we are involved with so many already.
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There isn't always a direct correlation to final poll rankings and NCAA seeds. Esp when it comes to non P5 schools. You have to factor in teams that come in and out of rankings and conference tourney results which disrupt things.
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Ramster, Ace posted that same article a little earlier than you.
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Nice to be a Top 25 Team and be in the mention in articles like these - as opposed to not being Top 25
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... tball-team
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Andre Berry would've been perfect in Biggest Loser.
Slava Ukraini!
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a10talk.com has been running a feature lately giving five reasons why each league team can make the tournament this year, and today it was URI's turn.
http://www.a10talk.com/five-reasons-rho ... ournament/
http://www.a10talk.com/five-reasons-rho ... ournament/
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Saw Andy Katz at the Kingston train station yesterday...just curious, does he live around here or anyone know what might have brought him here?
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Come on Jint fan--you should have asked him what brought him to Kingston.
I think we have really improved the Jint defense for this season and should be a solid contender for the NFC East.
I think we have really improved the Jint defense for this season and should be a solid contender for the NFC East.
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I know...should have asked him a lot of things...was on my way to walk on the bike path (I work from home but try get in 3 miles every day) - he asked me if I was leaving, seemed kinda stressed trying to find a parking spot to catch a train...I had a limited window between conference calls...eli#10 wrote:Come on Jint fan--you should have asked him what brought him to Kingston.
I think we have really improved the Jint defense for this season and should be a solid contender for the NFC East.
Hopefully, the Jints can contend this year....can't think about it too much now...I love football and basketball, but the biggest problem with that... = winter .... not a fan. So, hopefully, the Sox can get back on course.
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Passed him in Newport a few years ago. He was participating in a road race then.
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He lives in Boston, I believe.
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Well, he was probably on his way to New York for the NBA draft.
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Kinda looks that way now...from the Kingston Amtrak station to the Barclay's Center (with a little subway thrown in for fun). Same route we took to the A10 tourney....
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Glad he could see bentil taken 51st overall. He should have stayed in school and been the man over there but I am glad he is gone
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Saw him projected as high as mid twenties so that has to be seen as a disappointment. Have to think he could have improved his stock significantly by returning to PC to work on his ball skills, and in the process put together another year dominating the BE.
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Not sure where to put this, but are all 4 frosh expected in today? I know Cyril is on his way.
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Yes all 4 freshmen are now here and on campus. They will begin summer session 2 on Monday as well as begin workouts with the team. We officially have a full roster again!!!!
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Outstanding!Dre3000 wrote:Yes all 4 freshmen are now here and on campus. They will begin summer session 2 on Monday as well as begin workouts with the team. We officially have a full roster again!!!!
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Woot woot!
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What are the odds that were left out of the top 25 to begin the season?
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ESPN really takes this top 25 thing and runs with it, don't they? Today, it's what song defines each of the top 25 teams-
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... tball-team
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... tball-team
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Collective Soul had a song after 1995?
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As ridiculous as the premise of the article is, I have to admit that Louisville's song being "Let's Talk About Sex" was pretty funny.
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The fact that Dan has got this program to a point where we're a part of these types of articles in the offseason is mindblowing from where and when he took over.ace wrote:ESPN really takes this top 25 thing and runs with it, don't they? Today, it's what song defines each of the top 25 teams-
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/16585442/the-song-defines-top-25-college-basketball-team
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Absolutely.
Some very nice publicity from being in the preseason Top 25.
Any publicity is helpful as we go full speed ahead on the summer recruiting cycle
Some very nice publicity from being in the preseason Top 25.
Any publicity is helpful as we go full speed ahead on the summer recruiting cycle
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As cheesy as this sounds, I'd be pretty pumped if that Collective Soul song came on at the Ryan Center right after EC drops 25 points and the opposing team has to call a time out.
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5 seed is pretty good "respeck" but idk if I want Wichita State in a 5/12 game. If this were a gameshow and I had to choose between taking that and holding out for something better (or at least something else), I'd take my chances and keep playing.
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Are you kidding me--Hurley (me too) would take any 5 seed in a heart beat!
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I think it's more Wichita State, the 12 seed, doesn't want to play URI. Seriously this is the year. Can't fear anybody.
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Yes Ramster!!!
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Wish state just lost their two guys they've been riding for 4 years.
If we are who they say we are? not an issue.
If we are who they say we are? not an issue.
I want to change my name to BlockIslandFerry
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This is all hypothetical conjecture because the only thing this guy predicting us to play Wichita State in a 5/12 game ensures is that we won't play Wichita State in a 5/12 game. I'm just saying, in this hypothetical, I'd probably have a 6 seed and go up against one of the last P5 programs in, like a Cal or a Washington St. or Texas A&M or Florida State or someone that went .500 in their league and was gifted a berth as opposed to a team like Wichita State that always seems to overachieve and is probably greatly underseeded. More of a fun point about 5/12 game history and my respect for the Shockers' program.
Obviously I'd be thrilled if we end up with a 5 seed and won't care who we play.
Obviously I'd be thrilled if we end up with a 5 seed and won't care who we play.
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Everything about any preseason or even in season Joe Lunardi NCAA prediction bracket would be hypothetical. I'd assume he took into consideration Wichita State's history of Tournament performance.
Last year WSU was 11th seeded and upset 6th seed Arizona so there's that. WSU has a history of good performance in the Tournament
But WSU lost a lot
Baker and VanVleet were Wiclhita State's two leading scorers and both were Seniors. Grady was also a Senior who was their 4th leading scorer. Not a stellar 2016 recruiting class.
But URI will start 3 Seniors and 2 Juniors and Robinson, a Senior level player, off the Bench as it stands now. Others could and should vie for those spots and Playing time of course, but I'm optimistic that a 5-seed is not a reach and a reach would be higher than 5 for us.
This is a period when many players go for the gold and opt for a professional career early. Dunn and Bentil a local example where PC was decimated.
Will be an interesting year with Obadiah's prediction thread for sure.
Last year WSU was 11th seeded and upset 6th seed Arizona so there's that. WSU has a history of good performance in the Tournament
But WSU lost a lot
Baker and VanVleet were Wiclhita State's two leading scorers and both were Seniors. Grady was also a Senior who was their 4th leading scorer. Not a stellar 2016 recruiting class.
But URI will start 3 Seniors and 2 Juniors and Robinson, a Senior level player, off the Bench as it stands now. Others could and should vie for those spots and Playing time of course, but I'm optimistic that a 5-seed is not a reach and a reach would be higher than 5 for us.
This is a period when many players go for the gold and opt for a professional career early. Dunn and Bentil a local example where PC was decimated.
Will be an interesting year with Obadiah's prediction thread for sure.
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Uri vs Louisville with a sweet 16 berth on the line sign me up
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Amazing ! Only in Kingston where a fan of a team that has not made the tournament in nearly twenty years taking shots at a team coming off a national championship.TruePoint wrote:Villanova #2? Haha yeah right. Recency bias run amock. Next year they will back to what they are. Probably a 6 seed bounced in first round.
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Amazing! An asshole fan of an asshole school looking for an argument on another team's board.woodennickel1 wrote:Amazing ! Only in Kingston where a fan of a team that has not made the tournament in nearly twenty years taking shots at a team coming off a national championship.TruePoint wrote:Villanova #2? Haha yeah right. Recency bias run amock. Next year they will back to what they are. Probably a 6 seed bounced in first round.
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Nova is usually beaten by a lower seed within the first couple of rounds of the tourney, it's just a fact. Most neutral fans predict that in their brackets since it's been such a trend recently minus last year of course which they had a fantastic run at.
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A final four and a national championship in the last ten years seems like a pretty good run to me . Granted they are not a Kentucky or Duke type school. But any fan base not happy with that had issues.CT Rhody wrote:Nova is usually beaten by a lower seed within the first couple of rounds of the tourney, it's just a fact. Most neutral fans predict that in their brackets since it's been such a trend recently minus last year of course which they had a fantastic run at.
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I concur, I would easily take that, 95-98% of the fans of others programs in the country would take that. Just stating that they do get upset early in the tournament a lot more often then they should but that is a good problem to have coming from a program that hasn't even made the tournament in 10+ years.woodennickel1 wrote:A final four and a national championship in the last ten years seems like a pretty good run to me . Granted they are not a Kentucky or Duke type school. But any fan base not happy with that had issues.CT Rhody wrote:Nova is usually beaten by a lower seed within the first couple of rounds of the tourney, it's just a fact. Most neutral fans predict that in their brackets since it's been such a trend recently minus last year of course which they had a fantastic run at.
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We are entitled to blindly hate all teams in the big east.....
F*ck Alacki, DarthFriar, DirtyBeanFriar94, xCoachK, Boxworth, Friar Faithful, bicycleicycle, Matt_Keough, Patrick Norton, the Rosato brothers, and especially Benjamin Lord !
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http://www.si.com/college-basketball/20 ... =si_social
Pretty accurate summary of what has to happen to make the upcoming season a fun one-
Rhode Island: Getting Matthews healthy for the start of the season and finding the optimal mix of scoring and playmaking with which to surround him will be the mission this summer in Rhode Island. If Hurley can do that, and get his guys to defend the way they did in 2014-15—when they ranked ninth in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency, according to Kenpom.com—this team can earn and maintain a spot in the top 25 of the polls.
Pretty accurate summary of what has to happen to make the upcoming season a fun one-
Rhode Island: Getting Matthews healthy for the start of the season and finding the optimal mix of scoring and playmaking with which to surround him will be the mission this summer in Rhode Island. If Hurley can do that, and get his guys to defend the way they did in 2014-15—when they ranked ninth in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency, according to Kenpom.com—this team can earn and maintain a spot in the top 25 of the polls.
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I like the sound of that earn and maintain a spot in the Top 25
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Top 144 now is down to number 111.
Of interest:
Richmond #112
Fordham #134
Possible opponent Penn State #132
http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/men ... ews?page=1
Of interest:
Richmond #112
Fordham #134
Possible opponent Penn State #132
http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/men ... ews?page=1
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He lives in Newport in the summer and is always seen around town. Nice guy.NYGFan_Section208 wrote:Saw Andy Katz at the Kingston train station yesterday...just curious, does he live around here or anyone know what might have brought him here?
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Saw him filling up a geo metro at the Mobil station at the tower. Pat Riley was pumping the gas!
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