Fatts (Grad Transfer to Maryland)

[PeterRamTime]

Reloading or basically having the same caliber team.

[rhodylaw]

Cox said they got back to defensive principals and it carried our energy into every facet of the game.

Well it's nice to see him finally acknowledge/understand this was the key component missing during our skid these last few weeks. I responded to a tweet of Cyril's basically saying this exact thing...get back to our lockdown team D and everything will open up from there.

We have obviously had more issues than just our defense recently, but the D should show up night in and night out in the same manner (just like the Hurley era). It certainly could've helped to get us the W at Davidson, possibly against St Louis as well (despite our offensive struggles). Hell it probably could've helped get us the wins against Brown and Richmond too.

I for one thought our D was way better. We were all over UMass.

It's just Tre Mitchell is a stud.

Defense better.

Offense a little better.
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All we can hope for with our wildly inconsistent offensive team is that we go on another heater. We have been hot or cold all season but let’s catch fire now.

[adam914]

[PeteRI]

Let's take this moment to salute Fatts for an.outstanding season. And let's hope he recaptures his midseason form!

[steviep123]

[reef]

Congrats Fatts love the quote about it being for teammates program and community, we need more players like Fatts not about Me it’s about We !!

[PeteRI]

We may have stumbled at the end of the season, but we still have one of the best backcourts in the whole country. They'll be talking about Fatts and Double Uno many years from now. Thanks for all the thrills!!!

[PeteRI]

We may have stumbled at the end of the season, but we still have one of the best damn backcourts in the whole country. They'll be talking about Fatts and Double Uno many years from now. Thanks for all the thrills!!!

[PeteRI]

Apparently I'm repeating myself, but these two stars are worth it!

[Rhody15]

Fatts’ latest Instagram caption...

Seems like he’s gone.

[ATPTourFan]

[RhodyKyle]

Fatts’ latest Instagram caption...

Seems like he’s gone.

Or could be him acknowledging that his season is over?

[Rhody74]

Fatts’ latest Instagram caption...

Seems like he’s gone.

Or could be him acknowledging that his season is over?

That’s what I thought.

[ramster]

Tom Garrick keeps the single season steals record. Russell got to within 2 steals of the all time URI single Season Steals Record of 88 steals.

Russell finished with 86 steals.

I thought Russell would break the record at UMASS Saturday night. But he did not get any steals vs UMASS which was the only game out of 30 games the season that he did not get a single steal.

[adam914]

Don't do it to me like that Fatts! Really REALLY hoping he is just referring to the season being over!

[Tjrams91]

He’s not leaving guys.

[DevRam]

Yeah, feels like the 10th social media post someone has read way to far into and started speculation for no reason

[Martyf250]

Yeah, feels like the 10th social media post someone has read way to far into and started speculation for no reason

This is why we can't have social media

[ramster]

Yeah, feels like the 10th social media post someone has read way to far into and started speculation for no reason

This is why we can't have social media

But the social media does get confusing at times. And sometimes it seems the confusion that results from some media posts might have been intentional.

[Rhody15]

Reading into Cyril’s comment of “ ” makes it seem like he’s surprised at the post/caption.

Gut feeling, he’s gone. Grad transfer and pros.

[Tjrams91]

Reading into Cyril’s comment of “ ” makes it seem like he’s surprised at the post/caption.

Gut feeling, he’s gone. Grad transfer and pros.

Smh. Isn’t the virus enough for folks to worry about?

[Rhody74]

Reading into Cyril’s comment of “ ” makes it seem like he’s surprised at the post/caption.

Gut feeling, he’s gone. Grad transfer and pros.

He’s a junior this year. He can’t head transfer until he “grads”.

[Rhody15]

Reading into Cyril’s comment of “ ” makes it seem like he’s surprised at the post/caption.

Gut feeling, he’s gone. Grad transfer and pros.

He’s a junior this year. He can’t head transfer until he “grads”.

Summer classes, could finish then.

[PeteRI]

Reading into Cyril’s comment of “ ” makes it seem like he’s surprised at the post/caption.

Gut feeling, he’s gone. Grad transfer and pros.

He’s a junior this year. He can’t head transfer until he “grads”.

Summer classes, could finish then.

So much for supporting.our best player. GTFOOH.

[Rhody74]

Reading into Cyril’s comment of “ ” makes it seem like he’s surprised at the post/caption.

Gut feeling, he’s gone. Grad transfer and pros.

He’s a junior this year. He can’t head transfer until he “grads”.

Summer classes, could finish then.

Even if he could that’s not a certainty so why announce it now. The more I think the stupider your take is.

[Taylor Swift]

He’s a junior this year. He can’t head transfer until he “grads”.

Summer classes, could finish then.

So much for supporting.our best player. GTFOOH.

Seriously!

And even then the team ALWAYS takes summer classes both sessions. To be a full time student you take 12-18 credits a semester. Most likely if an athlete takes 12 credits a semester here and there a summer class makes it easy peasy to get to the magic 120 to graduate in 4 years.

[FattsAndFurious]

Please no

[DevRam]

Reading into Cyril’s comment of “ ” makes it seem like he’s surprised at the post/caption.

Gut feeling, he’s gone. Grad transfer and pros.

Just curious how do you expect them to react to everything that has occurred these last 24 hours? Seriously these are two upperclassman who have the chance to make a run and possibly continue playing basketball together for longer. They are family and it has hit them that they have likely played there last games together as teammates. Speculating on Instagram captions and comments right now is honestly weak.

[RF1]

UConn fans have really got ahead of themselves. They already have him on their roster for next season:

2020 Recruiting: Fatts Russell
https://the-boneyard.com/threads/2020-r ... ll.154323/

[hrstrat57]

If Nova gets mentioned I’d be worried.

Extremely doubtful imho Hurley steals Cox best player...and if uConn happened Russell would instantly become Johnny Damon. I have to think legacy means something to Fatts.

[Tjrams91]

Please kill this dumb rumor

[steveystuds06]

Please kill this dumb rumor

How do you know he’s not leaving?

[FDshoes]

Reading the UConn message board is slightly concerning. TJ i hope you're right!!

[steveystuds06]

Reading the UConn message board is slightly concerning. TJ i hope you're right!!

Would Dan Hurley really fuck us over and steal our best player? I would be very surprised. The UCONN fans don’t know anything.

[FDshoes]

Reading the UConn message board is slightly concerning. TJ i hope you're right!!

Would Dan Hurley really fuck us over and steal our best player? I would be very surprised. The UCONN fans don’t know anything.

Would he seek it out? No probably not. But what would Hurley do if Fatts reached out to him? I highly doubt he would say no i cant take you. I just really hope this is over reacting. But you never know.

[Blue Man]

Jesus so the panic has gone from toilet paper back to reading 21 year olds IG captions again?

That comment could mean any number of things - from the season being over, to him wanting to declare for the NBA draft.

"Heard from a source" gets thrown around a lot on message boards - including this one. I would say that usually precedes a prediction that's accurate about 2% of the time or less. But hey, the whole country is shut down because of a virus that affects 98% of us like the common flu so who knows.

I'm going to bet that "source" was an IG post by Fatts Russell and a stab in the dark guess at what said 21 year old meant by that statement.

I would think it's far more likely that Fatts declares for the draft than jumps to another team - UConn or otherwise.

Fatts is THE guy here. UConn has a much more crowded backcourt of a sophomore, junior, and senior to compete with. Fatts is obviously better, but would he really want to compete for minutes there? Why would he have stayed and not jumped with Hurley right away?

Who knows - IF he goes - it would say far more about the state of our program than anything about Hurley or Fatts himself.

Regardless, this is RIDICULOUS speculation not even 24 hours after the most traumatic end to a college basketball season in the history of sports.

[RF1]

I am not at all suggesting a Fatts transfer to UConn a likely prospect. I just wanted to let you all know how the UConn fans are running with this based on very little real info. I can't imagine UConn being a great destination for a player that has just one year of eligibility. If the goal is to make the NCAA tourney, there are far many better bets elsewhere. UConn has already struggled in the AAC and I imagine it will be a tough early transition to the Big East.

[Billyboy78]

If he did it, it's got nothing to do with UConn. It's a chance to play for Hurley again, this time without having to sit out a year.

[PeterRamTime]

Would be nuts if he left.

With him and everyone else we have next year, I think we will have as much of a chance as anybody to make the tournament.

[hrstrat57]

In fairness to all participating in discussion here the player started it with a cryptic post on IG...

Clever play actually by Fatts IMO and gives us something to talk about vs covid19.

I’d prefer to see him run down Wheeler, Silk and Calverly.

[Billyboy78]

In fairness to all participating in discussion here the player started it with a cryptic post on IG...

Clever play actually by Fatts IMO and gives us something to talk about vs covid19.

I’d prefer to see him run down Wheeler, Silk and Calverly.

That got me wondering how much he needs now. Losing probably 3 games now hurts. No way he's catching Silk. He needs 860. It was a long shot before. He has a slight chance to catch Ernie, E.C. and Tyson though.

[reef]

I am not worried about it at all

[ramster]

In fairness to all participating in discussion here the player started it with a cryptic post on IG...

Clever play actually by Fatts IMO and gives us something to talk about vs covid19.

I’d prefer to see him run down Wheeler, Silk and Calverly.

Russell did start the ball rolling whether intentional or not. He didn’t deny or clear up the confusion. Then Langevine posted surprise at Fatts’ Instagram.

Now just since then the UConn Boneyard has a 144 post, 6 page Fatts Russell thread initiated from the Russell post. UConn is already talking staring lineups with Russell in.

Welcome to the Coronavirus College BB off season

https://the-boneyard.com/threads/2020-r ... 323/page-6

[Rhody74]

I’m worried that we’ll go completely bonkers here. Perhaps we should invite a mental health counselor to moderate while all sports have been shut down.

[BlackDogRants]

A part of me thinks this is just Fatts seeking attention type behavior. I vaguely remember him pulling a similar act when Hurley left.

I will say this though - if the one time transfer rule does pass - I can see him leaving. It seems - and I don’t know him, never met him - but it’s like Fatts is all about Fatts. If he has a chance to play for a contender or just on a bigger stage in his senior year I for sure see him taking that route. What is he staying in Rhode Island for? Let’s be real our roster and outlook isn’t getting better.

On another note: Completely for fun and as a distraction Jacob Toppin was on IG live with Obi and Crutcher. Bantering between them Obi and Crutcher ask Jacob what he thought about what they asked when at the foul line that last game at the Ryan Center - Jacob gets visibly nervous and says something like yo yo yo that’s not to be discussed that’s confidential. So a ton of people start commenting - Jacob to Dayton... so we can panic about that transfer too if we want.

[Rhody15]

We can’t talk about him leaving or else people here will say you’re not supporting our best player.

[Rhody15]

If Nova gets mentioned I’d be worried.

Extremely doubtful imho Hurley steals Cox best player...and if uConn happened Russell would instantly become Johnny Damon. I have to think legacy means something to Fatts.

Comparing the Red Sox Yankees rivalry to Rhody UConn?

not even close.

When was the last time we even played them?

[rhodyruckus]

Just give me the virus now if this is how offseason discussion will go...

[ram1980]

Would Dan Hurley really fuck us over and steal our best player? I would be very surprised. The UCONN fans don’t know anything.
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Why would you be surprised?? Don't deify Dan Hurley. Dan Hurley wants to win. If fatts wants to go there and Dan Hurley thinks he will help him win he welcomes him with open arms.

[rhodysurf]

A part of me thinks this is just Fatts seeking attention type behavior. I vaguely remember him pulling a similar act when Hurley left.

I will say this though - if the one time transfer rule does pass - I can see him leaving. It seems - and I don’t know him, never met him - but it’s like Fatts is all about Fatts. If he has a chance to play for a contender or just on a bigger stage in his senior year I for sure see him taking that route. What is he staying in Rhode Island for? Let’s be real our roster and outlook isn’t getting better.

On another note: Completely for fun and as a distraction Jacob Toppin was on IG live with Obi and Crutcher. Bantering between them Obi and Crutcher ask Jacob what he thought about what they asked when at the foul line that last game at the Ryan Center - Jacob gets visibly nervous and says something like yo yo yo that’s not to be discussed that’s confidential. So a ton of people start commenting - Jacob to Dayton... so we can panic about that transfer too if we want.

Even with the new rules there are prob restrictions for transferring within conference as an undergrad