But people here keep saying he doesn't want to deal with the transfer route??????bigappleram wrote: ↑1 year ago We just offered a 6’9” juco forward which would indicate Archie knows we need bigs ready to play to balance all the youth.
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The coach who is paid about $1.7m a year now realizes he needs this? I’m pretty sure everyone on this board already knew that. But sadly maybe that’s because we have been through a few of these rebuilds before and this scale of a rebuild is new to Archie.bigappleram wrote: ↑1 year ago We just offered a 6’9” juco forward which would indicate Archie knows we need bigs ready to play to balance all the youth.
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Ya kinda gotta back off on the coach. He came on board in March and had to basically get a new team together quick. Or else we wouldn't have a team this year. He does need to hit some home run top freshman though, which I'm confident he will do.RIFan wrote: ↑1 year agoThe coach who is paid about $1.7m a year now realizes he needs this? I’m pretty sure everyone on this board already knew that. But sadly maybe that’s because we have been through a few of these rebuilds before and this scale of a rebuild is new to Archie.bigappleram wrote: ↑1 year ago We just offered a 6’9” juco forward which would indicate Archie knows we need bigs ready to play to balance all the youth.
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Not sure he knew Fouma was gonna redshirt and that Bilau was gonna have a entire knee injury.
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Archie definitely gets a pass because he was out of coaching last season and didn't get in a full recruiting cycle, when hired earlier this past year.theblueram wrote: ↑1 year agoYa kinda gotta back off on the coach. He came on board in March and had to basically get a new team together quick. Or else we wouldn't have a team this year. He does need to hit some home run top freshman though, which I'm confident he will do.RIFan wrote: ↑1 year agoThe coach who is paid about $1.7m a year now realizes he needs this? I’m pretty sure everyone on this board already knew that. But sadly maybe that’s because we have been through a few of these rebuilds before and this scale of a rebuild is new to Archie.bigappleram wrote: ↑1 year ago We just offered a 6’9” juco forward which would indicate Archie knows we need bigs ready to play to balance all the youth.
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Who?bigappleram wrote: ↑1 year ago We just offered a 6’9” juco forward which would indicate Archie knows we need bigs ready to play to balance all the youth.
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Tyson Brown.Rhodymob05 wrote: ↑1 year agoWho?bigappleram wrote: ↑1 year ago We just offered a 6’9” juco forward which would indicate Archie knows we need bigs ready to play to balance all the youth.
Look in the recruiting thread
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Archie gets a pass, so this seasons $1.7m is just a gift and next year is when we are supposed to expect things? Yes he did not have a whole recruiting cycle but are any other new coaches having success this year or did they all get a pass? Seems like another Miller who was also unemployed last year is doing fine. I know all circumstances are not the same, but he doesn’t get a pass…if things were going great would this season not count in your opinion of his job performance?
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Yeah, I don't know. I haven't seen any top recruits yet. We supposedly have a top shelf assistant staff. But I haven't seen us seriously involved in any top recruits. So I do have my own worries. With DH, we had EC committed who was a 4* HS recruit along with Hass and Jarvis for his second year.RIFan wrote: ↑1 year ago Archie gets a pass, so this seasons $1.7m is just a gift and next year is when we are supposed to expect things? Yes he did not have a whole recruiting cycle but are any other new coaches having success this year or did they all get a pass? Seems like another Miller who was also unemployed last year is doing fine.
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Let’s be real if Archie didn’t lose the twins we’d be top 4 might even be higher this season with how garbage the A10 is this year. Losing those twins was more than a huge lose.
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Yes RIF, Archie does get a pass this season.RIFan wrote: ↑1 year ago Archie gets a pass, so this seasons $1.7m is just a gift and next year is when we are supposed to expect things? Yes he did not have a whole recruiting cycle but are any other new coaches having success this year or did they all get a pass? Seems like another Miller who was also unemployed last year is doing fine. I know all circumstances are not the same, but he doesn’t get a pass…if things were going great would this season not count in your opinion of his job performance?
He is building for a long-term successful program, even if it means this season will be a struggle.
Being out of coaching for a year does put him behind in recruiting.
Don't even compare his situation to his brother Sean's.
Xavier is coming off an NIT Championship season.
They returned a solid core from that team: Nunge, Freemantle, Jones, Kunkel, and Hunter.
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Sorry, not giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year. I don’t even want to hear that bs.
His brother was out multiple years and faced sanctions and is top of the Big East and will be ranked Top 20.
All those kids on Xavier could have left. They didn’t.
That’s soft as shit giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year.
Archie whiffed on getting higher impart kids such as Femi, N’Guessan and Durogordon. Had to settle for what we currently have.
Obviously I didn’t expect to compete for postseason tournaments this year, but also did not expect us to be this inept.
His brother was out multiple years and faced sanctions and is top of the Big East and will be ranked Top 20.
All those kids on Xavier could have left. They didn’t.
That’s soft as shit giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year.
Archie whiffed on getting higher impart kids such as Femi, N’Guessan and Durogordon. Had to settle for what we currently have.
Obviously I didn’t expect to compete for postseason tournaments this year, but also did not expect us to be this inept.
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GTFOHArchieOrBust wrote: ↑1 year ago Let’s be real if Archie didn’t lose the twins we’d be top 4 might even be higher this season with how garbage the A10 is this year. Losing those twins was more than a huge lose.
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Look at what Archie came into compared to Sean.Rhody15 wrote: ↑1 year ago Sorry, not giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year. I don’t even want to hear that bs.
His brother was out multiple years and faced sanctions and is top of the Big East and will be ranked Top 20.
All those kids on Xavier could have left. They didn’t.
That’s soft as shit giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year.
Archie whiffed on getting higher impart kids such as Femi, N’Guessan and Durogordon. Had to settle for what we currently have.
No comparison, not even close.
Sean did have his issues at Arizona, but he has a strong resume.
Top 10 winning % among all active NCAA coaches.
Also produced 13 players drafted in the NBA including 5 lottery picks.
Not to mention his previous success at Xavier.
Why would any of those players leave from the previous season?
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3 of their starters are 5th year seniors, including one transfer. Sean obviously had to recruit them to stay instead of playing professionally.Jersey77 wrote: ↑1 year agoLook at what Archie came into compared to Sean.Rhody15 wrote: ↑1 year ago Sorry, not giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year. I don’t even want to hear that bs.
His brother was out multiple years and faced sanctions and is top of the Big East and will be ranked Top 20.
All those kids on Xavier could have left. They didn’t.
That’s soft as shit giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year.
Archie whiffed on getting higher impart kids such as Femi, N’Guessan and Durogordon. Had to settle for what we currently have.
No comparison, not even close.
Sean did have his issues at Arizona, but he has a strong resume.
Top 10 winning % among all active NCAA coaches.
Also produced 13 players drafted in the NBA including 5 lottery picks.
Not to mention his previous success at Xavier.
Why would any of those players leave from the previous season?
I don’t know, I just have a hard time giving Archie a pass and basically punting away this season.
I expected .500 ball this season, and no way did I think we’d struggled to win 10 games.
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I hear ya. Archie had to recruit Carey, Martin, Thomas and Ish to stay.Rhody15 wrote: ↑1 year ago3 of their starters are 5th year seniors, including one transfer. Sean obviously had to recruit them to stay instead of playing professionally.Jersey77 wrote: ↑1 year agoLook at what Archie came into compared to Sean.Rhody15 wrote: ↑1 year ago Sorry, not giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year. I don’t even want to hear that bs.
His brother was out multiple years and faced sanctions and is top of the Big East and will be ranked Top 20.
All those kids on Xavier could have left. They didn’t.
That’s soft as shit giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year.
Archie whiffed on getting higher impart kids such as Femi, N’Guessan and Durogordon. Had to settle for what we currently have.
No comparison, not even close.
Sean did have his issues at Arizona, but he has a strong resume.
Top 10 winning % among all active NCAA coaches.
Also produced 13 players drafted in the NBA including 5 lottery picks.
Not to mention his previous success at Xavier.
Why would any of those players leave from the previous season?
I don’t know, I just have a hard time giving Archie a pass and basically punting away this season.
I expected .500 ball this season, and no way did I think we’d struggled to win 10 games.
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People told me I was wrong when I said I wanted to keep the twins. I thought they could have been great under Archie, but it is what it is. I get why Archie wanted a clean slate.
I wanted Durugordon, but I trusted the staff. So far, it looks like a big miss. I guess they went with the higher-upside long-term player in Weston. But I would have preferred both players.
No coach getting paid what Archie is should get a complete pass for any season. I agree that you have to factor in that he was off for a year, which is why I have higher expectations for this next class. If he has a bunch of misses again, I'll start worrying.
As many of you already know, I think Cam Esteves is a stud, and Connor could end up being a nice piece once he adjusts to this next level. Both help fill our desperate need for more shooters...However, I still don't expect two freshmen to come in and dominate from day one, so I expect him to land more immediate impact players like that Juco big. We need it.
I wanted Durugordon, but I trusted the staff. So far, it looks like a big miss. I guess they went with the higher-upside long-term player in Weston. But I would have preferred both players.
No coach getting paid what Archie is should get a complete pass for any season. I agree that you have to factor in that he was off for a year, which is why I have higher expectations for this next class. If he has a bunch of misses again, I'll start worrying.
As many of you already know, I think Cam Esteves is a stud, and Connor could end up being a nice piece once he adjusts to this next level. Both help fill our desperate need for more shooters...However, I still don't expect two freshmen to come in and dominate from day one, so I expect him to land more immediate impact players like that Juco big. We need it.
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Archie walked onto campus, opened up shop with what? Thomas, Carey, Samb, Ish, and Martin and a walk on……..not exactly a stellar group and then cobble together some portal players and here we are. Gonna be a long road to A-10 relevance again. Not an issue for me on Archie getting a pass or not, just the reality of situation.
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I am sure Archie is also very disappointed, I don't think he purposely punted.Rhody15 wrote: ↑1 year ago3 of their starters are 5th year seniors, including one transfer. Sean obviously had to recruit them to stay instead of playing professionally.Jersey77 wrote: ↑1 year agoLook at what Archie came into compared to Sean.Rhody15 wrote: ↑1 year ago Sorry, not giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year. I don’t even want to hear that bs.
His brother was out multiple years and faced sanctions and is top of the Big East and will be ranked Top 20.
All those kids on Xavier could have left. They didn’t.
That’s soft as shit giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year.
Archie whiffed on getting higher impart kids such as Femi, N’Guessan and Durogordon. Had to settle for what we currently have.
No comparison, not even close.
Sean did have his issues at Arizona, but he has a strong resume.
Top 10 winning % among all active NCAA coaches.
Also produced 13 players drafted in the NBA including 5 lottery picks.
Not to mention his previous success at Xavier.
Why would any of those players leave from the previous season?
I don’t know, I just have a hard time giving Archie a pass and basically punting away this season.
I expected .500 ball this season, and no way did I think we’d struggled to win 10 games.
Shit happens, but still there were no high expectations.
I think he was hoping Ant would have a qualified and took a chance on him.
The 2 injuries to Bilau weren't planned.
Bray struggling out of the gate was a surprise.
Also, who knows what went into the Foumena decision to RS.
In addition, Hutch getting mono weakened him and put him behind.
I do see some light at the end of the tunnel.
Obviously, no-one gets a total/complete pass.
I didn't mean it like that.
They still have to go to work and do their job.
Archie just feels that he is doing the right thing for the good of the program going forward.
And yeah, I am taking it easy on him for this season.
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I agree, Jersey. Sean inherited a much better program than Archie.Jersey77 wrote: ↑1 year agoLook at what Archie came into compared to Sean.Rhody15 wrote: ↑1 year ago Sorry, not giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year. I don’t even want to hear that bs.
His brother was out multiple years and faced sanctions and is top of the Big East and will be ranked Top 20.
All those kids on Xavier could have left. They didn’t.
That’s soft as shit giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year.
Archie whiffed on getting higher impart kids such as Femi, N’Guessan and Durogordon. Had to settle for what we currently have.
No comparison, not even close.
Sean did have his issues at Arizona, but he has a strong resume.
Top 10 winning % among all active NCAA coaches.
Also produced 13 players drafted in the NBA including 5 lottery picks.
Not to mention his previous success at Xavier.
Why would any of those players leave from the previous season?
Sean is a fantastic coach, but it's easier to recruit at a big east school, and he inherited a better roster.
Did I expect a better season? 100%. I'm surprised we are this bad. I really am. But you can see that this team is coached well. I haven't lost faith in this staff whatsoever. Archie will get us back to the top of the A10.
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I'm expecting news on the recruiting front. This staff needs to produce some high recruits.
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I agree they appear well coached, it’s his recruiting and talent evaluation that seems not up to expectations. Usually there is excitement and a new staff can sell a vision and at least in Dan’s case get immediate impact players. Archie has a much longer and more distinguished career than Dan did when he took over.
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I think he could have been more aggressive in the transfer portal and I think he should be more aggressive in the transfer portal in the future.
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Yes, Archie knows what is needed. He took over a mismanaged situation that should never been allowed to occur.bigappleram wrote: ↑1 year ago We just offered a 6’9” juco forward which would indicate Archie knows we need bigs ready to play to balance all the youth.
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I just want to see his first big recruit. A cornerstone. To get national attention on this program. To get things moving. Hope it happens soon.
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As the season has played out, reality has smacked me in the face.
We have a long way to go before we get to NCAA Tourney level. Not just get there but be good enough to be competitive in a tourney game or win a game in the tourney.
When I watch tourney level teams play, the talent gap is significant right now. But, it’s only a snap shot of now and that doesn’t mean that gap can’t close some next season as our players get more experience under this staff, IF their skills improve and IF we add a couple of key pieces.
I think - IF all goes right - we could be playing meaningful games next year. I am not saying tourney or NIT potential but maybe just outside NIT with maybe a shot at it (NIT) if the conference remains down and the majority of breaks fall our way.
For me that is best case and most optimistic scenario, right now. And, fwiw, my best case, most optimistic scenario rarely happens.
That said, it will be a longer rebuild than I initially anticipated.
We have a long way to go before we get to NCAA Tourney level. Not just get there but be good enough to be competitive in a tourney game or win a game in the tourney.
When I watch tourney level teams play, the talent gap is significant right now. But, it’s only a snap shot of now and that doesn’t mean that gap can’t close some next season as our players get more experience under this staff, IF their skills improve and IF we add a couple of key pieces.
I think - IF all goes right - we could be playing meaningful games next year. I am not saying tourney or NIT potential but maybe just outside NIT with maybe a shot at it (NIT) if the conference remains down and the majority of breaks fall our way.
For me that is best case and most optimistic scenario, right now. And, fwiw, my best case, most optimistic scenario rarely happens.
That said, it will be a longer rebuild than I initially anticipated.
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I'll say it. This team is soft as pudding. Can't shoot. Can't box out. Can't defend. (they shoot good FT's though lol).
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Not saying he will or won’t, but that’s not really his track record. He gets system guys and the system wins games. That was one of the things that frustrated the Indiana people.theblueram wrote: ↑1 year ago I just want to see his first big recruit. A cornerstone. To get national attention on this program. To get things moving. Hope it happens soon.
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Don’t tell that to blueram, 99.8% of his posts are him just saying he’s waiting to get top 100 4* kids. That gets you a little ESPN blurb which I guess automatically makes your team good.PCFriars wrote: ↑1 year agoNot saying he will or won’t, but that’s not really his track record. He gets system guys and the system wins games. That was one of the things that frustrated the Indiana people.theblueram wrote: ↑1 year ago I just want to see his first big recruit. A cornerstone. To get national attention on this program. To get things moving. Hope it happens soon.
(Although Archie did get 5* Romeo Langford at Indiana which was a huge deal.)
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Yep a system which is proven to work in the A10PCFriars wrote: ↑1 year agoNot saying he will or won’t, but that’s not really his track record. He gets system guys and the system wins games. That was one of the things that frustrated the Indiana people.theblueram wrote: ↑1 year ago I just want to see his first big recruit. A cornerstone. To get national attention on this program. To get things moving. Hope it happens soon.
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I believe it's 99.9% of my posts. Don't cut me short.Rhody15 wrote: ↑1 year agoDon’t tell that to blueram, 99.8% of his posts are him just saying he’s waiting to get top 100 4* kids. That gets you a little ESPN blurb which I guess automatically makes your team good.PCFriars wrote: ↑1 year agoNot saying he will or won’t, but that’s not really his track record. He gets system guys and the system wins games. That was one of the things that frustrated the Indiana people.theblueram wrote: ↑1 year ago I just want to see his first big recruit. A cornerstone. To get national attention on this program. To get things moving. Hope it happens soon.
(Although Archie did get 5* Romeo Langford at Indiana which was a huge deal.)
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Yes, Archie has a system.
Every coach has a system and every coach knows he needs talent. You inject enough talent into your system and you improve your chances of winning. The more talent, the better your chances of winning consistently - assuming the talent remains healthy.
At this point in time, for this years version of Rhody, we have a talent problem. But that is for this year only. That is subject to change through player development, recruiting and the portal from year to year. We will see what the future brings.
I trust Archie will get it done here.
Every coach has a system and every coach knows he needs talent. You inject enough talent into your system and you improve your chances of winning. The more talent, the better your chances of winning consistently - assuming the talent remains healthy.
At this point in time, for this years version of Rhody, we have a talent problem. But that is for this year only. That is subject to change through player development, recruiting and the portal from year to year. We will see what the future brings.
I trust Archie will get it done here.
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With everything that is being said.....I believe that 50% of this years players will not be on the team next year and the incoming freshmen and the portal will be utilized to achieve a great program....That is what other teams do and I believe that is what Archie will do.
Every year there will be a group of incoming Freshmen and left over Sophomores and a new group of transfers.
That is the new NCAA
Every year there will be a group of incoming Freshmen and left over Sophomores and a new group of transfers.
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I'll take (hope for?) the 'over' on 50%?rjv wrote: ↑1 year ago With everything that is being said.....I believe that 50% of this years players will not be on the team next year and the incoming freshmen and the portal will be utilized to achieve a great program....That is what other teams do and I believe that is what Archie will do.
Every year there will be a group of incoming Freshmen and left over Sophomores and a new group of transfers.
That is the new NCAA
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Looks like Archie is looking at Juco bigs currently.rjv wrote: ↑1 year ago With everything that is being said.....I believe that 50% of this years players will not be on the team next year and the incoming freshmen and the portal will be utilized to achieve a great program....That is what other teams do and I believe that is what Archie will do.
Every year there will be a group of incoming Freshmen and left over Sophomores and a new group of transfers.
That is the new NCAA
I still think you are wrong about 50% roster turnover after this season.
Not sure if you are including Martin and Carey.
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When you consider when Archie was hired, there wasn't much left to recruit for this year.RIFan wrote: ↑1 year ago I agree they appear well coached, it’s his recruiting and talent evaluation that seems not up to expectations. Usually there is excitement and a new staff can sell a vision and at least in Dan’s case get immediate impact players. Archie has a much longer and more distinguished career than Dan did when he took over.
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...could drive big turnover next year?Rhody72 wrote: ↑1 year agoWhen you consider when Archie was hired, there wasn't much left to recruit for this year.RIFan wrote: ↑1 year ago I agree they appear well coached, it’s his recruiting and talent evaluation that seems not up to expectations. Usually there is excitement and a new staff can sell a vision and at least in Dan’s case get immediate impact players. Archie has a much longer and more distinguished career than Dan did when he took over.
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You’re right, he had 1 less day than Dan did, March 20 vs March 21 for uri introduction. That explains the results on the recruiting trail. Even though he now has the new transfer portal rules that Dan didnt have.Rhody72 wrote: ↑1 year agoIRIFan wrote: ↑1 year ago I agree they appear well coached, it’s his recruiting and talent evaluation that seems not up to expectations. Usually there is excitement and a new staff can sell a vision and at least in Dan’s case get immediate impact players. Archie has a much longer and more distinguished career than Dan did when he took over.
When you consider when Archie was hired, there wasn't much left to recruit for this year.
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I believe that however it occurs 50% of the team will be different If the NCAA changes the transfer rules then that % will change.
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DH was actively coaching and recruiting for Wagner at the time he was hired. Archie had to start from scratch. The portal was picked over by the time Archie was hired. These are significant differences.
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True Dan was recruiting for a low level D1 school, that explains how he got high level A10 talent.
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- Cuttino Mobley
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Let’s hope that this is the case as they are not making an NCAA tournament with this as their core. Unfortunately there are many players leaving after this year that would bother me. There are a couple players that it would be nice to develop and could be nice rotational players or maybe a starter someday, but this roster really lacks talent. Who Archie brings in next year outside of the freshman will be very important. A basketball program, unlike in football can be turned around pretty quick with 2-3 good players added to some of the players you currently haverjv wrote: ↑1 year ago With everything that is being said.....I believe that 50% of this years players will not be on the team next year and the incoming freshmen and the portal will be utilized to achieve a great program....That is what other teams do and I believe that is what Archie will do.
Every year there will be a group of incoming Freshmen and left over Sophomores and a new group of transfers.
That is the new NCAA
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I think Archie being out a year makes his recruiting decisions more questionable. If the best players were picked over, which I don’t agree with, as new players were going in the portal at record pace, then his decision to lock in players with only 3+ years of eligibility from a less than ideal group was questionable at best. As it appears he now sees the error of his ways and is looking to mix in some 2 year players. He should have picked the best players available even if they only had 1 or 2 years to help bridge the gap until he could get back on the trail for a full year and not saddle himself with 3 year + projects. N'GUESSAN and DURUGORDON sure would have had this year looking different. Interestingly Durugordon actually fit his requirements, he just made a bad decision.
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- Sly Williams
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Dan was at least scouting players and making recruiting connections, though. And, I would note that his very first off-season, he brought in Xavier Munford (great player, but essentially a two-year rental), Mike Aaman (rugged big man, probably not the talent for the A-10 level, health issues made him transfer down), retained Jordan Hare (the eternal tease), and transfers Biggie Minnis and Alwayne Bigby. Minnis was ultimately the only one on a URI team that finished .500 or better, as a serviceable backup PG in 2014-15, before he transferred again to Wright State because Jarvis Garrett (freshman) took his starting spot by year's end.
To be charitable, that's a hit rate of 1-for-5, with the hit being a single, unless you want to award some extra credit for Munford or trying his damnedest with Jordan Hare. It was during his first year - with players that debuted during his second - that his recruiting efforts bore fruit that would be on a URI tourney team.
I doubt Archie was starting from absolute zero in recruiting and scouting regard when he took the job, but it was probably pretty close to it. His position was severely diminished - The team sucked in 2021-22, the strong area of that bad team was losing three experienced players, he had to re-recruit players already on the roster, the available talent pool was already depleted because X amount of the good players had already committed elsewhere...
To address something else in this thread, the kind of continual "panic" about the transfer portal as it would regard to this team in particular... The cold truth is that the majority of this roster will not be on a good URI team. Like right this moment, Leggett and Freeman are the guys you would want to retain, Bilau was promising but is now looking at a major rehab, and after that... You can squint and see potential, and I think everyone has their "favorites" when it comes to who they think might be good in the future. But I don't think the confidence level on that is all that high. Hopefully, someone's performance gets more consistent from game-to-game as we get into the A-10 conference play stretch.
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I didn’t realize that post about high level a10 players had made it on as I had thought better than posting it. It was actually longer and and I thought I deleted it all…oh well.
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Archie did not coach last year and Kenny, our top assistant hadn't coached for 2 years. When it comes to the recruiting side of the business, you can argue that Kenny is almost as important in getting players as Archie is (Before you give me crap, I did say almost).
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Cry me a RiverRhody15 wrote: ↑1 year ago Sorry, not giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year. I don’t even want to hear that bs.
His brother was out multiple years and faced sanctions and is top of the Big East and will be ranked Top 20.
All those kids on Xavier could have left. They didn’t.
That’s soft as shit giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year.
Archie whiffed on getting higher impart kids such as Femi, N’Guessan and Durogordon. Had to settle for what we currently have.
Obviously I didn’t expect to compete for postseason tournaments this year, but also did not expect us to be this inept.
The so called big transfers he “whiffed” on your talking about is funny
Femi is only averaging 20 mins and about 5 points at Seton Hall so big whiff there I guess
Nguessan is averaging 7.5 points per game, he’d definitely would help on the offensive side of the ball, but he is not a traditional big man he’d get abused if he was our only big
Durugordon is playing for Austin Peay…….. not to look down on them but his level of competition is very subpar yes he’d be nice to have but Weston will be better long term imho
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- Ernie Calverley
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Would you rather those three, or Weston Tchkiou and Bilau?Dino611 wrote: ↑1 year agoCry me a RiverRhody15 wrote: ↑1 year ago Sorry, not giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year. I don’t even want to hear that bs.
His brother was out multiple years and faced sanctions and is top of the Big East and will be ranked Top 20.
All those kids on Xavier could have left. They didn’t.
That’s soft as shit giving him a pass because he didn’t coach last year.
Archie whiffed on getting higher impart kids such as Femi, N’Guessan and Durogordon. Had to settle for what we currently have.
Obviously I didn’t expect to compete for postseason tournaments this year, but also did not expect us to be this inept.
The so called big transfers he “whiffed” on your talking about is funny
Femi is only averaging 20 mins and about 5 points at Seton Hall so big whiff there I guess
Nguessan is averaging 7.5 points per game, he’d definitely would help on the offensive side of the ball, but he is not a traditional big man he’d get abused if he was our only big
Durugordon is playing for Austin Peay…….. not to look down on them but his level of competition is very subpar yes he’d be nice to have but Weston will be better long term imho
It’s not even close.
Also it’s hilarious your only metric to justify your argument is PPG.
Femi has been injured, and also was productive at Pitt.
N’Guessan would be our best big man hands down. Has started the whole season for K State.
And you honestly think Archie would have N’Guessan has our only big? What the hell are you talking about?
Durogordon looks like he’ll be an All League player for Austin Peay.
Go Rhody