Was thinking the same thing. We're about to find out just how much Ollie lost the locker room.
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Heard from a friend who happens to play pickup ball with a friend of the Vital family that he remarked CV was "50/50" on staying or going at the end of the season, but then when the KO news broke it seemed like CV was making it clear on social media he'd be here to stay. It also could be that this friend didn't know a thing
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IMO One of the best things about bringing DH here, after the xs and os, is the discipline and tough love approach he will bring to the locker room. Something that was sorely missed these past few years. I think every single player on the roster will be better for it and it will show pretty quickly next season. Will it translate to way more wins? Maybe not...maybe 20 wins will still be a stretch but I at least forsee more competitive games and flowing offense.
DH worked quite well without a true big man at RI for much of his time there, I think he will succeed despite some possible roster shortcomings next year.
DH worked quite well without a true big man at RI for much of his time there, I think he will succeed despite some possible roster shortcomings next year.
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A team can do well without a true big man, but you can't have 5 or 6 roster spots taken up by big men that marginally contribute.
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No more post grads. They are like one and dones. A disruption to team chemistry. They take playing time away from guys who stay four years.
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Absolutely false. Swearing off each and every grad transfer is a foolish move in today's environment that would be inexcusable for any coach.
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I hope Carlton stays. I think he can develop nicely under the right tutelage.
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Exactly...but we should only go after grad transfers that have real talent.
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But we have no clue yet as to how much our apparent problem with big man coaching made our crop of bigs so marginal the last few years. We have to assume that whatever changes DH makes to the coaching staff will include something to attack that shortcoming.
The lack of playing time for those that showed promise, while over using the proven-to-be-limited Onourah , and to a lesser extent (until the discipline thing) Cobb.
Whalley, Carlton, Diarra and even Williams showed more promise, but found fewer minutes. You can't learn how to limit your fouls from the bench!
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I've only heard Carlton as well. Vital is all in. Wouldn't have been here if KO stayed. But that goes for a lot of them.
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Yes. Just because we had subpar ones this past season doesn't mean they are all like that. There are plenty of grad transfers out there with the ability to compete at our level when placed in the appropriate role.
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We don't win the 2014 National Championship without Kromah. Taking post grads on a selective basis can be very good, it just shouldn't be a recruiting mainstay.
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The LIU Blackbirds to play for the revered Derek Kellogg.
Seriously, though, a lot of teams would take him but I'm not sure he'd find a better fit than UConn. He brings a lot to the floor and I'm happy he's here. Maybe he's not Ben Gordon but he can play effective minutes for us with the right cast of characters.
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None of the incoming URI recruits will be coming with. Harris, Adams and Martin were heavily recruited by Cox (the probably new URI HC) and the 4th guy Tate already tweeted out he's committed to URI.
Frankly, I can't really see any player leaving on the current squad. I feel like unlike KO, Hurley can actually develop guys and there is new hope. Sure one or two still might leave, but some of the core guys (JA, CV, Sid, Diarra) were all recruited by Hurley to come to URI so imagine they have some sort of relationship already. Plus, it's not like playing time will be that big of an issue for the current guys -- feel like there's plenty of that to go around.
Emmitt Matthews just got injured so I doubt he wants to re-open anything. I'm super high on Kisunas but I would imagine we would have heard otherwise if he was going to leave (like Akinjo). Besides, can't imagine a big man having a connection to KO like a guard would
Frankly, I can't really see any player leaving on the current squad. I feel like unlike KO, Hurley can actually develop guys and there is new hope. Sure one or two still might leave, but some of the core guys (JA, CV, Sid, Diarra) were all recruited by Hurley to come to URI so imagine they have some sort of relationship already. Plus, it's not like playing time will be that big of an issue for the current guys -- feel like there's plenty of that to go around.
Emmitt Matthews just got injured so I doubt he wants to re-open anything. I'm super high on Kisunas but I would imagine we would have heard otherwise if he was going to leave (like Akinjo). Besides, can't imagine a big man having a connection to KO like a guard would
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Nowhere, now. But guys who were less productive than him left after last season and wound up at Louisville, Notre Dame and New Mexico.
If Vital wanted to leave there'd be a pretty damn strong market for his services.
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Vital isn’t going to go anywhere better than UConn and still get these minutes.
He’s an undersized shooting guard who isn’t a great shooter, isn’t a great athlete and doesn’t seem overly aware of either limitation.
He’s an undersized shooting guard who isn’t a great shooter, isn’t a great athlete and doesn’t seem overly aware of either limitation.
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Hopefully a better coach can yank him and teach him that his gunner mentality won't cut it. If he learns to take good 3s within the offense, play hard D and get to the line (which he was great at), he could be a solid contributor. I think he has a lot of college upside.
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Is DH expected to force any players out? I wouldn't be surprised if that happened with 2 of our bigs. I'll leave it at that, though.
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We also don't sniff a tourney bid in 2016 without Miller and Gibbs
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Hopefully a better coach will have 1-2 more guards on the roster, making that actually feasible.
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Yet is a 4 year player that scored 30 as a SOPHOMORE more than once. Please... he’d get attention from most schools