Rhode Island Post Game Thread
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No change; still not the defensive force you would like to see in the paint.
Ross did also lead the team in turnovers.
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No way is Ross taking McNeeley's spot.
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I think he did have a few blocks. My issue with him has always been upstairs, awareness and on floor IQ. Something just doesn’t click with the instincts.
I for one hope Tarris really starts figuring it out. He felt a little slow today at times but got comfortable late.
Great game to build off and see how the evolution transpires. Really pleasantly surprised with Aidan’s game.
Diarra looked fine tonight, but it's hard to ignore Mahaney scoring 17 while running te point effectively.
Ball has to be the primary shooting guard--he is electric. I think all three share roughly equal minutes.
As for the 5 position, Reibe can't get here fast enough. Meanwhile, let's coach Reed up.
Ball has to be the primary shooting guard--he is electric. I think all three share roughly equal minutes.
As for the 5 position, Reibe can't get here fast enough. Meanwhile, let's coach Reed up.
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Hard to ignore Diarra's 9 assists either.
I agree that I think Mahaney will split time at the 1 and 2 and so they will all end up with like 28 minutes.
Second half Tarris Reed takes Samsons starting spot by big East play. Leads team in rebounds and alleviates what was a bit of a concern in the first half. Mahaney could maybe be preseason 6moy because of his performance today. Solo . Alex is Alex, Hass is Hass, offensive breakout of Solo takes a lot of pressure off him offensively and keeps him in a more ideal role. Hyped to see Liam’s development over time, defense will come. Ceiling much higher with Hoss at 25 mpg to Samson 15.
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Yeah I think all those 10 players will see time this year just depending on matchups and how well the starters are playing. Having a legit 10 men rotation is a nice luxury to have this year.
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McNeeley will get better on defense. And he has playmaking ability on offense besides his shooting. I agree that Ross will find his way into the rotation though
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I went to the game. Good crowd, plenty of Rhode Islanders too. Exhibition game, UConn is still putting it together, but still managed to put up 102 points on a reasonable team. A few players stood out more than some others, but it's just one game, and all of them look ready to contribute as the season rolls on. We ran some big lineups with only one smaller guard out there, Diarra or Mahaney, the other 4 all 6'7 and up and that was effective. Diarra and Mahaney ran the point most of the game and did a standup job of it. The one thing I will say is that the team needs an on the floor leader like Tristen Newton was to this team last year, because right now we don't have that. That magnetic force that stabilizes and pulls the whole team together, a player who, especially with the ball in his hands, directs traffic and controls the game. Hopefully Hassan or Aidan grow into it.
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I am saying he is not playing like a man who expects to be deep on the bench. The open practices, recent coach's comments, and tonight say he isn't expecting to be out of the top 7. That is all I said.
With rotational needs, he would need to jump several people, which I doubt. But he isn't playing like a man just happy to be on the team.
I promise to yell Cash App every time he scores this season.
I agree, Reed looked nervous in the first half and like a stud in the second. If he’s more the guy in the second half, he should start and keep Samson In The role he had last year because he’s still getting pushed around underneath. Just one game and I am rooting for Samson but that position looked like it will lose us games this year.
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I think Ross will get more minutes than most are thinking he will get. I could see him and Diarra lock down another teams backcourt.
Ross size was an issue for whatever URI guard he covered.
Javonte Brown? Didn't realize he was at URI.
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Hurley be saying anything lol
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I need to see a full game of second half Tarris. That said, while he isn’t exactly a rim protector, he really steadied the rebounding issues in the second half, which was a big part of the first half problem.
In fairness to Samson, Brown is a big dude, but he kinda manhandled Samson down low. Samson has to figure that, and the resulting fouls, out for this team to reach its potential. Still think the most likely result is a roughly even split in PT between the two of them.
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I don’t know. That team looked as good as you are gonna see offensively.
They will probably win the damn thing again.
Again. Senior PG, senior center, junior leading scorer. Mahaney old too. Team is veteran.
This team is loaded.
They will probably win the damn thing again.
Again. Senior PG, senior center, junior leading scorer. Mahaney old too. Team is veteran.
This team is loaded.
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The only question is if the center position will be good enough and Hurley seems to think they will be. This is the best collection of forwards and guards top to bottom we've ever had. They should be preseason #1 but Hurley will use it as bulletin board material again.
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A perimeter lineup of Diarra, Ball, and Ross would be hell for opposing teams defensively.
Ross also moves really well on offense. The Tatum camp seemed to have given him an extra gear of confidence. Think with more time he can put it together and be that first rounder some have talked about him being.
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I thought our guard play was exceptional. Diarra/Mahaney and Ball will be exceptional if tonight was indicative.
Karaban was way more aggressive going to the basket. He gets held and hacked a lot.
Ross and Stewart can get anywhere they want to on the floor. If they start making shots, hoo boy.
Defense and rebounding was more than off-set by fantastic shooting.
Karaban was way more aggressive going to the basket. He gets held and hacked a lot.
Ross and Stewart can get anywhere they want to on the floor. If they start making shots, hoo boy.
Defense and rebounding was more than off-set by fantastic shooting.
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I think it's inevitable that we'll have to sacrifice a little offense in order to shore up our defense. Offensively, we'd love to have Liam, Aidan and Alex on the floor at the same time but, defensively, it's a nightmare. I agree that Liam is the one most likely to lose minutes, even to the extent of being relegated to the role of "instant offense" off the bench. He's going to have to work very hard to keep Ross and Stewart from stealing his minutes and as Mahaney becomes a fixture in the backcourt, as I think he will, Solo Ball may also be logging minutes at the 3.
he's gotta play defense.
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