Men's Basketball Transfer Carousel and Portal - 2024-25

[Blue Man]

We have an interesting fan base.

This rotation, as of 3:47 on 4/22, is already better than last year's and it's not even close.

Bassy > Luis
Sr House > Jr House
Lawrence > Montgomery/Weston
Sr Green > Jr ineligible Green
So Fuchs > Fr Fuchs

So Estevez > Fr Estevez

Farrell is a TBD freshman defensive specialist

And before people start screaming about Bassy v Luis - I'm pretty sure I was Bassy's most vocal critic. I'd also think I was pretty consistent, even when he played for Dave Cox that the kid is very fast with elite court vision. I've said that publicly, I've said it on here, I've said it in a box, I've said it with a fox.

Where Bassy fell incredibly short was any time he tried to shoot the ball or his defense. His defense, actually got worse at Albany than it was here - which tells me that he may be better in Archie's defensive system - and also the fact that he was playing almost 100% of the game at Albany and he was doing everything...I'm sure he got a little tired. Also, he's a year older with a lot more experience, especially leadership experience, that he wouldn't have got here.

I wanted Luis back...but I think I was pretty clear everywhere that it was in a supporting role off the bench. It was unanimous across this board that we needed a new PG. Whatever you think about Bassy, as a true PG he is head and shoulders above Luis. Kortright couldn't run at the pace Archie wanted him to. That was pretty clear. Bassy can at least run. And in a system with a group of guys who've played it before and now a team that has more upperclassmen and experience in the lineup, things are going to improve just on that alone.

Bassy isn't going to be asked to do anything but be a floor general. Every other player on the floor is a capable scorer at their position. If there was one thing I trusted about Bassy it was his passing and court vision. He will be in a position to succeed next year.

Kortright wasn't going to play ahead of Bassy, House, Lawrence, or Estevez. So I'm not sure how this indicates anything other than a kid wanting to take a shot at playing more or playing overseas.

Do people just not like Archie because he's not the "shout it from the mountaintops" guy? Like the Dave Cox comparisons are laughable - but people were soft on Cox because he was a warm and talkative guy? I liked Dave as a person - but that dude was a politician. He wouldn't give you anything but coaching lines. Any time I've spoken to Archie I've had a real conversation. Might not be the guy to approach you and start talking, but very affable and very honest and transparent any time you talk to him.

The team at this point is better than last year - both through addition and subtraction. The team, that everyone agrees was bad last year, has lost a majority of that roster (like most of college basketball), and has improved. Yet people are mad, people won't renew tickets, etc, etc.

IDK. Every time I try to make sense of this group of fans it gets harder and harder.

[steviep123]

We have an interesting fan base.

This rotation, as of 3:47 on 4/22, is already better than last year's and it's not even close.

Bassy > Luis
Sr House > Jr House
Lawrence > Montgomery/Weston
Sr Green > Jr ineligible Green
So Fuchs > Fr Fuchs

So Estevez > Fr Estevez

Farrell is a TBD freshman defensive specialist

And before people start screaming about Bassy v Luis - I'm pretty sure I was Bassy's most vocal critic. I'd also think I was pretty consistent, even when he played for Dave Cox that the kid is very fast with elite court vision. I've said that publicly, I've said it on here, I've said it in a box, I've said it with a fox.

Where Bassy fell incredibly short was any time he tried to shoot the ball or his defense. His defense, actually got worse at Albany than it was here - which tells me that he may be better in Archie's defensive system - and also the fact that he was playing almost 100% of the game at Albany and he was doing everything...I'm sure he got a little tired. Also, he's a year older with a lot more experience, especially leadership experience, that he wouldn't have got here.

I wanted Luis back...but I think I was pretty clear everywhere that it was in a supporting role off the bench. It was unanimous across this board that we needed a new PG. Whatever you think about Bassy, as a true PG he is head and shoulders above Luis. Kortright couldn't run at the pace Archie wanted him to. That was pretty clear. Bassy can at least run. And in a system with a group of guys who've played it before and now a team that has more upperclassmen and experience in the lineup, things are going to improve just on that alone.

Bassy isn't going to be asked to do anything but be a floor general. Every other player on the floor is a capable scorer at their position. If there was one thing I trusted about Bassy it was his passing and court vision. He will be in a position to succeed next year.

Kortright wasn't going to play ahead of Bassy, House, Lawrence, or Estevez. So I'm not sure how this indicates anything other than a kid wanting to take a shot at playing more or playing overseas.

Do people just not like Archie because he's not the "shout it from the mountaintops" guy? Like the Dave Cox comparisons are laughable - but people were soft on Cox because he was a warm and talkative guy? I liked Dave as a person - but that dude was a politician. He wouldn't give you anything but coaching lines. Any time I've spoken to Archie I've had a real conversation. Might not be the guy to approach you and start talking, but very affable and very honest and transparent any time you talk to him.

The team at this point is better than last year - both through addition and subtraction. The team, that everyone agrees was bad last year, has lost a majority of that roster (like most of college basketball), and has improved. Yet people are mad, people won't renew tickets, etc, etc.

IDK. Every time I try to make sense of this group of fans it gets harder and harder.

Well said, and also, for my part - I'm impatient and it still hurts losing Hammond. It's tough to lose a perspective talent like that who played so well with 4 other guys that are going to high D1 schools. Of course that's projecting, but I had Jeff Downtin/Tyson Wheeler 2.0 in my over inflated Keaney Blue glasses 8 ball prediction of the future and it was a gut punch. But if I step away and try to be objective, this is the right take. Now the question is, does it get us to a double bye in the A10? No. Are there pieces we can get through the portal that can take us there? That's the question.

[RhowdyRam02]

Due to his turnovers Thomas is incapable of being a competent floor general. It doesn't matter if he goes up the floor at the speed Archie wants if it's going right back down the other way even faster when the opponent gets a fast break off of his mistakes.

It's not just that we know he's unplayable at this level, it's the fact that we've got a program that needs to improve and we're going back to an already failed option

[DeanDome88]

We have an interesting fan base.

This rotation, as of 3:47 on 4/22, is already better than last year's and it's not even close.

Bassy > Luis
Sr House > Jr House
Lawrence > Montgomery/Weston
Sr Green > Jr ineligible Green
So Fuchs > Fr Fuchs

So Estevez > Fr Estevez

Farrell is a TBD freshman defensive specialist

And before people start screaming about Bassy v Luis - I'm pretty sure I was Bassy's most vocal critic. I'd also think I was pretty consistent, even when he played for Dave Cox that the kid is very fast with elite court vision. I've said that publicly, I've said it on here, I've said it in a box, I've said it with a fox.

Where Bassy fell incredibly short was any time he tried to shoot the ball or his defense. His defense, actually got worse at Albany than it was here - which tells me that he may be better in Archie's defensive system - and also the fact that he was playing almost 100% of the game at Albany and he was doing everything...I'm sure he got a little tired. Also, he's a year older with a lot more experience, especially leadership experience, that he wouldn't have got here.

I wanted Luis back...but I think I was pretty clear everywhere that it was in a supporting role off the bench. It was unanimous across this board that we needed a new PG. Whatever you think about Bassy, as a true PG he is head and shoulders above Luis. Kortright couldn't run at the pace Archie wanted him to. That was pretty clear. Bassy can at least run. And in a system with a group of guys who've played it before and now a team that has more upperclassmen and experience in the lineup, things are going to improve just on that alone.

Bassy isn't going to be asked to do anything but be a floor general. Every other player on the floor is a capable scorer at their position. If there was one thing I trusted about Bassy it was his passing and court vision. He will be in a position to succeed next year.

Kortright wasn't going to play ahead of Bassy, House, Lawrence, or Estevez. So I'm not sure how this indicates anything other than a kid wanting to take a shot at playing more or playing overseas.

Do people just not like Archie because he's not the "shout it from the mountaintops" guy? Like the Dave Cox comparisons are laughable - but people were soft on Cox because he was a warm and talkative guy? I liked Dave as a person - but that dude was a politician. He wouldn't give you anything but coaching lines. Any time I've spoken to Archie I've had a real conversation. Might not be the guy to approach you and start talking, but very affable and very honest and transparent any time you talk to him.

The team at this point is better than last year - both through addition and subtraction. The team, that everyone agrees was bad last year, has lost a majority of that roster (like most of college basketball), and has improved. Yet people are mad, people won't renew tickets, etc, etc.

IDK. Every time I try to make sense of this group of fans it gets harder and harder.

I expect we will be better but we need to be much better hopefully we add another high quality player soon. I 'd like a shot blocker who is also an inside scoring threat.

[RamStock]

We have an interesting fan base.

This rotation, as of 3:47 on 4/22, is already better than last year's and it's not even close.

Bassy > Luis
Sr House > Jr House
Lawrence > Montgomery/Weston
Sr Green > Jr ineligible Green
So Fuchs > Fr Fuchs

So Estevez > Fr Estevez

Farrell is a TBD freshman defensive specialist

And before people start screaming about Bassy v Luis - I'm pretty sure I was Bassy's most vocal critic. I'd also think I was pretty consistent, even when he played for Dave Cox that the kid is very fast with elite court vision. I've said that publicly, I've said it on here, I've said it in a box, I've said it with a fox.

Where Bassy fell incredibly short was any time he tried to shoot the ball or his defense. His defense, actually got worse at Albany than it was here - which tells me that he may be better in Archie's defensive system - and also the fact that he was playing almost 100% of the game at Albany and he was doing everything...I'm sure he got a little tired. Also, he's a year older with a lot more experience, especially leadership experience, that he wouldn't have got here.

I wanted Luis back...but I think I was pretty clear everywhere that it was in a supporting role off the bench. It was unanimous across this board that we needed a new PG. Whatever you think about Bassy, as a true PG he is head and shoulders above Luis. Kortright couldn't run at the pace Archie wanted him to. That was pretty clear. Bassy can at least run. And in a system with a group of guys who've played it before and now a team that has more upperclassmen and experience in the lineup, things are going to improve just on that alone.

Bassy isn't going to be asked to do anything but be a floor general. Every other player on the floor is a capable scorer at their position. If there was one thing I trusted about Bassy it was his passing and court vision. He will be in a position to succeed next year.

Kortright wasn't going to play ahead of Bassy, House, Lawrence, or Estevez. So I'm not sure how this indicates anything other than a kid wanting to take a shot at playing more or playing overseas.

Do people just not like Archie because he's not the "shout it from the mountaintops" guy? Like the Dave Cox comparisons are laughable - but people were soft on Cox because he was a warm and talkative guy? I liked Dave as a person - but that dude was a politician. He wouldn't give you anything but coaching lines. Any time I've spoken to Archie I've had a real conversation. Might not be the guy to approach you and start talking, but very affable and very honest and transparent any time you talk to him.

The team at this point is better than last year - both through addition and subtraction. The team, that everyone agrees was bad last year, has lost a majority of that roster (like most of college basketball), and has improved. Yet people are mad, people won't renew tickets, etc, etc.

IDK. Every time I try to make sense of this group of fans it gets harder and harder.

Didn’t everyone say that prior to the season last year compared to Miller’s first team? It looks like this team should be better, but they lose a lot of these players after this season and will be starting over again. For me making the tournament is the only thing that matters. Going 19-14 isn’t exciting if the only chance to get in is to win the A-10. The front court leaves a lot to be desired right now. We will see what happens I guess.

[rambone 78]

I agree in that I think we are better meaning we might be a .500 team as presently constructed.

Still need a lot of help in the portal.

5 openings now, and at least 2 of these have to be impact players. 3 would even be better.

A lot has to happen in a short time if we want to be an upper half A10 team next season.

Talk about lowering the bar huh!

That's where we are as a program. Really disappointing.

[Rams99]

Does Fuchs have brother or cousin we can get

[ElmCityRhody]

i have a year of eligibility left..
can we bypass "RHODE TO EXCELLENCE PART DEAUX" and just donate directly to my Venmo for NIL then i'll declare
send me a private message for my account info
and yes, i wil excpet pennies if you "SFL" (subscribe for life)

TY LOYAL RHODY FANS !

[adam914]

Gone are the days of Jarvis Garrett who could have been a started in many programs (and was here until Dowtin surpassed him). He stayed here to accept a good role on a talented team that went to 2 tourneys.

He was here for 4 years and loved the school. He has said so. He made a best friend for life in Jared. Those are the players I root for, not 1 or 2 year rentals that are only here because we gave them more money than somebody else would. They don't give a shit about the school. There is no longer any connection between the fans/alumni and the players. You're right. Those days, sadly, are over.

You're making a lot of assumptions about what the players under the old system would have done under the new system and a lot of assumptions about why the players now make the decisions that they do. The reality is there is no way for any of us to know either way unless someone comes right out and says it themselves.

[rambone 78]

Money or not, it's a hard job for Miller to attract talent here.

Recruits know we suck and have sucked for a while.

Might mean we have to offer more than our peers to get players here. It's not just about playing time anymore.

We have to somehow have enough success to make it easier to recruit. It's a year by year effort now.

No longer will guys stay here if they are good. It's just a really tough situation to be in.

Hell, actual coaching might even become less relevant than recruiting, if it hasn't already.

[Jdrums#3]

I am concerned with landing front court help right now.

I thought we were very close with Traore but no news. I am hoping the lack of news about him is because we have a better option that is interested ?

I have to believe we are involved with some better bigs we aren’t hearing about because the alternative of Fuchs plus one or two lower level type bigs just to add bodies is no bueno.

If and only if we are incapable of signing another A10 capable big then, screw it ! I would rather see us go with adding a couple of position wing types that can play the 3 and 4 - best available - and play small.

[Blue Man]

We have an interesting fan base.

This rotation, as of 3:47 on 4/22, is already better than last year's and it's not even close.

Bassy > Luis
Sr House > Jr House
Lawrence > Montgomery/Weston
Sr Green > Jr ineligible Green
So Fuchs > Fr Fuchs

So Estevez > Fr Estevez

Farrell is a TBD freshman defensive specialist

And before people start screaming about Bassy v Luis - I'm pretty sure I was Bassy's most vocal critic. I'd also think I was pretty consistent, even when he played for Dave Cox that the kid is very fast with elite court vision. I've said that publicly, I've said it on here, I've said it in a box, I've said it with a fox.

Where Bassy fell incredibly short was any time he tried to shoot the ball or his defense. His defense, actually got worse at Albany than it was here - which tells me that he may be better in Archie's defensive system - and also the fact that he was playing almost 100% of the game at Albany and he was doing everything...I'm sure he got a little tired. Also, he's a year older with a lot more experience, especially leadership experience, that he wouldn't have got here.

I wanted Luis back...but I think I was pretty clear everywhere that it was in a supporting role off the bench. It was unanimous across this board that we needed a new PG. Whatever you think about Bassy, as a true PG he is head and shoulders above Luis. Kortright couldn't run at the pace Archie wanted him to. That was pretty clear. Bassy can at least run. And in a system with a group of guys who've played it before and now a team that has more upperclassmen and experience in the lineup, things are going to improve just on that alone.

Bassy isn't going to be asked to do anything but be a floor general. Every other player on the floor is a capable scorer at their position. If there was one thing I trusted about Bassy it was his passing and court vision. He will be in a position to succeed next year.

Kortright wasn't going to play ahead of Bassy, House, Lawrence, or Estevez. So I'm not sure how this indicates anything other than a kid wanting to take a shot at playing more or playing overseas.

Do people just not like Archie because he's not the "shout it from the mountaintops" guy? Like the Dave Cox comparisons are laughable - but people were soft on Cox because he was a warm and talkative guy? I liked Dave as a person - but that dude was a politician. He wouldn't give you anything but coaching lines. Any time I've spoken to Archie I've had a real conversation. Might not be the guy to approach you and start talking, but very affable and very honest and transparent any time you talk to him.

The team at this point is better than last year - both through addition and subtraction. The team, that everyone agrees was bad last year, has lost a majority of that roster (like most of college basketball), and has improved. Yet people are mad, people won't renew tickets, etc, etc.

IDK. Every time I try to make sense of this group of fans it gets harder and harder.

Didn’t everyone say that prior to the season last year compared to Miller’s first team? It looks like this team should be better, but they lose a lot of these players after this season and will be starting over again. For me making the tournament is the only thing that matters. Going 19-14 isn’t exciting if the only chance to get in is to win the A-10. The front court leaves a lot to be desired right now. We will see what happens I guess.

I mean we did, and we were, and I would bet if we didn’t lose 2 of our best players for 13 and 27 games we’d have been even better.

So yeah, the roster being even better would jive with the goal of constant improvement from a rebuild is one of the goals.

So returning the starting core, letting them get better and more experienced, and then adding in a true PG would be a couple marks in the good column.

[reef]

We have an interesting fan base.

This rotation, as of 3:47 on 4/22, is already better than last year's and it's not even close.

Bassy > Luis
Sr House > Jr House
Lawrence > Montgomery/Weston
Sr Green > Jr ineligible Green
So Fuchs > Fr Fuchs

So Estevez > Fr Estevez

Farrell is a TBD freshman defensive specialist

And before people start screaming about Bassy v Luis - I'm pretty sure I was Bassy's most vocal critic. I'd also think I was pretty consistent, even when he played for Dave Cox that the kid is very fast with elite court vision. I've said that publicly, I've said it on here, I've said it in a box, I've said it with a fox.

Where Bassy fell incredibly short was any time he tried to shoot the ball or his defense. His defense, actually got worse at Albany than it was here - which tells me that he may be better in Archie's defensive system - and also the fact that he was playing almost 100% of the game at Albany and he was doing everything...I'm sure he got a little tired. Also, he's a year older with a lot more experience, especially leadership experience, that he wouldn't have got here.

I wanted Luis back...but I think I was pretty clear everywhere that it was in a supporting role off the bench. It was unanimous across this board that we needed a new PG. Whatever you think about Bassy, as a true PG he is head and shoulders above Luis. Kortright couldn't run at the pace Archie wanted him to. That was pretty clear. Bassy can at least run. And in a system with a group of guys who've played it before and now a team that has more upperclassmen and experience in the lineup, things are going to improve just on that alone.

Bassy isn't going to be asked to do anything but be a floor general. Every other player on the floor is a capable scorer at their position. If there was one thing I trusted about Bassy it was his passing and court vision. He will be in a position to succeed next year.

Kortright wasn't going to play ahead of Bassy, House, Lawrence, or Estevez. So I'm not sure how this indicates anything other than a kid wanting to take a shot at playing more or playing overseas.

Do people just not like Archie because he's not the "shout it from the mountaintops" guy? Like the Dave Cox comparisons are laughable - but people were soft on Cox because he was a warm and talkative guy? I liked Dave as a person - but that dude was a politician. He wouldn't give you anything but coaching lines. Any time I've spoken to Archie I've had a real conversation. Might not be the guy to approach you and start talking, but very affable and very honest and transparent any time you talk to him.

The team at this point is better than last year - both through addition and subtraction. The team, that everyone agrees was bad last year, has lost a majority of that roster (like most of college basketball), and has improved. Yet people are mad, people won't renew tickets, etc, etc.

IDK. Every time I try to make sense of this group of fans it gets harder and harder.

Well said ! Now let’s get 2 big guys that can make the rotation , our guards are fine

[Iggy1979]

I agree Kortright didn't push the pace but he had 117 assists and averaged 4 rebounds a game. He didn't suck and whether Bassy will be better is up in the air.

[Iggy1979]

Blue Man: you have 4 returnees being better next year. How much better will be the key to the season.

[rhodylaw]

I agree Kortright didn't push the pace but he had 117 assists and averaged 4 rebounds a game. He didn't suck and whether Bassy will be better is up in the air.

I did not want Luis to leave, but to be fair I didn’t want Bassy to leave last year either. I do think Bassy is a better fit for uptempo and a better true PG, but Luis was a tough kid and good player.

[Rhody15]

Bottom line is Luis is an A10 level player but not an A10 level starter on a top half team.

[Blue Man]

Blue Man: you have 4 returnees being better next year. How much better will be the key to the season.

100000 %.

If they aren’t, that’ll be the first time you hear me start to be critical of our staff. I just don’t believe that to be the case.

[DeanDome88]

Money or not, it's a hard job for Miller to attract talent here.

Recruits know we suck and have sucked for a while.

Might mean we have to offer more than our peers to get players here. It's not just about playing time anymore.

We have to somehow have enough success to make it easier to recruit. It's a year by year effort now.

No longer will guys stay here if they are good. It's just a really tough situation to be in.

Hell, actual coaching might even become less relevant than recruiting, if it hasn't already.

How do you even get out of bed in the morning? You sound defeated. Cheer up! It is always darkest before dawn.

[PeterRamTime]

Money or not, it's a hard job for Miller to attract talent here.

Recruits know we suck and have sucked for a while.

Might mean we have to offer more than our peers to get players here. It's not just about playing time anymore.

We have to somehow have enough success to make it easier to recruit. It's a year by year effort now.

No longer will guys stay here if they are good. It's just a really tough situation to be in.

Hell, actual coaching might even become less relevant than recruiting, if it hasn't already.

How do you even get out of bed in the morning? You sound defeated. Cheer up! It is always darkest before dawn.

He's obviously pretending Jamarques Lawrence doesn't exist either.

[steveystuds06]

Yes, he was too slow on defense, but his physicality on the offense end created mismatches and was a big bonus for us.

Compare that to Thomas who is even slower on defense and doesn't create any mismatches on offense.

We severely downgraded. I honestly have no idea what Archie's vision is at this point

At this point, I think you're just intentionally being a troll because I have no idea what you're watching. Bassy is faster than Luis, who is one of the slowest guards we have had in years. Luis is a tough kid who can bully smaller guards in the post, but he's without question slower than Bassy.



Imagine watching these two videos and saying this Bassy is slower than Luis!!? Luis looks like he's running in cement. I love the kids heart but let's be serious for a second..

Maybe you should try watching something other than highlight videos and do a better job of assessing competition and athletic level in what you do watch. We watched Thomas for two years here, we know he doesn't work at this level

Yes I agree. You don't want to rely solely on highlight clips because they often only showcase the positives of the player's game. However, this YouTube page presents both strengths and weaknesses. This isn't like watching them both hit a bunch of shots in a highlight clip where every shot goes in.. Regarding assessing speed, you can still refer to highlight tapes to observe the disparity between him and Luis. It's very obvious who the faster player is. You can watch this in person, on TV, or in a highlight clip. Bassy is a quicker player. .

I watched Bassy score 19 points against Umass, 19 points at Bryant, 20 points versus Bryant, 24 points at Harvard, and 31 points against Vermont. These are the only five games I watched Bassy play last year. Additionally, I observed him play for two seasons here, during which he was undoubtedly faster than Luis.

Are you one of those fans who solely evaluates players based on their past performances and refuses to acknowledge that players can improve? Players across the country improve every season, particularly those who work diligently like Bassy. Moreover, players typically enhance their skills with increased playing time.

Bassy is now a seasoned veteran who had significant usage last season. His statistics have improved in every aspect of his game. His shooting numbers have improved across the board, despite him taking a lot more shots. Isn't that indicative of improvement? Consider this: he went from being a 36% free-throw shooter in his freshman year to shooting 77% while attempting close to six free throws per game. Isn't that an improvement?

Forget about his improved stats; just watch him play, and you'll notice he's a better player. Since you don't think he's improved in any way and is too unathletic to play in the A10, I'm assuming you think he'll put up the exact same numbers as he did sophomore year. I bet you he's better in every area.

Once again, I don't know how good Bassy will be. I know he'll be better than sophomore year but that doesn't mean much. We need him to be a solid starter in the A10. He'll be an upgrade over Luis, as we needed a faster point guard next to House and co. Bassy, being a true point guard, fills a need.

[Rhody15]

Has anyone noticed on Twitter there’s been a TON of new Rhody accounts made within the last couple weeks?

[RamStock]

Has anyone noticed on Twitter there’s been a TON of new Rhody accounts made within the last couple weeks?

No. We all have jobs, families and other things to do.

[Rhody15]

Has anyone noticed on Twitter there’s been a TON of new Rhody accounts made within the last couple weeks?

No. We all have jobs, families and other things to do.

This may be the biggest hardo comment on the year so far.

God forbid I click on Rhody tweets responses! And see new Rhody fan accounts! The horror!

[adam914]

Has anyone noticed on Twitter there’s been a TON of new Rhody accounts made within the last couple weeks?

Yeah, if you are referring to the same ones I am thinking of, they are all the same person/people and they just reply to each other and retweet each other (that's my theory at least). I had started following a couple cause it was sort of funny at first but only lasted about a day before it became annoying. They started a few accounts on here to.

[steveystuds06]

Has anyone noticed on Twitter there’s been a TON of new Rhody accounts made within the last couple weeks?

No. We all have jobs, families and other things to do.

This may be the biggest hardo comment on the year so far.

God forbid I click on Rhody tweets responses! And see new Rhody fan accounts! The horror!

Yup. It's probably the same person

[Jersey77]

[NYGFan_Section208]

Has anyone noticed on Twitter there’s been a TON of new Rhody accounts made within the last couple weeks?

No. We all have jobs, families and other things to do.

This may be the biggest hardo comment on the year so far.

God forbid I click on Rhody tweets responses! And see new Rhody fan accounts! The horror!

I'm kinda in between...I don't have time to patrol the tweetosphere, but I do have enough time to read about it here

[NYGFan_Section208]

No. We all have jobs, families and other things to do.

This may be the biggest hardo comment on the year so far.

God forbid I click on Rhody tweets responses! And see new Rhody fan accounts! The horror!

Yup. It's probably the same person

#bobfromyouknowwhere

[ElmCityRhody]

Has anyone noticed on Twitter there’s been a TON of new Rhody accounts made within the last couple weeks?

What’s the deal with airplane peanuts ?

[NYGFan_Section208]

All 13 of Arkansas' scholarship players from last season have either exhausted their eligibility, entered the transfer portal or are departing for the NBA draft, leaving Calipari a fresh slate.

Gee...I wonder if Cal will be able to recruit anyone to fill the roster in time? </s>

[NYGFan_Section208]

Has anyone noticed on Twitter there’s been a TON of new Rhody accounts made within the last couple weeks?

What’s the deal with airplane peanuts ?

Haven't had those for a while... In my last few flights in steerage, have had some kinda trail mix or wafflecracker thing.
I will say that, while it is just laugh out loud expensive, airport food has much improved.

[Jdrums#3]

Maybe the answer to building a good team in the portal era at the A10 level is to hire a new head coach every year that can bring good players.



But seriously, SLU should be pretty good next season. Smart and timely coaching move.

[PeteRI]

Nice little back and forth with DiSano and Rhody Vault here.

Nothing vicious, just some good conversation.

I miss DiSano's insights on the radio and TV. He's real solid

[NYGFan_Section208]

Nice little back and forth with DiSano and Rhody Vault here.

Nothing vicious, just some good conversation.

I miss DiSano's insights on the radio and TV. He's real solid

speaking of...won't Stone need to be replaced?

[bigappleram]

Here’s what I’ll say about Thomas. Experience and confidence are key to being an effective PG. You would hope some of those FR/SO year mistakes were due to trying to do too much and inexperience. I would expect some of that part of his game to be cleaned up. Can’t forget there where moments of his SO year game against PC when he looked very much the part. That team was so flawed I can’t put undue criticism on him.

That said I don’t love a PG who isn’t a threat from 3. It kills spacing. Luis didn’t give us that either. I would hope Bassy is doing nothing but shooting these next 4-5 months. If he can get to be even an average 3 pt shooter and bring his TO margin down he is shifty and has good vision both necessary attributes for a good Pg.

We still need to add 2-3 impact guys. At least 1 of them needs to be a bucket and then could go more role guys for spots 2 and 3. After that who cares bc we are talking 10th man and up.

[bigappleram]

Nice little back and forth with DiSano and Rhody Vault here.

Nothing vicious, just some good conversation.

I miss DiSano's insights on the radio and TV. He's real solid

Um Chris calls the games on the Varsity App with Stevie Mac.

[bigappleram]

Has anyone noticed on Twitter there’s been a TON of new Rhody accounts made within the last couple weeks?

Yeah, if you are referring to the same ones I am thinking of, they are all the same person/people and they just reply to each other and retweet each other (that's my theory at least). I had started following a couple cause it was sort of funny at first but only lasted about a day before it became annoying. They started a few accounts on here to.

I find them hilarious. Need to offset the enemy of the state.

[NYGFan_Section208]

Here’s what I’ll say about Thomas. Experience and confidence are key to being an effective PG. You would hope some of those FR/SO year mistakes were due to trying to do too much and inexperience. I would expect some of that part of his game to be cleaned up. Can’t forget there where moments of his SO year game against PC when he looked very much the part. That team was so flawed I can’t put undue criticism on him.

That said I don’t love a PG who isn’t a threat from 3. It kills spacing. Luis didn’t give us that either. I would hope Bassy is doing nothing but shooting these next 4-5 months. If he can get to be even an average 3 pt shooter and bring his TO margin down he is shifty and has good vision both necessary attributes for a good Pg.

We still need to add 2-3 impact guys. At least 1 of them needs to be a bucket and then could go more role guys for spots 2 and 3. After that who cares bc we are talking 10th man and up.

Is it totally unrealistic to hope/think they could bring in guys (that we haven't considered) that would be among the top 3 players on the team? And everyone slide down a slot? Or two?

[adam914]

Has anyone noticed on Twitter there’s been a TON of new Rhody accounts made within the last couple weeks?

Yeah, if you are referring to the same ones I am thinking of, they are all the same person/people and they just reply to each other and retweet each other (that's my theory at least). I had started following a couple cause it was sort of funny at first but only lasted about a day before it became annoying. They started a few accounts on here to.

I find them hilarious. Need to offset the enemy of the state.

Yeah, can't argue with that.

[LoveThoseRams]

Nice little back and forth with DiSano and Rhody Vault here.

Nothing vicious, just some good conversation.

I miss DiSano's insights on the radio and TV. He's real solid

Um Chris calls the games on the Varsity App with Stevie Mac.

Pretty sure he said it was his last year.

[McRam]

I agree Kortright didn't push the pace but he had 117 assists and averaged 4 rebounds a game. He didn't suck and whether Bassy will be better is up in the air.

I did not want Luis to leave, but to be fair I didn’t want Bassy to leave last year either. I do think Bassy is a better fit for uptempo and a better true PG, but Luis was a tough kid and good player.

Are we really going to be uptempo? Remember, with Fuchs and Green we are not at all fast!

[steveystuds06]

I agree Kortright didn't push the pace but he had 117 assists and averaged 4 rebounds a game. He didn't suck and whether Bassy will be better is up in the air.

I did not want Luis to leave, but to be fair I didn’t want Bassy to leave last year either. I do think Bassy is a better fit for uptempo and a better true PG, but Luis was a tough kid and good player.

Are we really going to be uptempo? Remember, with Fuchs and Green we are not at all fast!

Well, look at it this way. Would you prefer Bassy and House attack the rim on the fast break, or would you prefer we slow it down and play a half-court offense where they are throwing up contested 3s? Archie will want House and Bassy attacking every chance they can get. They both are great at finishing around the hoop and do a great job of drawing fouls. And as much as some of the Bassy haters don't want to admit, Bassy has turned into a very solid free-throw shooter. The best way to do this is to play some defense. Our success next year will depend on that end of the floor.

[reef]

Nice little back and forth with DiSano and Rhody Vault here.

Nothing vicious, just some good conversation.

I miss DiSano's insights on the radio and TV. He's real solid

It’s a great point from DiSano , Arch comes across looking good and Bassy wants to come back , I think it’s going to work

[reef]

Here’s what I’ll say about Thomas. Experience and confidence are key to being an effective PG. You would hope some of those FR/SO year mistakes were due to trying to do too much and inexperience. I would expect some of that part of his game to be cleaned up. Can’t forget there where moments of his SO year game against PC when he looked very much the part. That team was so flawed I can’t put undue criticism on him.

That said I don’t love a PG who isn’t a threat from 3. It kills spacing. Luis didn’t give us that either. I would hope Bassy is doing nothing but shooting these next 4-5 months. If he can get to be even an average 3 pt shooter and bring his TO margin down he is shifty and has good vision both necessary attributes for a good Pg.

We still need to add 2-3 impact guys. At least 1 of them needs to be a bucket and then could go more role guys for spots 2 and 3. After that who cares bc we are talking 10th man and up.

Agree BAR , if we can just get Bassy to about 35 % from 3 that will really help us

[PeterRamTime]

Here's his final game at Albany, at Vermont in the AEC conference tournament.

He puts up 31 points here. I knew he was a better player...but he became an entirely different one

I had seen bits and pieces of his games throughout the year, including the Seton Hall game where he didn't do much. He was flat out ridiculous in this game though! Playoff game, hostile crowd and he lit Vermont up. Dropping 31 at Vermont in the AEC tourney means he will be fine in the A-10. Same Vermont team that gave Duke all it could handle a couple weeks later in the NCAA's.

Pretty obvious to me he is an upgrade. Didn't see anything alarmingly bad about his defense. There were a couple times where he was out of control offensively, but 98% of the time it was really good. Had a couple nice steals. You can also see why he had to do so much...his teammates were awful. He literally HAD to carry them. He is definitely fast and athletic enough too LOL.

I'm not crowning him, we need to see how he gels with the rest of the group, but I don't know how you can watch his film and not think he's an upgrade.

[bigappleram]

Here’s what I’ll say about Thomas. Experience and confidence are key to being an effective PG. You would hope some of those FR/SO year mistakes were due to trying to do too much and inexperience. I would expect some of that part of his game to be cleaned up. Can’t forget there where moments of his SO year game against PC when he looked very much the part. That team was so flawed I can’t put undue criticism on him.

That said I don’t love a PG who isn’t a threat from 3. It kills spacing. Luis didn’t give us that either. I would hope Bassy is doing nothing but shooting these next 4-5 months. If he can get to be even an average 3 pt shooter and bring his TO margin down he is shifty and has good vision both necessary attributes for a good Pg.

We still need to add 2-3 impact guys. At least 1 of them needs to be a bucket and then could go more role guys for spots 2 and 3. After that who cares bc we are talking 10th man and up.

Is it totally unrealistic to hope/think they could bring in guys (that we haven't considered) that would be among the top 3 players on the team? And everyone slide down a slot? Or two?

I wouldn’t expect that to be a back court guy. It would seem hard to compel an impact guard to come here given how many bodies we have there that will see minutes. So if we say House is our most explosive guard then I don’t think it’s likely we bring in a better option than him.

Feel like there is a scenario where could upgrade at the wing or 4/5 where we have only 2 guys currently - Green and Fuchs.

[Jersey77]

Here’s what I’ll say about Thomas. Experience and confidence are key to being an effective PG. You would hope some of those FR/SO year mistakes were due to trying to do too much and inexperience. I would expect some of that part of his game to be cleaned up. Can’t forget there where moments of his SO year game against PC when he looked very much the part. That team was so flawed I can’t put undue criticism on him.

That said I don’t love a PG who isn’t a threat from 3. It kills spacing. Luis didn’t give us that either. I would hope Bassy is doing nothing but shooting these next 4-5 months. If he can get to be even an average 3 pt shooter and bring his TO margin down he is shifty and has good vision both necessary attributes for a good Pg.

We still need to add 2-3 impact guys. At least 1 of them needs to be a bucket and then could go more role guys for spots 2 and 3. After that who cares bc we are talking 10th man and up.

Is it totally unrealistic to hope/think they could bring in guys (that we haven't considered) that would be among the top 3 players on the team? And everyone slide down a slot? Or two?

I wouldn’t expect that to be a back court guy. It would seem hard to compel an impact guard to come here given how many bodies we have there that will see minutes. So if we say House is our most explosive guard then I don’t think it’s likely we bring in a better option than him.

Feel like there is a scenario where could upgrade at the wing or 4/5 where we have only 2 guys currently - Green and Fuchs.

At this point, I am not sure that we will bring in any pieces that will be immediately slotted for a starting position.
Right now, Archie knows what he needs in terms of depth, pretty obvious.
We need to bring in some players that will give us solid quality minutes when needed, and actually that can be a lot considering our history of injuries and foul trouble.

Our current starting 5 can be competitive and let's see how they match up against the rest of the A10.
PG- Bassy
CG- Lawrence (played mostly PG at Nebraska)
CG- House
F- Green
PF/C- Fuchs

Bench - Cam (can see starter minutes), Ways, Farrell.

I still want to see more consistency from Green and development from Fuchs, and of course they will need plenty of help upfront.

[ramster]

Is it totally unrealistic to hope/think they could bring in guys (that we haven't considered) that would be among the top 3 players on the team? And everyone slide down a slot? Or two?

I wouldn’t expect that to be a back court guy. It would seem hard to compel an impact guard to come here given how many bodies we have there that will see minutes. So if we say House is our most explosive guard then I don’t think it’s likely we bring in a better option than him.

Feel like there is a scenario where could upgrade at the wing or 4/5 where we have only 2 guys currently - Green and Fuchs.

At this point, I am not sure that we will bring in any pieces that will be immediately slotted for a starting position.
Right now, Archie knows what he needs in terms of depth, pretty obvious.
We need to bring in some players that will give us solid quality minutes when needed, and actually that can be a lot considering our history of injuries and foul trouble.

Our current starting 5 can be competitive and let's see how they match up against the rest of the A10.
PG- Bassy
CG- Lawrence (played mostly PG at Nebraska)
CG- House
F- Green
PF/C- Fuchs

Bench - Cam (can see starter minutes), Ways, Farrell.

I still want to see more consistency from Green and development from Fuchs, and of course they will need plenty of help upfront.

It’s only April.
If we are satisfied with this starting 5 and don’t see any potential starters being added then we will very likely not be Top Tier meaning Top 4 Teams.

We must get a player or two who can be potentially All Conference Team 1,2 or 3.

I’d look for a banger at the 4 or 5 spot who can rebound, score, block shots. Green was our top 3P shooter last year. He can play SG as well.

I certainly hope we are not done yet with a full court press for starters.

[Jersey77]

I wouldn’t expect that to be a back court guy. It would seem hard to compel an impact guard to come here given how many bodies we have there that will see minutes. So if we say House is our most explosive guard then I don’t think it’s likely we bring in a better option than him.

Feel like there is a scenario where could upgrade at the wing or 4/5 where we have only 2 guys currently - Green and Fuchs.

At this point, I am not sure that we will bring in any pieces that will be immediately slotted for a starting position.
Right now, Archie knows what he needs in terms of depth, pretty obvious.
We need to bring in some players that will give us solid quality minutes when needed, and actually that can be a lot considering our history of injuries and foul trouble.

Our current starting 5 can be competitive and let's see how they match up against the rest of the A10.
PG- Bassy
CG- Lawrence (played mostly PG at Nebraska)
CG- House
F- Green
PF/C- Fuchs

Bench - Cam (can see starter minutes), Ways, Farrell.

I still want to see more consistency from Green and development from Fuchs, and of course they will need plenty of help upfront.

It’s only April.
If we are satisfied with this starting 5 and don’t see any potential starters being added then we will very likely not be Top Tier meaning Top 4 Teams.

We must get a player or two who can be potentially All Conference Team 1,2 or 3.

I’d look for a banger at the 4 or 5 spot who can rebound, score, block shots. Green was our top 3P shooter last year. He can play SG as well.

I certainly hope we are not done yet with a full court press for starters.

Yes Ramster, if we can upgrade sure I will take it.
Green isn't a real PF and Fuchs is still raw.
Although most here feel Green is the best player on the team.
Though not sure how much we have left in our NIL account to cover some major additions.