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Don't know anything about RI.

Herbert Jones back in the line up after sitting out last game with and injury.  Scores the first 3 points.

Thanks for posting, I meant to but forgot. Rhode Island plays in the Atlantic 10 conference, a very solid BB conference. Your boy Anthony Grant coaches Dayton in the conference. R.I was in the NCAA Tourney in 2018 & 2017. Beat Oklahoma in 2018 Tourney but lost to Duke. This team is experienced with several returning players.

25-14 Rhode Island 9:58 left in half



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Tide looking disorganized with way too many turnovers. Tide has 11 already, had 3 straight at one time. RI has 4. 0-7 3 pointers. 30-16 Rhode Island.



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RI 42 Tide 22. Tide fumbling & stumbling 0-8 on 3 pointers. Herb Jones & Lewis keeping us in the game. Petty is imitating the Invisible Man. Tide on a little run missed 3 pointer, again.
 


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Wow RI is kicking us around. RTR!

Kira Lewis not in full gear yet & Jones just goy his 3rd foul. RI 47-31.

Rhode Island 50 Alabama 33  HALF



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Tide 0/10 3 pointers, 14/36 FG 39%, 5/8 FT



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All this sloppy play is not what I expected from Coach O's team.  Sheesh!!

Bingo!! Still just the 3rd game of season but Petty & Reese need to get their act together. 58-39 RI



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Finally, a 3 pointer, RI 58 Tide 48, were down by 19.



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Reese with a 3, 60-51 RI. 4th foul on Her Jones! Crap.



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Tide not getting any lucky bounces, they all go to Rhode Island.

75-69 RI. Tide working the difference down from 19 to 6.



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Lollipop pass by Lewis intercepted and score for RI. 79-69 RI. Jones back in game and he scores.

We have 48 points in the paint which is saving us so far. 28/59 FG 49%, 81-73 URI.




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6’9” Davis has come alive for Bama, scoring, rebounding, & defense. Bolden with wild 3 point attempt after we close gap to 5 points.


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Turnovers have killed us in this game. Totally unacceptable. 93-79 URI. FINAL




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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT’S TIME FOR:



THE GOOD

Tide hit 31/66 FG’s, 47%
12/16 FT 75%
Points in paint 50, URI 38
Rebounds 40, URI 31
Off. Rebounds 10, URI 4


THE BAD

Bench points URI 25, Tide 21
URI 33/63 FG 52%
Fast break points: URI 21, Tide 17


AND THE UGLY


Tide 22 turnovers
Tide trailed at half 50-33
Tide 5/22 3 pointers, 23%
Steals by URI 13, Tide 5
Points off turnovers by URI 33, Tide 18
93-79 URI final score




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I tried to warn you this would be a building year.    :yawn:

There ya go!  :lol2:

Well we gave all the others a bunch of years to get ready, so CNO deserves 5 years to see what he can do. RTR!

Avery Johnson was fired after 4 years, which is about right, 4 years to show steady improvement. In the past we did not have a professional-type AD. We had ex-coaches or players. Now, you must have someone who understands finance, be a fund raiser and alumni-friendly, has a broad vision of what needs to be done in all areas of athletics, and more. South Carolina is in trouble over Muschamp because their AD is a former baseball coach.



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Always knew it would be a rebuilding year, but still think we will see some improvement. After 3 games out of 30, can’t really say too much. So far, the same 2 problems continue to linger, turnovers and awful 3 point shooting. Maybe players like Petty are just not going to ever improve. Who knows?



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My question is, just how good is Penn and RI.? I thought out %'s were really bad. RTR!

Good question. RI was returning several starters, their coach as been there several years, they beat Oklahoma in the NCAA Tourney last year and made the Tourney in 2017, too. Atlabntic 10 conference is a solid BB conference. Penn made the Tourney in 2017, won 19 games last year, & have an experienced coach who’s been there 5 years.



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I think you have already seen improvement this year with the hustle.  I don't think and AJ coached team could have made the comeback like Bama did in part of the game last night.  Are they where they need to be, not yet.  As people have said they turn the ball over way too much.  They also missed too many inside short shots.  I do think you see better movement of the ball compared to the last few years.