Temple 92 URI 89

Dont get me wrong, I love URI basketball as much as anybody. Ive been to pretty much every game that I could since the early 90s. However, after last nights embarrasing loss to the Temple Owls, im going to rip this team a new one...They frustrated me so much I need to vent a little.

-URI is extremely overrated. There "best" wins are against a awful Syracuse team who just lost to USF by 11 last night, a garbage PC team, and a Dayton team who just keeps on losing to everyone they play. Couple that with losses to St. Louis and Temple, I dont know how they have been getting top 25 votes at all.

-With last night road loss, URI improves to 1-4 on the road in the A-10. Why the hell do they suck on the road. Its not like there playing at Cameron Indoor, the Dean Dome, in front of the Izzone or any other place that gives there team a tremendous homecourt advantage. They lost in front of 4,000 Temple fans that probably had the Liacouras Center not even half full. Clean
the sand off Rhody, and get it done on the road.

-I cannot stand Kaheim "Stonehands" Seawright. Everytime he touches the ball I immediately yell pass. While I know he had 15 rebounds last night which is very impressive, he only had FOUR points in 43 minutes of play. Are you kidding me? He also missed four freethrows in a row last night. Make one more basket, or one more freethrow you bum and we win the game. Oh yea, 4 turnovers as well. Is he a seinor yet??????????

-Thank god Baron lets Marquis Jones play. In 11 minutes, he was 0-3 from the floor taking two threes which he could never make in a million years. Had 1 assist, 1 rebound, and ZERO points. Also had a turnover. Glad to see Will and Jimmy sitting on the bench while hes playing.

Sorry about the rant DC readers, but I had to let off some steam about this team. We can totally turn our season back around with a win over Xavier on monday. You read it here first, Rhody WILL beat X at home on Monday. This will set the Jeff Lester Master Plan into effect. After a "great" season and a NCAA tourney appearance, Jim Baron will be courted off to rebuild St. Johns. In their coaching search, Rhody hires the one and only Bobby Knight, who is looking for a respectable school in a small conference ala Rick Majerus. Let the Knight Era begin in Kingston!

JL