define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Kendall Kaut – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:37:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Big 12 M5: Weekend Preview Edition http://rushthecourt.net/2016/01/08/big-12-m5-weekend-preview-edition/ http://rushthecourt.net/2016/01/08/big-12-m5-weekend-preview-edition/#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:41:45 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=115180

Iowa State hosts Baylor on Saturday as the Cyclones hope to defeat the only team that won a Big 12 game in Hilton Coliseum last season. The Bears, however, enter the game 0-3 on the road this season. One way Scott Drew’s team was able to win in Ames a year ago was on the strength of its shooting, but Taurean Prince will have to return to his road form of last season because he’s only shooting 25 percent away from Waco. Iowa State may now be down to a seven-man rotation, but the Cyclones have been able to survive so far in large part because [...]]]>
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Naz Mitrou-Long’s Injury Shrinks Iowa State’s Big 12 Title Hopes http://rushthecourt.net/2015/12/16/naz-mitrou-longs-injury-shrinks-iowa-states-big-12-title-hopes/ http://rushthecourt.net/2015/12/16/naz-mitrou-longs-injury-shrinks-iowa-states-big-12-title-hopes/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:31:29 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=113567

Iowa State announced yesterday that Naz Mitrou-Long will sit out the remainder of the season to recover from offseason hip surgery. His loss will put pressure on the Cyclones’ already tight rotation as they head into Big 12 play. Mitrou-Long, a senior starter averaging 12.0 points per game, is reportedly experiencing pain in both of his hips and will apply for a medical redshirt to play next season.

Iowa State will have to move on without Naz Long this season. (Getty)

Losing a player of Mitrou-Long’s caliber is never easy. His 30 percent mark from three-point range in the eight games in which he played this season is a [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2015/12/16/naz-mitrou-longs-injury-shrinks-iowa-states-big-12-title-hopes/feed/ 0 Baylor’s Man-to-Man Defense a New Wrinkle With Promise http://rushthecourt.net/2015/12/08/baylors-man-to-man-defense-a-new-wrinkle-with-promise/ http://rushthecourt.net/2015/12/08/baylors-man-to-man-defense-a-new-wrinkle-with-promise/#respond Tue, 08 Dec 2015 16:01:00 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=112931

Baylor scored its biggest victory of the young season on Sunday night, beating Vanderbilt, 69-67. The Bears played to a key strength against the Commodores, forcing 17 turnovers in an effort that has propelled Scott Drew‘s team all the way to seventh nationally in turnovers forced per 100 possessions. But Baylor wasn’t proficient in every area on the defensive end, as Vanderbilt made 10 of their 21 relatively clean looks from three-point range. Moving forward, Baylor’s focus should be to design a defense that still allows it to play to its strength in forcing turnovers but avoids giving opponents open opportunities from three-point range. Drew [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2015/12/08/baylors-man-to-man-defense-a-new-wrinkle-with-promise/feed/ 0

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