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Rushed Reactions: NCAA Tournament, Championship Game

rtmsf — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:22:12 +0000

RTC continues its coverage of the NCAA Tournament to its conclusion tonight. Using social media to share information, we produced a Rushed Reactions thread in Twitter for the National Championship game. Click within the tweet below to see the entire RR thread.

#1 Virginia 85, #3 Texas Tech 77 (OT).

RUSHED REACTIONS: VIRGINIA 85, TEXAS TECH 77 (OT). 1. Hands are shaking… Just an incredible Natty game that was going to end w 2 deserving teams but only 1 w/ a trophy. The back/forth affair of the last 5 mins + OT was legendary. One of the best [...]

Rushed Reactions: NCAA Tournament, Final Four

rtmsf — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 04:01:11 +0000

RTC continues its coverage of the NCAA Tournament into the Final Four this weekend. Using social media to share information, we produced Rushed Reactions threads in Twitter for both games tonight. Click within each tweet to see the entire RR thread for each. Have a look below from this evening’s pair of thrilling contests.

#1 Virginia 63, #5 Auburn 62.

RUSHED REACTIONS: VIRGINIA 63, AUBURN 62.

— Rush the Court (@rushthecourt) April 7, 2019

#3 Texas Tech 61, #2 Michigan State 51.

RUSHED REACTIONS: TEXAS TECH 61, MICHIGAN STATE 51.

— Rush the Court (@rushthecourt) April 7, 2019

Rushed Reactions: NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight

rtmsf — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 14:01:27 +0000

RTC continues its coverage of the NCAA Tournament through the regionals this weekend, at each of the four sites. Using social media to share information, we produced Rushed Reactions threads in Twitter for each game in those locations. Click within each tweet to see the entire RR thread for each game. Have a look below from all of this weekend’s games.

#3 Texas Tech 75, #1 Gonzaga 69.

RUSHED REACTIONS: TEXAS TECH 75, GONZAGA 69.

— RTC West Region (@RTCWestRegion) March 31, 2019

#1 Virginia 80, #3 Purdue 75 (OT).

RUSHED REACTION: #1 Virginia 80, #3 Purdue 75. Our [...]

Rushed Reactions: NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen

rtmsf — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 12:06:13 +0000

RTC continues its coverage of the NCAA Tournament through the regionals this weekend, at each of the four sites. Last night we had correspondents in Anaheim and Louisville. Using social media to share information, we produced Rushed Reactions threads in Twitter for each game in those locations. Click within each tweet to see the entire RR thread for each game. Have a look below.

#2 Michigan State 80, #3 LSU 63.

RUSHED REACTIONS: Michigan St. 80, LSU 63. Let's look at how this game played out…

— RTC East Region (@RTCEastRegion) March 30, 2019

#5 Auburn 97, #1 North Carolina 80.

Rushed Reactions: NCAA Tournament, Second Round

rtmsf — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 03:49:43 +0000

Over the weekend RTC had correspondents reporting in real time from the Columbus, Columbia, Hartford, San Jose and Salt Lake City pods. Using social media to share information, we produced Rushed Reactions threads in Twitter for each game in those locations. Click within each tweet to see the entire RR thread for each game. Have a look below.S

#12 Oregon 73, #13 UC Irvine 54.

RUSHED REACTIONS: OREGON 73, UC IRVINE 54. The nightcap in #ncaasanjose certainly had its swings on its way to another Oregon victory. Let's take a look at our 3 takeaways…

— RTC South Region (@RTCSouthRegion) [...]

Rushed Reactions: NCAA Tournament, First Round

rtmsf — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 03:47:46 +0000

#12 Oregon 72, #5 Wisconsin 54.

RUSHED REACTIONS: #12 OREGON 72, #5 Wisconsin 54. Let's see how second upset of the day went down here in #ncaasanjose…

— RTC South Region (@RTCSouthRegion) March 22, 2019

#1 Virginia 72, #16 Gardner-Webb 56.

RUSHED [...]

Key Stretch for Surprising Oklahoma Begins Tonight

Brian Goodman — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 18:51:30 +0000

One of these days, people will learn to stop doubting Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger. Full disclosure: that includes me, but in my defense, my skepticism of the Sooners coming into this year was justified. They struggled horrifically on defense all last season, and it wasn’t just Trae Young. The Sooners routinely got outhustled on the glass, and at a time when spacing and three-point shooting skyrocketed, Oklahoma didn’t apply enough pressure to consistently force turnovers or lock down the three-point line. They memorably beat Kansas by hacking Udoka Azubuike instead of defending him straight-up, and while it was a [...]

How Bad is Bad? Evaluating the Pac-12

Adam Butler — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 16:15:54 +0000

During Wednesday evening’s broadcast of the Arizona-Montana game, Bill Walton, while simultaneously running the math for plates on the bench press and waxing poetic about his morning in Utah and evening in Tucson, noted, “This will be a most competitive conference.” I paraphrase; however, the gist remains: Walton was celebrating many of the Pac-12’s teams. He’s a known, if not unapologetic, champion of the Conference of Champions, and was not soon to bash it as many of us have lamented. But regardless of the Big Redhead’s admonitions, this year is looking BAD.

Is Oregon the Best Worst Team in High-Major [...]

Michigan Continues Rolling Despite Key Personnel Losses

Ryan O'Neil — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 19:45:39 +0000

Michigan’s Ignas Brazdeikis Has Been a Huge Surprise (USA Today Images)

Michigan is just 11 games into the season but this is already turning out to be John Beilein’s magnum opus. It was reasonable to expect that the Wolverines would take a step back from last season’s national runner-up performance, but Michigan — fueled by an elite defense (third nationally, per KenPom) — has just continued chugging along. A team that lost three starters has already locked up a trio of top-15 offenses (Villanova, North Carolina and Purdue), and when necessary, has also shown that it can dictate tempo. In the Wolverines’ ACC/Big Ten [...]

Big 12 Reset: Halfway Through the Non-Conference Slate

Brian Goodman — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 19:29:58 +0000

As we round the corner on the halfway mark of non-conference play, I can’t say I’ve been overwhelmed yet by the Big 12’s performance. Maybe that’s more of a testament to the league’s sterling performance over the last few years, but it’s the case nonetheless. There are certainly some things to be optimistic about, like Kansas’ unblemished 6-0 record despite not yet playing to its talent level, Texas Tech not just treading water but perhaps being better than last season’s group, and Iowa State and Oklahoma outperforming preseason projections. But there are some pockmarks around the league, too. Baylor [...]

Overnight 5: 11.13.18 Edition

rtmsf — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 12:01:25 +0000

Can’t guarantee that we’re going to do this every night this season — questions of sustainability and all that — but let’s try this to see what happens. From over the weekend…

1. Let's talk about where things are after W1 of CBB '19. Duke, Kansas, UNC, Virginia & Gonzaga are fantastic. Nova, Cuse, Auburn, FSU might be too. TBD on several more teams but the quality of teams in top 2 tiers already seems very high this season.

— Rush the Court (@rushthecourt) November 13, 2018

3. We saw this coming last March, but the Pac looks like [...]

Overnight 5: 11.07.18 Edition

rtmsf — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 15:01:31 +0000

Can’t guarantee that we’re going to do this every night this season — questions of sustainability and all that — but let’s try this to see what happens. From Wednesday night:

2. One exception was Ohio State visiting the newly reno'd 5/3 Arena in Cincy (good idea b/c it was a dump) & coming out with a huge road W. There's no love lost b/w these 2 schools in bball, as documented in this great historical article from @Enquirer: https://t.co/tquCxmjHub

— Rush the Court (@rushthecourt) November 8, 2018

4. P6 teams picked up another 4 Ws tonight to go [...]

Overnight 5: Opening Night Edition

rtmsf — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 07:01:32 +0000

Can’t guarantee that we’re going to do this every night this season — questions of sustainability and all that — but let’s try this to see what happens. From Opening Night:

Duke's big 3 Barrett, Zion & Reddish was phenomenal. Perhaps as strong a debut performance as we've ever seen, nearly outscoring UK by themselves. Their confidence + athleticism + ease in slicing Ky's defense for 1.44 PPP gave Cal his worst UK loss ever.https://t.co/yjOdTdQSU9

— Rush the Court (@rushthecourt) November 7, 2018

3. Lotta P6 chalk tonight, with a 41-1 record against non-P6 teams. The L was poor [...]

Where 2018-19 Happens: Reason #1 We Love College Basketball

rtmsf — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 16:01:50 +0000

As RTC heads into its 12th season covering college hoops, it’s time to begin releasing our annual compendium of YouTube clips that we like to call Thirty Reasons We Love College Basketball. These 30 snippets from last season’s action are completely guaranteed to make you wish the games were starting tonight rather than 30 days from now. Over the next month you’ll get one reason per day until we reach the new season on Tuesday, November 6. You can find all of this year’s released posts here.

#1 – Where FINALLY Happens.

We also encourage you to re-visit the entire archive of this feature from the 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 preseasons.

Where 2018-19 Happens: Reason #2 We Love College Basketball

rtmsf — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 16:01:47 +0000

#2 – Where Surgical Efficiency Happens.

We also encourage you to re-visit the entire archive of this feature from the 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 [...]