define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); 40-0 – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Mon, 09 Mar 2015 08:12:07 +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 As Kentucky Takes Aim at History, Wildcats Have Everyone’s Attention http://rushthecourt.net/2015/03/09/as-kentucky-takes-aim-at-history-wildcats-have-everyones-attention/ http://rushthecourt.net/2015/03/09/as-kentucky-takes-aim-at-history-wildcats-have-everyones-attention/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2015 16:31:16 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=108261

It’s not that Kentucky’s perfect regular season was never in doubt, because it often was. It took three overtime periods to dispatch the Wildcats’ first two SEC opponents (Mississippi and Texas A&M). LSU was a Keith Hornsby three away from ending the perfect season (ask Arkansas how that can turn out). And just earlier this week, Georgia had the ‘Cats on the ropes, leading by nine points in Athens with under 10 minutes to play. Kentucky was tested time and time again this season, yet the Wildcats found a way to outscore their opponents 31 times without fail. Fill in [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2015/03/09/as-kentucky-takes-aim-at-history-wildcats-have-everyones-attention/feed/ 1 Kentucky’s Perfect Dream: Is 40-0 Really Attainable? http://rushthecourt.net/2014/12/30/kentuckys-perfect-dream-is-40-0-really-attainable/ http://rushthecourt.net/2014/12/30/kentuckys-perfect-dream-is-40-0-really-attainable/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:01:54 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=106987

On days like last Saturday, they tell you to throw out the records. Rivalry games like Kentucky-Louisville are supposed to occur in a vacuum, a place where bragging rights supersede any other consideration. At leas that’s how the thinking goes. It’s a quaint notion, indeed, but this latest installment of the Bluegrass State rivalry turned out to be all about the records. To be more specific, Kentucky’s record. With all due respect to Louisville’s previously unblemished loss tally – and even more respect to a stacked ACC – the Cardinals were never going to chase a perfect season, even if they had [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2014/12/30/kentuckys-perfect-dream-is-40-0-really-attainable/feed/ 2