define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); back and forth – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:06:40 +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 Back and Forth: Some of Maui’s Greatest Storylines http://rushthecourt.net/2014/11/24/back-and-forth-some-of-mauis-greatest-storylines/ http://rushthecourt.net/2014/11/24/back-and-forth-some-of-mauis-greatest-storylines/#respond Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:31:47 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=106311

Each week, RTC columnist Judson Harten will profile some of the week’s biggest upcoming games by taking a look back at some relevant history relating to the match-ups. This is Back And Forth.

Before the days of ESPN “24 Hours of Hoops” marathon, the true, unofficial kickoff to the college basketball season could be summed up in one word: Maui. With each passing year, it seems as if there are more and more great tournaments with a number of excellent teams in them. But to most college basketball fans who came of age in the past two decades, there’s one tournament that stands out, the [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2014/11/24/back-and-forth-some-of-mauis-greatest-storylines/feed/ 0 Back And Forth: And So It Begins… http://rushthecourt.net/2014/11/14/back-and-forth-and-so-it-begins/ http://rushthecourt.net/2014/11/14/back-and-forth-and-so-it-begins/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:01:47 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=106064

Each week, RTC columnist Judson Harten will profile some of the week’s biggest upcoming games by taking a look back at some relevant history relating to the match-ups. This is Back And Forth.

The wait is over. Tonight, Division I college basketball teams will begin taking on other Division I basketball teams in games that actually count. Admittedly, the Friday slate isn’t exactly full of marquee match-ups, but all the top teams will start play this weekend. With that in mind, Back And Forth reviewed some of the best early season games among schools in the preseason top six over the past 20 years. One caveat: I did my [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2014/11/14/back-and-forth-and-so-it-begins/feed/ 0 Back and Forth: Eight Memorable Exhibition Upsets http://rushthecourt.net/2014/11/04/back-and-forth-memorable-exhibition-upsets/ http://rushthecourt.net/2014/11/04/back-and-forth-memorable-exhibition-upsets/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:31:46 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=105668

Each week, RTC columnist Judson Harten will profile some of the week’s biggest upcoming games by taking a look back at some relevant history relating to the match-ups. This is Back And Forth.

Exhibitions are a tease, really. College basketball fans wait with great anticipation for the first practices of the season, sure, but what they really want are games. Live game action… that’s what counts. Exhibitions don’t really provide the same juice. But as we wait for games that count to get started, two things are almost certain:

Your team is “coming along well” this season, per every team’s coach. Exhibition games are all we [...]]]>
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