define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); brayden carlson – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:04:47 +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 Rushed Reactions: #4 Michigan 71, #13 South Dakota State 56 http://rushthecourt.net/2013/03/21/rushed-reactions-4-michigan-71-13-south-dakota-state-56/ http://rushthecourt.net/2013/03/21/rushed-reactions-4-michigan-71-13-south-dakota-state-56/#respond Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:04:46 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=94830

Will Tucker is a RTC correspondent. Will is covering the Auburn Hills pod of the Midwest Region. You can also find him on Twitter @blrdswag.

Three Key Takeaways:

Both teams tried their hand at defense, but their true characters shown through. A deceptive low number of possessions in the low-scoring first half obscured the fact that both teams shot above 40%, and the second half showcase the offensive efficiency of the Wolverines and Jackrabbits as the pace picked up. Both teams came into this game averaging around 65 possessions, but the uptempo pace played to Michigan’s favor once Nate Wolters went cold [...]]]>
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Four Thoughts From Albuquerque… http://rushthecourt.net/2012/03/17/four-thoughts-from-albuquerque/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/03/17/four-thoughts-from-albuquerque/#respond Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:45:15 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=66915

Looking back at Thursday’s games in the Albuquerque regional from a Friday night perspective, my thoughts turn more to Montana, Harvard, South Dakota State, and UNLV than the teams that advanced from those first round games. We will have plenty of time to enjoy Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Baylor, and Colorado on Saturday afternoon and evening, but for right now, let’s talk about the good things that these four teams, whose seasons ended on Friday, did on Thursday and throughout the year.

After struggling through a non-conference schedule, everything came together for Montana in conference play, where they ripped off 15 wins in [...]]]>
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Bracket Prep: St. Mary’s, Western Kentucky, Detroit, and South Dakota State http://rushthecourt.net/2012/03/07/bracket-prep-st-marys-western-kentucky-detroit-and-south-dakota-state/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/03/07/bracket-prep-st-marys-western-kentucky-detroit-and-south-dakota-state/#respond Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:33:25 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=64836

As we move through Championship Week (the second half of Championship Fortnight, of course), we’ll continue to bring you these short reviews of each of the automatic qualifiers to help you fill out your bracket next week. In this post, we’ve got the WCC, Summit, Horizon, and Sun Belt winners from the past two nights…

St. Mary’s

Matthew Dellavedova (And His Mouth Guard) Are Dangerous (AP/ Tony Avelar)

WCC Champion (27-5, 16-2) RPI/Pomeroy/Sagarin = #25/#43/#35 Adjusted Scoring Margin = +11.3 Likely NCAA Seed: #6-#8

Three Bruce Pearls of Wisdom.

St. Mary’s has been a nationally-recognized mid-major for a number of years now, but the Gaels program did something this [...]]]>
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