define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Butler basketball – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:02:30 +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 On Andrew Chrabascz and Butler’s Surprising Fall http://rushthecourt.net/2016/02/02/on-andrew-chrabascz-and-butlers-surprising-fall/ http://rushthecourt.net/2016/02/02/on-andrew-chrabascz-and-butlers-surprising-fall/#respond Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:31:17 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=116743

Back around Christmas, we talked about how drastically Butler’s offense had transformed this season, in large part due to faster pace and an improved individual efficiency for some key players. This offense was predicated on a balanced attack that featured reliable shooters and a handful of players who could score in the paint. As his team headed into Big East play, it appeared that Butler head coach Chris Holtmann had everything figured out. His Bulldogs had collected wins over Cincinnati and Purdue and were a weekly member of the Top 25. The offense that was propelling the Bulldogs was ranked among the nation’s top [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2016/02/02/on-andrew-chrabascz-and-butlers-surprising-fall/feed/ 0 Andrew Smith Shows His Importance to Butler’s Long-Term Fortune http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/09/andrew-smith-shows-his-importance-to-butlers-long-term-fortune/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/09/andrew-smith-shows-his-importance-to-butlers-long-term-fortune/#respond Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:14:27 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=82255

Chris Johnson is an RTC correspondent. He was in Evanston for Butler’s 74-65 victory over Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena Saturday night. You can follow him @ChrisDJohnsonn. 

The biggest weak spot in Butler’s season body of work entering tonight’s game at Northwestern was a road defeat at Xavier. It was the Bulldogs’ second game of the season, and their only true road test. It was hard to know what to make of that result, mostly because Xavier itself remained something of a mystery. But over the next four weeks, as Butler notched impressive victories over Marquette and North Carolina at the Maui [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/09/andrew-smith-shows-his-importance-to-butlers-long-term-fortune/feed/ 0