define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); chase metheny – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:09:43 +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 Brackets, Braces & Parentheses – Part 1 http://rushthecourt.net/2009/12/23/brackets-braces-parentheses-part-1/ http://rushthecourt.net/2009/12/23/brackets-braces-parentheses-part-1/#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:09:43 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=14576

Because sometimes, playing with the numbers is more fun than watching the actual games.  This is the first of a three-part series on height and college basketball.

“You can’t teach height.” – Frank Layden, Utah Jazz Basketball Coach

More so than in any other sport, height plays a huge role in determining a player’s fate on the court.  My wife’s jaw drops when I tell her I’m the same height as Steve Nash.  However, as a friend once told me, “being tall does not necessarily correlate with ability to play basketball.”  For example, growing up in [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2009/12/23/brackets-braces-parentheses-part-1/feed/ 0