define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); corey beck – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:28:28 +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 09.26.07 Fast Breaks http://rushthecourt.net/2007/09/26/092607-fast-breaks/ http://rushthecourt.net/2007/09/26/092607-fast-breaks/#respond Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:31:49 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/2007/09/26/092607-fast-breaks/

Some news flotsam and jetsam we’ve accumulated this week…

It was an expensive week for Ohio State paying its head coaches, as Thad Matta got a $500k raise (to $2.5M per annum) and contract extension through 2016. Tennessee forward Duke Crews has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules. How long is “indefintely?” We mentioned it briefly above, but it deserves its own note. Former Hawg PG Corey Beck was shot Sunday morning during a robbery attempt – he is listed in good condition. Free Shoes University is embroiled in another cheating scandal – the question is which sports are involved? Porsches, Polo & Ponies. [...]]]>
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Welcome Back, Big Nasty! http://rushthecourt.net/2007/09/26/welcome-back-big-nasty/ http://rushthecourt.net/2007/09/26/welcome-back-big-nasty/#respond Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:24:26 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/2007/09/26/welcome-back-big-nasty/

When we saw the news today that the “Big Nasty” is retiring from the NBA and returning to the college ranks to become an assistant coach for Arkansas Baptist College, our easily distracted brains floated back to reflect on what we believe was one of the top half-dozen or so college careers of the 90s. 

Nolan Richardson’s “40 Minutes of Hell” Arkansas teams of Corliss Williamson, Scotty Thurman, Corey Beck (who in completely unrelated news, was shot on Sunday!) and others represented more than a gimmicky name, they represented an ethos.  An ethos mandating that they would run and substitute and run some [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2007/09/26/welcome-back-big-nasty/feed/ 0