define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); legend robertin – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Tue, 01 Nov 2016 19:17:31 +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 ACC Burning Questions: Clemson Tigers http://rushthecourt.net/2016/11/01/acc-burning-questions-clemson-tues-am/ http://rushthecourt.net/2016/11/01/acc-burning-questions-clemson-tues-am/#respond Tue, 01 Nov 2016 19:21:33 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=122042

This team preview is part of the RTC ACC microsite’s preseason coverage.

Burning Question: Is this the year that Clemson returns to the NCAA Tournament?

Clemson head coach Brad Brownell has a swanky remodeled home arena, a returning All-America candidate and three talented transfers ready to join a group that finished last season at 10-8 in ACC play. After five consecutive seasons without an NCAA Tournament appearance, the Tigers may finally be poised to crash the Big Dance once again. Brownell’s job security may or may not depend on an invitation to the NCAA Tournament this year, but history shows that it is an extremely rare situation for an ACC coach to [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2016/11/01/acc-burning-questions-clemson-tues-am/feed/ 0 ACC Preview: Clemson’s Burning Question http://rushthecourt.net/2015/10/27/acc-preview-clemsons-burning-question-2/ http://rushthecourt.net/2015/10/27/acc-preview-clemsons-burning-question-2/#respond Tue, 27 Oct 2015 22:18:25 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=109498

This team preview is part of the RTC ACC microsite’s preseason coverage.

Will Clemson’s offense improve enough to make the Tigers an ACC winner?

Near the end of the 2014-15 season, we reviewed the pros and cons of Brad Brownell’s six-season tenure at Clemson. We concluded then that his positives and negatives have pretty much been a wash. The Tigers are usually competitive on the floor – especially on the defensive end — and well-behaved off the court. But a lack of elite-level talent has kept Clemson from being able to join the ACC’s upper tier, and the Tigers’ slow, offensively-challenged style of play has not exactly ignited the fan base. Can the Clemson faithful [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2015/10/27/acc-preview-clemsons-burning-question-2/feed/ 0