define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); marcus thorton – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Tue, 03 Feb 2015 06:29:52 +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 Freeze Frame: How South Carolina Broke Georgia’s Zone http://rushthecourt.net/2015/02/03/freeze-frame-how-south-carolina-broke-georgias-zone/ http://rushthecourt.net/2015/02/03/freeze-frame-how-south-carolina-broke-georgias-zone/#respond Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:01:14 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=107576

The Gamecocks entered Saturday having dropped six of their last seven games, including the last four. Georgia came in on the opposite end of the spectrum, riding into Columbia on a five-game winning streak and feeling good about its NCAA Tournament chances. So it stands to reason that South Carolina’s defense (11th nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency) completely shut down the surging Bulldogs, holding Georgia to 22 percent shooting for the game. After an early 13-9 deficit, Georgia turned to a 2/3 zone with 11 minutes remaining in the first half. Frank Martin’s squad lacks a legitimate outside shooting threat, but he used screens and quick ball movement [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2015/02/03/freeze-frame-how-south-carolina-broke-georgias-zone/feed/ 0