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Morning Five: 07.09.14 Edition

nvr1983 — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:01:15 +0000

Here’s hoping everyone out there is enjoying the summer and had a safe and happy Independence Day holiday weekend. Legitimate college basketball news remains somewhat incorporeal at this time of year (unless you enjoy silly contrivances over which coach is the “best” at his job), but over the last week-plus there have been a few stories that have made their way into the chattering class. The one that probably holds the most interest from a train wreck meets a dumpster fire convergence is the ongoing saga of former North Carolina guard Rashad McCants. At this point, UNC fans no doubt wish [...]

Morning Five: 06.09.14 Edition

nvr1983 — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:00:14 +0000

The upcoming 10-year anniversary of the 2005 North Carolina Tar Heel basketball team just got a little bit more awkward on Friday when ESPN released allegations by Rashad McCants that he had been enrolled in fake classes and been given A’s in these classes without having to do any work. Even more damaging was his claim that Roy Williams was aware of this and had essentially signed off on it. Many were quick to point out that McCants had previously given a very different statement comparing his time at UNC being imprisoned back in 2004. Although this does not absolve [...]

A Trip to the Vault: North Carolina and Michigan State Face Off in the 2005 Final Four

mpatton — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:10:01 +0000

Until the season kicks off, we’re going to be taking weekly trips to the ACC and NCAA Vaults to look at classic ACC games of yore.

Rashad McCants' college career is sometimes overshadowed by his failed stint in the NBA.

In honor of the upcoming Carrier Classic between Michigan State and North Carolina, here’s a look back at the 2005 Final Four game between the Spartans and Tar Heels. Watching the game was also a great reminder of just how good Roy Williams‘ 2004-05 squad was (especially with regards to depth). The 2005 national championship team probably had a talent [...]

Around The Blogosphere: President’s Day Edition

nvr1983 — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:15:03 +0000

If you are interested in participating in our ATB2 feature, send in your submissions to rushthecourt@gmail.com. We will add to this post throughout the day as the submissions come in so keep on sending them.

Top 25 Games

#11 Purdue 76, #1 Ohio State 63: “In the last week, Purdue took down Wisconsin and Ohio State…back to back. The number 2 and 10 teams in the nation. Sure, they were at home, but that’s where you must dominate. Ask MSU or Illinois how much they’d like to be unbeaten at home this year and how hard it is to accomplish.” (Boiled [...]

BGTD: Early Games Analysis

rtmsf — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:58:11 +0000

It’s college basketball Saturday, and we’re back in action with this week’s Boom Goes the Dynamite. We’ll be periodically briefing you throughout the day on the goings-on with various games, players and happenings throughout the nation. The schedule doesn’t appear to be all that great on paper, but we’ve found through a number of years of watching this sport that it will always surprise you just when you think you’ve got it all figured out. Sit back, relax, and enjoy…

Marshon Brooks Nearly Beats Georgetown By Himself. Only in the Big East would you find a player averaging nearly [...]

Around The Blogosphere: January 19, 2011

nvr1983 — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Top 25 Games

Alabama 68, #12 Kentucky 66: “Well, let’s make no mistake about it, the Kentucky Wildcats deserved to lose this basketball game, and they did. Once again, the Wildcats allowed an SEC team to physically dominate them in the interior, at least for one half of basketball, and that half was enough. It is a tough loss for Kentucky fans to swallow, [...]

Morning Five: 07.19.10 Edition

nvr1983 — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:00:43 +0000

It was a relatively slow weekend for major college basketball news so we are left to deal with issues off the court.

Just five years after helping UNC to a NCAA title, Rashad McCants, who was the 14th overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, is out of the NBA and struggling to find a way back in. McCants averaged a very respectable 14.9 PPG on 45% FG in his 3rd year in the NBA, but quickly fell out of favor with his coaches and now has a toxic reputation across the NBA. The Cavs offered him a shot on a [...]

Team of the 2000s: #1 – North Carolina

rtmsf — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:13:41 +0000

Ed. Note: check the category team of the 2000s for our other entries in this feature.

And so we reach the pinnacle. Ladies and gentlemen, prep yourselves, as this will come as a complete shocker… but your #1 program of the last decade is the North Carolina Tar Heels. We know that you were probably thinking it was Gonzaga or Pittsburgh, but alas, the fine programs from Washington and Pennsylvania will have to wait another decade for the RTC Good Hoopskeeping seal of approval.

Be sure to check back Monday as we’ll do some clean-up on [...]

“I Could Give a Sh!t About North Carolina”

nvr1983 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:24:02 +0000

I know the topic has been written about ad nauseum before, but I haven’t seen anything substantial written in the major news sources about it after the Elite 8 so I’m going to pretend that I’m breaking this story. . .

As most of you know after the 2003 season, Matt Doherty of 8-20 in 2001-2002 fame “resigned” from his position as head coach at UNC. Because Doherty resigned before the Final 4, much of the talk in the week leading up to the Final 4 that year (along with a freshman phenom Carmelo Anthony) was about who would [...]

Where are they now? (Championship Edition)

nvr1983 — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:18:53 +0000

We found an interesting piece in ESPN.com’s Daily Dime last week. They decided to list players from recent championship teams that are still in the NBA. They happened to miss a few players who we added. We might have missed a player here and there. If we did, leave a comment with an update on their status since it’s hard to keep track of all these leagues around the world.

You may notice that the number of NBA superstars from championship teams has decreased in recent years with the exception of Carmelo Anthony. We feel it is pretty clear [...]