define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); rutgers scarlet knights – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Mon, 28 Oct 2013 22:42:51 +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 Evaluating AAC Non-Conference Schedules: The Bad and the Ugly… http://rushthecourt.net/2013/10/30/evaluating-aac-non-conference-schedules-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ http://rushthecourt.net/2013/10/30/evaluating-aac-non-conference-schedules-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:45:54 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=99347

We looked at the best of the AAC non-conference schedules in Part I, after explaining a bit of what makes for a good non-conference schedule. This season, there’s quite a bit more bad than good, which could drag down the collective RPIs of AAC members and ultimately lead to lower NCAA Tournament seeds come March.

Larry Brown’s SMU Mustangs, a popular sleeper pick, have a lot riding on a trip to Virginia.

The Bad

Cincinnati: The Bearcats return the favor of a visit last season from MW favorite New Mexico with a road trip of their own to The [...]]]>
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ESPN Insider Projects AAC Among Nation’s Top Conferences http://rushthecourt.net/2013/10/25/espn-insider-projects-aac-among-nations-top-conferences/ http://rushthecourt.net/2013/10/25/espn-insider-projects-aac-among-nations-top-conferences/#comments Sat, 26 Oct 2013 00:20:53 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=99335

The American compares favorably to the best conferences in the country in ESPN Insider‘s 351-team projections that were released Friday. Led, unsurprisingly, by Louisville at #2, the American placed three teams in the top 25, and three more in the top 100. The team projections are based on projections of each player, based on past production by both the players and the teams as a whole, as explained by Dan Hanner. “The model predicted the tempo free stats of every D1 player, projected the lineup for every D1 team, and then added up the player stats to get a projection for every D1 [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2013/10/25/espn-insider-projects-aac-among-nations-top-conferences/feed/ 1 Voices of the Big East: Volume IV http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/31/voices-of-the-big-east-volume-iv/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/31/voices-of-the-big-east-volume-iv/#respond Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:31:28 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=53907

Voices of the Big East is an ongoing feature intended to capture the essence of the conference through the words of those involved and those impacted. This will come in the form of quotes, tweets, videos and anything else we feel like sticking in here. It’s perfect for you multitasking short attention-spanners. If you find something you think is a candidate for this feature send it to us and we might even give you credit!

Happy New Year!

The voices of Rush the Court would like to wish you a happy and safe New Year.  Thank you for reading.  We [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/31/voices-of-the-big-east-volume-iv/feed/ 0