define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); southern alabama – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:05:21 +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 On Florida State, Leonard Hamilton, and Puzzling Losses… http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/03/on-florida-state-leonard-hamilton-and-puzzling-losses/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/12/03/on-florida-state-leonard-hamilton-and-puzzling-losses/#respond Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:15:14 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=81547

Florida State has been to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last four years. Leonard Hamilton‘s conference records during those years are (chronologically): 10-6, 10-6, 11-5, and 12-4. Last year the Seminoles were two games from tying North Carolina for the top spot in the ACC despite beating Duke and the Tar Heels (their only loss on Tobacco Road last year came at home against the Blue Devils). What held them back? A 20-point beatdown at the hands of a mediocre Clemson team to open conference play and the conference upset of the year against Boston College.

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We’ve got a full week of game action as evidence to start evaluting these teams a bit better, so here goes…

Disclaimer: Power Rankings don’t imply which teams are best. They’re all about who has momentum right now. 

1. Duke (2-0) stays on top of the rankings after taking care of business against Georgia State at home before knocking off the defending champion Kentucky Wildcats in the Georgia Dome. This team still has a long way to go, but they showed poise holding off a talented, albeit young, Kentucky team. While Seth Curry and Mason Plumlee owned the box score, Quinn Cook rose to the challenge and put in his bid [...]]]>
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