define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); yuta watanabe – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Tue, 22 Nov 2016 20:40:52 +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 GW Learning That Defensive Versatility Only Goes So Far http://rushthecourt.net/2016/11/22/gw-learning-that-defensive-versatility-only-goes-so-far/ http://rushthecourt.net/2016/11/22/gw-learning-that-defensive-versatility-only-goes-so-far/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2016 20:31:53 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=123743

Last season, George Washington used a balanced offensive attack led by multi-skilled big man Tyler Cavanaugh to finish fifth in a competitive Atlantic 10 and ultimately win the NIT. A volatile offseason brought change, however, as the school fired head coach Mike Lonergan amid allegations of player mistreatment and suffered significant roster turnover from graduations and player defections. This led to bearish expectations this preseason, as the Colonials were tabbed to finish eighth in the A-10 preseason poll. Through the first four games of the season, that prediction appears accurate. While Cavanaugh and another versatile forward in Yuta Watanabe remain the stalwarts of GW’s frontcourt, [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2016/11/22/gw-learning-that-defensive-versatility-only-goes-so-far/feed/ 0