After the Buzzer: Opening Night Recaps
Welcome back to RTC’s THIRD season covering college basketball with one of our old standbys, the nightly After the Buzzer feature. If you’re new here, the purpose of these nightly updates is to go a...
View ArticleMorning Five: 05.26.10 Edition
Vegas Watch aggregates seven pre-preseason top 25s, including yours truly’s. Duke is a clear #1, but Michigan State at #2 and a lot of teams with serious question marks (K-State, Villanova, Pitt,...
View ArticleThe Pac-12 Buzz About Shabazz Muhammad
We talked yesterday about Arizona landing a real big fish when center Kaleb Tarczewski announced his commitment to Sean Miller and the Wildcats. But there is still one other huge target out there with...
View ArticlePac-12 Morning Five: 12.01.11 Edition
Just when you thought things were about to turn around a little bit for the Pac-12, and just when you thought Colorado was on the verge of being able to string together a few wins in a row following a...
View ArticlePac-12 Weekly Honors: Week Seven
So, that’s it for non-conference play. While there are still a few non-conference yawners ahead in the schedule, for the most part this merry band of mediocre ballers get to beat up on each other for...
View ArticlePac-12 Morning Five: MLK Day Edition
Being the optimists that we are here at RTC, we want to get the week started off on the right foot, so we’ll begin with the best win over the weekend, a dramatic road victory by Oregon over Arizona on...
View ArticlePac-12 Comings and Goings: Shabazz Muhammad and Josiah Turner
It was a big day of comings and goings in the Pac-12 on Wednesday as the picture surrounding the two historic basketball powers in the conference crystallized a bit. UCLA and its embattled head coach...
View ArticleUCLA: 2011-12 Post-Mortem
Over the course of the next two weeks, the Pac-12 Microsite will break down each team’s season: what went well, what didn’t, and a look ahead at the future. Today’s subject: UCLA. What Went Wrong Team...
View ArticleBreaking Down a Potential UCLA-Indiana Final in the Legends Classic
Christopher Johnson is an RTC Columnist. He can be reached @ChrisDJohnsonn Playing formidable competition in early season invitational tournaments is the best way to build a solid RPI foundation upon...
View ArticleRushed Reactions: UCLA 68, Stanford 60
Andrew Murawa filed this report after Saturday afternoon’s Pac-12 contest between UCLA and Stanford in Pauley Pavilion. Three Key Takeaways. It’s Not Just Offense. While there were moments today when...
View ArticleUCLA Post-Mortem
Now that we are officially in the offseason, it’s time to take a look back and evaluate each team’s 2012-13 performance. Next on our list: UCLA. What Went Right All things considered, a lot of things...
View ArticleUCLA Needs to Answer Some Defensive Questions In Order to Meet Its Potential
When UCLA was dominating the then Pac-10 and reeling off three consecutive Final Four appearances under Ben Howland, it did so largely on the strength of defense. Not that the Bruins’ offense wasn’t...
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