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Juan Anderson returns to Marquette

A little more than a month after being granted his release, junior forward Juan Anderson has decided to return to the Golden Eagles, the team announced early Monday morning. A ...

Vander Blue put up big number in Chicago at Day 2 of the NBA Combine.

Recapping Vander Blue’s successful day in Chicago

What first began with some not-so-favorable reports out of Chicago seemed to have ended with a bang for Vander Blue, who came out a winner from the past two days ...

Coming out of UCLA as a junior, Malcolm Lee was a lot like Vander Blue.

Vander Blue’s draft equivalent: Malcolm Lee

Specific comparisons from one player to another–especially regarding NBA draft stock–is near impossible. Each player is different regardless of what the stats say, and each team is looking for various ...

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NBA scout: Blue can be a ‘poor man’s Tony Allen’

As the NBA draft approaches and team workouts begin in earnest, we ...
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Synergy: Vander Blue midrange numbers best in the country

The midrange game has been losing its flair for years. The 3-point ...

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Juan Anderson returns to Marquette

A little more than a month after being granted his release, junior forward Juan Anderson has decided to return to the Golden Eagles, the team announced early Monday morning. A source close to the situation revealed to Paint Touches earlier this month that teams from the Pac-12 and Missouri Valley Conference had inquired on Anderson, […]

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Vander Blue put up big number in Chicago at Day 2 of the NBA Combine.

Recapping Vander Blue’s successful day in Chicago

What first began with some not-so-favorable reports out of Chicago seemed to have ended with a bang for Vander Blue, who came out a winner from the past two days at the NBA Combine. There wasn’t much to be seen or read about on Day 1, other than Blue being listed as “from DePaul” and […]

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Coming out of UCLA as a junior, Malcolm Lee was a lot like Vander Blue.

Vander Blue’s draft equivalent: Malcolm Lee

Specific comparisons from one player to another–especially regarding NBA draft stock–is near impossible. Each player is different regardless of what the stats say, and each team is looking for various needs each and every draft. No two drafts are alike, making no two players from different years alike. Earlier in the week we spoke with an […]

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NCAA Basketball: Pittsburgh at Marquette

Meet me at the rim, Todd Mayo

The art of hyperbole has been perfected by the lauding of freshmen who make an impact early in the non-conference season and are suddenly the second coming of Kevin Durant. With brand-new players arriving on campus each season on the heels of dominant high school careers, it’s easy to get carried away in the 4-minute […]

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NBA scout: Blue can be a ‘poor man’s Tony Allen’

As the NBA draft approaches and team workouts begin in earnest, we will be taking a more in-depth look at Vander Blue’s positioning. For now though, we wanted to lay a foundation as to what Blue’s current baseline is. He’s an athletic shooting guard who is a tad undersized for that position and doesn’t quite have […]

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