Archive | July, 2012

TSP Bracket: Dwyane Wade vs. Jimmy Butler

This is the first match-up of the second round of the Top Season Performance Bracket. Who moves on is up to you, so vote early and share with others! 1. Dwyane Wade (2002-2003) vs. 8. Jimmy Butler (2010-2011) The case for Wade: Fresh of defeating the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats to book a trip to the Final Four […]

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TSP Bracket: Robert Jackson vs. Travis Diener

6. Robert Jackson (2002-2003) vs. 11. Travis Diener (2004-2005) The case for Jackson: Dwyane wade cast quite a shadow in Milwaukee, but Jackson did a lot of the dirty work to get Marquette to the Final Four. He had eight double-doubles, including 24 points and 15 rebounds in the famous Elite Eight Kentucky game. He […]

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TSP Bracket: Steve Novak vs. Jimmy Butler

This is the seventh match-up of a 16-person bracket looking at the best individual season performances of the last decade. The complete bracket is at the bottom of each match-up. Vote early and share. The more votes, the better. 3. Steve Novak (2005-2006) vs. 14. Jimmy Butler (2009-2010) The case for Novak: Welcome to the […]

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Jamil Wilson highlights from Pro-Am day 5

On a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being NCAA level intensity and 1 being pop-a-shot at Dave and Buster’s, Jamil Wilson was at about a 4 at Friday night’s Scion-Dental Pro-Am action. Yet, even at a laid back pace, Wilson’s talent and athleticism was more than enough to make him shine as the player of […]

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What T.J. Taylor’s departure means for Marquette

There are plenty of theories to go around as to why T.J. Taylor, an incoming sophomore who spent last season at Paris Junior College, has “withdrawn from Marquette,” according a tweet from @muathletics. But for whatever reason Taylor chose to leave just two weeks into his arrival on campus, his departure leaves Marquette desperately thin […]

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TSP Bracket: Lazar Hayward vs. Travis Diener

7. Lazar Hayward (2009-2010) vs. 10. Travis Diener (2003-2004) The case for Hayward: The more you look back on Hayward’s senior campaign the more astounding it becomes. Yes, he ended up playing with two future NBA players on that team (Butler, Johnson-Odom), but this was his team hands down. Lazar did it all, averaging 18.1 […]

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