Paint Touches

This past weekend as I rode the train for hours on end, I decided to look a bit into the Big East teams from a numbers point of view. Seeing the critical acclaim Cracked Sidewalks‘ very own John Pudner received for his tremendous Value Add statistic* from Sports Illustrated as well as others, I figured […]

Big East writers preseason poll The Big East writers revealed how they thought the season would shake out, predicting Syracuse to top the league, Providence to hang on for dear life, and our very own Golden Eagles to finish in fifth. DJO also selected to the All-Big East team, receiving two votes for Player of […]

The Business First Journal published a fascinating report last week breaking down how much universities earn, spend and make on college basketball. The information is freely available to anyone through the department of education but the table in the first link makes it very easy to compare different schools, so go check it out. One […]

Paint Touches teamed up with WMURSports to bring its weekly radio show to the AL McGuire Center for Marquette Madness. Take a look at some of the best clips with guests including: Mike Singer of CBS Sports, former Marquette walk-on Rob Frozena, former Marquette player Joe Fulce as well as current head coach Buzz Williams. […]

“Paint Touches with WMUR Sports” today featured the Marquette Tribune’s Mike Nelson and Andrei Greska as well as Marquette radio’s Matt Trebby and Dave Tukesbrey. Make sure to listen every Friday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Marquette Radio. Jim McIlvaine joined the show today to give his thoughts on conference realignment and what lies […]

Coach Buzz Williams has overhauled the Marquette roster in his three seasons since taking over for Tom Crean, and year four is no different. Instead of completely relying on guard play, Williams has brought in a handful of face-up forwards and true post players to balance his offense. This week we have a special guest, […]