Paint Touches

Watching the carnage once again wasn’t fun and was surprisingly predictable. It did highlight some of the troubling aspects that plagued Marquette on Saturday and will make it tough to beat good defensive teams in the future. Packing the paint The story of the game is summed up right there. Jamil Wilson beats his man […]

Five straight seasons Marquette has lost its leading scorer from the previous year, and in four of those campaigns the Golden Eagles have survived such departures because of key contributors staying consistent and a balanced supporting cast filling in the holes. Saturday afternoon against No. 10 Ohio State, Marquette had none of that. In the […]

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. The life of a national college basketball writer are filled with these moments throughout the season. You get blasted on social media for overlooking/not writing about Team X yet get sniped at for not writing at a deep enough level when you do. I bring this dilemma […]

Paint touches are an integral part of Marquette’s offense. While the actual number will vary by team the magic number to remember from last season is .71, as Marquette did not lose when averaging .71 paint touches per possession.  To see how this holds up this season we will try to update this tracker a few […]

One game down, 30 regular season games to go. With Todd Mayo’s excellent performance Friday night, it begs the question: Has the oft-maligned, yet uber-talented junior turned the corner and become the consistent player everybody knows he can be? With big brother O.J. in attendance against Southern, Todd poured in 20 points, including a pair […]

It wasn’t a visually pleasing performance by any stretch of the imagination, but Marquette was able to outlast Southern for a 63-56 victory. As a reminder, the grades are based on an individual curve. An “A” game for Deonte Burton may be a “C” game for Jamil Wilson. Expectations and roles are taken into consideration. […]