Paint Touches

With the official announcement of the new Big East reportedly coming today, the question that will most be asked is: how good will it actually be? I went into this a bit last week as a response to a columnist falsely claiming the gap between the new Big East and the leftovers it was leaving […]

Vander Blue had been quiet the last three games, and Buzz Williams deflected criticism from his junior shooting guard by saying the flow of the game didn’t call for the Golden Eagles’ leading scorer to put up points. Whether that was the case, Blue was called upon Tuesday night in New Jersey and came up […]

Vander Blue (22 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast) Vander started out missing an assortment of shots, threes, midrange jumpers, in the lane, you name it. They weren’t bad shots, they just simply weren’t going in. He started heating up as the half went on, though, and finished it with eight points all while keeping Marquett […]

Chris Otule is on a historic run over the last month. It’s unsure how historic his run has been, but the 6-foot-10 redshirt center has made a scorching 28 of his last 33 field goal attempts (84.8%) in Marquette’s last eight games. That run has pushed his field goal percentage on the season to 68.5 […]

As you’ve read from 37 different outlets’ sources, the final demolition of what we will call the old Big East is just about wrapped up. Sure the presidents of the football schools left behind are dragging a bit, but it’s a clear cash grab that should be ironed out by March 5, the day FOX […]

Part of Marquette’s successes this season have come from its two bigs — center Chris Otule and center/forward/Ox Davante Gardner — having career years. Otule, finally able to practice and play in full without injury restriction, and Gardner’s ever-improving post moves have given the Golden Eagles a formidable frontcourt at the “five.” Jamil Wilson and […]