Paint Touches

Yesterday we looked at how Miami–Marquette’s Thursday night opponent in the Sweet 16–uses the second-most pick-and-rolls in the country, doing so at one of the most efficient clips of any team. It’s where the Hurricanes’ offense begins and ends, and at the forefront of that is point guard Shane Larkin. The ACC Player of the […]

Like he is every offseason, Buzz Williams spent all four months as a student. He meticulously studied a different aspect of the game for one month, each month, to improve as a head coach. He said he wanted to focus on “things that I know the essence of the game will always come down to,” […]

A young, lanky Vander Blue had been on campus as a Marquette freshman for just over two months when he entered his first ever “Life Lessons” sessions, led by his new head coach, Buzz Williams. Williams frequently holds the lectures for his team to talk about life, teach every-day skills and to grow as a […]

With the emotions of the immediate aftermath of the best game of the tournament behind us, it’s time to look back on a gutsy performance by the Golden Eagles and see where the individual players grade out. Vander Blue (29 pts, 9-15 FG, 8-8 FT) Vander was the best player by far for Marquette, and maybe […]

Marquette is now 40 minutes from its third straight Sweet 16 appearance, and standing in its way is the sixth-seeded Butler Bulldogs, who knocked off Bucknell on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament’s second round. It’s a rematch of the Maui Invitational’s opening round, when Butler shooting guard Rotnei Clarke hit arguably the shot of the […]