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Breakdown of Deonte Burton’s game

I will apologize right away for being a terrible journalist and forgetting to pack my camera before going to work in the morning. Thus, any observations I make will be evidence-free. You’ll just have to take my word for it. I also was not able to stand my ground and routinely had my view obstructed […]

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Jae Crowder: Path to the NBA, 6/21

One day at time. For many of the NBA Draft hopefuls, that phrase can be difficult to follow, as it’s easy to get caught up waiting for individual workouts or the actual draft, now just one week away. But for Jae Crowder, doing everything one day at a time has become gospel, and a way […]

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Breakdown of Duane Wilson’s game

Editor’s note: we did not mean to make this Duane Wilson appreciation week, it just happened to work out that way. This is the last installment. Probably.  After a trial run last week that had me watching Marquette-Rec-Center-quality basketball for three hours, I finally took my first stab at evaluating talent. Only elite talent, might […]

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Wilson’s busy summer is just what he wants

It’s been quite a busy summer for future Marquette point guard Duane Wilson, and his schedule won’t be getting any lighter moving forward. No matter, though. This is just the way he wants it. After winning a state title with 2015 Marquette prospect Diamond Stone for Dominican H.S., Wilson has competed with his Playground Elite […]

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Potential NBA landing spots for Crowder, DJO

With less than two weeks remaining until the NBA Draft and the NBA Combine out of the way, eligible players now have just individual and group tryouts for teams remaining until the June 28 Draft. Jae Crowder received a beneficial growth spurt in between the New Jersey combine and Chicago. Listed at 6-foot-3.75 originally, Crowder […]

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2013 recruiting update: Marquette looking at shooting guards

Duane Wilson, Deonte Burton and Jameel McKay have filled Marquette’s three open scholarships available in 2013, but that has not stopped Buzz Williams from aggressively recruiting the class. With one open scholarship, Junior Cadougan graduating next year and Arizona State transfer Trent Lockett having one year of eligibility (2012-’13), all spots have been filled for […]

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