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Marquette Madness primer

Our-long awaited national crisis is almost over. No, the government isn’t going to be up and running any time soon, but come Friday at 7 p.m., Marquette basketball will be and for fans and followers of the blue and gold, that’s more than enough good news. Here at Paint Touches we have scraped and clawed […]

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Schedule Analysis: Xavier

Xavier (17-14, 9-7 Atlantic 10) Postseason: None This is the final installment of a 10-part series evaluating the schedules of the 10 Big East teams for the 2013-14 season. Above record, tournament finishes are from last season. Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Villanova  analyses are available by clicking the links. […]

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Schedule Analysis: Villanova

Villanova (20-14, 10-8 Big East) Postseason: NCAA Tournament Second Round (78-71 loss to No. 8 North Carolina) This is the ninth installment of a 10-part series evaluating the schedules of the 10 Big East teams for the 2013-14 season. Above record, tournament finishes are from last season. Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, […]

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Schedule Analysis: St. John’s

St. John’s (17-16, 8-10) Postseason: NIT Second Round (68-50 loss at Virginia) This is the eighth installment of a 10-part series evaluating the schedules of the 10 Big East teams for the 2013-14 season. Above record, tournament finishes are from last season. Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall analyses are available by clicking […]

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Schedule Analysis: Seton Hall

Seton Hall (15-18, 5-13) Postseason: None This is the seventh installment of a 10-part series evaluating the schedules of the 10 Big East teams for the 2013-14 season. Above record, tournament finishes are from last season. Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence analyses are available by clicking the links. The Pirates actually played decent basketball […]

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Schedule Analysis: Providence

Providence (19-15, 9-9 Big East) Postseason: NIT Quarterfinals (79-68 loss to Baylor) This is the sixth installment of a 10-part series evaluating the schedules of the 10 Big East teams for the 2013-14 season. Above record, tournament finishes are from last season. Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette analyses are available by clicking the links. The […]

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