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April 8, 2013 | Mark Strotman | 3 Comments

An open letter to Chris Otule: Finish your legacy

Chris, In the coming weeks, perhaps days, you will make a life-altering decision. You, a 23-year-old graduate, must choose whether to return for a sixth and final season in Milwaukee, or walk away and pursue a basketball career overseas or another using the professional communication major you graduated with in December. You will sit down […]

April 8, 2013 | Andrei Greska | 0 Comments

Player Breakdown: Davante Gardner

What he did well: Davante Gardner’s Twitter handle isn’t @iGetBuckets_54 for no reason. The big man from Virginia can keep up offensively with just about any center in the country, averaging 11.5 points per game this past season, the second highest mark on the team. Whenever Marquette was stalling offensively, the go-to play was, get […]

April 6, 2013 | Mark Strotman | 3 Comments

Marquette Mailbag: Jake Thomas, Chris Otule and more

Welcome to the first ever Saturday mailbag, where we’re taking your questions from Twitter, Facebook and email and answering them. If you’d like to submit a question, tweet @PaintTouches, write it on our Facebook wall or send an email to PaintTouches@gmail.com. On to the mailbag: 1. What is real story on Jake Thomas? (@mikeobs) I’m not […]

April 5, 2013 | Mark Strotman | 2 Comments

Player review: Jamal Ferguson

Previous Player Breakdowns: Juan Anderson, Vander Blue, Junior Cadougan What he did well: Jamal Ferguson entered his freshman season knowing playing time would be scarce. Playing behind starters Vander Blue and Trent Lockett, and sitting behind Jake Thomas and Todd Mayo (the second half of the season) on the bench left little room for him to break […]

April 4, 2013 | Andrei Greska | 2 Comments

Player Breakdown: Junior Cadougan

Previous Player Breakdowns: Juan Anderson, Vander Blue What he did well: Junior Cadougan took on a larger offensive role in his senior season, increasing his usage from 17.9 to 21.7 percent, while managing to become even more efficient in the process, raising his KenPom offensive rating by 6.1 points. His points per game (8.5), rebounds […]

April 3, 2013 | Mark Strotman | 5 Comments

Player breakdown: Vander Blue

Player breakdown: Juan Anderson (4/2) What he did well: Where to begin? Vander Blue was spectacular in 2012-’13, improving on his jump shot, continuing to provide lock-down defense and taking on a leadership role for a Marquette team that desperately needed one following the losses of seniors Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom. Improvement from just […]

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