It doesn’t matter. It’s pointless. No one cares. From the amount of Twitter dialogue I’ve seen, it seems like there has been a recent, more noticeable, backlash to the in-season basketball polls of late. Writers and fans alike have been more dismissive of results, using a variety of similar phrases as those above. And while […]
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Seton Hall Scouting Report: Short-handed Pirates struggling
If there was one team Marquette would love to see on the schedule to avoid a letdown after being ranked for the first time this season, Seton Hall would be near the top of the list. The Pirates have lost three straight in the Big East and injuries are mounting for Kevin Willard’s group. With […]
Big East Power Rankings: 1.5
Since we’re already a day behind, let’s get right into this week’s rankings. Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 Week 6 1. Louisville (16-1, 4-0) | Last week: 1 : Received a first half scare at Connecticut yesterday, but Russ Smith led a giant comeback to help keep the new No. 1 Cardinals […]
Derrick Wilson shows no lull in extended minutes
Derrick Wilson wasn’t fully prepared Saturday afternoon against Pittsburgh to play his usual 14 minutes per game. And he surely wasn’t prepared to play 31 minutes, including all but 12 seconds in the second half and overtime as Marquette’s lone point guard. But none of that mattered. Same old Derrick. Earlier in the week, Wilson suffered a […]
Player Grades: Marquette at Pittsburgh
Junior Cadougan (2 pts, 2 ast, 3 reb) Junior was playing very well prior to his ankle injury, but was forced to sit out all of the second half and overtime. Now it becomes a waiting game to see the severity of the injury. NA Vander Blue (22 pts, 4 ast, 3 reb) Vander has […]
Pittsburgh Scouting Report: Slow and steady means Panthers wins
Marquette has won 18 straight home games but is just 2-3 away from the Bradley Center, including an 0-2 mark in true road games (Florida, Green Bay). The Golden Eagles will attempt to pick up that elusive road victory tomorrow afternoon when they travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Panthers (13-3, 1-2). A brutally […]
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Quick thoughts on Sheek shocking Shaka
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How does transfer Nolan Minessale fit into Marquette?
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How does transfer Sananda Fru fit into Marquette?
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Podcast: Recapping the season and assessing portal needs with Marquette Hoops
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Marquette Areas For Growth: Pick and Roll Ball Handlers
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Greska: Pulling the curtain on Buzz Williams
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Bleak ratings outlook for Big East and FOX Sports 1
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jacobgeorgelutz: This was a very interesting read, thank you.
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A.J.: Dear Andrei: I just read your very detailed analyses of Marquette’s newest player, Nolan Minessale. While I appreciate what is…
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Andrei Greska: Sure thing! https://x.com/PaintTouches/status/2044752347985858694
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Michael Stankovsky: Your graphical to Ben Gold is very helpful. Can you show the same graph but comparing Fru to Oso’s final…
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Jeff Hall: Soooooo Happy!!!!!
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