Written for the Tuesday, Feb. 14 edition of Marquette Tribune. Don’t ‘Lin’ch me. I know I’m a bit late to the punch, but this whole writing one column a week thing does have its drawbacks. When I turned in my column to my editors last Sunday, “Linsanity” was nothing more than a typo for somebody […]
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Two statistics carry Marquette in conference play
Depending on who you talk to, Marquette has surprised many with a 10-3 conference that pits them in second place in the Big East with five games to go. Superb offensive efforts from Darius Johnson and Davante Gardner, a defensive clinic by Jae Crowder and the emergence of Junior Cadougan, Vander Blue and Jamil Wilson […]
Marquette’s Computer Profile (as of Feb. 12)
Positives Strength of schedule (32) and non conference SOS (104): is better than, or comparable to, Missouri (SOS: 85, NCSS: 261), Kentucky (SOS: 67, NCSS: 96) and Ohio State (SOS: 31, NCSS: 125). Conference SOS (46) is higher than Syracuse (58), Duke (60), North Carolina (64) and Kentucky (79). Non conference RPI (16) is higher […]
February 12 Bracketology
We will now have two brackets per week (Sunday and Thursday) until the end of the conference tournament season.
Conference breakdown
Big East: 8
Big Ten: 8
ACC: 6
SEC: 5
Big 12: 5
Mountain West: 4
Atlantic 10: 3
West Coast: 3
Conference USA: 2
Missouri Valley: 2
Pac 12: 2
Last Four In
Colorado State
Purdue
Xavier
BYU
First Four Out
Seton Hall
Alabama
VCU
Northern Iowa
Next Four Out
Wyoming
Arkansas
UCF
Texas
Additions (case for, case against)
BYU
▪ Non conference SOS: 51
▪ 10-2 in last 12 games
▪ 8-3 in road/neutral games
▪ Loss at Utah State (RPI: 147), at home against Loyola Marymount (RPI: 111)
Valparaiso new Horizon league representative
Michigan State now the AQ for Big 10 due to head-to-head tiebreaker
Subtractions (case against, case for)
Alabama
▪ Loss at South Carolina (RPI: 171)
▪ 6-6 in road/neutral games
▪ Lost five of last eight games
▪ Non conference RPI: 24
▪ SOS: 28
▪ Have only played five games against RPI sub-150
Published by: Michael LoCicero (@michaellocicero) and Michael Wottreng (@MWottreng)
Defensive pressure ignites Marquette offense
Marquette scored 95 points and shot over 56 percent from the field on Saturday, but it was an impressive span of defensive play that jumpstarted the offense and set the tone in its 17-point win over Cincinnati. It was another uninspiring start for the Golden Eagles’ defense, which allowed Cincinnati 12 points in the paint […]
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SellsLetter: Interesting how you frame the $2.3 million buyout as “not caring about your money” when Buzz’s entire coaching career has…
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Nathan Bayer: Your logic is solid, but if somebody threw money at him late to poach, why hasn't he signed yet? I…
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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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