After Wednesday’s 83-64 victory over St. John’s the Marquette Golden Eagles (, the two game losing streak was over, and Marquette is now .500 in conference. But that victory came on the back end of losses in three of its previous four contests and some of its worst basketball of the year. With redshirt junior […]
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Fast break and ball movement key to Marquette’s night in the paint
Buzz Williams’ new terminology, paint touches, has taken a life of its own. While it certainly is not a new philosophy for basketball coaches, wanting teams to get the ball into the painted area of the court for high percentage shots and to suck defenses in, Williams has insisted that, night in and night out, […]
St. John’s postgame transcripts
Mike Dunlap, St. John’s interim head coach Opening statement “Talking about the first half and check off a number of boxes in a positive way and in the second half, they (Marquette) were grittier, they came after us and we didn’t do very well with that. A lot of our turnovers led to easy baskets, […]
Big Second Half Propels MU past St. John’s 83-64
Looking at the final score, it was difficult to imagine that Marquette (13-4, 2-2 Big East) trailed at halftime, or any other point in an 83-64 win over St. John’s (8-8, 2-3 Big East) Wednesday night. The was the case, however, as Marquette found itself down 32-31 at halftime, while playing without senior guard Darius […]
St. John’s Preview: Harkless, Harrison are workhorses for undermanned Red Storm
Marquette returns home to take on the St. John’s Red Storm after a winless two-game road trip out east last week. Losses at Georgetown and Syracuse dropped the Golden Eagles to 1-2 in conference play but have looked better since losing Chris Otule to a knee injury on Dec. 3. If there’s a team in […]
The truth about Vander Blue’s complete game
There’s more to a basketball game than putting the ball in the basket. This accurate, albeit obvious, statement easily can be overlooked at times, and nowhere is that seen more often than in the case of Vander Blue. Marquette’s sophomore guard has been under a microscope the past year and a half after coming to […]
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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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Andrei Greska: He had already signed, but it is now official and public.
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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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