Even before Markus Howard went down, Marquette’s prospects for winning were dim. The offense had cooled off and the defense was in full All-Star game form. To put it in quantifiable terms, Marquette’s win probability on KenPom was 9.6% after Howard’s fall, a level that had only produced one prior MU win this season, and […]
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Is it as simple as P&R Defense?
Seton Hall hasn’t lived up to preseason expectations this year, but they haven’t exactly been a pushover. With a top-50 KenPom defense and a top-35 KenPom offense, they are balanced and can pose problems to pretty much every team they play with their experienced roster. But then they play Marquette and it all falls to […]
What’s up with #HomeHoward and #RoadRowsey
A few weeks back, I made a joke on Twitter that Andrew Rowsey and Markus Howard play tag to see who gets to score 30 points depending on where the game was played. You’re it, my turn, back to you. Home Rowsey. Road Howard. It's like they're playing tag. I got 30, your turn. — […]
Photo Gallery: Marquette vs. Villanova
Re-live some of the best moments from Marquette’s loss to top-ranked Villanova at the Bradley Center. Be sure to click on the images to see them in full size. Photos by Ryan Messier.
Big East Tiers: 1/29/18 edition
Some pretty big changes for the first time in a few weeks, as we get the last few days of January out of the way. As always, this chart and all stats come from TRank. Here is what the map looks like on the morning of 1/29/2018: Tier 1 – Villanova Nova lost Phil Booth until at […]
Big East Tiers: 1/22/18 edition
With a month of Big East play behind us, we are now in a position where we can be more confident that teams are not just flukes. There will still be plenty of movement by the end of the season, but small sample size isn’t really applicable any more. As always, this chart and all stats […]
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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: What returning says about Nigel James, Shaka Smart and the Marquette program
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Was this the best freshman class in recent Big East history?
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Weekly Marquette Vibe Check: 3/9/26
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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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Stefan Vaaks Steps into the Transfer Portal – The Morning Hangover: […] Marquette blog Paint Touches broke down how it is, at worst, the 2nd best All-Freshman Team in Big East…
- Thad Matta Buyout, Contract Details As Butler Bulldogs Coach | NCAA Basketball Report News: […] tax filing data compiled by Paint Touches suggests a likely pro-rated buyout structure beginning July 1 each year. Based…
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KJ: Some of Buzz’s juco’s came from diploma mills, and/or with credits that couldn’t transfer because Marquette did not have a…
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ecompt: Terrific article, says a lot of things I believe many MU fans have been saying. I believe Shaka's future is…
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jeffduggan7: So very well written, thank you. Jeffrey C. Duggan 262-365-8591~ show a litt
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