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I don’t know about you guys, but we’re dying here. There’s only so much analysis you can do off conjecture and imagination. The season can’t come soon enough. As a result, we’re forced to make lemonade out of orange peels with posts such as these.  It’s no secret Marquette’s offseason program with strength and conditioning […]

Buzz Williams said at last year’s media day that he studies zone offenses for an entire month in the offseason. He’s done this each year in an attempt to improve his team’s play in an area he faced often in the Big East. Once known as a 3-point shooting, guard-oriented group, Williams has found — […]

The Scion Dental Milwaukee Pro-Am will kick off tomorrow night in Greenfield, marking the first time since the Golden Eagles were knocked out of the NCAA Tournament that they will take the court in a public setting. Let’s jump right into everything you need to know about this year’s Pro-Am. Rosters The NCAA allows for […]

Earlier we broke down where Marquette’s frontcourt can improve this summer (check that out here) and now we’re breaking down where the guards can do the same. This is a far-less experienced group, meaning they have more room to grow in an all-important offseason. Take a look: Juan Anderson: The Golden Eagles switchable is transitioning from […]

For the last two seasons Paint Touches has brought you advanced statistics, breakdown of numbers and Synergy analysis. But upon reading the report Wired.com released in late April of last year–NBC’s College Basketball Talk posted it Saturday morning–on “the 13 new basketball positions,” it seems there is a whole new kind of analytics that needs […]

When Dominic James committed to Tom Crean and Marquette in 2005, expectations went through the roof. The runner-up to Luke Zeller for Mr. Indiana that year, the high school senior James averaged 31.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.4 assists at Richmond, helping his school to the sectional final. As the No. 36 recruit (RSCI) and […]