Paint Touches

With two days until Marquette Madness, Paint Touches is breaking down the most valuable Golden Eagles, from 14 to 1. The list is not based on talent, but rather who is most valuable to the success of the 2012-2013 Marquette team. *NOTE* These rankings were compiled by Mark Strotman and Andrei Greska. Write-ups were done […]

Marquette officially kicks off its 2012-13 season on Friday, and while plenty of talent returns from a team that won 27 games and made a Sweet 16 performance. But there are question marks that must be answered if Buzz Williams plans to not lose a beat from the momentum his program has built the last […]

For the next five weeks, Paint Touches will ask five burning questions leading up to Marquette Madness. This week asks who will lead Marquette in scoring. Mark Strotman: Perhaps the most intriguing question this year for Marquette is who will lead the team in scoring. Paint Touches has well documented that departed seniors Jae Crowder […]

Vander Blue went off in the fourth quarter, rattling off about six gym-shaking dunks when Jamil Wilson’s team decided to leave the “scantron” bubbles unfilled instead of going with straight C’s as most vanquished test takers do. Alas, you will have to take my word for it as my camera decided to malfunction during the […]

If you can, get out to Greenfield High School for a night of this event. The level of competition is extremely high, and the quality is at the same level. I could only make it on Friday, but was thoroughly entertained. NOTE: Wesley Matthews will make his debut next Saturday. League coordinator Jim Ganzer said […]

If one thing is clear from this past weekend, it’s that these are more than just pick-up games. Players are getting after it, and many of the games were close late into the fourth quarter. As expected, Marquette players stole the show. Here’s a look at how the Golden Eagles performed this weekend. As always, […]