Tag Archives: Marquette Basketball

Greska: Done Deal Was a Blessing In Disguise

What if I told you the low-point of Marquette in the 21st century was the biggest blessing it has ever gotten?

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Leaning into the February fade

The month of February has been quite a hurdle for Marquette the past decade. But this team isn’t like any of them.

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Benchmarking Marquette 2023 vs 2022

Although both of Shaka’s Marquette squads were picked to finish 9th, there aren’t a ton of similarities between them at the moment.

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Quick Observations from 1st Annual Blue vs. Gold Scrimmage

Marquette Madness is dead and birthed from its ashes is a new tradition that certainly has less flair but a lot more focus on basketball. The Blue vs. Gold scrimmage was short, sweet, and to the point which might disappoint some but basketball nerds (and face it if you are reading this you are one) […]

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WAY Too Early Bracketology – Fall 2020

Normally we here at Paint Touches release our WAY too early Bracketology some time during the dog days of summer. This project started as a dorky way for me to pass the time between the National Championship and Marquette Madness. I mean what would you rather do? Spend endless hours entering data into a homemade […]

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WAY Too Early Bracketology – Summer 2019

Summer is here again so it is time to tweak our process and take another crack at a summer bracketology. To create this bracketology, a formula was used that looked at KenPom rankings, conference ranking, percentage lost of major categories (points, rebounds, steals, blocks, 3PM), assigned value to incoming players (including freshmen, JUCOs, transfers, graduate […]

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