Paint Touches

We said from day one the Big East would be a wild west of mediocrity, and boy did it deliver. Had the regular season drawn out another week, we legitimately could have seen all 10 teams clustered in Tier 3 of TRank’s rankings. As it is, we still saw 70% of the conference in Tier […]

Re-live some of the best moments from Marquette’s senior day loss to Georgetown. Be sure to click on the images to see them in full size. Photos by Ryan Messier.

As is often the case when you think it can’t get worse, God laughs and humbles you. It can always get worse.

Admit it. There was a small part of you that was sad that you couldn’t look forward to the Team Bubble Watch Viewing Guide this season. Don’t worry, Paint Touches has you covered with the Team Seed Watch Viewing Guide. Not quite as much drama as TBW but still chock full of all the viewing […]

I am as big a fan of Kirk Goldsberry’s shot chart visualizations as about anything else on the internet. So when he put this out last night, I knew I had to try and recreate it. It’s nowhere near as aesthetically pleasing, but I think conveys quite a bit of info in one image. I […]

With just over 3 minutes to go in the half and Butler up 8, Marquette looked like it was a half step slow defensively, and on another planet offensively. Decent looks were missing by a bunch, no one seemed to be able to finish inside and there was just a lack of urgency all around. […]