Paint Touches

Paint touches are an integral part of Marquette’s offense. While the actual number will vary by team the magic number to remember from last season is .71, as Marquette did not lose when averaging .71 paint touches per possession.  To see how this holds up this season we will try to update this tracker a few […]

This is final installment of an exclusive six-part series documenting how Marquette head coach Buzz Williams has grown since he took over the helm in 2008. Part I (Sept. 9): Four dusty corners: Where it all began Part II (Sept. 16): Bringing order to a chaotic life, one day at a time Part III (Sept. 24): Buzz Williams: […]

Beginning Monday, Paint Touches is proud to present an exclusive look into the history and life of Marquette head coach Buzz Williams. While it won’t cover every topic, Williams spoke with Paint Touches on a number of topics, allowing us inside the mind and the day-to-day operations of one of college basketball’s brightest talents. Included […]

Given opponent (Big East partner) and venue (on the road in Tampa Bay), Marquette had its most dominating performance of the 2012-’13 season in a 70-47 victory over South Florida on Wednesday night. I went back and watched the film again to do some in-depth analysis, and here are three things I found. 1. Cadougan […]

We appreciate ESPN’s Jay Bilas for indirectly plugging our website throughout much of the first half of yesterday’s 70-51 Louisville win over Marquette. But with the fourth performance of the season where Marquette’s offense has looked absolutely lost and failed to score more than 51 points, we decided to investigate Buzz Williams’ claim that the […]

Buzz Williams’ unique basketball vocabulary the past five years has made the phrase “paint touches” and the words “turkeys” and “switchables” famous within the Marquette basketball circle. After Wednesday night’s performance, a 69-62 win over Seton Hall, it’s time to add “fire” to that list. Marquette’s defense is playing as well as it has all […]