Paint Touches

While I believe there’s nothing as engrossing as the written word, I do have to admit limitations to what reading someone else’s interpretation of an event can evoke compared to the event itself. So when I kept reading about Tyler Kolek’s dustup with Shaka Smart in the first half of Marquette’s victory over Villanova, I […]

On January 23, 2021, Marquette basketball broke me. I wasn’t exactly a Wojo hypeman and had partaken in many a private conversation about his coaching acumen and Marquette’s future under his guidance, but I was probably one of the last to board that particular bus. However, losing at home to DePaul, AGAIN(!), in a particularly […]

After an upset victory at Villanova, and with Marquette playing like a top-20 team over the last month, we talked to Doug Russell about the surprising start, the altered expectations and the general state of the program.

Marquette has surprised the world this week. Is it a blip or should we be adjusting our priors?

Hiring Shaka wasn’t the easy choice, but in making it, Marquette is making a a clear statement.

Almost 7 years to the day after a deal was not in fact done, multiple outlets have reported Marquette has crossed the finish line and hired Shaka Smart to replace Steve Wojciechowski as the head men’s basketball coach. The terms of the contract are unknown at this time. Smart comes from Texas where the lack […]