Paint Touches

Before every season, I like to put my money where my mouth is and project how many minutes each player will play. It’s not that I’m particularly good at it (far from it) but it’s a great way to see just how much changes from what the narrative/expectation is the 6 months of the offseason. […]

It’s here. The season opener may still be almost a month away but there’s no doubt that college basketball season is upon us. Current students are preparing for mid-terms, Milwaukee has developed a noticeable chill in the air, and Jon Rothstein is tweeting out obvious statements and claiming they are the product of well embedded […]

I came across a really good video on Twitter that highlighted Tyler Kolek’s special passing ability passing under pressure, and after going through coach Drew Dunlop’s full timeline, found 3 additional breakdowns. They are an incredible reminder that Tyler’s passing isn’t just limited to pick and roll proficiency, and a great taste of what we […]

I don’t normally like to be an “aggregator” of other people’s work, since I usually share what I find interesting on Twitter, and I don’t mean to steal anyone’s credit. But there were two videos this week already that were so good, I’m going to break my usual embargo and link to them here as […]

It wasn’t even a full 6 months ago when I was asked if Tyler Kolek had a shot to win Big East Player of the Year and I pretty much blew off the possibility, as I didn’t think Marquette would win enough nor Kolek put up enough counting numbers. Boy was that wrong. He not […]

Synergy’s new measure just adds to the long list of stats Tyler Kolek wows us with.