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Covering Marquette basketball - #mubb - Contact us: PaintTouches [at] gmail [dot] com. No affiliation with Marquette

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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
[New to PT] Greska: Marquette memories and lasting legacies 🔗 painttouches.com/2025/03/21/g... #mubb
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Greska: Marquette memories and lasting legacies
As unfair as it may be, the NCAA Tournament is where legacies are ultimately made, and Marquette’s hangs squarely in the balance.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
If you're looking for a scouting report on what #mubb can expect against New Mexico, we got you covered. Offensive scouting report: painttouches.com/2025/03/17/s... Defensive scouting report: painttouches.com/2025/03/18/s...
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Scouting report on New Mexico’s dominant defense
What if I told you New Mexico’s defense was not only a top-20 D in the country, but also strong in the spots Marquette most likes to operate?
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Here's a sampling of how the advanced metrics grade out the Big East 1st team selections. Micah Peavy was definitely a choice. Kam continues to show why he had the most impressive season of the bunch. #mubb
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Final update on the most indispensable player on each Big East team this season, as measured by Hoop-Explorer's Adj Net Rating On/Off differential. Still don't think the national media captured Kam's importance to this #mubb team. Historically unprecedented.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
[New to PT] Kam Jones should be the Big East Player of the Year 🔗 painttouches.com/2025/03/04/k... #mubb
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Kam Jones should be the Big East Player of the Year
Kam Jones has put up one of the most impactful seasons in Marquette and Big East history, and is more than deserving of earning post-season hardware.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
[New to PT] Greska: The weight of expectation painttouches.com/2025/02/24/g... #mubb
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Greska: The weight of expectation
With 3 seniors nearing the end of their historic careers, I try to work through the frustration of failures and the importance of not giving up hope.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
[New to PT] Improving player grades: insights from Hoop-Explorer painttouches.com/2025/02/18/i... #mubb
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Improving player grades: insights from Hoop-Explorer
If you’ve ever wanted an objective way to grade players on individual game performance, boy have I got the dashboard for you.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
[New to PT] The struggle is real, and other Marquette notes painttouches.com/2025/02/11/t... #mubb
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The struggle is real, and other Marquette notes
It’s easy to nitpick a team on a losing streak, but the factors that have flared of late have been there for more than the last 3 games. Is it too late to pull out of it?
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I grabbed Hoop-Explorer's On/Off Adj Net Ratings for the top player (biggest difference) on each Big East team. Unlike straight On/Off, garbage time is filtered out and stats are adjusted for opponent quality.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
[New to PT] What's up with Marquette's shooting? painttouches.com/2025/02/03/w... #mubb
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What’s up with Marquette’s shooting?
Marquette is shooting more 3s than ever, but doing so at one of the worst rates in the last decade. What does the underlying data have to tell us about it?
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
[New to PT] Q&A with Mike Broeker, new Marquette Athletic Director painttouches.com/2025/01/30/q... #mubb
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Q&A with Mike Broeker, new Marquette Athletic Director
Having overseen the Marquette’s men’s basketball program for the last 18 years, Mike Broeker has no shortage of experience in the sport. We spoke at length about expanding that scope an…
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
[New to PT] It’s time to update your Stevie Mitchell priors painttouches.com/2025/01/29/i... #mubb
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It’s time to update your Stevie Mitchell priors
Marquette’s glue guy has shown us over and over this year he is more than just a defensive specialist. He’s one of the best players in the conference.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
#mubb caption contest: what did Jop just see?
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
[New to PT] Photo Gallery: Marquette vs Villanova painttouches.com/2025/01/26/p... #mubb
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Stevie Mitchell has 5 KenPom MVPs in his career after tonight. 3 have come against Villanova, the team that chose Angelo Brizzi over him. #mubb
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Mooof23 @mooof23.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Almost a new year and almost like a new season after quite a #mubb break. @joemccann3.bsky.social and I are back for #scrambledeggs to talk: -Butler/X recap -Providence horror show potential -Creighton -Confidence level Enjoy! @crackedsidewalks.bsky.social www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/12/holi...
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Holiday break is thankfully behind us
It has been a LONG time since we saw #mubb play but our nightmare is nearly over. #ScrambledEggs is back to talk the 2-0 start in the Big E...
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
[New to PT] Assessing Marquette’s noncon season: player grades painttouches.com/2024/12/17/a... #mubb
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Assessing Marquette’s noncon season: player grades
Time to bust out the player report cards after a wonderful non-conference season.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
[New to PT] Collection of 2025 Marquette Extended Cut Game Recaps 🔗 painttouches.com/2024/12/11/c... #mubb
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Collection of 2025 Marquette Extended Cut Game Recaps
If you aren’t on social media much and don’t usually hang around message boards, you may be missing out on some of the best Marquette content I’ve ever seen produced. After some o…
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Marquette's defense is at its best when it's forcing turnovers and no one has been more impactful at that for #mubb than Chase Ross. Click through and learn what makes him such a difference maker for this team. painttouches.com/2024/12/09/c...
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Chase is on the case
Marquette’s violent defense is a Shaka Smart philosophy, but Chase Ross’ IQ and athleticism help put it into practice.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Chase Ross' anticipation and speed to set this trap has my jaw on the floor. Shaka calls it Vegas, because there is a bit of gambling involved, but his IQ and athleticism make him one of the best I've ever seen at #mubb.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Here are the first NET rankings, with some context on where Big East teams started and finished the past 3 seasons.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Checking back in on the Big East after a full week of action, and goodness gracious it somehow got worse. Over half the conference (6 teams) now 5+ points worse than their preseason projection on KenPom. Only DePaul and #mubb ar 5+ points better.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
While the Big East scavenges to salvage the non-con, #mubb and Butler have combined to put up 6 of the league's best 10 wins, per WAB. And from yesterday, why wins like these are vital for the conference. painttouches.com/2024/11/29/i...
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
[New to PT] It’s getting late early for the Big East painttouches.com/2024/11/29/i... #mubb
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It’s getting late early for the Big East
A combination of metrics and results all point to the same conclusion, the Big East will have problems come March.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
I'll post the "real" update on Monday, but curiosity got the best of me. Here's how Big East teams have fared compared to KenPom's preseason expectations.
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Rob Lowe @roblowe.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Like usual, @painttouches.bsky.social is on point. Shaka has built a strong #mubb program based on culture with a sustainable competitive advantage. That gives me goosebumps every time I say it and I am thankful for that.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I'm thankful for #mubb each and every day, but I can't reiterate enough how much I appreciate Shaka Smart and what he has built here.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
[New to PT] Kam Jones, you are ridiculous painttouches.com/2024/11/27/k... #mubb
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Kam Jones, you are ridiculous
You don’t need fancy stats to tell you how good Kam Jones has been to start the season, but those fancy stats sure put a good context on it.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
For anyone who hasn't gotten Pecock yet, this is a fantastic deal. Full year for just $20. peacocktv.com/?cid=2411brndb…
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Alan Bykowski @brewcity77.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Shaka Smart is absolutely killing it at #mubb with his halftime adjustments. Here are the second half results against top-100 teams: -George Mason: +20 -Maryland: +8 -Purdue: +11 -Georgia: +10 -Total: +49 -Avg: +12.3
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I know Creighton's loss to Nebraska was surprising to me, but the Jays had been in the negative section of this Big East chart all season and are now the 2nd biggest droppers behind Villanova. No brakes on the DePaul wagon as of yet.
Big East Adjusted Efficiency Ken Pom Map
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Before we get accused of hindsight bias with a result, let me reiterate what I've said for months. This #mubb game is a bad idea and I hope we can avoid similar destination one-offs forever after this.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Leftover links and notes from Marquette’s win over Purdue painttouches.com/2024/11/21/l... #mubb
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Leftover links and notes from Marquette’s win over Purdue
Why listen to a homer gush about Marquette when you can get it from the full national media?
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Brian Rauf @brauf33.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Last night's triple-double was the latest installment in what has been a historical start for Kam Jones. Seriously - he's producing at a rate the sport has never seen. New #RaufReport on Sleepers Media discusses why he should be current NPOY frontrunner: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR4k...
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The Rauf Report - Why Kam Jones Should Be The NPOY Frontrunner!
YouTube video by Sleepers Media
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
#mubb
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Purdue couldn't have asked for a better start to the half, and hasn't chipped away at the lead yet. Excellent response from #mubb.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
That has to be the softest foul I've ever seen called.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Nobody tell Purdue 17-foot stepbacks are terrible.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Purdue seems more than content to leave the pop wide open. Gold already with 2 makes, and 2 drives as well. Really like the aggressiveness. #mubb
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Happy to see a few go down for Jop and Ben early, but #mubb defense is getting shredded almost every time down.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Truer words have never been written.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
#mubb ranks 8th in the country in unguarded spot-up jumpers per game, with 15.5, but only 279th in effectiveness averaging 0.919 PPP, per Synergy. Through 4 games, Joplin and Gold have combined to shoot 20% on 30 open attempts from deep. Reversion coming? Please??
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Tracking how Big East teams continue to fare vs KenPom's preseason ratings has become very difficult with Villanova desperately trying to break the scale. Also, DePaul stared the season 9 points behind the Hoyas. It has already passed them.
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Mooof23 @mooof23.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
If you are interested in any way, @joemccann3.bsky.social and I will be podding about #mubb tonight with the new episode dropping tomorrow Plan accordingly @crackedsidewalks.bsky.social
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Kam Jones' On/Off splits are as lopsided as your eyes tell you. With Kam on, #mubb is a natty contender (+37.7). With Kam off, MU wouldn't win the Horizon (-16.6).
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Imagine not having Kam Jones on your team. Couldn't be me. 25 and counting for the best guard in America. #mubb up 64-61.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Loved that segment from Caedin. 2 Oboards and solid D.
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Paint Touches @painttouches.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Kam Jones. Pretty good player. #mubb
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Ben Steele @bensteelemjs.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Damarius Owens warming up. We’ll see if his toe feels good enough to make his #mubb debut tonight.
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