Cracked Sidewalks

"My rule was I wouldn't recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That's not my world. My world was a cracked sidewalk."
—Al McGuire

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Monday, July 18, 2016

Schedule is finally out and Marquette(alumni) are going deep in The Tournament(not the tournament)

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The off season has been long and drawn out, much like the non-conference schedule...hey OH! All teasing aside we roll through the non-confer...
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Sunday, July 10, 2016

Team of Marquette NBA Alums 6th Best in Country - Projected 52-30 Record

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I realize this will be viewed as a "homer" post, particularly as I head to Milwaukee Thursday for an 11:30 presentation (yes, thos...
Thursday, July 07, 2016

Bulls' hit jackpot with Wade, Crowder's Celtics score even better offseason

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Outside of Golden State's signing of Kevin Durant, Marquette's returning NBA players are  on the teams that could improve the most ...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

The night before the NBA Draft - where does Ellenson go?

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UPDATE;   Ellenson was picked 18th by the Detroit Pistons. DraftExpress had picked him 18th yesterday afternoon.  DraftExpress also predict...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Podcast is in off season form

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Well, it's the off season which means we are more unprepared and disorganized then ever but we have a good amount of topics to cover, so...
Saturday, May 07, 2016

Henry Ellenson's draft stock - An interview with DraftExpress founder Jonathan Givony

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I was fortunate to spend a few minutes yesterday with Jonathan Givony , the founder of DraftExpress to discuss Henry Ellenson and the 2016 ...
Monday, April 04, 2016

Seasons over and changes are coming....now what?

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We put a couple of weeks between us and the end of the Marquette season, and now we're ready to talk about it. Be prepared, this is a fa...
Thursday, March 31, 2016

JJJ Surges; Remembering Beating Nasty Big East Turned ACC Team; New Big East to New Heights Without Stars

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Reflections on Marquette's past March battles with the former nasty Big East opponent still alive this year and the fact that the curren...
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Saturday, March 26, 2016

Nova Hopes to Add to Big East Breakthrough Tournament

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Butler and Xavier could have made it an incredible tournament for the Big East, but this is still a strong one for the conference. As I just...
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Sunday, March 20, 2016

Former MU asst coach, Trey Schwab, has passed away

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I was saddened to learn that Trey Schwab passed away today.  He had been fighting for his life while waiting for another lung transplant, bu...
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Friday, March 18, 2016

Dunn Delivers Huge for Marquette and Big East after Failing to Beat MU

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Thank you to my Breitbart Sports Preseason Player of the Year, Kris Dunn for delivering for my bracket but most importantly for the Big East...
Monday, March 14, 2016

Seton Hall Kept Ball from MU Bigs, Now They Get Gonzaga and Utah

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Another season without post season play, and in fact I did not have MU anywhere close to an NIT bid. However, the future looks bright assumi...
Monday, March 07, 2016

Ellenson 2nd Team All-BE, Fischer 3rd Team, JJJ Surging

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Henry Ellenson, Luke Fischer and JaJuan Johnson combined to hit 49 of 63 two-point shots the last three game of the season (78%). The perfor...

The regular season is over, now what?

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Marquette's 99th regular season campaign has drawn to a close and we are left with the question now what. We discuss the deflating Butle...
Sunday, March 06, 2016

Critics Get a Clue: Buzz and Crean 2 of Top Coaches in Country

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Don't look now, but the haters of the last two Marquette coaches are having a bad year. As I keep up with my running total of the bid ...
Saturday, March 05, 2016

Big East Fans Rooting for Butler over Marquette at Tip-Off

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In a piece this morning for Breitbart I graded the bid chances of all 351 teams with Seton Hall, Providence and Butler as teams that likel...
Monday, February 29, 2016

Duke North? Ellenson Could Put MU Behind only Duke

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A couple of notes on my piece in Breitbart Sports today . First, it is amazing how efficient Duke players are year in and year out at www.va...
Sunday, February 28, 2016

Good effort, but Villanova is just too good

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Welcome to a live edition of Scrambled Eggs Podcast! With Joe McCann in town, we decided to record a live podcast, which really just means l...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Yes, MU Can Beat a No. 1 Saturday and Make Tournament

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Just before Christmas I calculated the Sagarin numbers gave MU a 3.2% chance of getting the 23 wins they needed to make the NCAA tournament...
Friday, February 19, 2016

Marquette is still young, and still maddeningly inconsistent

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Marquette had a week off so we decided to take advantage and really process the Creighton and Providence game. That's mostly an excuse f...
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