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-===== Wrapping Up The Virginia Workout =====+===== Busy Weekend At MU =====
 With the Marquette Golden Eagles' exhibition opener a little more than a week away as of this writing, things are predictably starting to get busy on campus. With the Marquette Golden Eagles' exhibition opener a little more than a week away as of this writing, things are predictably starting to get busy on campus.
  
-First up is MU's practice/scrimmage session with Virginia, which will take place in two sessions on Saturday at the Al McGuire Center. This is the fifth consecutive year the Golden Eagles are foregoing one of their two allowed exhibition games to take part in the workout with the Cavaliers.+First up is MU's practice/scrimmage session with [[Virginia]], which will take place in two sessions on Saturday at the [[Al McGuire]] Center. This is the fifth consecutive year the Golden Eagles are foregoing one of their two allowed exhibition games to take part in the workout with the Cavaliers.
  
 The practice has caught on around the country in recent years, with coaches finding that the amount of work and film they can get out of these things inherently more valuable to the process of building their teams than the beatdowns they wind up handing out to Division III opponents. The practice has caught on around the country in recent years, with coaches finding that the amount of work and film they can get out of these things inherently more valuable to the process of building their teams than the beatdowns they wind up handing out to Division III opponents.
  
-"I think the best thing about scrimmaging, no matter who you scrimmage, is you have unlimited time. And of all the things that the NCAA legislates, time is probably the No. 1 thing," said coach Buzz Williams. "So for us to be able to be with our guys, compete against someone else unlimited -- that's very healthy.+"I think the best thing about scrimmaging, no matter who you scrimmage, is you have unlimited time. And of all the things that the NCAA legislates, time is probably the No. 1 thing," said coach [[Buzz Williams]]. "So for us to be able to be with our guys, compete against someone else unlimited -- that's very healthy.
  
 "You can pre-arrange situations. It's reps where everybody is seeing how an opponent will handle it. And that's difficult to quantify the value of." "You can pre-arrange situations. It's reps where everybody is seeing how an opponent will handle it. And that's difficult to quantify the value of."
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 "This will be the first time that, instead of having Blue and White teams, we're going to have a Blue team. We'll sit over here together, and I think that's good. I'm excited. We've done a lot of stuff to prepare for it -- not from a technical standpoint, but from a rhythm standpoint." "This will be the first time that, instead of having Blue and White teams, we're going to have a Blue team. We'll sit over here together, and I think that's good. I'm excited. We've done a lot of stuff to prepare for it -- not from a technical standpoint, but from a rhythm standpoint."
  
-Two MU players, Joe Fulce and Chris Otule, won't be able to take part in the early session with Virginia because of class commitments, while two others, Jamil Wilson and Dave Singleton, won't be able to take part at all because of their status as transfers.+Two MU players, Joe Fulce and Chris Otule, won't be able to take part in the early session with Virginia because of class commitments, while two others, [[Jamil Wilson]] and [[Dave Singleton]], won't be able to take part at all because of their status as transfers.
  
-One key player who returned to this week was Jimmy Butler, who had missed time after suffering a concussion and a gash over his eye after hitting his head on the court. The senior forward has been given the green light to take part in some of Saturday's workout, which is good news for both the Golden Eagles and Butler.+One key player who returned to this week was [[Jimmy Butler]], who had missed time after suffering a concussion and a gash over his eye after hitting his head on the court. The senior forward has been given the green light to take part in some of Saturday's workout, which is good news for both the Golden Eagles and Butler.
  
 "Jimmy will be limited. (Thursday) was his first practice," Williams said. "He did individuals on Tuesday and Wednesday. He'll be able to participate in much of the scrimmage, but as of yesterday he was allowed 15 minutes of 'real' movement. He'll be able to get in a lot of work. He looked good." "Jimmy will be limited. (Thursday) was his first practice," Williams said. "He did individuals on Tuesday and Wednesday. He'll be able to participate in much of the scrimmage, but as of yesterday he was allowed 15 minutes of 'real' movement. He'll be able to get in a lot of work. He looked good."
  
-Williams said after Butler initially went down with the concussion that he'd be ultra-cautious before letting him return to full speed. He continues to stick to that, much in the same way he handled Darius Johnson-Odom's foot injury last year around the same time.+Williams said after Butler initially went down with the concussion that he'd be ultra-cautious before letting him return to full speed. He continues to stick to that, much in the same way he handled [[Darius Johnson-Odom]]'s foot injury last year around the same time.
  
 "I would say he probably could have been 6-7 days ago, but there was no purpose in that," he said. "He's been working out with Todd (Smith), he's been doing indivduals. But there's no need for (practicing full-go)." "I would say he probably could have been 6-7 days ago, but there was no purpose in that," he said. "He's been working out with Todd (Smith), he's been doing indivduals. But there's no need for (practicing full-go)."
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 In addition to the MU women working out against Illinois State, UW-Green Bay's and Northern Illinois's men's teams will meet up at the Old Gym to work out against one another as well. In addition to the MU women working out against Illinois State, UW-Green Bay's and Northern Illinois's men's teams will meet up at the Old Gym to work out against one another as well.
  
-The obvious links here are new UWGB coach Brian Wardle, his assistant Brian Barone and Northern Illinois assistant Todd Townsend, all of whom are former MU players and served in some capacity on MU staffs under Tom Crean.+The obvious links here are new UWGB coach [[Brian Wardle]], his assistant [[Brian Barone]] and Northern Illinois assistant [[Todd Townsend]], all of whom are former MU players and served in some capacity on MU staffs under [[Tom Crean]].
  
 The location made sense in that it was roughly halfway between both Green Bay and Dekalb, Ill., which allows the schools to save a bit of money on travel expenses, and you've got to think that Wardle, Barone and Townsend will all have all sorts of memories come flooding back as they re-enter the very same gym in which they spent countless hours practicing in as Golden Eagles. The location made sense in that it was roughly halfway between both Green Bay and Dekalb, Ill., which allows the schools to save a bit of money on travel expenses, and you've got to think that Wardle, Barone and Townsend will all have all sorts of memories come flooding back as they re-enter the very same gym in which they spent countless hours practicing in as Golden Eagles.
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