Tough game last night. Credit the Hall. They played great. As Dana White always says, "never leave it in the hands of the judges." We didn't play well in the 1st half, allowed Hall to hang around and left it in the hands of the refs. Move on.

Selection Sunday is one of my favorite days. I remember all too many years of stressing the entire day on whether we would even make the dance....and whether we'd be getting a 7 seed or a 9 seed....etc.... Today we are stressing over whether we get placed in our second home and whether we get to face off against a 15 seed or a 16 seed.

What a phenomenal season. Tonight we officially kick off the season that the rest of the country pays attention to. I'm ready for the Madness (on this board and beyond) but I am not ready for this season to be over. I hope the team feels the same.

...Mainliner and MVP for fanning the flames in that thread last night. You guys are good sports for taking the abuse you regularly get on here. Glad to see the post is gone and I'm sorry for taking part in it. We are on the same side in this and all need a reminder sometimes.

Admittedly I know the least about hoops on this site, but, Seton Hall is playing good ball. This sucks. But, they really stepped up the whole tourney. Good on them. I am already set to start next week. LOVE THIS TEAM.

PS Seton Hall fight song really annoys me.

sorry, forgot to post this link earlier:
https://villanova.n.rivals.com/news/nova-lets-title-slip-away

2 in the east

I am not afraid of ND as a 7 at all

Then WVU or SHU in Sweet 16 in Philly, where I would LOVE a quick rematch with SHU in Philly to erase last nights clicker. Admittedly WVU is my biggest concern in the bracket but again, we are home in Philly, so rather play them there then anywhere else.

A potential UNC vs Duke regional semi on other side (or UNC Maryland, who I am in thre adp98 camp on and not afraid of) and I'd much rather play UNC than UVA in Philly

Does anyone know if the Basketball team will be having a Selection Sunday event at the Connelly Center like they have the past few years? I know they usually start around 5 in regards to letting people in.

I believe besides us, that Hall has the best chance to go far in the NCAA's and maybe further than X.

3 of our 8 losses have come at the hands of SHU. 2 losses to creighton, then 1 each to Xavier, Providence, & gtown.

Get Ochefu healthy.

To save everyone time

1. Refs screwed us?!?

2. Brunson is a bust?!?

3. Ochefu should have sat out?!?!

4. Hart should've passed?!?!

5. Whitehead is a thug?!?!

6. Any silver linings?!??!

7. We dont have a dribble penetrating guard?!?!

8. Too many dumb turnovers?!?!

9. Does XXXX poster even love Villanova basketball?!?!

10. A RAMBLING BEEFER POST ENDING ABOUT IT BEING A GREAT SEASON/ENJOY THE RIDE?!?!

Maybe this is a small blessing. Get the crummy game out of system, replete with uncharacteristic turnovers and missed layups. Now maybe we get placed as the 2 in the Eas, slightly less pressure and the chance to play regionals at home.

Thought they were the more aggressive team & played very well.

Not going to bitch & moan' bout nuthin

Nice job pirates

Great game but we blew it. We will be hungry, humble and ready. Seton Hall played great. 2 in the East would be perfect. Head up, get the big guy healthy and lets go. I hope to see many of you on March 25 downtown. Go Cats!

no#1 seed out West.

But, wouldn't mind having them in our bracket.

in game closing situations we do not have. Up 2 with 40 seconds left and the ball.....you need to close that out. The Hall has that guy and he got it done. Was a great game to watch, however and we played our hearts out. The obvious foul committed on Josh...oh well, on to the tourney. 29-5 reg. season was an incredible achievement.

I have no idea how why Michigan State's computer numbers are not better,,they played and beat better team's at the top of of their schedule...winning on a neutral court against Kansas IS HUGE...They also beat Louisville at home,,they also beat providence on a neutral court...yet as of today their RPI is 14,,their SOS is 65 and their non conference is 131...they did not win their regular season conference...Nova's computer number are much better...We will drop a little losing tonight,,but my guess after NC beating Virginia we are still alive for a #1 seed,,
we just have to root against Michigan State...It would be real hard for the NCAA committee giving a #1 seed over us to a team who did not win their regular season conference and hopefully lose their conference championship to Purdue...Also Michigan State has a terrible loss at home to Nebraska ( rpi # 163 ) so i could be wrong,,but go Purdue,,then let the chips fall as the may !!

I suspect if we had not won last year and our droughT since 1995 continued that I would feel differently. I am perfectly fine with the results. I like to play the three games to keep sharp since next Friday is a good bit away. But I am ready for the real tournament.

Overall, I like where we are. I also like that we got staggered a bit tonight but righted ourselves and played well in the second half. Sometimes the other team is a little better on a given night.

maybe not deserving of a new thread and I actually think the 5 second call was his own fault but it seems he rarely gets any helps from refs especially lately and he seems to get frustrated by it. He has to really calm down a lot bc it looks like he may blow. He has a fair argument at times. Anyone else notice this?

#2 seed with ND ,WVU and the Hall looming.....who knew what 5 seconds could do?

WTF. It looked like he had 2 opportunities to pass to 2 open players. Have I missed something?

http://www.bigeast.com/documents/2016/3/12//G9_Quotes_Villanova.pdf?id=2050

Mostly about the inefficiencies of the officials........

Both would be tough match ups......UVA we know about,talented and balanced,tough D,well coached.
UNC vey quick but a little helter skelter,I think we could beat them if we could control their guards a little.
I guess we will be discussing all the match ups Sunday night.

I was right next to shu bench tonight. I have no idea what the tv view was. But I love that kid. He left his heart on that floor. The charge against him seemed awful.

On that rebound at the end I thought he got shot by a sniper from the rafters. Great game but the Hall won't get any Academy Awards, well unless the refs are voting. I know we have a great strength training coach, but I didn't realize our guys were so strong. Multiple times when we had the ball we barely made contact and our player's strength caused the Hall defenders to fly 5 feet. I'm glad MSG's medical team was able to patch up Delgado so quickly. During their celebration I couldn't even tell he was shot 5 minutes earlier.