Best one

Anybody watch it?

Has he put weight back on?

I thought he was looking a little beefy out there today

Amazing how the bracket matrix is looking right now. I know a lot can change in the next 10 days.


#1 Seeds:
Kentucky - average score 1.00 (Consensus)
Virginia - 1.00 (Consensus)
Nova - 1.06
Duke - 1.07

With this - there are 96 brackets considered - so 384 choices for #1 Seeds and only 13 (just above 3 %) listed any other than these four teams)

#2 Seeds:
Arizona - 1.94
Wisconsin - 1.96
Kansas - 1.99
Gonzaga - 2.03

Again - using the same number of 384 choices for #2 Seeds, only 17 were not these teams.

Matrix

Do they force you to have the bart simpson haircut?




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Ace is in love all over again

@ESPNDanaOneil: Sixers rebuilding, Eagles selling, Flyers imploding and meh Phillies. Guess about time Philly pay attention to Villanova?

I ran into 3 VU coeds on the beach today.....very nice young ladies. They said they were on Spring Break.
I remember Spellman commenting on how impressed by the crowd at the Gtown game he was...with the kids out of school and King/ Spellman attending,would be nice to have a great crowd,also as a send off to DH,JVP and team in general as they head off to postseason play... with kids gone,will the joint be jumping?

First team all big east. Daniel and Jvp honorable mention. Booth left off all rookie which is a joke.
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Heard a bit of his show on XM tonight. He was discussing seeds in conference tournaments and then for the dance. Every time he said the Power 5 he immediately followed with "and the Big East". Must have said that about 4 times. Love him, hate him, you cannot deny he is a force in college hoops. I am not one to gush over Coach K, but, I am glad to see him group us like that. THE BIG EAST HAS GOT TO DO SOMETHING in the next three weeks. No early outs across the board. This is a pivotal year.

Here is to hoping.
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We are 11-1 against the RPI top 40.....that is amazing, and shows you how good the BE was this year. We won the 2nd toughest conference by 4 games. I know the NCAA is the ultimate judge on a season, but years down the road we will look back on this regular season with disbelief. Jay and the staff have done an outstanding job after the disaster 3 years ago. I can admit I was strongly doubting Jay back then and I could not have been more wrong.

BB2N
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I know they have the #1 SOS schedule but how are they possibly #2 with 7 losses? Seven!

I know there is a formula behind it but do losses even matter, cmon.
Most of their losses are pretty 'good' and theyhave 7 top 25 RPI wins, but losses include getting thrashed by Temple (on a neutral court - haha). A bad loss at sub 500 KSU (#88). #45 OSU who is 18-12 is not terrible from being top 50 RPI but thats a game the other top teams are winning.

Not to mention they have 4 losses just in the last month and are 5-4 in the last 9 games.

Hopefully they can get 2 more losses in the Big 12 tourney and maybe we can pass them in RPI if we win out.

Will they come to Nova looking at our super assistant head coach?

As many of you know, the bracket project matrix is a compilation of a multitude of brackets from around the country. It is updated frequently, at this stage of the season updates are daily. While certainly not scientifically based, I find it more than interesting as the Big Dance approaches. It has been fascinating to watch the Cat's ascension up the matrix as their victories have piled up. Today Nova has pulled even with Kentucky, in that for all the brackets being represented, all show Nova to be a 1 seed. No representation as to overall strength is indicated, but I for one find it impressive that the national media views the Cats in such a favorable light. Now we just need to deliver at MSG.

Go Cats!!

as Cats defeat the the Friars by nine. In addition to her
scoring this young lady is in the five leaders in about
four categories in the Big East. She has one of the quickest releases
I have ever seen in the ladies' game. Quite obviously she is not Pistol Pete
but she sure as hell can get her shot off in a hurry.

Cats are now at #3 in the RPI with an 11-1 record against the RPI Top 50



Best RPI finishes for Villanova:

RPI SOS

2006 2 4

2015 3 45

1996 5 10

2014 5 51

1997 8 3

1995 9 12

2010 11 22

2009 13 31

2005 15 9

2007 19 7



Cats are now #4 in kenpom.



Best kenpom finishes under Coach Wright:

2015 4

2005 5

2006 6

2009 9

2014 14

2007 21

2010 22

Huge game for Nova. Wisky -1.5. Should be a very tight game. Love to see the Buckeyes pull out a win. Note, I don't expect them to do so. Benefit to us is obvious. Let's go bucks.

Interesting situation during the game today. I was sitting in the student section when one of the students in my row shouted out, "how much are they paying you " to Pat Driscoll after a foul was called against Villanova. He immediately turned, gave an icy stare and put his index finger to his lips implying tone it down. The next trip to our end of the court and another look at the student who made the comment. The next timeout he come over to the student section and waved the student over for a conversation. After a few words were exchanged, he shook the students hand and he returned to the action. That was the first time I have ever seen that type of an exchange between a student and a ref.

I have always liked Pat Driscoll since he reffed the game vs Pitt in Boston and the game vs Nc in Detroit. He seems like a no BS guy.

Greg in ATL

Villanova to the western regional?

Anyone know the team hotel in nyc or a good local hotel to stay? Booking flights.... making the xcntry trip!

Enjoy this team. Special group of kids that are having one of the best seasons in this program's fine history.

Pinkston has sacrificed a ton and hasn't complained. Phil Booth is a stud. Hopefully for Darrun and Pinkston we can have a deep tournament run.

Tough to ever duplicate a season like this.

Holy Ish, I just saw that freaking McCoy got traded for Kiko Alonso!?!?!?!?!? Can anyone else confirm this or tell me I'm crazy?

This piece is full of gems.



Q: How about your personal legacy?
Harrison: How they talk about like Chris Mullin. I want them to think about us like that too.
Q: Any Big East tournament memories stand out?
Pointer: I lost three times.
Q: Assuming you make the Big Dance, why will this be a dangerous team?
Harrison: 'Cause you can't guard none of us, and if you try to help off … me … Phil will give you 28, Dom would have 25, 10, 7 and 6 … and if you try to help off them, Jamal will have 20-plus and I'll have 20-plus.
Greene: I said this before the season started.
Q: You said what?
Greene: Exactly what he said.
Q: Which one of you in an interview said he would compare himself to Rajon Rondo with a better jump shot?
Greene: High school, I remember that.

http://nypost.com/2015/03/07/serby-qa-what-st-john

I love the conference tournament upsets that knock mediocre big conference teams off the bubble (except in 2008).
Three MVC teams could go to the dance! ... perhaps leaving some slop like Texas or Indiana playing in the NIT.

Of UVA-Louisville....

Showed highlights of at least 7 games including Syracuse-NC St. No mention of the Villanova game.
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Saw in the box score that we had seven players hit three point shots yesterday. Any idea what the NCAA record for this is for one game?