New gig evidently.

http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Newest-sports-talk-radio-show-Chop-Shop-to-hit-7468981.php

Don't pay much attention to this because I am not going to Rio and not going to the Caribbean anytime soon, but is there a big deal if you are not a pregnant chick? I guess you just feel like shit for a couple of days? What's the big deal?

This is probably the most BigEastBasketball post I have ever done.

I'm sorry if this has been discussed, but I just heard from my SHU friend that Isaiah is returning to school. If it's true, it sounds a little weird that he's back. Wasn't he projected to be a first rounder?

http://www.philly.com/philly/health...protect_football_players_from_concussion.html
I wonder how long before these suits get down to the state athletic agencies and high school and middle school school districts. They are smaller potatoes on the surface but also don't have as deep of pockets to defend the suits.

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It's been great basking in the glow of our NC. Everyone coming up to you wanting to talk about the game and shot. But I'm getting a little sick and tired of the win being characterized as some type of last second miracle. If that shot from the Butler kid had gone in 5 years ago against Duke, that would have been a miraculous win. But our win was different. We were the best team in the country this year - an we proved it.

- We were up 10 points against Carolina with 4 minutes to go. It took 2 lucky 3-pointers for THEM to get back into the game. We should have never even been in that position. And even if Kris' shot missed, we were going to OT.

- We wiped out our other opponent in the Final Four but the widest margin of victory in history. We made a fellow 2 seed from the Big 12 look like a lower-echelon Ivy.

- We beat the overall #1 seed in the entire tournament - and I'm not sure we were ever even threatened in that game.

- We blew out a game Miami team in the S16. I actually watched them play a few times this year -- they were a decent team. We took their will from them.

My point is, there seems to be a prevailing thought out there that we were a Cinderella that won the NC on a miracle shot. It kinda makes me mad. We were so far and away the best team in the country, it's ridiculous.

on the subject of building a culture of team play. Jay is just amazing. The guy is everywhere!

http://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-bring-villanovas-jay-wright-meet-team-coaches/

From a KU perspective. Major props to Jay and staff for adding this winning defense and sticking with it when it sucked early.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/campus-corner/article79255087.html

it's has focused on 3 assistants.
Miami's Chris Caputo
Ohio State's Dave Dickerson
Norte Dame's Martin Ingelsby
No Baker I'm kind of glad.

We had barely stepped foot into the pre-game party in the event center by the NRG Center and I took my first bite of chicken burrito and knew immediately I would be going to the ER. I have had a condition where my esophogus tightens up (Eosinophilic esophagitis "EoE") and on most occasions I can manage to get food through, but unfortunately this time it wasn't going through and nothing could get past (water, saliva or any other food for that matter). I made the decision to just try to relax prior to the game and get through the OK game, knowing that an endoscopy would be needed afterward. I spent the next 3 hours in pain as I had to force myself to dry heave about 15min into a bag in order to get the saliva build up out of my system. I got through the thrashing of OK and then immediately headed to Houston Memorial .

The Houston Memorial visit was one of the worst experiences of my life. Normally during a time where ‘food bola’ is lodged, you are put under through the duration while they scope you and either pull the food out or push it into your stomach. They greatly underestimated the amount of sedation I needed and I woke to what I imagine it would feel like being on a roofie, where I could hear the doctors and nurses talking, but couldn’t move or talk. I heard them mentioning signs of esophongial cancer, taking biopsies, dialating etc and it was one of the most painful experiences being awake while tubes were down my throat to the point of constant gagging. Fortunately, I had the support of two great friends and board members (VU1995, Anthony and Nova2353, Frank) who stayed with me to the painful hour of 4:30am instead of celebrating at the Sonasta, for which I am forever grateful.

I was in a lot of pain and really struggled to breathe in the days and weeks following. After the fantastic championship game, I had to fly to the UK for 1.5 weeks feeling very much under the weather and having to miss all the parade celebrations, but knowing nothing could have been better than sitting in row 19 center court for that final shot and then getting down courtside and having a front row seat of Jenkins picking up his mother after the shot. It took several weeks for me to be able to go up a flight of steps without being completely winded (I am an avid triathlete in the Clydesdale division for guys over 225 lbs) and wondered if I had done serious damage. I also had a concern in the back of my mind that the biopsies would come back with some horrible news.

As it turned out, due to the sustained choking during the OK game, the GI said I incurred aspiration pneumonia, which took weeks to recover from. I evidently could have done some serious damage, but all is ok now and I am on proton inhibitor for the GI condition.

The greatest weekend of my life, was a bit tarnished by this episode, but I thank many of you for your concern and trust I will be staying away from the buffet table in Phoenix!

Looks like excitement of season starting to subside as Memorial Day approaches. Only thing left unsaid is Josh's declaration that he is returning to Villanova and hopes to help the team repeat as national champions.

REALLY ENJOY THE END OF THE SEASON INTERVIEW ERIC DOES EACH YEAR......COACH WRIGHT DOES NOT HAVE TO DO IT EVERY YEAR.....HE HAS BEEN SO GRACIOUS THRU THE GREAT YEARS AND DISAPPOINTING FINISHES.....A CLASS ACT........I BELIEVE HIS ANSWERS ARE GENUINE AND AUTHENTIC.......SO WITH ALL THAT SAID.......I HAVE SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS THIS YEAR FOR A FEW QUESTIONS..........ONE.....COACH WRIGHT CLEARLY STATED AT THE BANQUET THAT DANIEL OCHEFU WAS THE BEST CENTER THAT EVER PLAYED FOR VILLANOVA.....ITS ON TAPE.......I AGREE WITH HIM.....YES... THAT WOULD MEAN BETTER THAN ED PICKNEY.........DOES HE STAND BY THOSE WORDS.............TWO....CAN HE GUARANTEE THE FAITHFUL AND RECUITS THAT HE WILL STAY AT VILLANOVA ANOTHER THREE....FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.............THREE.....WOULD HE LIKE TO COACH IN THE NBA.....SOMEDAY........NOTE..I BELIEVE COACH WRIGHTS NEXT B DAY ....HE WILL BE FIFTY FIVE YEARS YOUNG.....GEORGE CLOONEY.........FOUR....IN WHAT WAYS DID HE CHANGE HIS RECUTING PHILOSOPHY OVER THE PAST HALF DOXEN YEARS, PUTTING TO REST THOSE WHO CLAIM THAT IT DID NOT CHANGE........FIVE, ARE ALL HIS FOUR PERIMTER POSITIONS TRULY INTERCHANGEABLE OR DOES HE CONSIDER THE POINT GUARD POSITION , A DISTINCT POSITION ON THE COURT....IE....POSITIONS.....NOT SKILL SETS WHICH ARE OBVIOUSLY ALL DIFFERENT.........SIX, WAS THE TEAM FROM A YEAR AGO WITH HILLIARD, ENNIS , AND PINKSTON EVERY BIT AS TALENTED AND BUILT FOR A DEEP TOURNEY RUN IN COMPARISON TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.
THEY ARE MY SIX SUGGESTIONS......CANT WAIT TO HEAR THE ANSWERS......AND I PERSONALLY APPRECIATE JAYS HONESTY OVER THE YEARS...AND THE TIME HE GIVES ERIC FOR THE INTERVIEWS...COACH WRIGHT HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR BRUTAL HONESTY...TO HIS PLAYERS..........HE HAS BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING....THE GREATEST GIFT YOU CAN GIVE SOMEONE IS HONESTY IN LIFE..............THIS BOARD HAS REEKED WITH A FEW OF THE MOST CYNICAL HUMAN BEINGS IVE EVER MET IN MY LIFE THRU THE YEARS........THEY CANT EVEN ACCEPT.......WHEN THE HEAD COACH GIVES THEM HIS DIRECT HONEST ANSWER. RIGHT OUT OF HIS MOUTH......NOW THEY ARE IN THE VAST MINORITY..........


...THANKS IN ADVANCE TO ERIC W ALSO.......WHO IS THE MIKE WALLACE OF INTERVIWERS...........OR BARBARA WALTERS...

We all know Jay Wright is now forever part of Villanova lore but I was curious on what folks think it will take for him to become a HoF coach? His resume right now is on the cusp IMO when I perused the list of HoF coaches. Certainly the NCAA National Championship goes a long way. He is 24 wins from 500 with 20+ win seasons practically a given at this point.

I think this may play in with Wright's NBA decision. I could see him giving Villanova 2-4 more great years. Perhaps another deep tournament run or two and get around 550 wins and solidify his spot in College basketball lore and then give the NBA a shake before he is 60. That probably would align with Baker getting 2-4 years of HC experience and being a great option for our next HC. I could get behind this totally made up plan

Okay, so now that it looks almost certain that Josh Hart is returning, we have a very good chance of repeating. I know there are other very good teams, like Kentucky, MSU, even Xavier, but none of them worry me as much as Duke. They are loaded:

- 4 McD's AA (Two of them are special in Giles and Tatum, plus a PG and the big who just signed)
- Grayson Allen
- Amile Jefferson
- Luke Kennard isn't bad coming off the bench

That will be the team to beat. Our guys:

- Hart
- Jenkins
- Brunson
- Bridges
- Booth
- Spellman
- Paschall
- Reynolds
- Donte, Delaney, etc.

Wow, we are loaded as well. I think those are your two best teams right there. X factor - Does Paschall blow up and become a stud? Is Spellman ready to be a big contributor?

It's only May 20th, but this off season has a whole different feel because our guys proved it this past season. We don't have to wonder if we can get past the second round any longer. We absolutely have a chance to repeat.

Per Jeff Goodman

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/campus-corner/article79255087.html

And here is the video for all 15 KU possessions against the zone, as discussed in the story:

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to me it looks like he may have taken 2 shorts steps before he collected himself to go up.

Norman Chad wrote a hilariously sarcastic column about cheating at Syracuse. It's a must read.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...b59fd0-1e3f-11e6-8c7b-6931e66333e7_story.html

Will stay in the draft and sign with agents.

RobN

Kern's view of what Jay is faced with after the successful year.......

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports...preparing_team_for_post-title_challenges.html

...I just had an attractive 22 year old gal came into my business to pay for services...she just graduated Penn State and comes from an affluent family in Mendham, NJ...her Dad had given her a blank check to pay...I gave her a pen and told her the amount due...she then proceeded to stare at the check without writing...I had no idea what was going on...she then says as she turned bright red...."I don't know how to fill this out, can you do it for me"....I did...welcome to 2016....wow...

Nothing like these two benchwarmers heavyweights going at it to get us through the off-season.