My wife is not a Villanova grad but grew up in Delaware County…Ridley.

Yesterday I was showing my kids video and pictures from the parade and my wife starts pumping her fist and joking about how great it is to see the city of Philadelphia celebrate a DelCo championship.

My immediate response: Villanova is not in DelCo, it’s in Montgomery County.

My wife angrily told me I was wrong and accused me of mainline snobbery while lecturing me about how Radnor, New Town Square etc. were all DeLCo. (which I knew)

However, in my mind…I seem to remember getting off at Villanova /St. David exit and driving towards Villanova going by a sign that says “Montgomery County Line”…yes/no?

I can’t seem to find a definitive answer online. Villanova’s Wikipedia page references that it “straddles the line” between the two counties.

Who is right?
Does my wife get to tease her hair up and celebrate a DelCo victory?
Or, do I get to pop my collar in honor of Montgomery County?

Any suggestions from the board? Figure there are a ton of NYC area posters. My work location will be 40%/60% Manhattan/Jersey City. I am looking at Jersey City area currently.

Sitting here watching the morning version of Sports Center. They close the show by talking about last Monday night's game; more specifically the shot.

Andy Katz, visited the campus. Has Arch and JEnkins run the last play 11 times to see how many times the ball went in.

Results on tonight's Sports Center at 11.

... this evening at the Donofrio in Conshy.
He scored 30 points and did a great job rebounding and blocking shots against a team that featured Marcus Little and Lamar Stevens in the paint. It was physical inside and Painter didn't back down.

Post Game Interview:

VUSports: Tough loss for your team but you were really getting after it out there ...

Painter: It was a tough game. We just didn't make the plays that we needed to down the stretch. We were up about seven with two minutes left but we just didn't make the plays down the stretch.

VUSports: Was this game typical for you in terms of your motor and the way you got after it on the glass?

Painter: Yeah, I try to play as hard as I can every game. Whatever my team needs me to do to try to win - that is what I do.

VUSports: Your shot-blocking was impressive was that also typical?

Painter: I like blocking shots, that is one of my things. Sometimes I get dunked on but that happens when you are a shot-blocker.

VUSports: When do expect to get to campus?

Painter: I still need to talk to them about that. There season has been hectic - well, good hectic. I graduate June 7th so I have to see when they want me to come down.

Q: What was it like watching the National Championship game?

Painter: It was amazing. I was in Germany for the Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight and Final Four so I had to follow that on twitter because we couldn't get the live stream but I came home, watched the National Championship and was the most excited I have ever been in my life.

Q: Watching the team that you are going to play for was that a little surreal or?

Painter: Well, they were calling it the best Championship game ever and that is pretty cool and Kris Jenkins is going to go down in history as making one of the biggest shots in basketball history ever and that will be cool to be on the same team as him next year if he doesn't go to the NBA.

Q: When they win though do you feel that it will change the way the team is perceived next year?

Painter: I think Coach Wright does a good job of keeping everyone's head level so I don't think it will change how they prepare for everything. Everything will be the same excpet maybe a little more buzz around campus and around the media. I think inside the actual team it will stay pretty much the same.

Q: Will it change the way teams approach Villanova.

Painter: We are going to have a target on our back so we are going to have to go out and play hard every game.

Q: What have you improved the most on over your Senior season?

Painter: Ever since the season ended I have been trying to work on my footwork. My footwork isn't where it needs to be yet and my overall strength. I have put on about 10 pounds since the end of my Senior season. I am up to 240 now. I want to be about 245 when I get to campus and they said they are going to try to get my body fat down and then I will be 240 but shredded.

VUSports: And how tall are you now.

Painter: 6-10, I haven't been measured in a while and people say I may be 6-11 but last time I was measured I was 6-10.

VUSports: How are you looking forward to matching up against Omari Spellman in practice every day?

Painter: We have been talking a lot lately and having conversations. He say "I am going to dunk on you" and I say "well, I am going to dunk on you too". It is going to be pretty competitive. But on game day we are on the same team.

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Looks like he could have helped Andy Talley............these clips are when he was in 8th grade.

Friday night @ 8:00PM EDT on ESPN2. I guess everyone knows Painter & Spellman will be playing.

Here's some stats that you may not have seen that underscore what a great offensive performance we had. I assembled from the 6 ESPN box scores. If we set the bar for a great shooting performance over the 6 game tournament at

• 50% for 2 point shots
• 43% for 3 point shots
• 75% for foul shots

Our top 7 players (based on minutes played) all (well almost all) met or exceeded these levels. The details are:

Player 2 Pt %
D. Ochefu 69.8%
R. Arcidiacono 66.0%
M. Bridges 62.5%
P. Booth 57.1%
K. Jenkins 56.9%
J. Hart 52.9%
J. Brunson 47.1%
Team Total 58.2%

Player 3Pt%
P. Booth 58.3% (corrected)
R. Arcidiacono 61.5%
M. Bridges 42.9% (corrected)
J. Brunson 50.0%
K. Jenkins 48.6%
J. Hart 29.4%
D. Ochefu none taken
Team Total 50.0%


Player FT%
R. Arcidiacono 94.4%
K. Jenkins 90.9%
P. Booth 88.9%
J. Hart 81.3%
M. Bridges 80.0%
J. Brunson 77.8%
D. Ochefu 75.0%
Team Total 81.4%

The only major exception is Josh who had an OK percentage with his 3 point shots. It goes to underscore the difficulties our opponents had when trying to defend us - no weak links, no ability to concentrate on one player without someone else hurting you.

BTW I did not include Reynolds because he had a more limited role in the offense, but his stats were 38% for 2 point shots (at 3 for 8 - and had he made just one of his misses, he would have been at 50%) and 73% for free throws.

Sorry, I wish I knew how to format this better or include a spreadsheet

At least the Fly Guys grew some balls and made the playoffs in his honor.

Member told me it was This Sat. anybody know if this is the Naismith award......Jay and buddy are the recipients......Just looked it up It's the NYAC COY of the year award Jay and Gino are recipients

...a lot of research but I wonder if a team has ever gone from a 19 loss season or more to a National Championship just 4 years later...

1. How bad was the halftime show? A major sporting event and they had some guy on a key board doing the prelude to one shining moment? Really? You have Grammy nominated artist playing all weekend and you have a guy on a keyboard?

2. There was an angry bartender at the Sonesta all weekend, which is a shocker since I am sure between the tips from Nova fans probably could send his first born to college from this weekend. The angry bartender had to be a Temple fan right? Maybe he lost alot of money on the Kansas game?

3. If you ever in Houston the Dish Society is one of the best brunches I have ever had.

4. Eric Eberz and Gary Buchannon were in Houston, which leads me to a question that has been on my mind, three point shooting contest, Eberz, Buchannon or Jenkins?

5 How many times did the scoreboard screw up in Houston, had to be at least 5 or 6?

6. After we thrashed Oklahoma my buddy saw Doug Gottlieb wondering around the terminal like he was lost, he looked confused, kept putitng his hands on his head like he didnt know what was going, wish I had the video.

7. Jay Williams needs two security guards when traveling around Houston, to which my wife asks why does Jay Williams need two security guards around in Houston, 80% of Houston had no idea who Jay Williams is.

8. Took a lot of pictures this weekend, best one I have is Beefer and the Dancing Hat guy, by far.

9. DJ Chaney from the pregame parties was awesome, I highly recommend him for any weddings or Sweet 16 birthdays.

10. Thought it was awesome when Nova Nation gave Allen Iverson a standing O on his induction to the hall of fame, very very cool. Karma.

http://www.pennlive.com/sports/inde...s_lonnie_walker_enjoys.html#incart_river_home

This is the first that I have heard him state that he expects to play point guard in college.

The guy who started exclaiming "bang" on made shots was the Villanova radio play-by-play guy many years ago. He ran into serious personal problems and disappeared from radio. Anybody remember his name and where he is now?

My one favorite image from our Championship run is when Bridges fell on the ball in the last few seconds of the Kansas game to basically secure the victory and a trip to the FF. Here is a link to my favorite image. https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/33..._image/image/49185947/usa-today-9213589.0.jpg

I would love to know what everyone's one favorite image is as well.

Opening. Jay, Patti and team on big video board. Too great!

.....when VU finally proposes to the Big 5 that Temple,LaSalle, St. Joseph's(PA) and Penn compete in an annual four-team tournament for the right to play Villanova?

http://www.philadelphiabig5.org/newsfull.php

Would it be in poor taste for Jay to bring along his Naismith Award and put it directly in Martelli's path when Phil goes up to accept his "Big 5 Coach of the Year" award?

Do they still give the kids rings?

I had the opportunity to stand next to Austin Medley and his Mom at the parade. What a great representative of the University and the Football program! I wish him well as he prepares to graduate in May.

When did PP change his mind?

I thought he chose Oklahoma over us but I now see he signed with Oregon.

I missed that one completely.

shoot me an email robert.simione@gmail.com

According to Alex Kline, Mike has hired Doug Stewart from Nevada as his associate head coach at Tulane. Here's hoping Baker stays at Nova for another year at least.

Ordered about 15 items. 3 have shipped. None arrived yet. On a positive note this gives me time to clear out my closet and donate my existing wardrobe to Goodwill.

Threw out first pitch at Philles game today. They also showed Jay, Jalen and some others in a suite.

I remember when we made the Final Four, I think Nova came out with a DVD of the season, it was pretty cool as it was kind of behind the scenes stuff with some player interviews and coach interviews. Is this something they are looking to again, remember it being very cool.

http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/20160409/st_refDomain=t.co&st_refQuery=/xCf9750lm6/?Start=1]

Quick, which conference is raking in the most money from the NCAA’s billion-dollar TV contract?Is it the Big East, the home of newly crowned national champion Villanova? Not by a long shot. A great guess would be the Atlantic Coast Conference, the league that filled the Sweet 16 this March and absorbed many of the Big East’s marquee programs a few seasons ago. Wrong. How about the Big 12, the conference that seemingly always puts seven teams in the tourney? Not them either.So which conference received a $29.3-million check from the NCAA’s $200-million basketball fund last spring? The American Athletic Conference, which still has its offices a jump shot away from the Rhode Island State House. The American’s take from the pot was the largest in the country, easily eclipsing the total earned by the Big 10 ($24.5 million) and the Big 12 ($20.1).

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