http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology

Still has us as a 1

This by no means is anything of bashing Jalen just a couple of thoughts:
1) I think Jalen has clearly struggled not having the ball in his hands, rightfully so. This is a player who has had the ball in his hands since 8th grade. Clearly the adjustment by playing off the ball has not gone as smoothly as thought, but I want to give him credit for making the move and willingness to adjust for the team.
2) I think Jalen in the off season needs to work on cutting his weight, take of ten pounds. I think he is playing a little to heavy, none of his fault, but that usually happens to freshman. Get him a full summer of being in the weight room and conditioning. I think a guard of his height and his game needs to be light and quicker. If he gets down to 190 or around there I think it will benefit him on both ends.
3) He has a unique ability to get into the mid range and pull up, I like that aspect of his game. Jalen would benefit from adding a floater. He is not a guard who is going to sky, I think Steve T said he might have reached his ceiling as an athlete, which I think there could be some validity to that. All creative guards have a floater to go to when deep in the lane. Chris Paul and Steve Nash were excellent at that. Even Curry has one.
4) He is a very good player who is finding his way. I think he will have an excellent career at Nova. It is part of being a freshman and finding his way, all players have to do it and go through an adjustment peroid. Next year will be interesting to see when the ball is back into his hands more often when Arch is gone!

We had lost Ochefu for an extended period of time and had a 5-star McD big man sitting on the bench....all while losing 4 out of 5 games? Doubt even Cal could get away with that.

Cost them a 1 seed?

We played the type of game Providence wanted to play, rather than forcing Providence to play the type of game we wanted to play. When you lose an OT game you can always go back and direct a play here or a play there. I will not bash a college player but something is not right with Booth. It does not appear to be physical, he appears to have zero confidence right now. The staff needs to try and and get it back. Last year he seemed to play with a tremendous amount of it. Finally, I do not know who said it but very early in the season someone mentioned how we would really miss Hilliard this year when it came to inbounding the ball. Remember how big of an issue this used to be but the problem went away for the last few seasons. This is one of Jay's blind spots. All head coaches have them. A lose can be VERY BENEFICIAL. We have a full week to learn from this and practice. We were very fortunate to win at Seton Hall. The last two games we have played some sloppy ball. I have confidence this team will regroup and start to play fundamentally sound ball.

I was thinking about Providence next year as I watched 2 guys dominate. You have to think Bentil will come out and be a 1st round pick. Why would he come back without Dunn getting him the ball and after having such a great year. With those 2 gone, that team will struggle next year. I can't imagine them being in top 6. Bentil could find himself a top 20 pick. Leadiing the league in scoring and rebounds well. Not sure he is ready defensively. If he returns, PC will be top 3 or 4 with us, Xavier and Seton Hall maybe

ONE..... PROVIDENCE...REALLY A GOOD TEAM......I GIVE THEM CREDIT...THEY MAY HAVE THE BETTER TEAM....WE COULD WIN THE BIG EAST CONF...AND PROVIDENCE COULD SWEEP US EASILY......TWO...BEN BENTYL....TERRIFIC PLAYER.....HYPER COMPETITIVE, ....DUNN...GREAT POINT GUARD.....LOTS OF COMPLIMENTARY PLAYERS PLAYED VERY WELL...........THREE.....THINGS IM DISAPPOINTED ABOUT........VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TRANSITION DEFENSE....GAVE UP TEN POINTS.. OR MORE ...SOME OF THESE CAME ON.....FAILURE TO GET BACK AFTER WE MADE A BASKET....NOT MISS....MADE....WHICH IS EVEN MORE DISCONCERTING......DUNN HIT A BIG ONE...AFTER WE MADE A BASKET..........NEXT....STILL HAVING TROUBLE IN BOUNDING THE BALL....IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS...SEE..BRUNSEN ERRANT PASS OVER OCHEFUS HEAD........HILLIARD NEVER MADE THOSE MISTAKES....NEVER...........NEXT....I SHAKE MY HEAD SOMETIMES, WONDERING HOW WE WON ALL OUR GAMES AND ARE FOURTH IN THE NATION.......WE ARE NOT.........FOUR....VERY GOOD EFFORT BY OUR GUYS, BUT PROVIDENCE TOUGHER MENTALLY IN THE OVER TIME......FIVE....RYAN ARCH....NEEDS THE BALL.........BRIDGES WITH SOME GOOD DEFENSE......ON DUNN......FIVE.....I GIVE DANNY O...LOTS OF PRAISE FOR HS CONTINUAL BATTING THE BALL OUT FOR REBOUNDS.......SIX....MY GOD... WE ARE SIMPLY NOT A VERY GOOD SHOOTING TEAM.....I THINK LAST IN CONFERENCE IN THREE POINT SHOOTING PERCENTAGE..........SEVEN....IM CALLING PROVIDENCE THE BETTER TEAM....UNTIL WE BEAT THEM....NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT......I KNOW POSTERS DISLIKE THAT KIND OF STATEMENT....BUT I CREDIT PROVIDENCE.....WE SHALL PLAY AGAIN.....AND MAYBE A THIRD TIME.......EIGHT.....TEMPLE WHIPS AN UNDEFEATED SEVENTH RANKED SMU TEAM......AND THEY COULD EASILY BEAT US AT LIQUORUS CENTER.....NINE....WE STILL GOT A DAM GOOD TEAM....I LUV OUR KIDS....OUR EFFORT.....IM FINE WITH WHERE WE ARE AT....I FEEL GRATEFUL FOR ALL THOSE TWENTY TWO CONSECUTIVE BIG EAST WINS.... THAT WONT BE HAPPENING AGAIN FOR A LONG TIME........IM NOT DOWN ON THE TEAM AT ALL....I JUST BELIEVE THERE ARE ABOUT NINETY OTHER TEAMS....WITH NOT MUCH SEPERATING THEM........AND US....

*Qualifier* Not bashing the team *End Qualifier*

We had 3 horrendous TO's in this game. Jalen's inbound was the obvious one but we had 2 other complete throw aways. I am blanking on who threw them...I think Booth had one and maybe Ochefu the other? 3 bonehead TO's with average defensive pressure at best. Hesitant to call them unforced TO's but about as close as you get.

Plays like that need to be reduced to zero come NCAA tournament time. We are not Kentucky where our youthful mistakes are outweighed by our talent. Fundamental basketball plays win games like this.

3 more shots with our Effective FG% is the difference in this game.

ANYONE WHO MAKES LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED GRAND, PAYS NO FEDERAL INCOME TAX.........ANYONE WHO MAKES OVER THAT AMOUNT...PROGRESSIVE.......TAXATION..........TOP FOUR PERCENT GET HIT WITH HUGE TAX INCREASES.......TOP ONE.....PERCENT RATES...AS HIGH AS SEVENTY PERCENT........TOP TWO PERCENT....SIXTY PERCENT............WHAT TO DO WITH THE MONEY........THE FEDERAL GOVT SHOULD SEND EVERY AMERICAN WHO MAKES UNDER FIFTY GRAND PER YEAR ON AN ANNUAL VACATION....PAID FOR IN FULL BY THE TOP ONE PERCENT...IF YOU MAKE UNDER TWENTY FIVE GRAND, THAN YOU ARE SUDSIDIXED FOR TWO ANNUAL VACATIONS...UP TO TWO THOUSAND PER YEAR,...............EVERYONE WHO EARNS LESS THAN ONE HU DRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND A YEAR...SHOULD GET FREE CAR INSURANCE PER YEAR......AND THE TOP ONE OR TWO PERCENT PAY FOR IT.............FOOD STAMPS...INCRESED......A HOME FOR ALL THE HOMELESS...PAID OF COURSE BY THE WEALTHY........OR SEMI WEALTHY.......ANYONE WHO MAKES LESS THAN THIRTY GRANS PER YEAR SHOULD GET A WEEKLY GOVT VOUCHER TO USE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT TO GO OUT TO EAT AT A NICE RESTAURANT...OF THEIR CHOICE.......THIS WOULD BOOST THE ECONOMY ALSO..AND HELP SMALL BUSINESS........MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT THRU TAXATION TO.......REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH FROM THE WELL TO DO......TO THE HAVE NOTS...........CAP WHAT AN AMERICAN CAN EARN........MAYBE UP TO TEN MILLION PER YEAR......AFTER THAT AMOUNT.......ANYTHING BEYOND TEN MILION TAX AT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT...AND GIVE IT TO THE POOR....IF SOME DONT LIKE THIS...MOVE TO ANOTHER COUNTRY..........

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology/team-comparison/undefined/NOVA

Pretty neat way to compare two teams side by side.

I know we debate all kinds of other weaknesses of this team, real and imagined, but nothing's has hurt us worse than our poor shooting. I have been waiting for us the "regress to the mean" because I think we should be shooting better than we are, but it isn't happening. This team just can't shoot and without better shooting we need to be realistic about our tourney hopes and expectations. I don't know why we can't the ball to go in, we are getting good looks most of the time.

Section EC row 18. First to say will take them at face, gets them

Let me know at Frankjclark@gmail.com


Go Cats

Are you still going to the G'Town game? Thought we were grabbing beers at X'Finity.

3 TDs in a week 1 win. Who thought he'd be a more serviceable QB than Eli Manning at this stage in their careers?

on palming the basketball (or better yet on how not to), Kris Dunn would be my leading man. Now, this is not sour grapes over a loss, because I do think Kris is a great player, however he palms the basketball on almost every possession! I have seen the likes of Tiny Archilbald, Pearl Washington, Allen Iverson, etc. do amazing things with the dribble without palming, so it bothers me that the call is not made.

January 2016


Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends:

I am incredibly pleased to announce that the Villanova University School of Law has received a transformative $25 million gift from Charles "Chuck" Widger, Esq., '73 VLS, founder and executive chairman of Brinker Capital, as part of our comprehensive capital campaign, For the Greater Great: The Villanova Campaign to Ignite Change.

In honor of this historic commitment--the largest gift ever to the Law School and the second-largest gift in the University's history--the School will be named the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Chuck shares our vision for a law school that is forward-thinking, while remaining true to its mission and history. His remarkable gift will continue Villanova Law's upward trajectory and further solidify its reputation as a leader and innovator in legal education.

It is only fitting that our Law School--the first named college or school at the University--now carries the name of an individual as dedicated to Villanova as Chuck Widger. An active alumnus, Chuck serves as a member of the Campaign Executive Committee and chair of the School of Law Campaign Committee. His belief in the goals of this campaign--cultivating academic innovation, enhancing financial aid and student opportunities, and securing future growth of the endowment--directly informed his gift.

Chuck's remarkable career--first as a lawyer, and then as the founder and CEO of the leading investment firm Brinker Capital--stands as a testament to the success of Villanova alumni. The exceptional achievements of our students, faculty, staff and alumni are propelling our University to new levels of excellence and recognition. The energy on and off campus is infectious, with more Villanovans than ever inspired to participate and to give back. To date, the Villanova Campaign to Ignite Change has raised more than $500 million toward our $600 million goal.

This is a special moment for the Law School and our entire University. Such generous support signals the strength of the Villanova experience and an unwavering confidence in its future. I am truly grateful to Chuck for his continued belief in our institution and in our community.

Please join me in thanking Chuck for his extraordinary generosity.


Sincerely,


Fr. Peter Donohue, OSA
President

Nova 6
X 8
Prov 10

3 Top 10 teams is damn impressive for our 10-team non-football major non-ESPN league.

http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/basketball-men/polls/coaches-poll/

PS: Butler out.

Eric, why is Senior Day on 2/20 instead of on 3/1 when we play DePaul at home? Not a big deal, but it is usually the last home game??

benil was an animal, they crashed the boards like champs, and we missed too many open 3's when it counted. Can't win em all

M BRIDGES...27PERCENT........CHRIS JENKINS...32PERCENT........RYAN ARCH. 34.7PERCENT. JOSH HART...35PERCENT..............FOR ALL THE SHIT...DYLAN ENNIS PUT UP WITH ON THIS BOARD. FOR MISSING THE LAST SHOT IN THE NC STATE GAME LAST YEAR.........THERE IS NOT ONE...NOT ONE PLAYER THIS YEAR WHO IS ...SHOOTING AS WELL AS ENNIS DID LAST YEAR.......36.3. PERCENT......D HILLIARD....39. PERCENT........NOT ONE.....AND ITS GETTIN WORSE........

Let's not lay an egg in the Garden,get a 25 pt win,everybody gets their game back,Booth has a good game,reynolds gets some run.....

X: 1
P: 2
V: 2

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

The smartest person in the room right now is EdMcM (the only game he missed was @Georgetown)

Everyone has Villanova winning at St. John's on Sunday so there will be no movement in the standings there. Only CWertz picked Villanova to lose at home to Creighton. So the list will not change much over the next 2 games:

EdMcM 139
Barrister 130
Doug93 130
vlurker 130
DoctorZ68 130
Frog Hollow 130
ace 130
jtvu 130
msines01 129
VNOVA97 128
nova73 128
louieg 128
Nova74 128
nova_law 128
Mortydog 128
nova72 128
the big O 128
steve_vu9196 127
SirMic 127
Goose2429 120
KOP 120
PEHUSHRY 120
Nova Nut 120
thebench 120
geezer54 120
PlaySomeD75 118
OnIn2TO 118
CWertz 118
norcalvu10 118
Mike33 118
VNovaCat 118
NovaTras22 118
Nova66 118
sackpack 118
nittanynick2 118
Josh 118
Vinny Terranova 118
Flyingscot 118
Adp98 118
ak3883 118
MVP15 118
Bobby Dix 118
Marty1029 118
sal02 118
Nova69 118
LBCnova 118
tooch 118
Eagleye5 118
vu68 118
zintang 116
Cats85 116
nova97 116
Novaclassof90 116
CT_cat 116
vnovacats 116
Kbnova 116
PeterN 116
RobN 116
boomie 116
dirtyd 116
ericw 116
Shammer 116
A_QUARTERofaMAN 116
Chimpat 116
RAC14 116
VU82 108
kmill14 108
Mosby2 108
Narberth 108
djrun85 108
RichH87 108
tkuder007 108
pmorrow 106
centraljerseycat 106
GWild 106
Nova98 106
TheJoker203 106
Jim80 106
lot8b 106
NovaRoc 106
rtronce 106
G75 106
lad16 106
Tomdudes 106
jeffhell 106
Ruzzard 106
novajoe 106
Mainliner II 106
VU85 106
tjc3844 106
ghill03 106
nardifan 106
emcee92 106
Dave99 106
GerryGA 106
vumaverick 106
etown1000 106
NovaGer1 106
mcbruce 106
Joquinones 106
Bruiser1 106
Boog420 106
rusty1 106
Joeyjumpshot 106
NovaFan1219 106
JJ25 106
Unbelievapelle 106
Valmont 104
Strykeman 104
VURebound 104
ytsejam 104
EV78 104
RB Nova 104
kef98 104
Wildcat madness 96
CarolinaCats 96
Squancat 96
kloebs21 96
jiggie_agent 96
final4cast 96
VUMAC 96
Hnrg 96
ctnova99 96
novapoppy2 96
NovaBill 96
JK74 96
Steve T 94
bwbinkley 94
CAT96 94
mikeyt 94
Lowry45 94
LBTF 94
Bear75 84
1jaxcat 84

Seth Davis
6. Xavier
9. Providence
10. Villanova

Jerry Carino
5. Nova
6. X
14. Providence

Geoff Grammer
7. Nova
8. X
16. Providence

Mark Berman
7. Nova
8. X
9. Providence

Bret Strelow
5. Nova
7. X
14. Providence

Doug Haller
5. Nova
7. X
11. Providence