Improving every game. Did anyone else notice what a great job he did defending DSR when he was on him today? He smothered him!

#LIFETIMECONTRACT4JT3

Jay just said what I have said a hundred times to myself this year, what are we going to do without Arch next year? I think it was Jhoops who said back after Arch committed that we were getting someone who will drive BE fan bases crazy, do all the intangibles, and just a winner. Don't know the exact numbers but I think we made 1 FG in the last 6 minutes. I was surprised when Arch missed one FT, he just is calm as calm can be. On the road just right to the stripe and buries them. I said the other day, next year we will be more talented but we will lose a game that we had no business losing. We will be on here complaining "how did we lose that game?" and it will because our leader doesn't have a 5th year of eligibility. We have had a handful of great players, Arch is my favorite. Watching him grow and not allowing his team to lose. That cannot be taught. His calming influence on the team, never rattled. Jay is going to have to do a lot more in game coaching next year, because the last few years he had a coach on the floor at the end of every game.

Deep bruise of the buttocks.
He is being evaluated further right now.
Will not practice today.
May practice tomorrow.

Looking ahead, we will have size next year - Reynolds, Delaney, Painter, Spellman, Paschall. My concern is backcourt - No Arch, Hart could go id his awesome play continues - leaves Booth, Donte, and Jalen. Looks like we could use some guards - after next year, Booth and Brunson could go early. I keep hoping we can secure Green and Walker.

Not many teams get to play no#1 & the #2 in a row.

Giving OK a game in first half

Have you created a new front page for VU rivals.com?

Playing better. Hit couple FTs and grabbed some boards and played better D without fouling. With the chief hurt and sick and GTown's size we needed it.

49'ers.......

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14569856/san-francisco-49ers-hire-chip-kelly-next-coach

Have you guys been following this story. I didn't know people like this lived in Haddonfield.

http://mobile.philly.com

... is now live - see the Pinned Thread to join in.

How are you fat f---ks doing with winter coming up?

I'm at adult lows, 180, which ive been for a couple months. Was 205 last May.
Just started a month of no booze, so im interested to see what i weigh come Dec.

For those who care, i count calories and work out six days a week. Have been doing this since last May.

Hey guys,

Long time board member but seldom poster. I've been doing write ups for the last couple of years for my core group of Villanova friends and have finally been encourage to share with the rest of us Cats enthusiasts. Hope you enjoy.

Go Cats!


GEORGETOWN




Kenpom #69 (#60 Offense / #90 Defense)



Big Wins: #61 Wisconsin, #67 Syracuse (Those are their only top 100 wins)

Losses: #208 Radford (in 2OT), #15 Maryland (by 4), #12 Duke (by 2), #51 Monmouth, #140 UNC Ashville, #43 Creighton



WTF is wrong with Georgetown? They graduated Josh Smith, Jabril Trawick, & Mikael Hopkins but none of those guys were awesome basketball players. Bringing in a stud freshman in Jessie Govan and the maturation of Freshman ballers LJ Peak, Isaac Copeland, & Paul White should have more than made up for the departures. Instead the team has dropped from Kenpom’s #24 to #69. I’ve watched them a few times this year… been lots of fans disguised as empty seats in the Verizon Center.



OFFENSE





Shot Distribution: 28% Rim / 30% Mid-Range / 42% Three

• Shooting the ball relatively well
• 37% from 3pt (#95)
• 51% from 2pt (#87)
• 75% from FT (#26)
• And getting to the line at the 23rdhighest rate in the nation
• But they are turning the ball over a ton(#248) This is even more amazing when you consider D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera is their PG and has one of the lower turnover rates in the country… every other player is just turning it over too often.
• And getting the ball stolen a ton (#268)
• And a surprisingly well below average offensive rebounding team (#218)
• This team is really about shooting three’s, getting to the line, or playing through Bradley Hayes down low.

DEFENSE


Shot Distribution: 38% Rim / 30% Mid-Range / 32% Three

• 9th Best 2pt defense in the nation at 41%
• But giving up 36% from three (243)
• Getting a lot of blocks (#43)
• But virtually no steals (#248)
• Teams are getting to the foul line at a super high rate, only 18 teams give up more (out of 351 so they really suck at fouling too much) In fact Georgetown has 5 players with foul rates of more than 5 per 40 minutes (an entire game). Their big man Hayes kinda sucks on defense. Our spread you out style should give Georgetown problems given they try to play big generally with 6-9 Copeland at the 4 spot. Given the high rate teams are taking and connecting on three pointers against them it implies they are not correctly rotating and closing out on shooters.

D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera (6-3) Senior



Shot Distribution: 15% Rim / 29% Mid-Range / 55% Three

• DSR’s shooting from all places is a tick down from the previous two seasons.
• But his assist rate is up significantly
• For the last three years he has slowly shifted to taking more three’s and less action to the hoop.
• As in past years, DSR plays as many minutes as he can handle.

LJ PEAK (6-5) Soph



Shot Distribution: 48% Rim / 19% Mid-Range / 34% Three

• Shooting the ball well this year… 53% from two (all those shots at the rim) and 38% from 3pt
• All his shooting is way up over last year
• Getting to the line at an excellent rate.
• Fouling an absurd amount (6.1 / 40 minutes)

BRADLEY HAYES (7-0) Senior

• Dude has gotten bench mob minutes before this year… he came out of nowhere as a senior to be a major part of this team.
• Excellent rebounder
• Draws fouls at an excellent rate
• Around the basket player with a more than competent mid-range game
• Not a great foul shooter (61%)
• Not a great defender.

JESSIE GOVAN (6-10) Freshman

• Kid is going to be an absolute star someday soon
• Can shoot it (8-14 on the season from 3pt)
• Gets to the foul line at a very high rate and knocks down FT’s at a 90% rate.
• Good defensive rebounder, bad offensive one.
• Will be a force next year.

ISAAC COPELAND (6-9) Soph

• Playing huge minutes at the PF spot. This team is trying to play big typically, they use the 6-9 Copeland 75% at the PF while the 6-10 Govan and 7-0 Hayes split the minutes basically evenly at the C. Villanova may have a tough time on the offensive boards because of this.
• Copeland’s play has been solid but not exceptional this year, not getting as many shots as you might expect.

Georgetown should be using their size and athleticism to physically impose their will on teams, they just haven’t done it on the court enough. They seem to get up for big games (and narrowly lose) will sleepwalk through games they should win easily.



I’ll admit I’m very worried about this game, Georgetown is too talented to keep dropping big games, and who knows how much we are going to get out of an injured Chef.







AROUND COLLEGE BB


With Denzel Valentine and Michigan State returning to earth (seriously neither is thatgood), Josh Hart moves to #4 in the KPoy standings and Chef moves to #5. With Anthony Gill also falling off they are now the only teammates in the top 10. Buddy Hield is still lapping the field as he runs away with the top spot, and Jarrod Uthoff keeps playing awesome and moved to #2.


Iowa started the season as the #36 team in Kenpom but has just methodically improved, they now sit at #4. The team has some obvious ball handling flaws but the generally bigger and slower BIG 10 teams haven’t been able to exploit it.


Rutgers sucks so hard, I’m loving it. They are 6-12 on the year and ranked #277. Their best win is over #237 Fairleigh Dickenson. They are not favored to win a single game in the BIG 10 this year.


After consistently being the luckiest damn team the last couple years, Maryland finally lost to a Michigan team without Caris LeVert. The team basically only has two guards on the roster in Trimble and Sulaimon but damn their frontcourt is good.


*shot charts are a credit to ShotAnalytics.com

**Eric - if I'm breaking copyright laws take this down

Here is a statistical comparison of Jalen Brunson with the other Frosh Guards of the Jay Wright era:

thank you

BIg East Weekend Schedule:



Saturday:

12:00 St. John's @ Butler (FS1) (Butler 85-66 (95%)

1:00 Villanova @ Georgetown (CBS) (Kenpom - VU 72-65 (78%))

2:00 Xavier @ Marquette (FS1) (X 79-71 (78%))

4:30 Seton Hall @ Providence (FS1) (Prov 71-65 (72%))



Sunday:

1:00 Creighton @ DePaul (FS1) (Creigh 77-73 (66%))





High School:

Scholastic Play-By-Play

17th Annual Kobe Bryant/Floors USA/Philly.com/Rally Classic

@ Philadelphia University



Friday, January 15, 2016

6:30 Math Civics and Science vs Salesianum DE

#8:15 Westtown—Lawrenceville Prep NJ



Saturday, January 16, 2016

1:45 Friends’ Central—Germantown Academy
3:30 Lower Moreland—Sanford DE
#5:15 Conestoga—Reading
#7:00 Academy New Church—St. Georges DE
8:30 Life Center Academy NJ—Martin Luther King



VUSports will be on-hand to see Mohamed Bamba, Brandon Randolph and Cameron Reddish on Friday and to see Lonnie Walker, Justin Anderson and Marcus Littles on Saturday.

Who is going to the game? I will be there with my son and plan to hit the alumni event prior to the game. ADP comes through with a suite.

Who is coming to Clydes tomorrow for the pregame reception? I have an extra ticket for the game for anybody that is interested.

I'm sure this is exciting for him. He's one of a number of elite guys playing in the game, apparently six more will be added to the roster.

Link

dan haggerty, only slightly less esteemed as an actor than alan rickman.

VILLANOVA, Pa. – Freshman forward Tim Delaney (Mullica Hill, N.J.) underwent successful surgery on his right hip last week and will be sidelined indefinitely. In October, the 6-8 Delaney underwent successful surgery on his left hip.

“This has been a tough stretch for Tim but he has handled these setbacks with great maturity,” stated Villanova head coach Jay Wright. “We have seen how hard Tim worked to rehabilitate his left hip and know he will bring that same dedication to this recovery. He had a great first semester in the classroom and we can’t wait until the day when Tim is able to rejoin us on the court.”

No. 6 Villanova visits Georgetown Saturday afternoon (1 p.m./CBS and 610 Sports Radio WTEL).

City Six Fan Poll

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges?&betaPreview=redesign

Who is Philadelphia's best player?

• Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova 42 (11.2%)
  
  
• DeAndre' Bembry, Saint Joseph's 138 (36.8%)
  
  
• Jalen Brunson, Villanova 9 (2.4%)
  
  
• Quenton DeCosey, Temple 22 (5.9%)
  
  
• Josh Hart, Villanova 138 (36.8%)
  
  
• Isaiah Miles, Saint Joseph's 10 (2.7%)
  
  
• Daniel Ochefu, Villanova 12 (3.2%)
  
  
• Jordan Price, La Salle 11 (2.9%)
  
  
• Total Votes 375

If you're looking for somewhere to watch Villanova take on Georgetown this Saturday afternoon, a bunch of us will be getting together at Gullifty's (http://www.gulliftys.com/) at 1149 Lancaster Ave. in Rosemont. Although the game isn't scheduled to start until just after 1 p.m. on CBS, we'll have a large portion of the bar area reserved starting at 12:30 p.m.

All ages are welcome.

The game will be on a variety of big-screen TVs throughout the bar area, and, as always, the audio will be on.

Just an FYI that we have two major donations coming in shortly. The first is a 25 Million donation to name the law school after the Donor. Similar to temple naming the James Beasley Law Center for 10 Million 10 years ago.
Also we have a 15 Million donation for the Pavillion renovations from a VERY generous Donor. Don't ask how this is coming down but know where you heard it first. Can't say anything else about this at this point.