Even in Pittsburgh. Time to thank this team and look forward to next year. That is the beauty of being a fan.

I've read some spot on posts. The lack of dribble drive guards really hurt. ( Lowry, Aray and Foye could all attack basket as could Scotty and Fish ) Our recent struggle are strongly linked to our inability to create off dribble. In addition we have become way to reliant on 3's , I realize this goes hand in hand with not being able to dribble drive. Our offense is really ball rotation around perimeter and we move ball well but it's never to create a weak side drive , just jump shots. When shots aren't falling the free throw line is your friend., just ask JVP. Getting to the line is accomplished by drives , deft post moves like JVP and transition baskets ( something we decided to stop doing mid January and did none of last night) This needs to change. In addition Eric's summation that if Danny O rips rim down to start 2 nd 1/2 we are off to races. He didn't and continued to look timid , scared and uncomfortable.more concerning was our lack of D intensity and some non senses of urgency. Lastly we have to dump big 5 and quick. With our league not presenting enough competition we can't waste games on st Joe's. Honestly our tough non conf games were cuse and a bad Illinois team , this must change. There is only so many times you continue banging head into wall till you go to plan b

This team was likeable, just so damn likeable. Darrun Hillard maybe one of my favorite Wildcats of all time. He is the kind of kid some day who will go on to do something great whether in sports or the business world, he will be modest about his achievement and look into a world like starry eyed kid from Bethlehm. I didnt know kids like Darrun existed, kids who just gave it there all, came from being a no name to playing a great basketball game on the biggest stage. Darrun you are a great kid, a great person, I for one will always be proud to have you as a fellow Wildcat!

JVP, had his up and downs in a Wildcat uniform. He had some great perfromances, he had some bad, he made bad decisions, he probably sacrificed more than any Wildcat in the history of the program.

I will remember when JVP got to cut down the last thread in NY, I will remember when Darrun Hillard was getting interviewed by Fox and all he wanted to do was leave the booth and go celebrate with his teammates, I will remember when our 6th man won the MVP and the entire team was about as excited as I have ever seen a team, I will remember how Jay Wright had the largest smile at MSG as he held the trophy and announced us Big East Champoins.

I will remember the joy this team brought us, I will remember it all and I am thankful for it all. Screw the media, screw whatever, you cant take away the joy this team gave us.

Once a Wildcat, Always a Wildcat.

Granted we missed too many lay ups to count but was surprised with the ease of getting to the lane. I imagine it was a result if nc state extending the d to stop the 3.

Here is NC State's ACC Schedule. How many losses would we have had if we played against this competition as a member of the ACC? Basically, swap out NC State and put Villanova in the ACC for the purposes of this question.

If you leave a response, also indicate what you think our NCAA Seed would be as a result of playing this schedule in the ACC.

Jackson St
Hofstra
Jacksonville
South Florida
Richmond
Boise St.
@ Purdue
Wake Forest
Charleston Southern
Wofford
Tennessee
#22 West Virginia
Louisiana Tech
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
@ #3 Virginia
#2 Duke
#15 North Carolina
@ Florida St.
@ Miami FL
#8 Notre Dame
Clemson
@ Georgia Tech
@ Wake Forest
#2 Virginia
@ #9 Louisville
Virginia Tech
@ #15 North Carolina
@ Boston College
@ Clemson
Syracuse

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I'm in the market. What's the latest? Plasma still bad?
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DO missed two dunks. Margin was 3. Perhaps the season came down to the joke of the board. Shame on us for jinxing it!
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VILLANOVA BASKETBALL DAM IMPORTANT....BUT NOT NEAR AS IMPORTANT AS THIS BRUNCH RIGHT NOW.......HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THE SEASON......GOD BLESS YOU ALL..

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...winning the Big East Tournament was so important. This team will always be the 33-3 2015 Big East Champions. As the league continues to grow and thrive - no one can take that away.

It's always great to WIN something. I'll never forget those three days in NYC culminated by JVP with the net around his head and Josh getting the MVP with the entire team pumped for him.

Some will choose to remember the disaster tonight. I'll remember the thrill of NYC.

..and get excited for next year.

Now, a 20-10 record with a 10-8 conference record with a few top 50 wins will get you in. Is the Big East going to become one of those leagues where you need to have at least 23 wins and your conference record will have to look something like 11-7 to be considered?

...was not bigs. We have bigs. They didn't play well tonight. Our problem was simple tonight - having a true breakdown guard. Gottfried's strategy was simple. Same strategy as PC and SHU/UCONN last year. Pressure us at the three point line and make us dribble drive. Arch/Ennis very average at best off the bounce. Hilliard good, but struggled to finish tonight. Jalen will help big time and Phil needs to continue to develop off the bounce, but looks good as a frosh.

It's about being able to dribble penetrate - beat your guy off the dribble and then finish and/or create looks for others if/when help comes...

NM

Villanova, lost to the eventual National Champion.

Awful reputation, but we have it.

Click

I can't link but it really wasn't as "deep" as it could/should have been.....love our team but never buy the "it just wasn't our night" stuff.....we were the better team,but didn't play our game,we played the proverbial "not to lose" game,and lacked our usual confidence. I feel particularly bad for Dylan,he made great strides this year and was a big contributor to our success....he'll go to the gym today and make that shot 8-10 times....lots of talent still on the team and in the wings,we will be back.

Every year it's fun to read New names complain about the program. The same old crew of people who post frequently when things are good get replaced by the Jay Wright haters and Debby owners. I understand this is a place to vent I just think it's funny how most people only post when the chips are down

Great season, tough night
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.... until proven otherwise.

Pretty disappointing but that's reality. Nice job in November and December, though.....

We suck at it. I thought we had crossed that hurdle after the BET, but NOOOOO. People are barking up the wrong tree with talent. Plenty of teams go on deep tourney runs without NBA talent. We lost because we can't handle our own nerves. I told my wife after we went up 21-20 or whatever it was and promptly lost it that we were going to lose. I felt it in the way they were shooting. Ochefu with the missed layups and dunks....multiple airballs from deep....not getting 50/50 balls.

Jay needs a different approach...figure out how to get his team's mentally prepared to go when the pressure is greatest. I'm talking out of ass here a bit, but whatever this one game at a time thing is supposed to do isn't working. Our guys cracked under pressure again.

...Jay Wright...per text from a "friend"...my phone is blowing up with "well wishes"...

I just was able to bring myself to watch that last minute of the game. On Ennis's three attempt....he obviously was wide open, however there was so much more to it. JVP slip screened the top he was wide open in the paint. Even though Ennis missed him, JVP was there for the rebound with a guard behind him. He was in perfect position for a rebound. In saying that, the shot of course caromed off to the right which the only place we wouldn't have gotten the rebound. That summed up the entire game. We were a step slow identifying the open guy and when we were in position for a rebound the ball bounces in the other direction. Oh, and josh hart was open in the left.

I will not sleep until Tuesday at the earliest.

Great players. Great representatives of the university and class acts. Pinkston sacrificed for the good of the team.

This one stings. I'm already sick of the Nova is overrated talk but we deserve that criticism for the last few tournaments.

Great season but a salty taste in my mouth again.... Go Cats.

Never have I been so upset...

When the Nation is watching in March, and it's time to put up or shut up,
The perception in Rollie's tenure was that you DIDN'T want to play Nova.
The perception now in JW's tenure is you WANT to play Nova.

Right or wrong, hunter vs. hunted arguments aside, along with any other peripheral rationalizations, that's reality.

I feel bad for the team, and as a fan, feel that all that positive energy and glow from a historic year by Nova standards, went up in smoke, especially coming off last year's abrupt ending.

You have to really appreciate what being a Nova fan is. We've had tremendous success. These past 2 years have been awesome. The team play has been a joy to watch. Unselfish and inspired.

That said, I think a lot of what I feel in the sense of disappointment is the perception that now Nova is becoming the team you want to play in March rather then team to avoid. That hurts.

You have to see and accept the burden of expectations to be successful.
Maybe we haven't done a good job there.

It's a year till next March. JW is a great coach and is a wonderful representative for Nova hoops, but he needs to recognize that gorilla on his back rather then avoid it. It's growing larger by the year.
It's not so much about roster, break down guards, bigs or 4 guard lineups. We had plenty of opportunities to win last nite. Make March your mission. That's what we ultimately will remember and celebrate as Nova Nation.
We won the BE tourney. Small monkey dead, but the gorilla of March is there and growing.
Let's hope he kills it next March. Unfortunately it's a year away just to have a shot at killing it.

From Dana ONeil. Had to laugh at the Bills comment being from upstate Ny.

Let the criticism begin. Should the Wildcats have been a 1-seed? Is Villanova vastly overrated? Are the Cats basketball’s Buffalo Bills, good in the regular season and a postseason flameout? Those are all fair questions, and all certain to be asked after what can only go down as an epic disaster of a loss for the Wildcats. Six years ago Villanova made it to the Final Four. March has been a mess for the Cats ever since, with five consecutive first-weekend exits.
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...will be handing out some serious "cherry bellies" to many of you tomorrow!

Guys - appreciate what you have! A 33-3 Big East Champion and #1 seed at a small Catholic school is nothing short of a miracle - and there are studs on the way.