In a blowout 23-point win, there wasn't a TON of adversity, but every challenge we faced in the game, we passed with flying colors.
Josh Hart picks up 2 fouls in 3 minutes?
No problem! Team plays extremely well without him, then Hart comes in, doesn't miss a beat, and doesn't pick up another foul.
Miami answers your 15-point lead with back-to-back-to-back-to-back 3s?
Villanova never lets Miami take the lead. When they cut the lead to 1, boom, corner 3.
Ochefu hurts his ankle?
Makes a jumper immediately after the injury, then backs it up by getting back on defense and forcing a missed shot, all while limping around on one foot. HEART.
On top of all that, I expect Villanova to get every single loose ball on the court. And we get most of them. We beat Miami to pretty much every loose ball. Arch dives at everything. Hart dove to save a Jenkins throwaway. Hart jumped into the stands. Bridges would dive on the floor to get the ball. We're everywhere.
This is an extremely mentally tough team. Arch is tough. Jenkins is tough. Hart is tough. They set the tone. They all work their asses off when they're on the court. It wore down Iowa, which is a bit of a mentally soft team anyway.
How many times did we score as the shot clock expired? Jenkins hit a few threes as the clock went off. Arch had a layup. Ochefu had a jumper. There are probably others. But nothing is more demoralizing for a defense than that - see the Virginia game.
I don't know if we'll beat Kansas. They're a tough team, and what they've done winning 17 straight games is remarkable.
But we're just as tough as they are. And we're just as TALENTED as they are.
Bring em on.
Josh Hart picks up 2 fouls in 3 minutes?
No problem! Team plays extremely well without him, then Hart comes in, doesn't miss a beat, and doesn't pick up another foul.
Miami answers your 15-point lead with back-to-back-to-back-to-back 3s?
Villanova never lets Miami take the lead. When they cut the lead to 1, boom, corner 3.
Ochefu hurts his ankle?
Makes a jumper immediately after the injury, then backs it up by getting back on defense and forcing a missed shot, all while limping around on one foot. HEART.
On top of all that, I expect Villanova to get every single loose ball on the court. And we get most of them. We beat Miami to pretty much every loose ball. Arch dives at everything. Hart dove to save a Jenkins throwaway. Hart jumped into the stands. Bridges would dive on the floor to get the ball. We're everywhere.
This is an extremely mentally tough team. Arch is tough. Jenkins is tough. Hart is tough. They set the tone. They all work their asses off when they're on the court. It wore down Iowa, which is a bit of a mentally soft team anyway.
How many times did we score as the shot clock expired? Jenkins hit a few threes as the clock went off. Arch had a layup. Ochefu had a jumper. There are probably others. But nothing is more demoralizing for a defense than that - see the Virginia game.
I don't know if we'll beat Kansas. They're a tough team, and what they've done winning 17 straight games is remarkable.
But we're just as tough as they are. And we're just as TALENTED as they are.
Bring em on.
