It’s seriously hard to believe that we are two and a half weeks away from the regular season finale, three and a half weeks until Selection Sunday, and just four weeks away from the start of the NCAA Tournament. The college basketball season really does fly, so we need to enjoy what’s left of it. Obviously, the level of enjoyment will depend on how Villanova performs over this next month and a half. If they continue to play like they did on Monday night against Connecticut, there will be a lot of disgruntled Wildcat fans. However, I really do not foresee another debacle like that where there was virtually no energy, no passion, no adjustments, and no intelligence. Practice this week could not have been fun, as Jay Wright must have let some steam out with the goal of getting his team re-focused on the task at hand. Although a very tough schedule lay ahead, there is no reason to expect this team will not rebound. One of the hallmarks of Wright’s teams over the years has been to come back with a solid game after a loss. I expect nothing less this Sunday at the Pedersen Events Center in Pittsburgh. With a long way until that contest though, here are some interesting articles/video clips to get you through the week.
-All-Access with referee Tim Higgins (have a feeling this article has sparked some emotion from Big East fans)
-Andy Katz’s Daily Word: Committee criterion still in eye of beholder
-Forde Minutes: 40 names, games, and minutiae making news in college hoops
-Villanova Video Clips from CSN Philly (this link will take you to the video page for Comcast SportsNet…click on the SPORTSNITE tab and the clips are from 2/15)
Esteban D' Amur
February 18, 2010
I’m heading out to Pittsburgh for the weekend and I’m sure I’ll annoy some of the “Zoo” fans. Should be fun. Since I’ll be there, I’ll take Nova with whatever the spread is (Should be close to a pickem).