I Bleed Blue and White

UPDATE: Goodman has upgraded Villanova to #8 after some of the ‘Nova faithful let him have it in the comments section. Still not high enough to warrant praise from me.

The usually reliable Jeff Goodman has me completely puzzled on his latest post. In his list of the best backcourts in the country, he lists Villanova all the way at #10. Goodman on the Wildcats:

Reynolds and the rest of his backcourt mates don't have the hype of some others.

“That’s a lot of talent and depth for Jay Wright & Co. Reynolds has the experience, and Fisher needs to mature in order to become an elite floor leader. Stokes can really shoot the ball, and both Cheek and Wayans have tons of potential.”

It should be noted that Goodman did not include Reggie Redding in his analysis. Why? I have no idea. He’s going to miss 10-12 cupcake affairs before conference play, which is what really matters. Bad oversight by Goodman.

…This is a putrid list…UCLA is ranked above us, and they have absolutely zero backcourt experience, and this is after we took them to the woodshed last year…really I could realistically debate everyone outside of Michigan State and Kansas, because everyone else Goodman seems to assume that freshman are going to be stars (except for ‘Nova it seems)…

…Anyways, I read this and it confused me at first, before I really read the whole thing and it angered me…

…Discuss…

Jeff Goodman of FoxSports just released his Top 20 transfers for the upcoming season, and a couple of familiar names are on the list. Goodman lists Taylor King at #13 on his list, which includes 7 players who are transferring into Big East schools.

“Taylor King, 6-7, 225, F, Soph., Villanova: The former Dookie will give the Wildcats a perimeter shooter.”

One spot ahead of King is where former Wildcat Malcolm Grant resides. You’ll recall he transferred to Miami (FL) following what I thought was a solid freshman campaign. Grant saw the writing on the wall though, and left for greener pastures.

“Malcolm Grant, 6-1, 185, G, Soph., Miami: After hardly playing at Villanova, Grant will start at the point for Frank Haith and the ‘Canes.”

…There are a lot of questions surrounding King and how he’ll fit in Jay Wright’s system…nobody is denying he can scorch the nets, but he’ll be relied upon to do some of the heavy lifting in the post as well…

…As for Grant, I wish him all the best…I loved him in his short time with us…who can forget that LSU game…he’ll do well in the ACC…