Villanova Game

[stjohnschris]

we don't run plays...we don't run plays...we don't run plays. I don't understand how a division I school has a coaching staff that cannot draw up offensive plays. I don't think we are nearly as bad of a shooting team as we are on paper. We miss too many open looks, yes, but everything stems from a fast break (which we don't run well in general) or from a player going one on one and ending up with a tough shot. I would personally like to see Hooper get a few more minutes, but only if we are going to actually run plays that have a chance to get him an open look, otherwise he's a liability on the court. Right now, we get open 3's when someone misses a defensive assignment, or gives a little too much room on the perimeter. DLO, PG, and Hooper are gifted shooters, but they don't have a chance of succeeding with any regularity because we don't run plays.

 

[Jack Williams]

I spoke to a Villanova fan yesterday, and we of course discussed the game and our tournament chances. I told him I thought that St. John's would get in, and he said that our problem is we have an overrated coach.

He said that he's a "good cheerleader and recruiter, but he can't be trusted in close games,"

The nova fan was also at the game, in the second row, and said Harrison was complaining the ENTIRE game. He said he whined all day, and the travel call at the end really set him off, and he thought he might get a Technical.

Hopefully John Lucas can give him a quick call and calm him down, cause I've noticed just on television he's been acting a lot like he did last year of late.

 

[Moose]

I spoke to a Villanova fan yesterday, and we of course discussed the game and our tournament chances. I told him I thought that St. John's would get in, and he said that our problem is we have an overrated coach.

He said that he's a "good cheerleader and recruiter, but he can't be trusted in close games,"

The nova fan was also at the game, in the second row, and said Harrison was complaining the ENTIRE game. He said he whined all day, and the travel call at the end really set him off, and he thought he might get a Technical.

Hopefully John Lucas can give him a quick call and calm him down, cause I've noticed just on television he's been acting a lot like he did last year of late.

The Nova fan you spoke to is right on both points.

Harrison was as close as I've seen him this year to blowing a gasket.

 

[SJU1512]

There were any number of things we could have done to get over the hump on Saturday. But the bottom line was we matched Villanova's intensity and physicality - on their court - and had the ball down 2 with 28 seconds left.

Phil Greene has impressive stretches, like any mid-major player would at a high-major level. He also seems like a terrific kid and gives max effort every minute he's on the court. But it will always come back - or at least it has so far - to him making mid-major plays. There isn't a serious player at the 6th grade level or above who would get a pass at the rim down 2 with 15 seconds, hesitate, look to kick it out, and travel. Did he travel? Hard to say, but it's irrelevant. You go up and make a play there, that's a 90+ make the layup, get fouled, or both percentage play.

We can talk about the fact that he only scored 1 point in the second half, that Nova was able to hide Arc (a truly impressive offensive player given his footspeed, but a terrible defender) on him the entire 2nd half without being challenged, or that Hilliard hit 3 of his 4 threes with Greene barely getting a hand up, but that last play was mind-boggling from a junior who, in his coach's view, is a starting-caliber Big East player.

And talk about Harrison being damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. Could he have pulled up for that 16 footer? Sure, and it would have been a pretty good shot. But if he missed everyone would have been talking about him not being clutch. Instead he hits a wide open teammate for a layup opportunity, which is a play you make 99/100. That was a no-brainer, and his teammate should be trusted to convert there.

On the positive side Lavin is coaching the stuffing out of these kids right now. He is so engaged on every possession and is really getting the most out of almost all of them. A lot of fun to watch.

 

[Class of 72]

I spoke to a Villanova fan yesterday, and we of course discussed the game and our tournament chances. I told him I thought that St. John's would get in, and he said that our problem is we have an overrated coach.

He said that he's a "good cheerleader and recruiter, but he can't be trusted in close games,"

The nova fan was also at the game, in the second row, and said Harrison was complaining the ENTIRE game. He said he whined all day, and the travel call at the end really set him off, and he thought he might get a Technical.

Hopefully John Lucas can give him a quick call and calm him down, cause I've noticed just on television he's been acting a lot like he did last year of late.

It was reflective of his play most of the game and unlike previous games, Lavin did not sit him to cool his jets. Wasted opportunity in second half to play Branch and reflective of Lavin with poor use bench in the case of Branch and Gift. Nova was ripe for the upset and our not taking advantage put us one game closer to the NIT.

 

[MJDinkins]

Phil Greene has impressive strethces, like any mid-major player would at a high-major level. He also seems like a terrific kid and gives max effort every minute he's on the court. But it will always come back - or at least it has so far - to him making mid-major plays. There isn't a serious player at the 6th grade level or above who would get a pass at the rim down 2 with 15 seconds, hesitate, look to kick it out, and travel. Did he travel? Hard to say, but it's irrelevant. You go up and make a play there, that's a 90+ make the layup, get fouled, or both percentage play.

We can talk about the fact that he only scored 1 point in the second half, that Nova was able to hide Arc (a truly impressive offensive player given his footspeed, but a terrible defender) on him the entire 2nd half without being challenged, or that Hilliard hit 3 of his 4 threes with Greene barely getting a hand up, but that last play was mind-boggling from a junior who, in his coach's view, is a starting-caliber Big East player.

And talk about Harrison being damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. Could he have pulled up for that 16 footer? Sure, and it would have been a pretty good shot. But if he missed everyone would have been talking about him not being clutch. Instead he hits a wide open teammate for a layup opportunity, which is a play you make 99/100. That was a no-brainer, and his teammate should be trusted to convert there.

I think Harrison, like Raftery stated, would've been fouled by the 'Nova defender. The defender was closing hard, and Harrison is generally crafty when creating contact. So, there was a chance Harrison could've put himself in an 'And 1' situation.

I had no problem with the pass, as Greene was open, as well. But Harrison was also open, and I'd rather have the ball in his hands late in the game than any, other player on the team (Harrison is 1-a, while Jordan is 1-b).

 

[Moose]

Phil Greene has impressive strethces, like any mid-major player would at a high-major level. He also seems like a terrific kid and gives max effort every minute he's on the court. But it will always come back - or at least it has so far - to him making mid-major plays. There isn't a serious player at the 6th grade level or above who would get a pass at the rim down 2 with 15 seconds, hesitate, look to kick it out, and travel. Did he travel? Hard to say, but it's irrelevant. You go up and make a play there, that's a 90+ make the layup, get fouled, or both percentage play.

We can talk about the fact that he only scored 1 point in the second half, that Nova was able to hide Arc (a truly impressive offensive player given his footspeed, but a terrible defender) on him the entire 2nd half without being challenged, or that Hilliard hit 3 of his 4 threes with Greene barely getting a hand up, but that last play was mind-boggling from a junior who, in his coach's view, is a starting-caliber Big East player.

And talk about Harrison being damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. Could he have pulled up for that 16 footer? Sure, and it would have been a pretty good shot. But if he missed everyone would have been talking about him not being clutch. Instead he hits a wide open teammate for a layup opportunity, which is a play you make 99/100. That was a no-brainer, and his teammate should be trusted to convert there.

I think Harrison, like Raftery stated, would've been fouled by the 'Nova defender. The defender was closing hard, and Harrison is generally crafty when creating contact. So, there was a chance Harrison could've put himself in an 'And 1' situation.

I had no problem with the pass, as Greene was open, as well. But Harrison was also open, and I'd rather have the ball in his hands late in the game than any, other player on the team (Harrison is 1-a, while Jordan is 1-b).

The only problem with that was Harrison was getting barely any calls all day.

 

[westchesterjoe]

Harrison did appear annoyed for much of the game. Justified to some extent, in my opinion. A significant part of DLO'S game is driving to the hoop and getting fouled by the opponent big men, trying to cover..

He did that a lot on Saturday, got mugged inside , more than a few times and rarely, if ever got a call to go to the line. HE's been lights out on the free throws during the streak..

His shooting, never a great percentage shooter anyway, has been mitigated by his getting to the line, late in games and draining them.. He has had many games where he gets to the line 9 or 10 times and makes 8-9 or 9-11, etc.. He's our best FT shooter and we need him getting a lot of points that way.

Just an aside about our recruiting needs going forward.. Anyone knowing anything about BB TODAY, realizes 3 pt shooting is a integral part of the game and good teams usually have several players who are decent. We don't.. Hooper and Marco are specialists who don't get minutes and therefore aren't really a part of our game plan.

Villanova, just as a example, has ARCHIE, Bell, Hilliard and the other kid, Brinumm (sic). These are guys who are part of their regular rotation and they can shoot it. They had 27 points from 3 !

I think Lavin , should target a player who has decent shooting skills that can play meaningful minutes, unlike Hooper/Marco. I don't see DLO or Jordan ever being that great at long range shooting on a consistent basis.. Lavin should be able to get a player with shooting abilities while not being a top 50 or top 100 player but, can still play at this level.

I'd much more use a ship on such a kid , rather than a Specialist Steve doesn't play. I just wonder if Lavin has the ability to recruit such a player. He hasn't shown that in 4 years.

It's a big weakness in his recruiting strategy

 

[SJU1512]

Phil Greene has impressive strethces, like any mid-major player would at a high-major level. He also seems like a terrific kid and gives max effort every minute he's on the court. But it will always come back - or at least it has so far - to him making mid-major plays. There isn't a serious player at the 6th grade level or above who would get a pass at the rim down 2 with 15 seconds, hesitate, look to kick it out, and travel. Did he travel? Hard to say, but it's irrelevant. You go up and make a play there, that's a 90+ make the layup, get fouled, or both percentage play.

We can talk about the fact that he only scored 1 point in the second half, that Nova was able to hide Arc (a truly impressive offensive player given his footspeed, but a terrible defender) on him the entire 2nd half without being challenged, or that Hilliard hit 3 of his 4 threes with Greene barely getting a hand up, but that last play was mind-boggling from a junior who, in his coach's view, is a starting-caliber Big East player.

And talk about Harrison being damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. Could he have pulled up for that 16 footer? Sure, and it would have been a pretty good shot. But if he missed everyone would have been talking about him not being clutch. Instead he hits a wide open teammate for a layup opportunity, which is a play you make 99/100. That was a no-brainer, and his teammate should be trusted to convert there.

I think Harrison, like Raftery stated, would've been fouled by the 'Nova defender. The defender was closing hard, and Harrison is generally crafty when creating contact. So, there was a chance Harrison could've put himself in an 'And 1' situation.

I had no problem with the pass, as Greene was open, as well. But Harrison was also open, and I'd rather have the ball in his hands late in the game than any, other player on the team (Harrison is 1-a, while Jordan is 1-b).

I hear you Dink! If Harrison had made a play for himself there - make or miss - I wouldn't have had any problem with it either. I just think when you have a chance to get a teammate a layup in that situation, you have to take that opportunity. If he had kicked it to someone on the wing 12+ feet away from the basket, that's a different story. But if a player can't capitalize getting the ball 2 feet from the basket and relatively open, that's either on the player or the coach for having the player on the floor in that situation. That was a really weak play from Greene.

And for me that play was part of a broader theme of where we are right now. The "meat and potatoes" of this team is now where it needs to be, and that's why we've climbed the mountain that we have after the 0-5 start. But if we want to get over the hump against Top 50 type teams, there are still things we can and need to fine tune. #1 on that list, for me, would be finding a more productive - or at least flexible - usage of Greene's and Pointer's minutes. Both players have value to add (Greene as a jumpshooter, Pointer as a stat-stuffer), but they don't provide that value consistently. Yet Lav plays them like they are consistent, pretty much locked in to 50+ of the available 200 minutes combined. That's too much, and when one or both isn't giving us much (like the 2nd half Saturday) we are really at a disadvantage.

 

[westchesterjoe]

just watched the game on dvr. that sucked. we could not get over the hump. Phil not taking that shot on the feed from D Lo was atrocious. Rysheed was ok but he was trying too hard out there. we got away from getting the ball to Sampson in the paint. D Lo needed more touches in the last 7 minutes. Sir Dom's head was not in this game at all. . Obekpa did all he could with a bum ankle. I'm glad we fought and didn't fold when we were down 8 and 6 points but we seriously should have won this game. In the absence of top 50 rpi wins, we need to win out and take 1 or 2 in the BET to feel comfortable on selection sunday.

Good summary. I might not be able to sleep tonight due to flashbacks of Dom hanging on the rim (why?), PG IV turning away from the basket when 2 and a foul seemed certain and Arch-Diocese's bleeping banked 3.

They did a heck of a job of sticking a paw in D'Lo's face, whether it was called or not,

I remember during Dom's freshman year people comparing him to Lavor Postell.
More like LeVar Burton

The problem with Dom is he still plays like a freshmen. During this stretch everyone seemed to raise their game and iq except Dom.

Agree. Dom is really playing under his own ceiling and has not made many positive contributions during his playing time. Besides being a loose cannon, under the best of times, he is making more negative, point losing plays and this team can't overcome them..
Lavin has blinders for both Greene and Pointer and it hurts the team Greene is ok for stretches, as a stop and shoot player but, more than 15 minutes a game , results in him taking shots he has no business taking because of his incessant idle dribbling out the shot clock. He is also a weak defender, as is DOM, despite his rep.

 

[paultzman]

Phil Greene has impressive strethces, like any mid-major player would at a high-major level. He also seems like a terrific kid and gives max effort every minute he's on the court. But it will always come back - or at least it has so far - to him making mid-major plays. There isn't a serious player at the 6th grade level or above who would get a pass at the rim down 2 with 15 seconds, hesitate, look to kick it out, and travel. Did he travel? Hard to say, but it's irrelevant. You go up and make a play there, that's a 90+ make the layup, get fouled, or both percentage play.

We can talk about the fact that he only scored 1 point in the second half, that Nova was able to hide Arc (a truly impressive offensive player given his footspeed, but a terrible defender) on him the entire 2nd half without being challenged, or that Hilliard hit 3 of his 4 threes with Greene barely getting a hand up, but that last play was mind-boggling from a junior who, in his coach's view, is a starting-caliber Big East player.

And talk about Harrison being damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. Could he have pulled up for that 16 footer? Sure, and it would have been a pretty good shot. But if he missed everyone would have been talking about him not being clutch. Instead he hits a wide open teammate for a layup opportunity, which is a play you make 99/100. That was a no-brainer, and his teammate should be trusted to convert there.

I think Harrison, like Raftery stated, would've been fouled by the 'Nova defender. The defender was closing hard, and Harrison is generally crafty when creating contact. So, there was a chance Harrison could've put himself in an 'And 1' situation.

I had no problem with the pass, as Greene was open, as well. But Harrison was also open, and I'd rather have the ball in his hands late in the game than any, other player on the team (Harrison is 1-a, while Jordan is 1-b).

I hear you Dink! If Harrison had made a play for himself there - make or miss - I wouldn't have had any problem with it either. I just think when you have a chance to get a teammate a layup in that situation, you have to take that opportunity. If he had kicked it to someone on the wing 12+ feet away from the basket, that's a different story. But if a player can't capitalize getting the ball 2 feet from the basket and relatively open, that's either on the player or the coach for having the player on the floor in that situation. That was a really weak play from Greene.

And for me that play was part of a broader theme of where we are right now. The "meat and potatoes" of this team is now where it needs to be, and that's why we've climbed the mountain that we have after the 0-5 start. But if we want to get over the hump against Top 50 type teams, there are still things we can and need to fine tune. #1 on that list, for me, would be finding a more productive - or at least flexible - usage of Greene's and Pointer's minutes. Both players have value to add (Greene as a jumpshooter, Pointer as a stat-stuffer), but they don't provide that value consistently. Yet Lav plays them like they are consistent, pretty much locked in to 50+ of the available 200 minutes combined. That's too much, and when one or both isn't giving us much (like the 2nd half Saturday) we are really at a disadvantage.

Solid post.

 

[MJDinkins]

Phil Greene has impressive strethces, like any mid-major player would at a high-major level. He also seems like a terrific kid and gives max effort every minute he's on the court. But it will always come back - or at least it has so far - to him making mid-major plays. There isn't a serious player at the 6th grade level or above who would get a pass at the rim down 2 with 15 seconds, hesitate, look to kick it out, and travel. Did he travel? Hard to say, but it's irrelevant. You go up and make a play there, that's a 90+ make the layup, get fouled, or both percentage play.

We can talk about the fact that he only scored 1 point in the second half, that Nova was able to hide Arc (a truly impressive offensive player given his footspeed, but a terrible defender) on him the entire 2nd half without being challenged, or that Hilliard hit 3 of his 4 threes with Greene barely getting a hand up, but that last play was mind-boggling from a junior who, in his coach's view, is a starting-caliber Big East player.

And talk about Harrison being damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. Could he have pulled up for that 16 footer? Sure, and it would have been a pretty good shot. But if he missed everyone would have been talking about him not being clutch. Instead he hits a wide open teammate for a layup opportunity, which is a play you make 99/100. That was a no-brainer, and his teammate should be trusted to convert there.

I think Harrison, like Raftery stated, would've been fouled by the 'Nova defender. The defender was closing hard, and Harrison is generally crafty when creating contact. So, there was a chance Harrison could've put himself in an 'And 1' situation.

I had no problem with the pass, as Greene was open, as well. But Harrison was also open, and I'd rather have the ball in his hands late in the game than any, other player on the team (Harrison is 1-a, while Jordan is 1-b).

I hear you Dink! If Harrison had made a play for himself there - make or miss - I wouldn't have had any problem with it either. I just think when you have a chance to get a teammate a layup in that situation, you have to take that opportunity. If he had kicked it to someone on the wing 12+ feet away from the basket, that's a different story. But if a player can't capitalize getting the ball 2 feet from the basket and relatively open, that's either on the player or the coach for having the player on the floor in that situation. That was a really weak play from Greene.

You'll get no argument from me there. One should always look for the extra pass when the conclusion is a better shot for a teammate. I thought if Greene had gone up, as soon as he got the ball, then he gets a layup; fouled; or, even better, with a the possibility of scoring and being fouled. Basically, you and I are in agreement that a shot by Harrison also would've been fine.

 

[MJDinkins]

Phil Greene has impressive strethces, like any mid-major player would at a high-major level. He also seems like a terrific kid and gives max effort every minute he's on the court. But it will always come back - or at least it has so far - to him making mid-major plays. There isn't a serious player at the 6th grade level or above who would get a pass at the rim down 2 with 15 seconds, hesitate, look to kick it out, and travel. Did he travel? Hard to say, but it's irrelevant. You go up and make a play there, that's a 90+ make the layup, get fouled, or both percentage play.

We can talk about the fact that he only scored 1 point in the second half, that Nova was able to hide Arc (a truly impressive offensive player given his footspeed, but a terrible defender) on him the entire 2nd half without being challenged, or that Hilliard hit 3 of his 4 threes with Greene barely getting a hand up, but that last play was mind-boggling from a junior who, in his coach's view, is a starting-caliber Big East player.

And talk about Harrison being damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. Could he have pulled up for that 16 footer? Sure, and it would have been a pretty good shot. But if he missed everyone would have been talking about him not being clutch. Instead he hits a wide open teammate for a layup opportunity, which is a play you make 99/100. That was a no-brainer, and his teammate should be trusted to convert there.

I think Harrison, like Raftery stated, would've been fouled by the 'Nova defender. The defender was closing hard, and Harrison is generally crafty when creating contact. So, there was a chance Harrison could've put himself in an 'And 1' situation.

I had no problem with the pass, as Greene was open, as well. But Harrison was also open, and I'd rather have the ball in his hands late in the game than any, other player on the team (Harrison is 1-a, while Jordan is 1-b).

The only problem with that was Harrison was getting barely any calls all day.

That seemed to be the case. But those refs were sort of schizo, so they might've blown the whistle for him in that instance.

 

[kranmars]

I hope the team has done a better job than the many of you on this thread, of putting this game behind them, and getting ready to beat Xavier.

 

[SJU1512]

Phil Greene has impressive strethces, like any mid-major player would at a high-major level. He also seems like a terrific kid and gives max effort every minute he's on the court. But it will always come back - or at least it has so far - to him making mid-major plays. There isn't a serious player at the 6th grade level or above who would get a pass at the rim down 2 with 15 seconds, hesitate, look to kick it out, and travel. Did he travel? Hard to say, but it's irrelevant. You go up and make a play there, that's a 90+ make the layup, get fouled, or both percentage play.

We can talk about the fact that he only scored 1 point in the second half, that Nova was able to hide Arc (a truly impressive offensive player given his footspeed, but a terrible defender) on him the entire 2nd half without being challenged, or that Hilliard hit 3 of his 4 threes with Greene barely getting a hand up, but that last play was mind-boggling from a junior who, in his coach's view, is a starting-caliber Big East player.

And talk about Harrison being damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. Could he have pulled up for that 16 footer? Sure, and it would have been a pretty good shot. But if he missed everyone would have been talking about him not being clutch. Instead he hits a wide open teammate for a layup opportunity, which is a play you make 99/100. That was a no-brainer, and his teammate should be trusted to convert there.

I think Harrison, like Raftery stated, would've been fouled by the 'Nova defender. The defender was closing hard, and Harrison is generally crafty when creating contact. So, there was a chance Harrison could've put himself in an 'And 1' situation.

I had no problem with the pass, as Greene was open, as well. But Harrison was also open, and I'd rather have the ball in his hands late in the game than any, other player on the team (Harrison is 1-a, while Jordan is 1-b).

The only problem with that was Harrison was getting barely any calls all day.

That seemed to be the case. But those refs were sort of schizo, so they might've blown the whistle for him in that instance.

Arc pushes off on almost every drive. I give him all the credit in the world for craftyness, but it is rare that refs allow a player to extend with their off-arm as often as he did without a single call. Especially because Arc isn't always subtle about it - there were a few times his hand was all the way up in a defender's chest for a two count.

I thought the officiating was horrible both ways on Saturday.

 

[ras]

I spoke to a Villanova fan yesterday, and we of course discussed the game and our tournament chances. I told him I thought that St. John's would get in, and he said that our problem is we have an overrated coach.

He said that he's a "good cheerleader and recruiter, but he can't be trusted in close games,"

The nova fan was also at the game, in the second row, and said Harrison was complaining the ENTIRE game. He said he whined all day, and the travel call at the end really set him off, and he thought he might get a Technical.

Hopefully John Lucas can give him a quick call and calm him down, cause I've noticed just on television he's been acting a lot like he did last year of late.

It was reflective of his play most of the game and unlike previous games, Lavin did not sit him to cool his jets. Wasted opportunity in second half to play Branch and reflective of Lavin with poor use bench in the case of Branch and Gift. Nova was ripe for the upset and our not taking advantage put us one game closer to the NIT.

I thought the same thing Harrison was cold and flustered during part of the 2nd half. Lavin could have sat him for a few minutes , would have calmed him down and rested him.

 

[MJDinkins]

Phil Greene has impressive strethces, like any mid-major player would at a high-major level. He also seems like a terrific kid and gives max effort every minute he's on the court. But it will always come back - or at least it has so far - to him making mid-major plays. There isn't a serious player at the 6th grade level or above who would get a pass at the rim down 2 with 15 seconds, hesitate, look to kick it out, and travel. Did he travel? Hard to say, but it's irrelevant. You go up and make a play there, that's a 90+ make the layup, get fouled, or both percentage play.

We can talk about the fact that he only scored 1 point in the second half, that Nova was able to hide Arc (a truly impressive offensive player given his footspeed, but a terrible defender) on him the entire 2nd half without being challenged, or that Hilliard hit 3 of his 4 threes with Greene barely getting a hand up, but that last play was mind-boggling from a junior who, in his coach's view, is a starting-caliber Big East player.

And talk about Harrison being damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. Could he have pulled up for that 16 footer? Sure, and it would have been a pretty good shot. But if he missed everyone would have been talking about him not being clutch. Instead he hits a wide open teammate for a layup opportunity, which is a play you make 99/100. That was a no-brainer, and his teammate should be trusted to convert there.

I think Harrison, like Raftery stated, would've been fouled by the 'Nova defender. The defender was closing hard, and Harrison is generally crafty when creating contact. So, there was a chance Harrison could've put himself in an 'And 1' situation.

I had no problem with the pass, as Greene was open, as well. But Harrison was also open, and I'd rather have the ball in his hands late in the game than any, other player on the team (Harrison is 1-a, while Jordan is 1-b).

The only problem with that was Harrison was getting barely any calls all day.

That seemed to be the case. But those refs were sort of schizo, so they might've blown the whistle for him in that instance.

Arc pushes off on almost every drive. I give him all the credit in the world for craftyness, but it is rare that refs allow a player to extend with their off-arm as often as he did without a single call. Especially because Arc isn't always subtle about it - there were a few times his hand was all the way up in a defender's chest for a two count.

He does it quite often, as I picked up on it last season. He did it very, early in the game, as I mentioned it in this thread.

http://redmen.com/1x/homepage/m1-mobih/4-redmentalk/42066-villanova-game.html?start=260

 

[Andrew]

Phil Greene has become a pretty good three point shooter this season when left open. He is making 42 percent. We need to free him for more open looks when the defense extends on him.

 

[paultzman]

Phil Greene has become a pretty good three point shooter this season when left open. He is making 42 percent. We need to free him for more open looks when the defense extends on him.

His main asset is shooting with feet set, as noted by many.

 

[usguard]

Can not buy that he is to far into his college career to be flustered.. He flat outdid not step up and carry the team