Villanova Game

[tom in salem]

4 1/2 point dogs sound about right?
More?

I thought we'd see it between 6 and 7.5.
Looks like Vegas thinks we are pretty good.

We're guessing.
Line won't come out until Friday.

 

[austour]

Why'd that get locked? Did LMF lock it so no one could point out that Archie shoots 39% from the field and 32% from 3. Sure he's made some clutch shots but he's overrated big time.

Well, he has the ball in his hands most of the time for one of the best teams in the country so he must be doing something right; he is not a great shooter granted but he IS a good ball player.

As stated in my other post.

 

[STJ11Redmen]

Why'd that get locked? Did LMF lock it so no one could point out that Archie shoots 39% from the field and 32% from 3. Sure he's made some clutch shots but he's overrated big time.

Well, he has the ball in his hands most of the time for one of the best teams in the country so he must be doing something right; he is not a great shooter granted but he IS a good ball player.

As stated in my other post.

39% from the field and 32% from 3? Those are the same exact numbers D'Angelo Harrison had last year. And Harrison's #'s haven't improved much this year.

 

[beast of the east]

Why'd that get locked? Did LMF lock it so no one could point out that Archie shoots 39% from the field and 32% from 3. Sure he's made some clutch shots but he's overrated big time.

Well, he has the ball in his hands most of the time for one of the best teams in the country so he must be doing something right; he is not a great shooter granted but he IS a good ball player.

As stated in my other post.

39% from the field and 32% from 3? Those are the same exact numbers D'Angelo Harrison had last year. And Harrison's #'s haven't improved much this year.

Without checking I am pretty sure that Harrison's Big East numbers were abysmal last year. This season his Big East numbers I am guessing, are much better.

 

[austour]

Why'd that get locked? Did LMF lock it so no one could point out that Archie shoots 39% from the field and 32% from 3. Sure he's made some clutch shots but he's overrated big time.

Well, he has the ball in his hands most of the time for one of the best teams in the country so he must be doing something right; he is not a great shooter granted but he IS a good ball player.

As stated in my other post.

39% from the field and 32% from 3? Those are the same exact numbers D'Angelo Harrison had last year. And Harrison's #'s haven't improved much this year.

Well, I wouldn't be too far off to call Dlo a chucker at times now would I, especially the first two years. Though based on what else was out there especially the lack of a PG, well there wasn't a lot of other options. But he's shooting 37% from 3 this year, actually quite a difference there, though still room for improvement. But his percentage is closer to Bell than to Archie. And his shots per game from the floor and from 3 are down this year, which is a good thing. He's able to take better shots a lot of the time. Let Archie shoot! Better than him getting by and then being able to feed it to Pinkston or Nova's better outside shooters. His assist to TO ratio is 3:1.

 

[austour]

Why'd that get locked? Did LMF lock it so no one could point out that Archie shoots 39% from the field and 32% from 3. Sure he's made some clutch shots but he's overrated big time.

Well, he has the ball in his hands most of the time for one of the best teams in the country so he must be doing something right; he is not a great shooter granted but he IS a good ball player.

As stated in my other post.

39% from the field and 32% from 3? Those are the same exact numbers D'Angelo Harrison had last year. And Harrison's #'s haven't improved much this year.

Without checking I am pretty sure that Harrison's Big East numbers were abysmal last year. This season his Big East numbers I am guessing, are much better.

His 3 pt % in BE play was 31.5% last year, 38.8% this year.

 

[Section3]

Nova looked very vulnerable last night against providence. We can do this.

They looked vulnerable the first time we played them.
We have always matched up well against them.
Not chalking up a W because it will be a fight but its far from the L some people seem to be resigning themselves too.

Hear, hear! They've had a much better year than I could have ever envisioned but I just don't see why people are so scared of them. We played them close the first time. They got violated by Creighton twice...and we all know how we've done against Creighton.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are as good as any team in the Big East!!!

Because people see the # next to their name and Jay Wright love fest that people have had here since he was Hofstra coach. We match well with them. They have similar players to what we recruit. I think Marquette road game is tougher honestly.

Agree with your esteemed judgment. This is one that is totally winnable, and will finally give us a reasonable path to an at large bid. I'd hate to travel to Marquette with an NCAA bid in the balance. Now is the time to gut out a win - totally doable.

Absolutely doable...and with Obekpa I really liked our chances...still feeling positive

 

[Russ2374]

Gift redshirt looking huge now for these next 2 crucial games. Pinkston is going to be tough to stop. We may need to play a lot of zone and hope their shooters are off.

I have a feeling this is going to be a very entertaining high scoring affair. Harrison and Jordan need to repeat what they did against Georgetown and Sanchez/Pointer need to be under control as much as they can be.

 

[Eddyman11]

If you were wondering what Nova fans thought about Us and our Redmen

http://villanova.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1159&tid=171247706&mid=171247706&sid=1000&style=2

 

[bk8664]

Gift redshirt looking huge now for these next 2 crucial games. Pinkston is going to be tough to stop. We may need to play a lot of zone and hope their shooters are off.

I have a feeling this is going to be a very entertaining high scoring affair. Harrison and Jordan need to repeat what they did against Georgetown and Sanchez/Pointer need to be under control as much as they can be.

I actually think that we might have to give Pinkston the McDermott treatment... let one defender, and only one defender go against him, but really really make sure we defend the outside shot of other players. It's fine if Pinkston gets his fair share, but don't let them go bombs away from three because we give too much or any help defense. We can't let them start drilling three's

 

[Eddyman11]

Gift redshirt looking huge now for these next 2 crucial games. Pinkston is going to be tough to stop. We may need to play a lot of zone and hope their shooters are off.

I have a feeling this is going to be a very entertaining high scoring affair. Harrison and Jordan need to repeat what they did against Georgetown and Sanchez/Pointer need to be under control as much as they can be.

I actually think that we might have to give Pinkston the McDermott treatment... let one defender, and only one defender go against him, but really really make sure we defend the outside shot of other players. It's fine if Pinkston gets his fair share, but don't let them go bombs away from three because we give too much or any help defense. We can't let them start drilling three's

.

That one defender would have to keep him off the glass also because he can also hurt us there

 

[Class of 72]

If you were wondering what Nova fans thought about Us and our Redmen

http://villanova.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1159&tid=171247706&mid=171247706&sid=1000&style=2

Nova lost to Creighton twice and were down by 41 points in the first blow out. We played the Blue Jays better, even when we were struggling! Not sure they should be comparing themselves to Creigthon! LMAO!

 

[sirvoo]

I can't wait for this game. Very typical Nova attitude from what I read on that link. Half my family went there, so I know from experience, those Keeblers down there wouldn't know reality if it was served to them with their morning dose of Prozac..

 

[sirvoo]

I will say I'm a bit weary of CO's absence. Sanchez is giving PGIV a run for his money in the annual Sean Evans POY Award

 

[logen]

Why'd that get locked? Did LMF lock it so no one could point out that Archie shoots 39% from the field and 32% from 3. Sure he's made some clutch shots but he's overrated big time.

Well, he has the ball in his hands most of the time for one of the best teams in the country so he must be doing something right; he is not a great shooter granted but he IS a good ball player.

As stated in my other post.

So he's a good ball player but over-rated??

 

[gman]

If you were wondering what Nova fans thought about Us and our Redmen

http://villanova.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1159&tid=171247706&mid=171247706&sid=1000&style=2

Nova lost to Creighton twice and were down by 41 points in the first blow out. We played the Blue Jays better, even when we were struggling! Not sure they should be comparing themselves to Creigthon! LMAO!

Half their fans seems nuts and half seem reasonable. That is no different than any other board. We are clearly hot and dangerous right now. Nova and Xavier will give the team a chance to show where they rank in the pecking order. We beat creighton and smashed the hoyas and providence. We are clearly in the top 5 right now.

 

[gman]

Why'd that get locked? Did LMF lock it so no one could point out that Archie shoots 39% from the field and 32% from 3. Sure he's made some clutch shots but he's overrated big time.

Well, he has the ball in his hands most of the time for one of the best teams in the country so he must be doing something right; he is not a great shooter granted but he IS a good ball player.

As stated in my other post.

So he's a good ball player but over-rated??

I'm not a huge fan. He can hit the 3 and make fts, but I think rysheed will give him a lot of trouble.

 

[Section9]

Why'd that get locked? Did LMF lock it so no one could point out that Archie shoots 39% from the field and 32% from 3. Sure he's made some clutch shots but he's overrated big time.

Well, he has the ball in his hands most of the time for one of the best teams in the country so he must be doing something right; he is not a great shooter granted but he IS a good ball player.

As stated in my other post.

So he's a good ball player but over-rated??

I'm not a huge fan. He can hit the 3 and make fts, but I think rysheed will give him a lot of trouble.

I think Sheed's got him on athleticism, quickness and size, Arch's got him on how he plays under control and smarts. I think the determining factor here is going to be if Sheed keeps himself under control and doesn't get in foul trouble.

 

[SJU1512]

Stating the obvious, but this is one of the 3 toughest games on our schedule, so not having CO hurts. Still think we can win the game, but this would be a fun one to have our full complement.

 

[paultzman]

Stating the obvious, but this is one of the 3 toughest games on our schedule, so not having CO hurts. Still think we can win the game, but this would be a fun one to have our full complement.

Agree, but talk to Providence about that. Injuries are part of the game and we have been fortunate to date in that regard. Overcoming adversity and winning, or taking Nova to the limit is what I expect.