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<blockquote data-quote="Obelix" data-source="post: 1208972" data-attributes="member: 7292"><p>As said many times, height is not the main issue in a player's position. Villanova is extremely talented and well coached. <strong>Their strengths are actually our weaknesses.</strong> Our two main gaps have been PG and C. Villanova has the luxury of having two of the best PGs in the college game playing along each other: Arcidiacono (ranked just outside top-50 in HS) and Brunson (McD AA). At C, they have Ochefu (top 50 in HS) who is 6'11", a true C, and one of the best C in college today. I had met Ochefu in person 3 years ago and my first reaction was that he needed strength. Give him credit for transforming his body and adding strength. </p><p></p><p>Josh Hart was a top-80 recruit (4*) highly ranked SF. I saw Kris Jenkins many times in AAU and HS, and he was a top-75 recruit who was considered one of the best (if not the best) PF in Mid-Atlantic. This was not a SF who made the transition to PF. Actually, the surprise has been how Jenkins has developed his outside game and shooting. </p><p></p><p>Villanova deserves a lot of credit for winning the NC. They were not deep, but make no mistake, they have very talented players with 3 of the top players at PG and C in the entire college basketball and their starting lineup was extremely talented.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Obelix, post: 1208972, member: 7292"] As said many times, height is not the main issue in a player's position. Villanova is extremely talented and well coached. [B]Their strengths are actually our weaknesses.[/B] Our two main gaps have been PG and C. Villanova has the luxury of having two of the best PGs in the college game playing along each other: Arcidiacono (ranked just outside top-50 in HS) and Brunson (McD AA). At C, they have Ochefu (top 50 in HS) who is 6'11", a true C, and one of the best C in college today. I had met Ochefu in person 3 years ago and my first reaction was that he needed strength. Give him credit for transforming his body and adding strength. Josh Hart was a top-80 recruit (4*) highly ranked SF. I saw Kris Jenkins many times in AAU and HS, and he was a top-75 recruit who was considered one of the best (if not the best) PF in Mid-Atlantic. This was not a SF who made the transition to PF. Actually, the surprise has been how Jenkins has developed his outside game and shooting. Villanova deserves a lot of credit for winning the NC. They were not deep, but make no mistake, they have very talented players with 3 of the top players at PG and C in the entire college basketball and their starting lineup was extremely talented. [/QUOTE]
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