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[QUOTE="LeMoyneCuse, post: 4079995, member: 158"]
I caveat this by saying I'm not as knowledgeable about basketball as many on this board. With that in mind, I saw Villanova play in person three days ago, and I have opinions.

Nova played well against UCLA and Purdue this season, but lost both games - they ran out of gas in each because they only rotated six guys. Those six guys (Gillespie, Slater, Moore, Daniels, Samuels, Dixon) are between 6'3" and 6'8". Gillepsie is a great player - the other five are kind of interchangeable. In their 6 wins, Villanova hasn't been all that impressive. (I realize the margins of victory they have, but something has felt lacking.)

Now, I saw them play against Penn. Ivy League - not particularly athletic or big, but good shooters. Villanova allowed 13 threes and not much else. But those 13 threes were allowed without much defense in the paint, and it seemed like their only focus was taking away deep shots. If Penn got into the paint, Villanova didn't send over help - they allowed Penn's players to post up 1-on-1 and let the shot happen. Can't imagine that will be the game plan for Edwards.

Also, against Penn, aside from Gillespie, Villanova really struggle to hit shots, especially from deep and many wide open.

My scouting report is that Edwards may benefit from Villanova's switch-heavy defense, and that in the best case scenario, Villanova may shoot as poorly from deep as Florida State did today. That said, Cuse needs to be committed on defense and has to take advantage of mismatches to succeed.
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