Throwing out a few scheduling oddities I noticed this year (from a Nova fan's
perspective):

Villanova @ Northwood.
This game makes sense, as Rollie is starting up the Northwood program. If
Rollie's starting up a school's hoops program, I guess Villanova should give him
a home game to open their new gym.

Villanova @ Stony Brook.
I cannot think of any reason why this game is being played on eastern Long
Island besides RPI considerations.
Last season, Villanova played a Trenton and AC game as a means of additional
revenue and to make the games more accessable to alumni. At first glance,
people figured this game would be at Nassau Coliseum for the same reasons.
However, this game will be on Stony Brook's campus, which makes this a real odd
game.

But a road win against Stony Brook is worth more than double a home win versus
Georgetown or UConn, so I like the game.


Curtis Sumpter is my pick for Player of the Year.
Hearing that he looks great, stronger than before. Lateral defensive quickness
is not all there yet, and he's going to be a little rusty, but he's been a beast
from what I have heard.

The rest of Nova's team? Well, they are young and are going to need some time
to become effective supporting players. Strong defensively, but nobody knows
how they will develop offensively.


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