A deep-ish dive on some of the more interesting stories, trends, and lineups for Villanova basketball so far this year.
In the spirit of brevity - and in recognition of the words I crammed into the rest of this article - this piece takes a look at a few statistical trends I've been tracking over the course of the season. Most of the analysis boils down to lineup data, shot charts, and the nuggets available from great sites like kenpom.com and hoop-math.com.
Let's get to the analysis.
Who's the team's best power forward?
While there may be a little difficulty in assigning clear ‘power forward' status to anyone on the team, there's far less in defining who the 2nd tallest player on the floor is at any given time.