Writers Roundtable Q&A

Is a hot dog a sandwich? What about a taco?

Matt L – Starting off with a hard hitter! I don’t think either is a sandwich, no. I don’t have a defined meaning for the word, but I don’t consider hot dogs, burgers, tacos, gyros, etc. sandwiches.

Greg – A hot dog is a hot dog, a taco is a taco. They are not considered sandwiches. This has to become common knowledge!

Is there really any point to recruiting high school kids if they aren’t one of the top 20 or so players?

Matt L – They don’t need to be top 20. Lewis and Oumiddoch for instance weren’t top 20 and did/will get a lot of playing time. But on a team like Villanova aspires to be, anyone outside of the top 50 is unlikely to get consistent playing time. And given the money investments now, it probably makes more sense to let them go elsewhere than spend a year developing them for another team.

Greg – Top 20 feels like too strict of a cutoff point. There is definitely value recruiting the top-ranked players but it seems to have become secondary, unless you are a school like Duke who is consistently getting the top one or two players. Long gone are the days of Jay Wright when he would find talent down in the Top 100 that would stay for 3-4 years and develop. Right now, Kevin Willard seems to be looking to recruit a few players in each class while using the financial assets available to load up in the transfer portal.

Would yall consider us a blue blood? Does it even matter anymore?

Matt L -I personally don’t think there is such a thing anymore. When schools like Kansas and UNC struggle to bring in the same recruits that they used to, things have clearly changed. Players don’t need that anymore, they just need money and opportunity. Duke brings in who they bring in now largely based on its financial resources. And no I don’t think it matters. Football schools are winning basketball titles now, and vice versa.

Greg – I never considered Villanova a blue blood — and that is not a knock on the program or…

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