Neptune enjoys plenty of advantages at 'Nova, including the return of his best player. Which is why the Wildcats had better win.
Neptune enjoys plenty of advantages at 'Nova, including the return of his best player. Which is why the Wildcats had better win.NEW YORK — On one side of the Madison Square Garden court, transformed Wednesday into a dominoes-like arrangement of tables for Big East media day, were Dan Hurley and the Connecticut Huskies: defending conference champions, defending conference-tournament champions, two-time defending national champions.
Nobody who is invested in Villanova men’s basketball, either emotionally or financially, minds that Dixon is back, of course. Neptune is a different case: 35 victories, 33 losses, and noberths over his first two seasons, lots of restless boosters and alumni. “Honestly,” he said, “pressure is something I really don’t think about.” But it’s there, and everyone knows it’s there, and it has intensified because of the very same conditions that allowed Dixon to be content to return for another season.
On the other end are those programs for whom an enriching educational, social, or religious/spiritual experience has to be a major part of their sales pitch. Smaller Catholic institutions, for instance — especially those in, say, the Atlantic 10 and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference — have to tell recruits:
It’s no stretch to say that Villanova can offer the best of each of those approaches. Dixon is the embodiment of that reality. He and his father, Eric, left no doubt after last season that they were exploring“I don’t think we’re the highest-paid team in the country, but we’re definitely not the lowest,” Dixon said. “Villanova has a great culture, a great tradition, a great fan base. We’ve been good for a really long time. Our first Final Four was in 1939. So we didn’t just get good.
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