Daily News | Assessing Kyle Neptune during a tough rookie season at Villanova
Steven M. Falk / Staff PhotographerLet’s imagine an alternate scenario last spring at Villanova after Jay Wright retired. A national search. Find the most accomplished coach available, no ties to ‘Nova required.Start with not having Justin Moore, which means your three best players from last season are gone. Throw in a Justin Longino injury. It’s hard to overstate the importance of that. Even when Longino plays, I’m told he’s not practicing.
Neither did Fordham last year, but Neptune improved the Rams in his one year in the Bronx and was heavily involved in recruiting the current players on the ‘Nova roster. Even if you were booing the coach and his substitution moves, not the players, a couple of times at the end of the Georgetown game, there was booing, game on the line. Sure, Neptune needs to be able to take getting his moves questioned. Neptune is well compensated to take some heat.
The rationale for giving Neptune the job, to provide continuity, has not paid off in … ho, hum, another NCAA team. What that means: Neptune now has to prove himself, and his era will not be looked at as a continuation of the Wright era. A blessing or a curse? To be determined.Yes, it has been ugly this season.
There’s always a tendency to want to see more of a hyped young player. I got plenty of emails and messages in 2018-19 suggesting that playing a sophomore named Gillespie over a freshman named Quinerly was a mistake. Sticking with Collin Gillespie worked out all right for ‘Nova. It’s hard to say if that will make people feel better or worse about the record and not winning more 50-50 games.How Villanova's Maddy Siegrist and Drexel's Keishana Washington found some points to lead the nation in scoring
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