Raynin' Threes

Villanova / Big East Basketball Podcast w/ARay (@ARayfor3) & OC (@mjoc_IV) Produced by Nick McGeough #Raynin3s ☔️🌧️3️⃣🏀

[Raynin' Threes @Raynin_3s]

Our guys are joined by the man himself: Jay Wright.

@CoachJayWright preached patience in the Neptune Era: "We gotta keep our guys around, let Kyle build & continue his culture..."

Tune in now for the entire conversation w/ the 🐐:

https://t.co/6bUWAg14D5
@ARayfor3 @mjoc_IV

[Villanova MBB @NovaMBB]

All Hart 💪

@joshhart does whatever it takes to win!

15 REB (game-high)
6 AST (game-high)
4 STL (game-high)
+22 (game high)

#NBAFinals
#OnceAWildcatAlwaysAWildcat

[NBA on NBC and Peacock @NBAonNBC]

The 'Nova Knicks trio will try to win a championship together 10 YEARS after winning the 2016 NCAA Tournament. 🤯

[Rit Holtzman @BenRitholtzNBA]

My word.

[Dana O'Neil @DanaONeilWriter]

The Nova Knicks are, in fact, a proof in concept, an antidote, answer and solution to everything that is ailing college basketball. https://t.co/OYKSa2X5Tu

[Tommy Beer @TommyBeer]

Last time Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges played a championship game in San Antonio:

[BIG EAST MBB @BIGEASTMBB]

Then ➡️ Now.

BIG EAST ➡️ @nba Finals.

[Eye4Impact @Eye4Impact_NBA]

We are witnessing one of the most legendary stories in NBA history.

Go prove 'em wrong one more time @jalenbrunson1

[New York Basketball @NBA_NewYork]

"We picked up the ashes & kept going"

When Josh Hart was in high school

The family house burned down

Thankfully no one got hurt

But they lost their dog

And most belongings

No family in the area

And no insurance

Mom a waitress

Dad a cook

Three kids

Two bedrooms

They started over.

Josh got a scholarship

To a private school in DC

1 hour & 2 buses away

He was late too often

And got mostly D's

Got kicked out

But then

Something happened

Other families in the school

Rallied around Josh & his family

They launched a Facebook page

They called it"Let Josh Stay"

Spammed the headmaster

Demanding Josh

Get 2nd chance

He got one.

To make it easier

Josh spent some nights

At the house of a teammate

His name was Matthew Hillman

Yes Roommates Show Matt

Soon Matt & his family

Became part of Josh's

Josh did better

Played better

Villanova next

And a title.

Fast forward to today

Josh on the Knicks plane

Flying out to the NBA Finals

And Matthew's mom Pamela

Reposts video of Draft Night

The night that he knew

His mom would be OK

His dad would be OK.

Josh's dad Moses has said

"He learned how to play hard

Before he knew he was good

Playing hard's the only thing he knows."

The heart of Hart has always stood out

"He had it from Day One"

Said Josh's 8U coach

That's 8 years old.

Coaches saw it

Teammates

Families

In a school

He just got to

They noticed too

They rallied around him

Got him a 2nd chance

He kept going

He's here now

[Big East Vault @BigEastVault]

💥 There will be 6 @BIGEASTMBB Alumni playing in the NBA Finals.

New York Knicks
-Mikal Bridges – Villanova
-Jalen Brunson – Villanova
-Josh Hart – Villanova
-Tyler Kolek – Marquette

San Antonio Spurs
-Stephon Castle – UConn
-Julian Champagnie - St. John’s

[John Fanta @John_Fanta]

Half of the starters in the NBA Finals are out of the Big East:

Knicks:
Jalen Brunson (Villanova)
Mikal Bridges (Villanova)
Josh Hart (Villanova)

Spurs:
Stephon Castle (Connecticut)
Julian Champagnie (St. John’s)

[SLAM @SLAMonline]

Always done it the Wright way.

@slam_university

[SNY Knicks @sny_knicks]

"Once we believed in it everything became easier"

Jalen Brunson on @CoachJayWright and his motto on attitude:

[CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 @CBSSportsCBB]

From @CoachJayWright's first title team to the biggest stage in basketball — what a journey for Jalen Brunson 🙌

[Steve Popper @StevePopper]

After Jalen Brunson said that "attitude" is the principle that Jay Wright set in him at Villanova, Mike Brown “Man, you can tell Coach Wright has instilled a lot of great qualities in all of these guys. They're selfless. They all have a competitive spirit. They're all about the right stuff, and they're great human beings to be around. So I'm sure it wasn't just Coach Wright who helped raise them, but to be able to play for him and have that continue at the highest level while competing for championships in college definitely made my job easier. When you have guys like that and those guys are the leaders of your team, we were talking about all of them, and then it rubs off on everybody else, and it just makes for a fantastic environment to be a part of.”

[Steve Popper @StevePopper]

How the Villanova trio of Brunson, Hart and Bridges led Knicks to NBA Finals
The Villanova teammates, who won NCAA titles together, are now one step away from winning a championship with the Knicks.
https://t.co/r93innicfg

[Mike Sielski @MikeSielski]

Remember: The 2018 #Villanova Wildcats won their six NCAA Tournament games by an average of 17.7 points. Which means Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges have been at the heart of two of the great postseason runs in modern basketball history.
#Knicks

[CBS Sports @CBSSports]

"Too slow."
"Not athletic enough."
"Too small."
"All those things don't measure 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩. And that's what I have."

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks are four wins away from silencing ALL of the doubters.

[Andrew Brandt @AndrewBrandt]

They all stayed multiple years at Villanova (Mikal redshirted his freshman year).
Hard to know when we'll see something like that again in college basketball.

[Jay Wright @CoachJayWright]

This is from the heart ! @knicks @joshhart

[ESPN @espn]

NOVA KNICKS TO THE NBA FINALS! 🗽

Can they bring home another trophy together? 👀