PHILADELPHIA — If I could put stock in the future professional earning potential of any current Villanova player, I might choose Jordan Longino. The freshman guard is destined to make money from the game. He’s also an example of how Jay Wright is working his rotation this season, keeping it short, keeping a player such as Longino mostly on the bench.
It was Tuesday’s first half against Providence, Longino with the ball on the wing. He drove into the lane … but there was nowhere to go but trouble. No official turnover for Longino, but a lost possession. Wright pulled him right out of the game. (Didn’t bury him, got him back in quickly. Longino clearly is the most ready of all Villanova first-year players.)
The point here is that a lot of Villanova fans have stuck to a talking point this season, that their Wildcats would be better off in the long run if the young guys played a little bit more and the veterans could be rested more.
