BOSTON—All season long, as Villanova steamrolled the competition with its supercharged offensive attack and established itself as a serious championship contender, coach Jay Wright tried to dispel his players’ increasingly lofty aspirations. The Wildcats, Wright said Sunday after they advanced to the Final Four, “were not a good defensive team for most of the year”—certainly not good enough to achieve what they wanted to achieve. The players listened to Wright’s words, but they didn’t hear him. Their constant barrage of 3-pointers,...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 26, 2018 00:33 UTC