PHILADELPHIA -- Maybe it was Jalen Brunson's secret weapon at one point. Maybe it was something he has consistently improved over the last couple of years.
But the helpless and unsuspecting look on the face of opposing point guards when Brunson takes them into the post for easy back-to-the-basket points a couple times every game is yet another staple when watching Villanova basketball nowadays.
And either way, the secret is out now.
“I’ve worked on it since I was in high school,” Brunson said after Villanova’s 89-65 win over Xavier. “I may not be taller than other defenders, so I know I can find ways to be creative deep in the post.