After the Final Four matchups were set, Mark Cannizzaro published an article on the New York Post titled “Villanova has no shot of stopping Buddy Hield.” Sure, Hield netted 37 points to lead his team to the Final Four, but didn’t he recognize whom Hield would be facing in Houston?
Even Hield himself felt quite confident going into last Saturday’s game versus the Wildcats.
“Nah, they’re not the toughest,” Hield said of Jay Wright’s squad in a recent interview with 6ABC Philadelphia with a smile on his face. “West Virginia is the toughest team that we’ve faced all year.