From Kerry Kittles, who was picked eighth by the New Jersey Nets in 1996, to Tim Thomas, who replaced him at Villanova and was picked seventh by the Nets in 1997, Villanova has NBA pedigree.

Meanwhile, Thomas elected to play college ball at Villanova, but longtime NBA Director of Scouting Marty Blake felt Tim was better than all of them. "Let me say this, there are some people who ...

But another former Villanova star recently encouraged Brunson to be more vocal and outgoing in his leadership role. Before the Knicks-Cavaliers series started, Paterson native Tim Thomas pulled ...