Morning Distribution for Friday, April 22, 2022

A [FiveThirtyEight]( email [Morning Distribution]( Friday, April 22, 2022 Your daily briefing from FiveThirtyEight --------------------------------------------------------------- The Morning Story [Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats]( [Nobody Had More Style Than Jay Wright]( By [Josh Planos]( By any objective measure, [retiring Villanova coach]( Jay Wright leaves men’s college basketball as one of the greatest to hold a clipboard in the modern era, a [Hall of Famer]( who elevated a private Catholic research institute in Pennsylvania into one of the capitals of the sport. Under his purview, the Wildcats advanced to four Final Fours and won two national championships over 21 seasons. Only Gonzaga won a higher percentage of games [since the 2012-13 season]( but unlike the Bulldogs, Villanova converted that success into banners in March. Wright will be remembered for transforming an already formidable program — matured under the watch of Rollie Massimino, Jack Kraft and Alex Severance — into a blue blood. He’ll be remembered for the consistent, fluid efficiency of [his 4-out motion offenses]( and for effectively turning Villanova into a [professional basketball factory]( for guards and wings. But for many, Wright will be remembered simply as someone who looked fly as hell on the sideline. [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Listen [Play]( [Politics Podcast: Why A Once-Fringe Candidate Is Now A Serious Contender For The French Presidency]( [FiveThirtyEight] [View in browser]( [ABC News]( [Unsubscribe]( Our mailing address: FiveThirtyEight, 47 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023.