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As my dad and I were attempting to deconstruct Villanova's collapse on Saturday night, we wondered if its source might have been their lack of a hardened playmaker/scorer -- a Scotty Wilbekin-type who scores when points need to be scored. Though Villanova has an assortment of offensive threats, none took control against Connecticut or really in their first round matchup against what may have been the worst team to qualify for this year's tournament.

Not to say that it takes alpha dog moments to win every game in the NCAA Tournament, but they do provide a nice safety net when your team isn't hitting the shots it normally does -- which more often happens during March Madness because of abnormally intense defenses. The question for Arizona: are they a better version of Villanova but with the same debilitating weakness?

Maybe there's a reason the Wildcats' leading scorer, junior Nick Johnson (16.3 pp) is their fourth, maybe fifth (and maybe even sixth) most notable player behind, in order: Aaron Gordon, T.J. McConnell, Brandon Ashley, and then a virtual tie between Johnson, Kaleb Tarczewski, and freshman Rhondae Hollis-Jefferson. The talent is obviously there -- all could potentially be future pros - but is something else missing?

So far, McConnell has been the team's heartbeat, carving defenses similar to the way Steve Blake of Maryland once did (though not quite as effectively as Blake). Except McConnel doesn't have an outside shot and isn't the same finisher as fellow point guard Aaron Craft (also range-restricted), which means someone else is going to have to take and make the big shots.

This tournament might not predict the future success of any of Arizona's players, but it should reveal a portion of their current character. For my bracket's sake (which ends with Arizona), let's hope the someone on the Wildcats finds something extra for the tournament.

I'm also excited to see Gonzaga in the second round. After failing to advance far with favorable seeds over the last few years, maybe it will take less acclaimed teams to advance like they once did.