Did Villanova prove Buzz's system can win you a championship?

So I was watching the game last night, and I started to realize that Jay Wright basically runs a form of the GSW offense. All 5 positional players can shoot the 3 (which spaces the floor considerably), they have incredible ball movement and vision, and they have players who play above their listed measurables.

It got me thinking, Villanova has now won 2 out of the last 3 national championships playing what some may call "small ball." Now keep in mind I totally realize that they recruit extremely well, the kid Spellman was the #1 recruit coming out of OH, and DiVincenzo was the #2 recruit coming out of DE. I'm sure with some further research, it'll be easy to find that Jay Wright consistently pulls in 90+, 247 rated type players.

However, on TKP after hard losses we typically attribute our demise to a small lineup, but is this the ONE AND ONLY true reason for these heart-wrenching losses? I'm not a big basketball head, but I know with sports in general, it usually is unwise to attribute a teams loss to one specific factor (i.e.: refs, height, turnovers, etc). It usually is a cumulative breakdown of fundamentals that causes a team to suffer a loss.

Look at the comparison in team heights, I was quite astonished that we actually have 3 players that are taller than their top 5 tallest players:

2017-18 NOVA:
Omari Spellman, 6-9.5*
Eric Paschall, 6-9*
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree, 6-9*
Tim Delaney, 6-9*
Dylan Painter, 6-9*
Mikal Bridges, 6-7
Donte DiVincenzo, 6-5
Jermaine Samuels, 6-5
Tom Leibig, 6-4
Jalen Brunson, 6-3
Collin Gillespie, 6-3
Phil Booth, 6-3
Matt Kennedy, 6-2
Peyton Heck, 5-11
Denny Grace, 5-11

2017-18 VT:
Kerry Blackshear Jr, 6' 10"*
Khadim Sy, 6' 10"*
Nick Fullard, 6' 10"*
Chris Clarke, 6' 6"
Ty Outlaw, 6' 6"
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, 6' 5"
Justin Bibbs, 6' 5"
Ahmed Hill, 6' 5"
P.J. Horne, 6' 5"
Devin Wilson, 6' 4"
Justin Ammerman, 6' 3"
Justin Robinson, 6' 2"
Tyrie Jackson, 6' 1"
Wabissa Bede, 6' 1"

Now it would be foolish of me to say, "we would've beat Villanova head to head because we had a height advantage," wouldn't it? Sports is rarely binary in that way. I think we would've quickly seen that Villanova has more athleticism, more fundamentally sound players, and just overall more versatile personnel to put on the floor. They had a sophomore bench player last night play the alpha and pull them across the finish line.

I say all of this to say, should we be more patient as a fan base? Should we stop berating Buzz for not recruiting height? I was thinking about it last night while taking out the dog, that I can count on two hands the number of NBA players that are 6'10+ and are dominating in the NBA (Ante, Boobie, KAT, Unibrow, Rudy, Marc, Porz). The game is evolving, it is a guard driven game on the NBA level, it was only a matter of time that the game would evolve as well on the college level. I started to even think about how Buzz also tries to space the floor by having a shooter at all 5 positions. Now I'm not saying we are the next Villanova, please don't mistake me for saying that. I think we are a ways away from recruiting consistent talent at that level. I think we need players who are more athletic (a' la' CC) and more versatile (especially in the post, a' la' Z. LeDay) before we get to the point of pushing for deep runs in the tournament.

Lend me your thoughts peers, what do you think, would Villanova's system work in the ACC? Do you think height really is the end all be all in the current basketball world?

Disclaimer: Before this post runs off the rails about "height, height, height," I'm not bashing anyone who's supported height metrics. I'm simply trying to get everyone to think outside the box, and ask themselves, is Buzz onto something with this "small-ball" approach. As always, thanks for the good discussion gents and gals.

Disclaimer 2: I know this post warrants a "TL;DR" response, but I just wanted to get some thoughts out at the end of the college basketball season. My hope is that it will provide us with some optimism for the upcoming season.