Yeah I think Jay Wright had a lot of things fall his way towards "building it right."

An assistant under Rollie when the Big East was defining what college hoops could be, and then they won the championship.
Was able to take the place of his mentor at a program that now had a history, but their expectations maybe weren't as high as they are now.
While competitive in the old Big East, VU really was able to capitalize on their strengths in the new Big East, recruiting from a place of prominence with a league that has history, and he was now set to dominate with all the benefits. FS1, a market that was behind them, and to his total credit...he was liked by everyone.