ND_JACK Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 Olivia could be playing for the Irish when they face Syracuse on January 31. https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/Article/Olivia-Miles-Notre-Dame-Womens-Basketball-Enrolls-Early-and-is-Eligible-to-Play-This-Season-159560130/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishrush Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I saw that. I wonder if this means that she will be eating a year of eligibility or if she will get 5 due to COVID. If she is losing, I'm not sure it is worth it to eat a year on a mediocre season - unless she can come in and really contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishrush Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 This article answered my question and rubbed some salt in the wound about Ivey's son. I still cringe that we didn't get him on the men's team. What a shame. https://www.ndinsider.com/basketball/womens/why-olivia-miles-move-makes-sense-for-notre-dame/article_21c12f3b-4979-557f-996e-515dbea4fa77.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown_9999 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 This article answered my question and rubbed some salt in the wound about Ivey's son. I still cringe that we didn't get him on the men's team. What a shame. https://www.ndinsider.com/basketball/womens/why-olivia-miles-move-makes-sense-for-notre-dame/article_21c12f3b-4979-557f-996e-515dbea4fa77.html Off Topic for this thread but Purdue and ND are headed in different directions for Mens' BB. As a result, do not blame Ivey's son for going to Purdue. (Not only is Purdue the Big Ten's youngest team, they have no seniors and are getting two Top 40 recruits next season - arrow pointing up for them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_JACK Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 ND beats Virginia Tech 65-60 https://und.com/irish-halt-hokies-65-60-in-win/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_JACK Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Another game we could of/ should of won.....this time against an average UNC team. Irish now 8-6 on the year. https://und.com/irish-falter-down-stretch-drop-78-73-battle-to-unc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_JACK Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 For those interested the women play at 11:00 am today against Syracuse on the ACC network. And SU is supposed to have a good team....top 25 caliber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianKellyWasNotTheMan Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 This team can look so good and brain dead so fast! 15 point lead and dominating to being down. Lol you know it’s bad when Cosgrove is playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianKellyWasNotTheMan Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 4 ****ing points in the 4th, is an absolute disgrace. So far I just can’t get excited about Ivey. This team is way to talented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_JACK Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Wow.....very disappointing 4Q after being up by 13 or 15 in the 3rd. They just fell apart they left Syracuse shooters wide open, SU just out hustled them and turned the ball over I think 3 or 4 times in 4Q. On the bright side Miles the ND guard that just graduated from high school a week or two ago played today. She is good. She can handle the ball excellent and will be fun to watch her passing in the years to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankus Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) 4 ****ing points in the 4th, is an absolute disgrace. So far I just can’t get excited about Ivey. This team is way to talented. Syracuse tied the game with 5:13 and had 8 offensive rebounds from that time till the end of the game, compared to none for Notre Dame. That’s hustle and strength and conditioning. This is why ND keeps collapsing. The other teams are in better shape. Edited January 31, 2021 by Frankus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishrush Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 They all seem really out of shape. No gas left at the end - especially Brunelle. They should keep her our until she gets back in shape. Too slow. Defensive liability even though she can score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_JACK Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 To everyone’s point those last few minutes Syracuse had at least several blocked shots. The Irish were just to tired to get off their feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankus Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 They all seem really out of shape. No gas left at the end - especially Brunelle. They should keep her our until she gets back in shape. Too slow. Defensive liability even though she can score. There’s no way she’d be carrying all that weight at UCONN. In shape or not, whatever they’re doing with her nutritionally is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_JACK Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 Post game Syracuse article https://und.com/irish-lose-lead-late-drop-81-69-at-syracuse/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_JACK Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 Hey even though they lost this one they didn’t let Louisville get an easy W. https://und.com/notre-dame-falls-71-65-in-slugfest-with-no-1-louisville/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcubby Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 This article answered my question and rubbed some salt in the wound about Ivey's son. I still cringe that we didn't get him on the men's team. What a shame. https://www.ndinsider.com/basketball/womens/why-olivia-miles-move-makes-sense-for-notre-dame/article_21c12f3b-4979-557f-996e-515dbea4fa77.html I actually forgot about that...How does her son get away from ND? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_JACK Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 ND wins by 11 ......59-48 ....against Pitt tonight (Monday). Miles that high school freshman guard looked good she makes things happen. She’s not the biggest or fastest she just keeps the ball moving. It sounds like they are an NCAA bubble team. Oh Sam B did not play tonight....my guess is it is Covid related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_JACK Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 Big win at home for ND against Florida St. next is #6 Louisville https://und.com/irish-roll-with-a-complete-72-64-win-over-florida-st/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown_9999 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I actually forgot about that...How does her son get away from ND? ND and Purdue MBB programs are heading in two different directions. That is probably the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_JACK Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 Hey Frankus wrote the below on another thread I just moved it over here. I pretty much agree with his evaluation. Just watched ND get destroyed by Louisville. Ivey needs to get much tougher with her players. The difference in toughness between Walz and how he coached his players vs Ivey was huge. They out hustled ND all game long. Ivey also has to get on the refs. ND got a ton of lousy calls, which Ivey should have been all over the refs. Miles is already the most important player. If she develops a reliable outside shot she’s going to be a superstar. Brunelle can’t defend post players. She needs to lose 20 lbs and be a perimeter player. That said, at least she can score consistently. With the proper S&C and development she could be much better in the next two years. Not impressed at all by People’s. She can’t shoot. She’s a garbage points player. Trouble is, she can’t shoot free throws. Westbeld will get better, but she’s not ready to play with premier post players. She needs to get stronger and quicker. She’s only a fresh. So, it’s up to Ivey to bring out her talent. Walker is a good athlete with poor basketball skills. She’s not going anywhere professionally. Gilbert is simply not athletic enough. She’s a 2nd tier player. Mabrey is too streaky to be a full time starter if ND is going to be elite Citron better have Miles type potential if ND wants to sniff the Elite 8 Overall, McGraw had a lot of recruiting misses during a period when ND should have really loaded up on talent. Ivey has got to get some superstars and coach her players harder. If she doesn’t, it could be a long time before ND is relevant again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishrush Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I actually like Peoples. She does get a lot of garbage baskets, but you need that. She's a good rebounder. I though Gilbert was pretty good last year. She has been hurt this year, so I think that has impacted her - obviously she was out for several months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianKellyWasNotTheMan Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 I like Ivey, but holy **** this was a disaster of a season. Obviously, tons of things were working against them but dam. I hope they don’t get in, and please lose some weight Sam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankus Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 The thing that strikes me is how bare McGraw left the cupboard. She had a roster full of elite talent, all who are in the WNBA with Arike Scoring Champion , and there’s nobody in the senior or junior classes who are going to be drafted. I could speculate, as ND has a habit of pulling the plug on successful coaches recruiting (see Lou Holtz/Frank Leahy/Digger Phelps) , but it’s also possible Muffet staked everything on her last two teams and did not spend enough time recruiting. Secondly, the first person to be fired is the S&C coach. Look at the difference in Kelly’s teams conditioning after he fired Longo and hired Ballis. Night and day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_JACK Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 I agree I am really surprised also at the lack of elite talent in the senior and junior class.....Connecticut just keeps on reloading year after year after year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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