tneun89 18 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 ND drops to 0-2 in the ACC with a 66-57 loss to UVA at Purcell Pavilion. Hubb and Ryan were absolutely awful, going a combined 1-12 FG and 0-9 3PT. Durham played the best I’ve seen him play in a ND uniform, finishing with 19 points in 7-11 FG. Laszewski was the player of the game for ND - again - as he had 28 points and kept ND in it. For a team full of juniors and seniors, this team has no idea how to close out games down the stretch. They had plenty of opportunities to tie the game late, but couldn’t make a shot. Then, their defense really let them down. Tell me if you’ve heard that before. This was a great opportunity to get an ACC win and beat a Top 25 team, but ND blew it. I stand by my comments after Kentucky - this will be a long and frustrating season. The play of Hubb and Ryan the last couple of games makes me think ND will not finish above .500 in conference play once again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irishwavend 6 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Is Brey still our coach? Then the probability of success is still less than ideal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irishrush 11 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 To add insult, Wertz looked like he really messed up his ankle. I actually think he is one of the best players on the team. Ryan has disappointed. Poor defender and has not been able to hit anything yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrianKellyTheMan 10 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I’m sorry but not many schools allow a coach to keep going like this * Again, he hasn’t won a ranked game since Witchia State 3 years ago? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ND_JACK 15 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I didn’t watch the game but according to the article it looks like we lead for a lot of the game but again couldn’t close. https://und.com/irish-come-up-just-short-at-unc-66-65/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irishrush 11 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Could not close or box out on defense. UNC's bigs killed us. We missed at least 3 free throws (might have been 5) down the stretch, too. Wasted another phenomenal performance by Laz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irishrush 11 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Another uninspiring effort vs Va Tech. Lack of effort on D and rebounding is just killing us. Cornett kept referencing a play when Goodwin got beat out by a 6'2" guard for a rebound and a put back. Kind of sums up our rebounding. It really does seem like there are some good pieces on this team, just too many good guards and not enough power inside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tneun89 18 Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Another uninspiring effort vs Va Tech. Lack of effort on D and rebounding is just killing us. Cornett kept referencing a play when Goodwin got beat out by a 6'2" guard for a rebound and a put back. Kind of sums up our rebounding. It really does seem like there are some good pieces on this team, just too many good guards and not enough power inside. ND got a big time transfer from Yale last week, Paul Atkinson - 6'10 big man who can really play. He was named Ivy League Player of the Year last season. ND needed it after the sub-par recruiting from Brey since the "big time" 2018 class. He will certainly help the 2021-2022 team. If it wasn't for transfers, I'm not sure where this program would be. Durham, Cormac Ryan, Trey Wertz, and now Atkinson. Brey really needs to figure out recruiting, but I doubt he's here much longer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tneun89 18 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 (edited) ND played basketball today. #18 Virgina 80 - ND 68 ND is 3-8, 0-5 Edited January 14 by tneun89 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irishrush 11 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Another ugly game. This is really sad to waste some of this talent. There just aren't enough pieces to make a whole team. Unfortunately, the lack of "want to" comes down to the coach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ND_JACK 15 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Another ugly game. This is really sad to waste some of this talent. There just aren't enough pieces to make a whole team. Unfortunately, the lack of "want to" comes down to the coach. I agree. I actually got to watch a lot of this game. It just depresses me watching them. After the game yesterday I was going to come on the board and comment but I lost interest......now that’s sad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jersey Irish 18 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 They are not much fun to watch this year, as you are waiting for the roof to collapse on them at any given moment, but Brey did secure the services of a local South Bender for next season who many say is the goods! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ND_JACK 15 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Yes the Irish win there first ACC game this year even if it was against fellow cellar dweller BC. https://notredame.rivals.com/news/observations-notre-dame-handles-boston-college-for-first-acc-win Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irishrush 11 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I was screaming at the tv towards the end as they were still trying as hard as they could to give the game away. Missed layups on fast breaks and dribbling out of bounds with 1-2 minutes left on the clock. They were playing like no one on the team had ever been up at the end of a game before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tneun89 18 Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 ND beats Miami 73-59. Brey started the entire bench tonight and they proceeding to brick everything. But the starters took over and played well. Hubb led the team with 19 points and had a great shooting night (finally). Laszewski and Durham each added 16 points. ND is now 5-8 on the year and has won back-to-back conference games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ND_JACK 15 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 ND needed that W for a confidence booster even if it was against A horrid Miami team. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irishrush 11 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Another egg last night. I believe that is 26 in a row to ranked opponents. An interesting article. I've always liked Brey, but I think it might be time. https://notredame.rivals.com/news/mike-brey-notre-dame-basketball-at-the-crossroads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ND_JACK 15 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Good read. I didn’t realize Brey’s contract extends to 2025. Btw the article said we lost 28 straight to ranked opponents now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irishrush 11 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Didn't see this coming. https://www.ndinsider.com/basketball/mens/noie-didnt-see-that-26-point-road-win-coming-from-notre-dame/article_504deb70-b3af-5208-8d7d-6c1d9d0b39f9.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ND_JACK 15 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Wow....I guess what they say is right, that you have to hit rock bottom first....lol....maybe they can beat Syracuse for me on February 20th Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tneun89 18 Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 ND has now won three games in a row after beating Wake Forest tonight. They are 7-9, 4-6 after starting 0-5 in ACC play. Good turnaround brought about by much better defense. The only decent team they’ve beaten is Pitt over the weekend, but wins are wins. Georgia Tech this weekend, followed by Duke and Miami next week. ND has a real shot to win those three and get to above .500. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irishrush 11 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 It has been a nice turn around. The rest of their schedule is manageable considering the state of the league this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ND_JACK 15 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 It’s the first time Brey has played Duke at Duke and won https://www.si.com/college/notredame/basketball/notre-dame-basketball-beats-duke-on-the-road Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jbrown_9999 16 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 It’s the first time Brey has played Duke at Duke and won https://www.si.com/college/notredame/basketball/notre-dame-basketball-beats-duke-on-the-road Duke might be out of the NCAA tourney now. I think that folks were saying that they had to win out to make it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ND_JACK 15 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 The Irish play SU today at 2:00 on the ACC Network. SU is supposed to be a NCAA bubble team right now. A loss to the Irish today could burst their bubble.......Go Irish! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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