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February Notre Dame Hoops Chat

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Lee from Lancaster, SC

10:10

Hi Tom, early in the season Juwan Durham played as if he was auditioning for the lead role in the movie "The Invisible Man". However, he's now playing well on both ends of the floor. What's the reason for the big improvement in his game?

Thomas Noie

10:10

Matt; The chat hasn't been the same without you - kind of like this entire basketball season - it's hoops but not really hoops as we've come to know it. The Irish improvement is likely a combination of everything - better understanding/cohesion of how to play and how the pieces work and bad teams. Still, how many of us (myself included) thought Notre Dame had the stones to climb out of a 15-point hole the other day in Cameron? Yeah, nobody thought that would happen. Now go do it against teams above you in the standings (it's hard to count Pittsburgh in that group the way the Panthers absolutely rolled over against Notre Dame). Only then will I think that yeah, maybe the program has turned the compete corner and can beat good teams. Still, you can't discount what Notre Dame did at Duke. That was impressive.

Matt from MA

10:07

Im back!!! So are the Irish? Tommy, hope all is well with you and the family.... two questions; 1) Is the improvement a product of worse competition (BC, wake, Miami, even Duke) or Irish improvement, or both? They did beat Pitt who is solid, but GT is a team they really should have beaten. 2) Still not beating a lot of teams above ND. Was a problem with last years 10-10 record and continues this year. Can they beat Clemson, FSU, Syracuse this go around? We saw what they looked like against UVA and VT twice apiece.

Thomas Noie

10:06

Adam: Get him through the rest of this season healthy as he slowly works his way back into basketball shape. Then stay healthy in the spring and summer and early fall. Then see what you have in him and how he fits. Does he fit? We don't know, but Notre Dame recruited the two local kids (J.R. Konieczny and Blake Wesley) believing that it had to move on from Carmody. That's harsh, but that's life in college basketball. Can Carmody find a role on next season's perimeter-heavy team? Maybe the role that Nik Djogo leaves behind? We'll see. And we'll see how 2021-22 plays out. But as far as transferring, I think Carmody first has to give it a full season to see where/if/how he fits before deciding to move on.

Adam

10:04

What happens with Robby Carmody assuming he can stay healthy starting next year? (Hoping and praying he can stay healthy) Does he transfer or stick around for a few more years?

Thomas Noie

10:02

Andrew: Here's the thing about Prentiss Hubb that I wrote about, maybe the first week of the season. he's not Tory Jackson. He's not Jerian Grant. He's not Demetrius Jackson or Matt Farrell or Chris Thomas or Chris Quinn or any other Irish point guard you want to compare him to. If you can't get past that, then the numbers that you provide WILL drive you nuts. He's a scoring point guard. Different than we've ever seen. That doesn't make him better than the guys that came before him. That doesn't make him worse. He's just different. Go back and read the play-by-play for the final nine minutes of Tuesday's game against Duke. Hubb's finger prints are all over the stats sheet. Assists. Defensive rebounds. Scoring. Yeah, he takes bad shots and may make the occasional bad decision, but then he does what he does the other night.

Andrew from Plymouth, IN

9:59

Prentiss Hubb may be the most maddening ND player in my lifetime. The last PG to avg more than 3 TO's/gm was Tory Jackson back in 07-08 when he avg 3.1. Hubb is currently at 3.4/gm. His Ast/TO ratio of 1.8 is #166 in the country. However, his 6.1 ast/gm would rank him 2nd in ND history for best season average, this currently ranks him #14 in the country right now. His 61 total TO's are the ninth most right now and are about 1/3 of the team's 10th best avg of 10.3. Break this all down for me, are my expectations of him too high and do you think he's overachieving or underachieving right now? I still think he's a combo guard being forced into the role of a point guard and that the offense flows better when Wertz or Ryan are leading it.

Thomas Noie

9:56

Bobby: Good timing, my man. We received our ACC Tournament media credential application late Wednesday. Kind of. The release from the ACC communications office says that the league is "scheduled to hold the ACC tournament in Greensboro" in March. Honestly, I can't see it happening. Two league teams (Florida State and Louisville) are on pause right now. There likely will be more schools hitting the pause between now and the end of the season. I don't know how feasible it is for teams who believe it will go to the NCAA tournament to possible jeopardize that by playing in the ACC tournament the previous week. Right now, the plan is to have a tournament in a normal tournament format. I have a hard time seeing that happening. Think that as we get closer to March, some serious conversations within the league will occur.

Bobby

9:51

Hey Tom.. has there been anymore chatter about the ACC tournament.. I remember reading at one point it may look different.. Not all teams go, etc. A month out.. Is it safe to say they're proceeding as normal? If there's been a finalization on it.. I missed it. Big win last night! Go IRISH!

Thomas Noie

9:47

We've made it to February. Last time we chatted, Notre Dame was reeling at 1-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Now, the Irish are rolling. Kind of. Notre Dame has won five of its last seven coming clear of Tuesday's win at Duke. There has to be plenty to chat about. Be sure to leave your name and hometown with your question or comment. No aliases, please. And with that, you know the rest. Let's light this chat candle.

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