JotCast | Noter Dame men's basketball January chat

Noter Dame men's basketball January chat

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Trevor

9:58

Always enjoy reading your stuff sir. Appreciate the coverage you give this club and was wondering if you had any advice for somebody wanting to get into journalism? For my ND question. It’s been a let down of a season in terms of record but if you could give what you believe to be the bright spot and most disappointing so far.

Thomas Noie

9:58

Dave: Good call. I've wondered much of the same when it comes to the Irish offense. The team's defensive liabilities will continue to be their defensive liabilities, and that's been manageable as long as they were really good and efficient and tied together as one on offense. When that went, well, we've seen the results. It's something that I can't explain. This junior class has been together now for three years. They should be further along that what we've seen. Part of the problem - only part, but not all - can be explained by not having any real practice time together (spring, summer, early fall) to really cement that cohesiveness. It's not something that can happen in games - there's so much else going on that it's hard to zero in on offensive efficiency. Those previous Irish teams were good because they were able to move and think and operate as one - that came from hours on the practice floor together, where they just figured it all out. Like with everything else this season, that's done on the fly.

Dave from Washington, DC

9:54

The seamlessness and efficiency with which the Irish offense operated from 2014-2017 (and really 2001-2012) obviously hasn’t been there the last few years. I thought it would show up this year, with the junior class having gained experience. But it hasn’t, notwithstanding playing a porous BC defense the other day. What’s the deal? Where’s the culture of passing and shooting I’ve gotten used to the last two decades of Irish hoops?

Thomas Noie

9:50

Before we get rolling, some housekeeping details - I'll roll through the first hour of questions/comments but will need to break away for a Zoom conference call on how Gannett (which owns the Tribune) plans to cover the NCAA Tournament. Notre Dame may not be headed for March Madness, but since the entire tourney's in Indianapolis (two hours and change down US 31), it's all-hoops-hands-on-deck. I'll be reporting/writing/watching all the games at Hinkle Fieldhouse. So if you log in around 11 and see little movement on my end, don't worry. I'll be back as soon as possible after the meeting ends.

9:46

And.....we've almost made it through another week. In the middle of a global pandemic, that's a win, when the program you cover has yet to shut down because of 'rona issues, even though the Irish are playing basically once a week with all the other teams being placed on pause. Notre Dame's in the middle of another seven-day layoff between games before it returns to action Sunday in sunny South Florida. To join today's chat, be sure to include your name and hometown. With that, off we go. Let's light this January chat candle!

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