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AvatarThomas Noie
3:45
Thanks to everyone who participated in today's chat. Solid, last-minute effort. We'll circle back around during preseason and again before the opener against North Carolina when there's something more definitive on where this whole thing might be headed. Take care and have a good week!
3:42
Justin: North Carolina  given that it's the first game and nobody really knows anything about Notre Dame. There's no video to scout....no tendencies....no nothing. We'll go with Carolina and then Louisville, seeing as though that's a home game and the Irish can't be as bad this year as they were last year (2-7 in league play) at home
Justin G
3:41
If you see notre dame upsetting a top school we play this year, who do you think it will be. Virginia? North Carolina? or someone one?
AvatarThomas Noie
3:33
I'd go $100 on the field in that there may be an opening before Ingelsby's ready to make the jump from the CAA to the ACC....
Kevin
$60.00 Ingelsby
$40.00 the field
3:32
As an example, $100.00 to bet on next coach.
AvatarThomas Noie
3:30
Kevin: No idea what that means....I don't bet, but if I had $100, I'd save it and take my wife out to dinner....lol
Kevin
3:29
If you had $100.00 for a roulette wheel of next ND hoops coach how would you breakdown your $100?
AvatarThomas Noie
3:22
Asked and answered. Third-leading scorer, starter, major minutes guy, Key guy. Maybe THE key guy.
Guest
3:22
How do you think Nate lazsewski will impact the team?
AvatarThomas Noie
3:20
If Rex Pflueger is healthy, he's playing 30 minutes a game this season. It might take a while to get to that point based on his rehab, his conditioning, getting an overall feel for the game back after being out for 10 months.
gkorzeniewski@hotmail.com
3:20
do u expect rex to play more than 20 mites a game this year?
AvatarThomas Noie
3:20
Harold Swanagan would like a word.,...and a back screen
joe from the south side
3:19
Tom:  Does Bil Laimbeer have any eligibility left?  The ULTIMATE instigating thug and one of my all-time favorites.
AvatarThomas Noie
3:12
Preach!
joe from the south side
3:12
Tom:  It's the ACC.  You need to recruit or the league will spit you out.  Ask Danny Manning or Josh Pastner.  Big splash hires...no results.  That's why the recruiting topic is always so important to me.  Also, if you get a chance, watch the film on E. Taylor.  D1 body, D1 attitude.  Both he and Zona invite contact.  I've always felt that was something missing from Brey's teams.  Cerebral, no quit, coachable, but unwilling to mix it up.
AvatarThomas Noie
3:06
Joe: Agree. The back end of the schedule offers a breather, but will there be anything left once they get there. The February gauntlet looms, but people forget that once January arrives, four of the first six are on the road (where Notre Dame went 1-8 last year) with the home games against Louisville (with no students back) and Syracuse......gulp!
joe from the south side
3:05
Tom: The three game road trip is a meat grinder, but at least it comes in FEB, so they will have 20+ games under their belts.  Barring injury, they could win their last 5.  V TECH will backslide w/o Buzz.  And doubling up on G TECH, BC and FSU is favorable.  I think if the cards fall right they can get to the 8 or 9 slot.
AvatarThomas Noie
3:00
Kevin: That was Job One. The offseason was different than any other in that they had to live in the weight room with strength and conditioning coordinator Tony Rolinski. They had to develop ACC-type of bodies. That was more important than speed and agility gains or vertical leap leaps. They'll surprise this year, but that will only go so far - like 10-10 would be a massive jump off 3-15. Would you take 10-10 today? Count me in....
Kevin
2:58
I was able to watch the scrimmage before New Mexico game and clearly these kids have put some time in the weight room, Laz and Hubb looked like very different players.  Brey's teams always surprise the most when expectations are the least, lets hope this year is the case again.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:58
Joe: Again, love Joey's optimism but man, that's a light-year leap to go from 3-15 to finishing ahead of one of those top four teams. Granted, some strange stuff could happen to the top half of the league, but Notre Dame beat nobody not named Boston College or Georgia Tech last year. The Irish should be better than 3-15 this year, but not top-four better.
joe from the south side
2:56
Tom:  The 2015 had NBA level talents.  At least guys who got a look.  No one on this team is getting drafted.  Maybe Nate L. down the road.  The 3 seniors may be playing ball in the USA next year, but it will be pick up games.  I think you are right that they are multiple rebuilding years away.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:54
Kevin: Not really, because it's not a coaching position. It's video coordinator/ assistant ops stuff. You're trading one ND/Brey guy for another ND/Brey guy, so the message will be the same. Still feel there's something missing from this staff....someone who will get after these guys when needed. Nice guys on the court; nice guys off the court. But something missing....
Kevin
2:52
Do you think Scott Martin will be adding anything to the program Eric Atkins wasn't able to provide?  How do you feel the staff is as a whyole now?
AvatarThomas Noie
2:52
Joe: And there's no guessing with him. He becomes a major minute guy from the jump next year. A starter. A key piece. The staff loves him. Looking forward to seeing him play.
joe from the south side
2:51
Tom:  Curious to hear your take on Cormac Ryan when you get to see him.  A lengthy athletic Vasturia with the stroke of Colin Falls.  He can play three positions.  Note how quickly he came of the board when he announced his transfer.  Could be very very special for ND.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:51
See Connaughton, Pat. See Grant, Jerian.....and we're not even going to mention Auguste and Jackson and Vasturia and Colson.....love the optimism, but still....no.
Joey
2:50
Was the 2015 in that same time zone to start the year?  No.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:47
Joey: And you were doing so well....One word will suffice. Notachance.  They're not even in the same area code as Duke, North Carolina, Virginia or Louisville. Maybe not the same time zone.
Joey
2:46
With there being only 2 all-acc guys returning this year (Nwora & Mooney), I think the Irish sneak into double bye territory. They can be that good. Of course, the caveat is being able to hit a shot and finish close games.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:46
Chuck: Quick answer....too early to tell...stay tuned!
Chuck perkins
2:46
What’s the outlook for this edition of Fighting Irish hoops,and go Irish!
AvatarThomas Noie
2:43
Joe: Great, great question. Love it. What road game am I looking forward to? Easy. North Carolina. Nobody knows what to expect from the Irish. How deep is the chip on their collective shoulder from 3-15? North Carolina's talented, but it takes time for everything to gel. If you're going to pull off a surprise, this is the surprise to pull. First game out, nobody knows quite what to expect, Carolina's at home, feeling they have to impress. Dreaded road game? Also easy. Duke. Cameron Indoor Stadium at the end of a week that also includes trips to Clemson and Virginia. Will the Irish be running on fumes? Will the Cavaliers have swiped their soul? Cameron Indoor's not the easiest place to play, and the young guys for Notre Dame have never been there. Ask Pat Connaughton and Jerian Grant how THEY responded first time in that atmosphere. It's a recipe for an Irish implosion.
joe from the south side
2:40
Tom:  Looking forward to traveling to this away game and dreading going to his away game.  What would those be and why?
AvatarThomas Noie
2:40
Joey: First, you get MVP of the chat....solid first-time out effort. Second, Gibbs better be. Mike Brey had no choice but to play him last year....don't think that will be the case this time around.
Joey
2:38
Is Gibbs done feeling sorry for himself?
AvatarThomas Noie
2:37
Joey: We saw them in July when the media was invited to a practice and.....Notre Dame had six available players. They were really good in the halfcourt....lol.....I talked with Prentiss Hubb afterward and he mentioned that he and Gibbs are so much further along then when they played together last year. Think Gibbs was more wishing Pflueger was still around than fitting his game to Hubb's. The more they've played together, the smoother it's been.
Joey
2:35
You mentioned earlier that Gibbs and Hubb have great chemistry now. I thought you haven’t watched them?  Did someone mention this to you?
AvatarThomas Noie
2:34
Tom: Good question. Mike Brey said many years ago it would be time and effort and money and energy better spent not scouting/tracking guys in Europe. You spend a lot of time and effort and money and energy on someone who winds up staying overseas and turning pro or having another school swoop in and close the deal. Not that Brey's not open to the idea, but they'd have to be involved with someone who was just as interested only in Notre Dame as they were in the kid. Only then would it work. There hasn't been a situation like that.
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