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Tom of the Bend
2:31
Why don't we recruit overseas? Everyone else does. Texas Tech would not have been in the finals without a PG from Italy (who never attended an American  school). And Virginia rallied when they put in a center from Guinea.  I know we got Timmerman years ago (from the same prep school that Diakati went to) and Geben a few years ago, but we seem to generally ignore this source (and our recruiting sure needs help).
AvatarThomas Noie
2:31
Joey: And that's OK....let Dane Goodwin kind of sneak up on people coming off the bench, which is why it's key that Pflueger returns to do Pflueger things. Goodwin wasn't ready for that role last year. Yeah, he scored (6.4) and rebounded (3.2) adequately for a freshman, but man, he labored to hit shots - 37.6 percent from the field, 34.3 from 3. Think if he has a year he can spend watching how Rex works, he's a got a chance to be really good.
Joey
2:29
Nobody is mentioning Goodwin.  He can really be a contributor.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:15
Chad: Let's take it as Rex Pflueger returns fully rehabbed and recovered from the knee injury. And Nik Djogo is rehabbed and fully recovered from shoulder surgery. You've got 10 available guys. Your starting five are Prentiss Hubb, T.J. Gibbs, Rex Pflueger, Nate Laszewski and John Mooney with Dane Goodwin, Robby Carmody and Juwan Durham off the bench. Or sub Djogo for Carmody with Chris Doherty on the outside looking in for any remaining minute crumbs.
Chad from Toledo
2:10
Tom;If Brey never goes down that road of too many subs as you mentioned!Today Who starts n who are the 3 main subs for this season??
AvatarThomas Noie
2:10
Alex: Not necessarily. He wanted to stay, but he wanted to stay in the SAME ROLE he was in last year - a starter, a major minute guy, a main guy. The staff couldn't promise that and wanted him to change his game. He didn't want to change. He didn't want to be a reserve. So he left. Sometimes it's best for everyone....that was the case with him.
Alex from MA
2:09
You said Harvey wanted to stay. The coaching staff forced him out?
AvatarThomas Noie
2:09
Alex: D.J. Harvey....where to begin......I think it was, let's recruit this really talented kid who doesn't have much of an idea of how to truly play and we'll get him to see the light. He never did.
Alex from MA
2:07
Did the coaching staff misuse Harvey or was that just a case of going after the talented player and hope to integrate him into the system? Were they upset he was leaving?
AvatarThomas Noie
2:07
Ron: Go 18 and 10 or 21 and 12 or 19 and 13....just imagine what he might do with some help....from Gibbs or Durham or Laszewski....he's just that good.
Ron from St. Joseph MI
2:06
Do we just pencil in John Mooney for 18 and 10 every night or will the ACC catch up to him?
AvatarThomas Noie
2:06
And doing it with a dress shirt and sport coat on....I can give you heavy minutes (and a lot of shots) if needed. Put me in! As for a repeat of 2014-15, that might be as good as it ever gets for this program....look back and understand how much talent was on that team....think only two guys (Austin Torres and Matt Gregory) didn't play or aren't still playing professionally. Of my 22 years on the beat, that's still the best I've ever seen. And may see.
Coach from Reading, PA.
2:04
Tom. Your crossover dribble looks great. I haven’t seen one that good since Iverson. I really enjoyed listening to Pat Connaughton outside the Bookstore ion the Friday before the New Mexico game. Will ND ever regain the heights reached by that team?
Wadelite
2:03
Tom to piggyback on Mike's question about guards for 20-21, when you are recruiting 3 star guys you should not have to guarantee immediate PT. There should be a developmental expectation just like the big men. If they don't like the situation they can transfer like Farrell almost did, but don't put your team in a position like they had with Boston college last season where they only had 6 healthy on scholarship. The potential of having just 10 on scholarship with 5 allocated to 3 positions is inexcusable.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:03
Adam: Wouldn't classify it as "heavily." He's there, but he's really not there. Kind of a maybe, maybe not scenario.
Adam S
2:02
Might as well try to get in on the recruiting fun - Darlinstone Dubar recently mentioned ND as one of his favorite schools recruiting him. Are they pursuing him heavily?
AvatarThomas Noie
2:02
Nathan: This tells you all you need to know about the coaching staff's confidence in Durham - it's Durham and John Mooney who'll represent Notre Dame at Tuesday's ACC media  day in Charlotte. They're pushing and prodding him to be an impact guy. Like, here it is. Grab it. Can he? Will he?
Nathan - Las Vegas
2:01
What’s the coaching staff’s confidence in Durham this season? He impacted the game so much at times when he was on the floor, but you could tell he was still so raw and was dealing with injuries. Would love to see Mooney and Durham on the court at the same time when it calls for it.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:00
Coach: It's a two-man show in the low post - John Mooney and Juwan Durham.  What little I saw of Juwan in the summer was he still liked the fade baseline jumper to mixing it up down low. Maybe that's changed. If it has, and he can stay healthy, we see an impact Juwan Durham.
Coach from Reading, PA.
1:59
Tom. I think Durham is the key guy. Has to be able to score inside. Do you think he can step it up? If not, does ND have another post player? Thanks
AvatarThomas Noie
1:59
J.D: I like both of them. Elijah Taylor will bring a certain level of nastiness this program just doesn't have. Matt Zona can be an inside-outside guy, a little here, a little there. They may not have the recruiting resumes fans want, but they have games this program really needs.
J.D.
1:58
How do you see the current two front court commits fitting in at ND next year? I know that’s impossible to answer but what would you guess?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:58
Too early to on 2021. Blake Wesley's a talent, but what do his academics look like? Don't know. Don't know much about Furst? Yeah, he could be an option, but how does that change when IU comes calling? Seems it always does when it comes to Indiana kids. LaLu guys are looking for something different than what Notre Dame offers. Same too with DeMatha. Just because there's a connection doesn't necessarily mean there's a pipeline. That D.C. pipeline was established at a different time for college basketball. Prospects today have to want the full Notre Dame experience. As they say, it's not for everybody.
joe from the south side
1:54
Tom:  Any luck on a 2021 trifecta?  JRK already in and I know they are after Caleb Furst and Blake Wesley.  Any shot at all 3?  Also, why is it that DeMatha and LaLu turn out major D1 prospects annually, and Brey seems to strike out every time.  Shouldn't they be a pipeline?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:45
Wade: I think if you asked Mike Brey to honestly answer that question, he'd say he played with fire last year and was completely torched with having TOO MANY possibilities. Remember the Radford game, he FORGOT to sub in Nate Laszewski, arguably the team's best 3-point shooter, because he was too caught up in mixing and matching combinations. Last year was a nightmare for him having too many guys (before the injuries hit). He's never going down that road again. He's also banking on the injuries that have crushed this program the last two years are over. If they are, 10's fine. If they're not.....buckle up
Wadelite
1:43
Tom, after the injuries the last two seasons don't you think Brey is playing with fire having only 10 active scholarship players this season and potentially the same amount in 20-21. Right now for next season there are just 5 on scholarship for the 3 perimeter positions and Djogo may decide to make it 4 if he chooses the grad transfer route.
AvatarThomas Noie
1:42
Jack: It's Dickinson in the fall, a possible win (prospect or transfer) in the spring and then it's on to the 2021 class.
Jack
1:42
ND going after anyone besides Dickinson in 2020 class or is focus on Wesley and other 2021 prospects?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:42
Vic! Where you been my man? Outside of UCLA, Marshall and Detroit Mercy will be interesting non-conference home games. And Howard, with the return of former Irish point guard Eric Atkins as a Howard assistant coach. Really, every non-league home game will be interesting to see how the Irish pieces come together. Who are they going to be? How much better will they be for opening at Carolina? Intrigue abounds, like the Days of Our Lives.
Victor
1:40
My lady friend and I love to come up from Salem and see some early-season Irish hoops. Aside from UCLA, what’s the best of those non-conference Home matchups?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:39
Joe: True, but too much is unknown. What if Rex isn't the Rex we've known? What if Goodwin can't make a shot? What if Gibbs is more the Gibbs of last year than the previous year? Carmody then becomes an option. Look, he was the first freshman in 15 years to start when he started the first game last season. The staff had to have seen something to put him in that spot. Maybe the rest of us will see it this year.
joe from the south side
1:38
Tom:

The problem with Carmody is a numbers game.  Rex, Dane and Temple are all ahead of him on the depth chart.  Likewise, Cormac Ryan and Dane will be there next year.  Basically, he can only play one position and that position is well stocked.
AvatarThomas Noie
1:37
Adam: Nate Laszewski's a starter lock. He's a major minute lock. He's a potential leading scorer lock. Those four will start three weeks from Wednesday at North Carolina. The fifth spot? Who knows. Maybe Dane Goodwin. Maybe Juwan Durham. All of that is contingent on what Rex Pflueger is like once he's cleared. If he's anywhere close to what he was before the knee injury, he's starting at Carolina. Look for him to eventually be a starter the more rust he can shake loose in Novmeber.
Adam S
1:36
Starting lineup guarantees: Gibbs, Hubb, Mooney. Is Laz another guarantee? And is Rex back to 100% in time for the season? Is he a guaranteed starter even if he is, or is there a chance that Goodwin starts instead?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:35
Adam: I like the potential. After the year Gibbs had last year, and the year that Hubb had, I don't know if the Irish can afford to wait to see what Gibbs can offer. This is a team whose core are sophomores (outside of John Mooney who deserves first-team ACC consideration). Hand Hubb the keys and tell Gibbs to fit his game alongside. If he can't, someone else might. Harsh? Sure, but two years without an NCAA tournament appearance will do that.
Adam S
1:34
Lot of buzz that Hubb will be "the guy" this year. What do you think the dynamic and load share between Gibbs and Hubb will be this season?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:34
jack: True, but Duke still is Duke.....when Mike K comes calling, who knows what might happen....within the rules of course!
Jack from Los Angeles
1:33
Dickinson isn’t going to Duke considering they just signed multiple forwards in that class and just picked up a 4 Star lol.
AvatarThomas Noie
1:33
Nathan: It's pretty much Dickinson or bust for the early period. The Coles-Zona situation likely was similar to the Rex Pflueger-Jalen Coleman-Lands recruitment four years ago. Here's one spot...who wants it? Who's a better fit? Irish went with Pflueger then, went with Zona now.  Bring in Taylor and Zona and possibly Dickinson now, then keep flexibility to add a wing (either senior or transfer) in the spring.
Nathan - Las Vegas
1:31
Hey Tom! Can’t wait for the season to start. Quick question on recruiting/transfers. Can you update on where ND is at after landing Ryan, Taylor and Zona in the last several months. Saw something yesterday that ND passed on Coles and that’s the reason he committed to Butler, but they are still swinging for the fences on HD and Puff Johnson. I don’t feel confident about either. The same source mentioned that they will likely land a wing in the late signing period. What have you heard?
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