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AvatarThomas Noie
1:31
Mike: No more guards....too many already. Say Nik Djogo decides to return for a fifth year in 2020-21, the perimeter would consist of Prentiss Hubb, Dane Goodwin, Robby Carmody, Nik Djogo and Cormac Ryan, the Stanford transfer...how can Brey recruit a guard and show him something every prospect wants - immediate playing time?
Mike from IL
1:29
Why is the staff not targeting more guards? They’re losing Mooney and Gibbs and Rex
AvatarThomas Noie
1:29
Sam: The feeling? It's go time for Gibbs. Play like a senior should play in this program or move aside and let the young guys learn on the fly. Like, who do you want to be? We'll see.
Sam from MA
1:28
What are the feelings of Gibbs inside the program? Shocking he was so bad as usually guys improve under Brey
AvatarThomas Noie
1:27
James: Why not? Yeah, the league's a crusher. So is the schedule. And who knows the psychological damage that remains from 3-15. But a program like Notre Dame, the baseline expectation should be the NCAA at the least. Who plays for the NIT? lol
James from NC
1:26
Do you think this team can make the NCAA tourney? Gibbs can’t be any worse than last year - right??
AvatarThomas Noie
1:26
Tom: Going to have to plead the fifth on that one. Have seen zero scrimmages and practices. We media dopes are scheduled to see one next week once Pflueger and Djogo are cleared. That would give them nine guys. Currently they have seven, which makes 5-on-5 tough and even tougher to see what's what.
Tom from South Bend
1:25
Who has looked to be improved in scrimmages and practice?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:25
Nick: Stay tuned on Hunter Dickinson, who might - MIGHT - visit campus this weekend. As for 2020 recruits, that's it. He'd be the third power forward in the class (Matt Zona, Elijah Taylor), which leaves the coaching staff flexibility to explore eventual transfer (even grad transfer) in the spring.
Nick B - South Bend
1:23
Are we landing Hunter Dickinson? Any other realistic 2020 recruits?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:23
Justin: Yes and yes and yes, times 10. Yeah, Prentiss Hubb struggled with his shot selection (oof!) and decision making (double oof!) last year, but lost in 3-15 was what he did overall. From a lead guard standpoint. From a minutes standpoint (33.6). From an assist standpoint (131). The critics like to forget that he missed his senior season of high school because of a knee injury - then did all that. Prentiss Hubb is on track to be one of the really good guards in a league filled with them. He's going to be good. Might already be there...
Justin G
1:21
Do you see Hubb proving he is a solid point guard and improve his shooting. Ft. Wayne IN.
AvatarThomas Noie
1:20
Justin: Hard to say on Oct. 7 because it's such an incomplete roster. Rex Pflueger hasn't been cleared. Nik Djogo's not cleared. Mike Brey likes old guys - and especially old guards. Carmody was a hustle guy last year, but struggled to make shots. Can he make shots this year? If he can find a niche, he can be a double-digit minutes guy. Gotta see this team play a few exhibitions to really get a handle on how the rotation may eventually shake out.
Justin G
1:19
Where do you see Carmody in the rotation  this year?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:18
Joe: It's not an official hoops chat until you bring the recruiting query. Now we're good??? lol I think Michigan is more of a factor than Duke for Dickinson, but then again, who really knows? Mike K recruits knowing at least one, probably two and likely three of the incoming guys will be one-and-dones. Just the way of the basketball world. Yeah, it gets Duke a whole bunch of recruiting kudos, but how does that translate to NCAA tournament success? Think people down Tobacco Road way would trade the top-ranked recruiting class for a group that, I don't know, could actually get Duke back to another Final Four....
joe from the south side
1:16
Tom:  Good to have you back in the saddle.  Recruiting, recruiting, recruiting.  Odds on getting Hunter D?  Now that Isaiah Todd is down to MICH and KAN, does that knock MICH out of the Hunter D derby?  Duke coming on strong late scares me.  How does Coach K get away with handing out 15 scholarships (Senior class to 2020 recruits)?  Does he anticipate one and done from most of his kids?  Seems a bit disingenuous or is this my naivete?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:16
Scott: Let's go biggest surprise as T.J. Gibbs in that we'll see him play and think, Ah, that's the T.J. Gibbs we remember. The easy answer would be for guys like Prentiss Hubb or Nate Laszewski to surprise, but I expect those guys to be really good. Juwan Durham? He might be a surprise in that I don't know if anyone really knows what he can be. Too much of an unknown after .... wait for it .... injuries derailed his development a year ago.
Scott
1:14
Who will be the biggest surprise this year?  New player or improved player?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:14
Jake: Nobody. Given how health has been an issue the last two years, it has to be all-hands-on-deck . Has to be. Notre Dame enters the regular season opener at Notre Dame - which is three weeks from Wednesday - with only 10 available scholarship players. Injuries have crippled the rotation the last two years. The roster's too thin to think about saving a guy....we saw how that worked out last year with Chris Doherty. In theory, it would be nice. In reality, not so much.
Jake
1:11
Who are the likely redshirts for the year?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:11
Jake: Don't know if he needed improve as much as he needed to settle down and realize what it takes to be a good guard, a good teammate, a good captain. It's not about shouldering the load every night. It's about doing what you do best and allowing those around you to do the same. T.J. Gibbs finally has some real chemistry with Prentiss Hubb. That was a struggle last year. T.J. Gibbs knows this is his last shot. He doesn't want to be the guy who went his final three years with no NCAA tournament. I'd be stunned if he wasn't more of his sophomore self and less of his junior self.
Jake
1:09
Did TJ Gibbs improve this offseason?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:09
Jeff: Been bouncing that question around the last couple weeks as October neared. And now that it's here. Coming off 3-15, why can't this team at least go 10-10 and put itself in position for an NCAA tournament bid? Why not set the bar high - and really, is the bar THAT high given that we're only four years removed from an Elite Eight? Yeah, it's going to be hard, but if - and that's a massive IF given the last two years - this team stays healthy and can make a higher percentage of shots, it really should go 10-10, Average, yes, but after last year, man, 10-10 would be a huge win.
Jeff
1:07
What is a realistic goal for this year’s team...the NIT?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:07
Charles: See the previous question. Without question, it's Laszewski, but Robby Carmody's not far behind. He's going to carve out minutes just because of the way he plays.
Charles South Bend
1:06
I'm very optimistic on this team for the upcoming season. Lots of young talent that's yet to find their place. Who has the biggest breakout season? My money is on Nate and Carmody surprising with hustle.
AvatarThomas Noie
1:06
Ed: It's a lot to put on his shoulders, but it's got to be Nate Laszewski, given the way he he came on at the end of last season. He was so good, and the coaching staff was so confident in him that Laszewski's arc is a key reason why D.J. Harvey now is at Vanderbilt. The coaching staff basically said that if Harvey wanted to stay (he did) he'd have to change his game and accept a reduced role (he didn't). Why? Laszewski better fits with what this offense wants/needs to do. Nate Laszewski is going to have every opportunity to have a big year. He's going to get minutes. He's going to get shots. He's going to look a lot different than he did last year. A big jump beckons No. 14. Expect him to make it.
Ed
1:03
Who do you think will be the X factor? Or rather who do you think will make the biggest jump from last year?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:03
it's not just the 31.8 percent from 3 that saw T.J. Gibbs go from really good as a sophomore to unwatchable as a junior. it was EVERYTHING...his leadership, his shot selection, his pressing to be the guy. Think he felt the proverbial weight of the basketball world on his shoulders last year, especially when Rex Pflueger was lost with the knee injury. Like HE had to do something. HE had to lead. HE had to score. Get back to being just a piece to the puzzle, and Gibbs can get back to his sophomore season. As for his shooting percentage....it wasn't just Gibbs. It was everybody in that nobody could consistently make a shot. Any shot.
Joey
1:01
Do you think Gibbs is more of the 40% 3 pt shooter we saw as a sophomore or the putrid shooter we saw last year or somewhere in between?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:00
That would be power forward Hunter Dickinson, a four-star prospect from DeMatha Catholic (Md.). He's down to four schools - Notre Dame, Duke, Michigan and Florida State. Don't think he's signed and sealed to Duke. Mike Kryzyzewski already has five blue-chip prospects committed. Dickinson would be No. 6. Duke arrived to the recruiting party late (as it tends to do). That might not have gone over all that well. Mike Brey's been recruiting Dickinson since the kid was a freshman. Think that still means something. It might come down to Notre Dame and Michigan, which would be a surprise. Though this is recruiting, where there really are no surprises.
Joey
12:58
Do you think Dickinson is signed, sealed, and delivered to Coach K and the Blue Devils?
AvatarThomas Noie
12:56
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