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Szn TicketGuys
1:58
Tom any idea why we don’t see JR get in the mix more for PT seems like we could use one more guys off the bench?
AvatarThomas Noie
1:59
Not this year. Mike Brey was very clear with J.R. Konieczny on that one from the start. He sees Konieczny with the same collegiate career arc as Tim Abromaitis. Going to take longer to get there, but once he gets there, he's going to be good.
Wadelite
1:59
Tom, if ND has an open Scholarship in the spring, which I believe they will, can you see them offering Ryan Mabrey? His family has certainly been winners at ND and he would help facilitate a lalumiere pipeline. There will be many open scholarships 22-23, so put him on the 5 year plan.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:00
We'll be fighting Mabrey fatigue by then. Notre Dame definitely knows where he is, but his name has seldom come up.
Matt from Campus
2:00
Can you tell us about how/if the committee weighs head-to-head matchups?  Four other ACC teams on bubble watch (I know there's still a ton of season left) but we've beat 3 out of the 4 of them (Miami, UNC, Virginia) and still have to play Wake.  How much do they take those wins into account on the bubble?  I guess I am still upset about Syracuse getting into the tournament in 2017-2018 when we didn't because I felt that we had very similar resumes AND we beat them in the Carrier Dome.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:01
Matt: Hard to say exactly what the committee will take into account. How much will the deafening chatter of the ACC hurt Notre Dame? It might, but its resume might be too good to ignore. Just keep winning and it will solve any issues.
joe from the south side
2:01
Tom, Slo and Brey are basically the same age.  Slo is not in the picture.  Wyche's resume does not have the heft.  Hump is the best option, but, with no head coaching experience, that's a tough hire.  I would look at someone in their 40s, HC in a lower league, successful, and some ties to ND.  And no, not Marty I.  Danny Hurley or Kevin Willard come to mind.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:02
Joe: Wait, Ryan Humphrey not having any previous head coaching experience is a tough hire? Marcus Freeman and Niele Ivey would like a word. Hump would be a really good option.
Joey from Highland
2:02
FYI, a 3 seed (in Kentucky’s bracket) after winning the acc tourney in Greensboro and beating Duke and Carolina twice still irks me to no end. Can you say hosed????
AvatarThomas Noie
2:02
Let....it....go....
PortND
2:03
Tom great stuff as always.  I'm of the opinion that ND is in first place right now BECAUSE of the BC loss, I actually see it as a benefit as it was a come to jesus moment for the veterans on the team.  Any insight into what happened after that loss or if there was a "come to Jesus meeting"
AvatarThomas Noie
2:03
Port: Nothing really needed to be said, except this $#^& stops now. It was a team still trying to figure it out. All that game did was force them to figure it out faster.
Cole
2:03
Tom, what are your thoughts going into Clemson on Saturday with only 6 guys… Is it a must win game? And how do you see it playing out?
AvatarThomas Noie
2:04
Cole: Clemson will be on the back end of three games in five days. North Carolina on Tuesday, Duke on Thursday, Notre Dame on Saturday. The way this team has played on the road in the league this year, I'd be surprised if it doesn't get league road win No. 6. Clemson's not good.
joe from the south side
2:04
Tom,  "Workin' on mysteries without any clues."  First time I saw Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band was at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena as the opening act for Kiss.  Let's just say the fan bases didn't mix.  Brief aside, now back to hoops.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:05
Great story. Night Moves was my entry point into music, so it holds a special place. It started it all. Thanks, Bob.
JDub, Ft. Wayne
2:05
I don't know that much needs to be said about it, but Dane Goodwin yelling back at Mike Brey during a timeout at NC State.  What I read about it I was really impressed with the way Mike Brey handled it: he was happy to see the emotion out of Dane.  I think he turned a potential negative into a positive.  Your thoughts on what happened and do you have any more insight into what happened and why?
AvatarThomas Noie
2:07
JDub: Mike Brey barked at Dane Goodwin to rebound better and Dane barked back. Only took four years for him to show that kind of emotion. Think Dane is beyond a boiling point for not getting some calls he should get as a main guy. Not the first time that's happened. Brey's had his moments with Troy Murphy and Kyle McAlarney and Ben Hansbrough. He looks at it as, if I'm going to dish it out, I have to take it. Goodwin apologized afterward on the team bus, and Brey laughed it off. Said it's all good.
Matt from Campus
2:16
Does Dane Goodwin still have a chance at ACC Player of the Year?  Who do you think the favorite is right now?
AvatarThomas Noie
2:17
Matt: Absolutely, especially if the Irish finish in the top three. We were asked to submit by one member of the ACC media our top three choices earlier this week. Mine were 1. Alondes Williams (Wake Forest), 2. Dane Goodwin (Notre Dame) and 3. Armando Bacot (North Carolina). Williams might be the first player in conference history to lead the ACC in scoring and assists. He does that, and Wake Forest finishes in top four, it's over.
Brad
2:18
Sometimes players find greener pastures with different coaches not just different conferences.  Brey was never going to lift Doherty up after he left in the summer of his freshman year.  I know Doherty personally and 2 coaches on the ND staff told him he should’ve been playing more for the ND team back in 2019 when he decided to leave….
AvatarThomas Noie
2:20
Brad: Good stuff, but a little revisionist history going on there. Chris Doherty left Notre Dame because he didn't want to be at Notre Dame. His mother drove out from New England and picked up and took him home without the staff even knowing about it. Big red flag there. He could never get over being that far away from home, so it's no surprise that he landed at Northeastern. He had no concept of college basketball in 2018-19....he wasn't going to play. Good kid in a tough situation out here. Better situation for him back home.
Joey from Highland
2:20
Would you give your honest opinion on Coach K? Do you think he gets preferential treatment? I personally am not a fan of the guy and I’m glad he is retiring.
AvatarThomas Noie
2:21
You do everything he has in the game and won at the level he's won, you wouldn't expect the same? Of course you would. Let's see Jon Scheyer get a similar whistle next season. Probably not happening.
Pat H. Springfield Illinois
2:30
Can you comment on team’s resiliency in context of playing four games in eight days, being on the road, missing time in the classroom etc. Also if you can, what is latest on Nic Diogo, Juwan Durham and Chris Daugherty? Keep up your fine work. It’s always appreciated
AvatarThomas Noie
2:33
Pat: Just a situation of old guys handling their business like old guys. Play a game, win or lose, it's on to the next one. They actually like playing as much on the road as they do at home, which is what I'm writing about for Saturday. Nik Djogo and Chris Doherty are each at Northeastern. Djogo is averaging 12.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 31.7 minutes. He's shooting .447 from the field, .441 from 3 and .820 from the free throw line. He's played in 20 games with 19 starts. Doherty is averaging 11 points and 9.2 rebounds with 1.3 assists in 30.9 minutes. He's shooting .566 from the field and .756 from the foul line. He's started all 22 games he's played. Juwan Durham is playing for Prienai CBet in Lithuania. He's averaging 10.8 points and 5.3 rebounds in 25.2 minutes. He's shooting .619 percent from the floor, .737 from the foul line.
Brendan, TN
2:33
Wesley's been out at closing time in the last two games, which I think has been the right call given some of his turnovers. What is your sense of how he handles that?
AvatarThomas Noie
2:35
Brendan: You hope it eats at him, but he's been on the bench because he's not been able to take care of the ball at critical times. North Carolina State and Louisville, one of the other two guards that would normally sit - Cormac Ryan, Trey Wertz - has been better. So Brey's gone with the old guys to close it out. Brey has praised Wesley for being coachable, so it's another coachable/teaching moment. Handle your business, and you'll play those crunch time minutes.
Wadelite
2:59
Wesley was settling too much on taking treys. It was sort of like when Jordan Cornette had so many open treys. It wasn't by accident.
AvatarThomas Noie
3:00
Wesley has to be beyond falling into that trap. Everyone around the program, and even those outside of it, has continuously counseled him to drive it, drive it, drive it. Then that opens everything else up for him.
Mark Oliver
3:16
Tom, Quick follow up question if the chat is still going. Do Zona, Sanders, J.R. etc. understand the situation with not playing this year and are they OK with it? Will they stay and be usable contributors next year and beyond? Thanks.
AvatarThomas Noie
3:18
Mark: Absolutely. I don't think they're sitting there in Game No. 24 last night thinking, man, I hope I get some run tonight. There have been conversations with each where they all know the score. Mike Brey said it before this season ever started - he's going to play seven guys and only seven guys. It's up to the others to handle it with understanding and maturity and stay ready in case they're needed. There's no rule, unwritten or otherwise, that says they have to play. This is big boy college basketball. Handle it like an man. Beyond this year, that's another discussion. But for now, this is the rotation. Be a team guy and not a me guy.
Mickey, NY, NY
3:29
ive been seeing more midrange jumpers from the team lately. Do you know if that is something the team is consciously doing since their M.O. has been behind the arc? What player leaving after the season (other than Atkinson with 2 great degrees) would be a surprise?  And finally, any food allergies we should avoid next month??
AvatarThomas Noie
3:31
Just a case where you want to give the defense more to worry about. Used to be that you guard Notre Dame, you run them off the line and they have trouble creating offense. Not so now with so many guys who can find something in the mid-range. Having Atkinson there kind of opens up best of both worlds. They can shoot the 3 or dump into him for open looks. Dane Goodwin leaving next year would be a surprise. Really, that troika of Goodwin, Ryan and Wertz, all of whom seem like they're locks as five-year guys.
Lee from Lancaster
3:33
What would you consider to be the most difficult game remaining on the regular season schedule for the Irish to win?
AvatarThomas Noie
3:35
Lee; Wake Forest, and it might not be close. They've got that "it" about them this year. If there is a second, it's Syracuse. Notre Dame should handle its business in the other games, including at Florida State. If Pittsburgh can go in there and win, which it did last night, there's no reason Notre Dame can't.
3:36
That's going to do it for today. Solid effort for our first time back around since November. We'll be back, probably in two weeks on Feb. 24 for another chat. If you have a question or comment that cannot wait, drop me a note at tnoie@sbtinfo.com
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