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Notre Dame men's basketball season opening chat

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Thomas Noie

9:57

Kling: Too early to tell. As we start, the baseline is double-digit league wins, a top half finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference and a trip to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2016-17. Let's see how the first month unfolds. Can Notre Dame do something in the Maui Invitational? What will it look like in non-league games against Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana before Christmas? IF they show enough signs of being really good, then that ceiling shifts. How about a Top Six finish in the league? How about an NCAA tournament win or two. We're getting ahead ourselves on everything because this core group never has shown that it can do either. But the potential is there. Time to tap into it.

Kling

9:54

What's the ceiling for this team?

Thomas Noie

9:54

Jon: Great to hear from you, but a question...are you new around here? Prentiss HUBB led the Atlantic Coast Conference in assists last season at 5.85 per game. In his three seasons as the lead guard, Hubb has 445 assists. That's an average of 148 per year. he gets 148 more this season, he'll finish his collegiate career with 593, which would be fourth in school history behind only Chris Thomas, Tory Jackson and Jerian Grant. That's some pretty good point guard company. So to answer your question, yes, I think he will pass the ball this season. A lot. Just as he's done the previous three seasons.

Jon

9:52

Is Hub going to pass the ball?

Thomas Noie

9:43

The leaves are falling left and right off the trees. Snow's in the forecast for Friday around these parts. That can only mean that it truly is college basketball season. Notre Dame opens Saturday at home against Cal State Northridge. The Irish are the last of the Atlantic Coast Conference's 15 teams to start the season, but that was by design. Enough with all that - let's talk hoops. Make sure you include your name and hometown with your question or comment. And with that, you know the rest - let's light this NDI chat candle. Let's go!

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