Comments on: Adjourning

By: Teresa 1983

Teresa 1983 — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 05:58:25 +0000

My favorite moment this year in ND MBB season was “Everything about the Butler game; but more than anything, Pat Connaughton’s block.” I’ll remember that block for a long time. It was a STATEMENT block that said “Not winning this game on my watch!” without the words.

Second to that was both the MBB and WBB teams winning the ACC Tournaments. The WBB team was the favorite but they really improved their defense and rebounding through that tournament. Duke could have upset them if they didn’t improve the D and the Rebounds. They need to continue that if they wish to win the national title.

The MBB ACC Championship was an unexpected joy. ND MBB finally won a major tourney title and did so after beating 2 blue bloods of the ACC, North Carolina and Duke. The MBB team’s emphasis on improving their D and rebounds is why they won that tourney and made it to the Elite 8 this year. I hope this year inspires some high school players who may over look ND for Duke or NC to take a 2nd look at ND. And maybe it will also inspire some wealthy alum or ND subway alum to donate $$$ to improve or renovate the BB teams’ facilities. If you want to attract top talent, you gotta have excellent 21st century facilities. UCONN upgraded their BB facilities last year.

My third favorite moment was the ND-Kentucky Elite 8 game. While it had a bitter ending, the ND MBB did the school proud with their Hoosier like battle against powerhouse Kentucky.

By: rays15

rays15 — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 14:46:00 +0000

It was a great run and it brought a ton of excitement to my household. They played with great grit against KY, just needed to finish it. I think Jackson is definitely the leader going forward — he really stepped up his game late and showed a lot of leadership in March. He went from being very tentative last year to playing fearlessly as the season progressed this year.
On the women’s side, Muffet has built a tremendous program. They play a fundamentally sound game that is fun to watch despite the limited athleticism compared with the men. I’ll be watching, and I have a feeling they will bring it home this year.

By: PanDomer73

PanDomer73 — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 01:09:31 +0000

favorite moments? The month of March. Thank you Irish and thank you Mike Brey. Have been watching since being there for Austin Carr and beyond, but this team provided more joy for longer than any team in any sport that I can recall! Again..thank you… proud to be a Domer!

By: Shakes

Shakes — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 18:45:21 +0000

Favorite moment for me….watching Connaughton annihilate every basketball stereotype. Despite his size and perceived lack of “Blue Chip” talent, he led the team in rebounds and blocks….oh what a block against Butler. He showed how to fundamentally rebound against much taller players all year…and especially against Kentucky. Blocking out is a valuable skill. His ability to finish at the rim, dunk, back door, etc…and…shoot “lights out” from three is a combination that is rarely seen outside the NBA.

Second favorite moment….when the TV Commentator stated that Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns was “Killing” Notre Dame…shortly before they showed a stat that Auguste had more points and rebounds then Towns at the time. Funny….Towns gets credit and he only had to battle 1 “big” while Auguste had to battle all 3 other-worldly Kentucky “Bigs”. I remain skeptical about Auguste, but he was amazing in the NCAA Tourney and unstoppable against Kentucky. Good for him and hopefully this translates to next season. Great job Irish.

By: Kevin O'Neill

Kevin O'Neill — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 15:12:16 +0000

In reply to Radi-Skull. I'm with you on that three pass play although I think it was actually four. Watching from floor level might have cause whiplash from turning the head so fast so many times. Do you remember who made the first pass from the lane to the left corner? It was Vasturia.

By: JDub

JDub — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 13:52:37 +0000

The first North Carolina was a great moment for me. It was the night three of my children watched the end of that game with me. We were all on the edge of our seat and watching them win at NC for the first time was awesome. My kids showed genuine excitement and, more importantly it got them on the ND Men’s Basketball bus with me and got them watching many more games throughout the season. After going through the season with so many ups and very few downs despite so many close games, I was never more proud of my daughter (16 years old) than after the Kentucky game when she said “I hate Kentucky.” I don’t teach my children to “hate” anything, but she got this one right! It proved she was fully engaged with this team. Basketball is supposed to be entertainment and if you were not entertained by this group, you missed the bus. It was a tremendous ride all the way through.

By: Radi-Skull

Radi-Skull — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 06:45:54 +0000

Favorite moments: Duke 1 – JG kickout to Vasturia for the corner Tre dagger
UNC ACC Title game 3 passes to the open Vasturia for the Tre
JG either turning on the jets or climbing the mountain (still not sure which) against Geirgia Tech
Dunks du Lac
Every time Mike Brey opened his mouth.

And the Women may be smaller and not as flashy but i honestly think they are more pure shooters than the Men. Jewel gave some credit to that belief earlier in the HORSE game

By: vracz

vracz — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 06:36:45 +0000

That was one tough little team. Been watching them since Austin Carr’s day, and have to admit Grey put together probably the best team in the nation. Let’s not forget, Kentucky’s players seldom worry about grades or even attending classes, whereas Grant and crew are obligated to do well in school. Kudos to those kids. Calipari will likely have to forfeit the win anyway, just like he did at UMass and Memphis.