Comments on: Get That (poop) Out Of Here

By: Daiq

Daiq — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 20:25:20 +0000

Hard to receive a 3 or 4 seed with a 27-9 and playing these teams pre-season….Mercy, Catholic,
Bryant, Seattle, Loyola(MD), Colorado, Northwestern, Chicago State, Iowa, NCA&T, Fort Wayne,
Colgate, and St. Peter’s. That’s 13 auto-wins. The only 2 quality pre-ACC games they played they lost.
This team is really good and really fun to watch. But one cannot complain about a 5 seed instead of a
3 or 4 based on this scheduling. JMHO.

By: Jersey44

Jersey44 — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 14:39:10 +0000

In reply to Doctor Boone. Yes, i saw it too. Allen was already out of bounds when he "saved" the ball. The announcers failed on that as well.

By: Doctor Boone

Doctor Boone — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 22:27:54 +0000

If I’m not mistaken Gonzaga is the #1 seed in our region so I will gladly take them in the regional semifinal vs. any other #1 seed. I’d go to Buffalo but we might get 18 inches of snow tonight in Reading. Thanks for that confirmation Mike. Just proves Teddy boy is a poor ref. Even heard Dan Dakich say it yesterday. I’ve grown to like Dakich as a color guy

By: Drasail2

Drasail2 — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 20:51:08 +0000

In reply to Bonzie’s Team.

The silver lining is that we’re in a regional bracket where we don’t have to deal with our ACC foes (I’m pretty sure the Seminoles will lose in the first round to FL Atlantic). And if we make it to face the #1 it’s Gonzaga and that’s a game I’d love to see. If they keep playing like they’ve been playing it’s going to be a very exciting March!
Go Irish

By: cloverp75

cloverp75 — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 20:47:27 +0000

Dr. Boone, I saw Allen step out of bounds too, by at least a foot. I can’t believe no one saw it or complained to the officials. Teddy V has never been a favorite around Central Indiana.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:07:56 +0000

It’s interesting how the Irish were expected to get a 3 or 4 seed, and they end up getting a 5. It’s amazing and unfortunate how political the process has become to the point that it lacks credibility. If there was any thought process behind this placement, it must have been on a different planet. I hope this just fuels and motivates the team that much more. Go out there a play with a chip on shoulder. Go Irish!

By: Bonzie's Team

Bonzie's Team — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:03:25 +0000

While the loss to Duke was very disappointing, (couldn’t make a 3 all night) I was upset by the seeding. It’s one thing if the conference was considered to be down this year and everyone took a hit because of it. (Big Ten) In this case, everyone of the top teams was given an incredible benefit of the doubt because of how good and deep the ACC was except our Irish. I simply don’t get it. How is FSU 2 seeds above us playing in their home state? How is Louisville considered this juggernaut 2 seed? Even VA who had a pretty awful 5 week stretch and hasn’t been very good since January were given an equal seed to ours. All we can do is prove once again that we are being overlooked but I can’t help but be annoyed that we have a dangerous 12 seed and then a top WVU team before even getting to sweet 16 now.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:55:39 +0000

Dr. Boone, I saw that too. When G. Allen “saved” the ball on the baseline, his foot had already touched at least 6 inches out of bounds. We did get a stop on that ensuing Duke possession, so maybe it wasn’t too critical.

More importantly to me, Coach Brey, whom I love, just doesn’t trust his bench enough. I saw maybe one substitution (Matt Ryan, for about a minute) in the last 12 minutes of game action. That ND team at the end of the game had tired legs after three games in three days. I know Duke had played four games, but Duke’s tired legs don’t help our tired threes go in the hoop.

I believe that had Brey put in some fresh legs for the 12:00 – 8:00 window, both the subs and then the refreshed core five would have thrived. I think that a fresh TJ Gibbs would have flourished for some time against some tired Duke legs. Them the Farrell 3ball (or drive) at the end would have been with rested legs.

Listen to the players’ comments, post-game. No one is blaming Brey, but they admit to being tired at the end. Especially Beachem.

I think that Mike Brey is the best thing to ever happen to ND basketball, including Digger. But he is consistently too reluctant to let go of his comfort zone and truly trust his bench at key moments.

By: hoops

hoops — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 04:25:53 +0000

Gotta give Brey some props. They got over the hump. Amazing three year run. I’m not sure what happened, but the team is a real pleasure to watch and they play with a lot of grit.

By: Doctor Boone

Doctor Boone — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 04:11:06 +0000

I was in Brooklyn for our quarterfinal and semi. I also was there on Wednesday. Watched 10 games in 3 days. Gotta love it. Had seats ten rows behind the basket. ND played great including the final which I watched on TV. As a former coach I watch the refs closely. I feel Duke might have got 2 calls late. The inbounder clearly touched the line when we pressed at the end. The call I thought was critical involved ref Ted Valentine when Grayson Allen tried to save the ball under the basket that was supposedly tipped by VJ (I think) that was reversed in favor of Duke. I saw Grayson Allen stepping on the line while saving it. Valentine missed it. He was right there. It was his call. Did anyone else see it like I did? 2 big calls in that type of game are critical. I really think this team can make a run but let’s squeak past Princeton first. Be ready boys. That game will not be easy. Similar kids in a chess match.