Comments on: Irish Survive Shootout at the PC Corral

By: TommyD

TommyD — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:35:53 +0000

In reply to Joe Schaefer ND'59 SJHS '55. Wikipedia indicates that George Yardley played for Stanford and that Dave Gavitt did not become the PC coach until 1969...???

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:29:07 +0000

Of all the stats in the box score, the one that stands out to me is no foul shots for Martin. Which means he was not driving – not creating contact – and most likely playing back on his heels. He HAS to become a factor as ND goes to tournament time. He is the only guy who can take people off the dribble, other than BH, and that can create for himself. If he disappears down the stretch, that leaves the Irish very one dimensional…. and that means only one thing – the BURN!! I want success in the tourney, but not at the expense of wanting to gouge my eyes out. The other hope is that Atkins becomes a penetrator/distributor. He has handled his duties very well this year and I’ve no doubt that he’ll grow into a great player, but this is the year to make a run at the Final 4. Ben has the fire to motivate is comrades, we have 3 great role players in Nash, Scott, and Abro. Martin is the X-factor in all this (and how Brey adjusts to teams playing a different game from the Big East style). SM gets a fast start out of the gate, and we could be rolling. He does not, and it could be another one and done.

By: bob gamere

bob gamere — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:29:00 +0000

I agree with Joe – it is poor strategy when ND has the lead to give GIVE the opposition essentially uncontested buckets every time down the floor in the last few mintutes. Plus each opponent possesion only burns about 10 seconds off the clock. ND has run this stategy in several games this year… TIme to reconsider the gameplan with leads late in games. How about playing some D even if it means fouling sometimes or GASP actually making to opponent miss a shot and keep that clock running….

Anyways, nice road win by ND despite the near late implosion. ND got so many open shots and layups that either PC was not playing defense or ND is that good………..

By: Scranton Dave

Scranton Dave — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:06:36 +0000

Once Scott left the game, there was no inside help defense. Not sure what they were doing at the end there on D. Brey has been very good for most of the year but I didnt like the defensive strategy at the end. It’s unfortunate the Brey doesnt trust Brooks enough ( turnover prone and cant make a FT) to give him minutes because he is a great defender and maybe he couldve slowed Brooks down a bit.

By: Kenneth Hamilton

Kenneth Hamilton — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:44:41 +0000

In reply to Joe. Because of the And 1 possibility.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:12:34 +0000

That was not a soothing game to watch. Glad to get that win.

I understand that you tell your players not to foul at the end of games with the lead, but Brooks had about 4 consecutive easy layups/dunks with Irish players just watching. With nobody in serious foul trouble, why not make him hit 8 free throws instead?

By: Joe Schaefer ND'59 SJHS '55

Joe Schaefer ND'59 SJHS '55 — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:47:25 +0000

Reminds me of the game that put Providence on the basketball map. It was 1953 and the Providence hero was George Yardley who shot a buzzer beater to beat ND. This was after ND had beaten Holy Cross and Boston College. The Providence coach was Dave Gavitt !

By: Scranton Dave

Scranton Dave — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:34:18 +0000

Phew! That’s all I have to say. That game shouldve never got close but that kid went nuts. A W is a W though. The only concern is that Carleton Scott looked like he injured his ankle late. Hopefully you will have something on this.