I don't understand this negativity.
We just went out and did what we were supposed to do against an opponent. Ayo just proved that he can be a crucial player even when not putting the ball in the basket and Kane got some valuable floor time in. He needs to gain 30 pounds, but he'll be just fine for us.
Notre Dame starting lineup to give us best shot to jump out to a lead imo is:
Ayo, Trent, Griffin, Giorgi, Nichols ( Nichols doesn't deserve it, Griffin I think might be a the real key actually)
Jordan, DeLaRosa, Williams, Feliz, Jones off the bench to maintain the push. (Jordan and Williams would be steadying influences pushing Jones)
Box score says he was 4/6 for 10 points? Unless you just mean he had a sloppy 2 minute stretch?
Alright, that makes more sense. I didn't watch this one so wasn't able to actually take in what was going down on the floor.Defensively, not as much.
As a current Notre Dame student, I consider myself the expert here. This is a very winable game. ND graduated most of their scoring, and are also pretty young. They've also struggled badly against Radford which they lost, and Duquesne which they won after a 13-0 run. They also were only up 5 against Chicago State St at half. TJ Gibbs is probably the best player, followed by Pflueger if he gets hot on the 3. Mooney is a decent center but only like 6'9". He can drop 3s randomly so they definitely can't leave him open up top. Lastly, Harvey has been slow to start but was good last year, and Hubb is playing starter minutes as a freshmen. Just like us, they are not a super tall team down low. Also like us, they probably rely on the 3 too much.
Look for me in my orange jersey front row in the student section. I think UIUC wins by 10.
As a current Notre Dame student, I consider myself the expert here. This is a very winable game. ND graduated most of their scoring, and are also pretty young. They've also struggled badly against Radford which they lost, and Duquesne which they won after a 13-0 run. They also were only up 5 against Chicago State St at half. TJ Gibbs is probably the best player, followed by Pflueger if he gets hot on the 3. Mooney is a decent center but only like 6'9". He can drop 3s randomly so they definitely can't leave him open up top. Lastly, Harvey has been slow to start but was good last year, and Hubb is playing starter minutes as a freshmen. Just like us, they are not a super tall team down low. Also like us, they probably rely on the 3 too much.
Look for me in my orange jersey front row in the student section. I think UIUC wins by 10.
As a current Notre Dame student, I consider myself the expert here. This is a very winable game. ND graduated most of their scoring, and are also pretty young. They've also struggled badly against Radford which they lost, and Duquesne which they won after a 13-0 run. They also were only up 5 against Chicago State St at half. TJ Gibbs is probably the best player, followed by Pflueger if he gets hot on the 3. Mooney is a decent center but only like 6'9". He can drop 3s randomly so they definitely can't leave him open up top. Lastly, Harvey has been slow to start but was good last year, and Hubb is playing starter minutes as a freshmen. Just like us, they are not a super tall team down low. Also like us, they probably rely on the 3 too much.
Look for me in my orange jersey front row in the student section. I think UIUC wins by 10.
When was the last time we played @ND?
Hubb and Harvey (Brey’s two highest ranked recruits since Demetrius Jackson, I think) are both coming off major surgeries. ACL for Hubb and microfracture for Harvey. So they are both behind where they “should” be.
It will be interesting. ND probably has more talent on paper, but they are young and as has been mentioned haven’t played anybody.
Not sure you saw the game, but Griffin had a very sloppy 2 minutes. Like his potential, but AJ, Damonte rebounding and defense will keep them playing ahead of Griffin.
This team could compete if they still had Finke and Black and would be better with either of them.