ND Men's Basketball 2014-15 Season

[arrowryan]

I think Notre Dame can make it to the ACC final and make a deep NCAA run (Elite 8 as long as they aren't in UK's region) if they get solid, consistent play from 3 players: DJ (just keep doing what you're doing), Auguste (the Clemson game was great for his confidence), and Beachem (he's only hit 5 three pointers in the last 5 games).

They really just need a good inside presence, I don't care if that comes from Auguste or Colson

 

[NDGOLDEN]

I think Notre Dame can make it to the ACC final and make a deep NCAA run (Elite 8 as long as they aren't in UK's region) if they get solid, consistent play from 3 players: DJ (just keep doing what you're doing), Auguste (the Clemson game was great for his confidence), and Beachem (he's only hit 5 three pointers in the last 5 games).

They really just need a good inside presence, I don't care if that comes from Auguste or Colson

Ya i agree we defiantly have the talent and leadership to bring us far. I stated in the acc tourney thread that andy katz said we have a chance to win the tourney and get a 2 seed.

 

[NDGOLDEN]

Final AP Poll ranked 11

Ranked 9 in Coaches poll

 

[irishfan]

The Bracket Project's Bracket Matrix - 2015

For the record, Bracket Matrix (combination of every Bracketology on the web) still has us as a #4 seed, with a few projecting us as a #5.

 

[NDGOLDEN]

The Bracket Project's Bracket Matrix - 2015

For the record, Bracket Matrix (combination of every Bracketology on the web) still has us as a #4 seed, with a few projecting us as a #5.

Somethings gotta give with baylor, okla and iowa st sitting at 3 seeds. One of them are gonna drop. Even tho theres a ton of brackets out there Lunardis bracket is almost always very accurate and i go by his mostly. He has us the second best 3 seed so TIFWIW

 

[arrowryan]

The Bracket Project's Bracket Matrix - 2015

For the record, Bracket Matrix (combination of every Bracketology on the web) still has us as a #4 seed, with a few projecting us as a #5.

lol at Oklahoma being a #3 seed

 

[RDU Irish]

I don't think we can do better than a two seed and I don't think we need to win the finals to get it. Beating Duke counts for a lot, at the same point losing to them doesn't hurt unless you get completely blown out. I don't understand how so many have us as 5 seeds. 3 should be locked up with one tourney win.

Lots of basketball left to play and I like to think the selection committee gives a nod to strong conference tourney performers.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Jerian Grant named first-team All-America by USA Today <a href="http://t.co/ZbnM9wKrhw">http://t.co/ZbnM9wKrhw</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NDMBB?src=hash">#NDMBB</a></p>— Notre Dame 247 (@NotreDame247) <a href="https://twitter.com/NotreDame247/status/575648096543096832">March 11, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Congrats to Jerian! Very deserving.

 

[yankeeND]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Jerian Grant named first-team All-America by USA Today <a href="http://t.co/ZbnM9wKrhw">http://t.co/ZbnM9wKrhw</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NDMBB?src=hash">#NDMBB</a></p>— Notre Dame 247 (@NotreDame247) <a href="https://twitter.com/NotreDame247/status/575648096543096832">March 11, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Congrats to Jerian! Very deserving.

That's awesome! Grant played great and even had the dunk of the year imo. Glad he persevered and worked his way back to the top. I hope he can lead a nice conference and NCAA tourney run to go out on.

 

[ShawneeIrish]

Nice way to go out for Jerian. Really came back strong this year. Only thing that will make for a better end is for him to have some big games and do some damage in the tourney/

 

[irishfan]

Titus’s Top 12 NCAA Power Rankings: Why Your Team Will Win the Tournament … and Why It’ll Get Bounced Before the Sweet 16 «

Titus has us #9.

Why the Irish will win the national championship: Two words: Jerian Grant.

If you’re looking to bet on who will be this year’s Shabazz Napier, take out a second mortgage on your house and sell your organs so you can put as much money as possible on Grant. He’s a do-it-all guard who thrives with the ball in his hands. More important, he’s a fifth-year senior who was ineligible for much of last season and has had to deal with his little brother being better than him for years. The last few pages in the story of his collegiate career were intentionally left blank so that his path of redemption could be capped off with “ … and then he put Notre Dame on his back and saved the world from the Goliath that is Kentucky using nothing but a slingshot (his smooth jumper) and a couple of stones (if you know what I mean).”

Notre Dame has the second-most dynamic offense in college basketball. It also has Grant. Put those two together and there is no limit to how far the Irish can go.

Why the Irish won’t survive the first weekend: This is Mike Brey’s 20th season as a Division I head coach. He’s made one Sweet 16. That came in 2003, when the Irish were promptly destroyed by Arizona for a spot in the Elite Eight. Brey teams have lost to double-digit seeds in their last four trips to the NCAA tournament. What else is there to say?

How about this: Besides having a stud senior leader in Grant, everything about Notre Dame screams, “PROCEED WITH CAUTION — WE ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY GOING TO LOSE TO BELMONT IN THE FIRST ROUND.” The Irish shoot too many 3s. They don’t play defense. They start a 6-foot-5 minor league baseball pitcher at power forward. Their rotation goes 6.5 players deep. You’d have to be terrible with money, a degenerate gambler, or a reeeeaaalllly big Jerian Grant fan to bet on the Irish to win more than one NCAA tournament game.

 

[Buster Bluth]

You’d have to be terrible with money, a degenerate gambler, or a reeeeaaalllly big Jerian Grant fan to bet on the Irish to win more than one NCAA tournament game.

Wow I can see advancing to the Elite Eight, but not even Sweet Sixteen?

 

[PerthDomer]

That's just lazy analysis. Our offense is good because we finish at the rim exceptionally well. We're not all that reliant on the 3 this year.

 

[irishfan]

Bracketology - NCAA College Basketball Brackets and Predictions - ESPN

Hope Lunardi is right. A #3 seed away from Kentucky and in Duke/Gonzaga's region would be ideal.

 

[NDGOLDEN]

Bracketology - NCAA College Basketball Brackets and Predictions - ESPN

Hope Lunardi is right. A #3 seed away from Kentucky and in Duke/Gonzaga's region would be ideal.

Yes any region away from Kentucky and Wisconsin as the 2 seed would be ideal.

 

[NDGOLDEN]

just hope texas doesnt end up being the 11 seed cause they are definitely going to be a threat. It would be an absolute treat if we did end up getting to sweet sixteen and playing gonzaga.

 

[RDU Irish]

"Brey teams have lost to double-digit seeds in their last four trips to the NCAA tournament."

That sh!t Brey!

I was to intellectually dishonest to absorb this fact and I am annoyed someone put it to paper so that I have to face this reality. We lose to Miami tonight and I will have to resist some Chicken Little urges.

 

[heygipper]

gkIrish wants me to pass along that he has no faith that Brey will reach the sweet 16 and doesn't want people to forget how bad his tournament history is. Since I have faith in this squad we have made the following bet: If ND loses first round I owe him 70 dollars. If ND makes an Elite 8 he owes me 50 dollars. Let's go IRISH

 

[NDGOLDEN]

Just read a tweet from Seth Davis and said that the committee is starting to use a rating called KPI and we are ranked 18 in that which would be good for second best 5 seed so TIFWIW

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Auguste is 3-9 from the line...that's inexcusable.

 

[returnofthemack]

gkIrish wants me to pass along that he has no faith that Brey will reach the sweet 16 and doesn't want people to forget how bad his tournament history is. Since I have faith in this squad we have made the following bet: If ND loses first round I owe him 70 dollars. If ND makes an Elite 8 he owes me 50 dollars. Let's go IRISH

I would bet $400, the total in my bank account, that ND loses before the Sweet 16. I would bet half of that they lose in the first round. I love Jerian Grant, Pat, Demetrius, Vasturia, and Colson and I like the way they play, but Brey, for all his regular-season magic, is atrocious in March.

 

[heygipper]

I would bet $400, the total in my bank account, that ND loses before the Sweet 16. I would bet half of that they lose in the first round. I love Jerian Grant, Pat, Demetrius, Vasturia, and Colson and I like the way they play, but Brey, for all his regular-season magic, is atrocious in March.

You just saved yourself 400 dollars by adding that it was all that was in your bank account. I'm not gonna take a man's last dollar-- especially a fellow Irish fan

 

[returnofthemack]

You just saved yourself 400 dollars by adding that it was all that was in your bank account. I'm not gonna take a man's last dollar-- especially a fellow Irish fan

haha I'd deserve it. just a heat of the moment burst of immaturity, I shouldn't have tried to rain on a parade with my pessimism.

 

[Irish#1]

That was painful last night. They all but felt the game was over when they went to the locker room at halftime. I have a feeling Duke is going to win going away.

 

[Ndaccountant]

Hopefully Brey learned last night that having JG on top of an odd front zone is not a good look for ND. DJ needs to be the creator to put pressure on the wings. You attack that look from the sides, not from the point. It was so very frustrating to watch, it was nearly a replay of the Cuse game.

 

[irishfan]

That was painful last night. They all but felt the game was over when they went to the locker room at halftime. I have a feeling Duke is going to win going away.

I think we keep it close. I don't think we win (I'd say realistically we have about a 10-20% chance), but I think we will be very motivated after getting embarassed last time at Duke.

 

[irishff1014]

I think we keep it close. I don't think we win (I'd say realistically we have about a 10-20% chance), but I think we will be very motivated after getting embarassed last time at Duke.

Auguste better play A LOT better tonight if we are going to have a chance. He was awful last night. I love the ability to shoot from outside but i think they could have gone straight to the board more.

 

[CarrollVermin]

I would bet $400, the total in my bank account, that ND loses before the Sweet 16. I would bet half of that they lose in the first round. I love Jerian Grant, Pat, Demetrius, Vasturia, and Colson and I like the way they play, but Brey, for all his regular-season magic, is atrocious in March.

There is one thing that I will NEVER do as an Irish fan...and that is trust Mike Brey in March. I would agree with you that a second round exit is probably the best that we can hope for right now.

 

[Irish#1]

I think we keep it close. I don't think we win (I'd say realistically we have about a 10-20% chance), but I think we will be very motivated after getting embarassed last time at Duke.

Hope you're right.

 

[irishfan]

There is one thing that I will NEVER do as an Irish fan...and that is trust Mike Brey in March. I would agree with you that a second round exit is probably the best that we can hope for right now.

The best? We're going to be a 3/4 seed. I know we don't have a good track record, but thinking that beating a 13/14 seed and then losing to a 5 or 6 seed is the best we can do is beyond pessimistic.