ND Bball on the "Bubble"

[irishfan]

As of right now we are the #3 team to be left out of the Big Dance. Not bad as we were #14 last week.

Bracketology - ESPN

 

[PADOMERNUT]

We will have a chance to play our way in. We have games remaining against Louisville, Marquette, UCONN. In other words games against teams that we will be fighting for spots with. Thursday's game at SHU is absolutely huge.

 

[irishfan]

Next two games at Seton Hall and vs. St. Johns are must-wins. Of our last 5 games, you're right that at Louisville, vs. UCONN, and at Marquette are the most important. Playing vs. Pitt and at Gtown inbetween also give us great chances to get another signature win.

Winning the next two games are necessary. 2-3 in our last 5 would put us right on the bubble while I think 3-2 (and a win in the 1st round of the Big East Tourney) would put us in.

 

[DomeisourHome]

Here's a link to a matrix of predicted bracket seeds. They compile predicted brackets from many sites and put them together to estimate if the team will be in or out and what their seed will be. According to them Notre Dame has a lot of work to do.

The Bracket Project's Bracket Matrix - 2010

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Yay, Butler is a 6 seed!

Notre Dame can't lose to a team that won't make the tourney like UConn or Seton Hall and they need to go to at worst the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.

 

[Nuggz43]

dang we lost to SHU so im pretty much expecting NIT now

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

NIT at best. ND needs a coach who coaches fundamentals and defense.

 

[irishfan]

ND is the #8 team out now in the updated Bracketology.

The remaining 5 games left are:

at Louisville
vs Pitt
at Gtown
vs UCONN
at Marquette

Barring a run or collapse in the Big East Tourney, 2-3 means that we are out, 3-2 and were still right on the bubble, and 4-1 and I think we are in.

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

Minus Gody, they aren't much of a team.

Remember when defense mattered?

 

[MeanGreen]

This is not a well coached team. Practically each and every player is under utilized. It's a same Jackson, Hansborough and Gody have to log the minutes they do. It's also a shame most of the bench watches every game, without the chance to help the team or improve the skill. I thought Brey could do the job here. He can't. His recruit has fallen way off. Our team does not have the make-up of a Big East team, nor do we play like one. No defense, no rebounding, no big man in the middle. Time to move on, next year is going to be bad with all the graduations from this team.

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Defense is too boring to matter. Duh.