JotCast | Notre Dame men's basketball chat - August 2022

Thomas Noie

3:24

That will do it for today. Thanks for all who participated. We'll try and sneak another in maybe in September after the schedule has been released. Question or comment that cannot wait? Drop me a note at tnoie@sbtinfo.com. Enjoy the rest of the summer!

2:58

Slo's a career 24-88 as a head coach. Some guys are better/best as assistant coaches and he certainly is one of them. Notre Dame doesn't do what it did last season without Anthony Solomon. He may have been the real MVP....#nojoke

2:57

I was thrilled when Brey brought back Solomon last year. Why wouldn't he be mentioned as Brey's successor? Have you noticed the job that Martin Inglesby has done at Delware?

Thomas Noie

2:57

Amen....covered him during my early days at the Tribune...weird to then play pickup with him for a few years many years later.

Mick

2:56

Oh, I don't doubt that he can still ball. He had the Jersey Pro-Am record for points in a quarter back in the day, the same league in which Troy Murphy later played, who was also a man among boys. Kuroswki was a top talent, but like Carmody, his body failed him. John Wallace called Kurowski one of the best guys he played with back then.

Thomas Noie

2:52

Still can ball...

Mick

2:51

In fairness, Kurowski left his knees on the floor Louisville and Xavier, or somewhere.

Thomas Noie

2:45

Would never enter the portal - you have what you have and you make it work however you can. My game? Easy - a dime a dozen for a 5-11 guard with a decent shot and hops who can occasionally get to the rim. Once hung 27 points on former Irish swingman Keith Kurowski in a church-league game. DMs not open.

joe from the south side

2:42

Tom, With all of the "benefits" associated with NIL and D1 BBL, and the free agency created within the transfer protal, would you considering entering the portal, and how would you describe your game to interested coaches?

Thomas Noie

2:38

Clint: Absolutely. Times 10. I've had a standing offer to speak with Robby Carmody each of the last three years but that request was denied/reshuffled, etc. I'll certainly try again in the fall. He has a story worth telling, even if that story doesn't include playing time. Good kid, awful run of injuries.

Clint from Winnipeg

2:36

Hey, I think a story on Robby Carmody -- his mindset at this point -- actually would be kind of interesting.

Thomas Noie

2:36

Buck: Think also that Flory Bidunga needs to look at Notre Dame. If there's mutual interest, then there's something there. Highly doubt he's not at least on the Notre Dame radar, right?

Buck from Kokomo

2:35

Need to look at Flory Bidunga from Kokomo. AzState, Auburn, Wake and Creighton have apparently already offered. He's only 80 miles South!

Thomas Noie

2:35

CHECK!

joe from the south side

2:35

Tom, Alex Wade? Might as well go A to Z.

Thomas Noie

2:33

If that's a Tony Sanders question, that means one for Robby Carmody can't be far behind.....come on....help me fill out that square on my Irish chat BINGO card!

2:32

Or, he might be the next Jack Cooley/Martinas Geben who waits for his chance and then....viola! That's recruiting - you just don't know.

joe from the south side

2:31

Tom, 5 hours of conversation and no mention of Sanders. So, that recruiting class consisted of a transfer, a JR who maybe an 8th man, and a JR who might be the 10th man. Sounds like the 2023 class all over again.

Thomas Noie

2:27

Clint: Usually tryouts near fall camp or from previous tryouts where there's a name somewhere for that stuff....but never, ever any suggestions from that dope Tom Noie. He knows nothing...

Clint from Winnipeg

2:26

How does Notre Dame come up with its walk-ons? On-campus tryouts? Recommendations from trusted coaches? Tom Noie's suggestions?

Thomas Noie

2:26

MJ: Understood. I think it's more a fifth-year loyalty kind of thing. OK, you wear the white (starter's) jersey in spring and summer because you're a main guy. But as time goes on, it should become clear that J.J. Starling is a better player and earns the right to start. Of course, if Trey Wertz does everything asked of him and elevates his game to the required level, then there's a decision that needs to be made. Just get the feeling that Notre Dame is better with Starling in a main role and Wertz as the complementary piece. Doesn't mean he's not a main guy, just not a starting guy.

2:23

Thanks for the chat. I can't see Wertz as a starter. Too many brainfarts like the steal and subsequent intentional foul that changed the momentum of the Texas Tech game.

Thomas Noie

2:05

Thanks Mr. Allenspach!

Mick

2:05

Most transfers, grad transfers or otherwise, do not light it up for their next schools. Brey went after some of the most highly-sought transfers over the last few years: Tre Mitchell, Kevin Marfo, Jordan Bruner, EJ Anosike, Justin Pierce, et al. They either underwhelmed or did nothing at their next stops. I would rather take a chance on an 18 year-old senior in the no. 150-300 range and see if he develops rather than a 23 year-old who is what he is after four years of college basketball at the low or mid level. For example, in this years class, Riley Allenspach. Has the genes, grades, is 6'10"/6'11" and played well this summer.

Thomas Noie

1:57

Paul Atkinson. He gave them something inside that Nate Laszewski and Ven-Allen Lubin likely will not. What Hubb did others can do this season. If I had to choose who Notre Dame would miss most this season, I'd naturally go with...Blake Wesley.

Jim Tal, Valley Center, CA.

1:56

Tom, I hit send too quickly. I'll try again. In your opinion, who will the Irish miss more from an overall influence and impact standpoint, Prentiss Hubb or Paul Atkinson? To me that would seem a very hard choice.

Thomas Noie

1:56

You'd think that would be the case. We'll see,

Wadelite

Accidentally hit send. Have to believe Brey will bring in at least 2 graduate transfers for 23-24?

1:56

Based on a solid belief Carmody and Ryan will not be at ND next season, there will be no one on the roster next season with just one year of eligibility

Thomas Noie

1:55

True, but name a program where fans DON'T feel it's feast or famine in recruiting. Even if Notre Dame operated like Duke or Carolina or Kentucky, you'd be like, they offered this guy or that guy and didn't get him. What's going on? Notre Dame operates within the parameters of the university and recruits guys it actually feels it can get. There's an expectation there that this program should be more than it is - in every phase. That's simply not going to happen.

joe from the south side

1:53

Tom, Dai Dai Ames was a Top 60PG from Chicago who was one of the first PGs ND went after. I think Mick is making the same point as me, and doing it very well. It is too much feast or famine with recruiting.

Thomas Noie

1:53

All the time...and 1970s, 80s and 90s as well...he made it a point when he arrived a lifetime ago to reconnect guys with the program after it wandered through the college basketball wilderness as an independent for a decade.

Mick

1:52

Do any of the 90s and early 2000s guys ever come to SB for practices or to talk to Brey?

Thomas Noie

1:23

Penn and Columbia look around and wonder, what about us????

Mick

1:23

Indeed! We've secured a commitment from Yale before. Now onto the Crimson and Tigers! By 2030, we should make it Brown and Dartmouth!

Thomas Noie

1:22

Joe: Man, that's a zero-win situation. Like naming my top five players during my time on the beat. Somebody's getting left out, and somebody's going to be salty. So I'll take the middle of the road approach and say I try to read as much as I can from anyone/everyone on the beat. If you're any good, and I try to be, you have to do it. Read everybody. Learn something, and be better tomorrow than you were today.

joe from the south side

1:21

Tom, Let me put you on the spot. I read most ND articles from all of the various sites--in all sports. In your opinion, which of your colleagues/competitors would you say does a good job of reporting? If you had to read somebody else's work covering ND, who would it be and why?

Thomas Noie

1:18

Steve: Not sure, because I don't know if that's even on the radar of Notre Dame recruits (certainly not as much as playing in a Final Four.) LOL. Don't think any recruit ever said they were going to Notre Dame because it's an Under Armour school. Personal preference? I'm wearing Nike every time.

Steve

1:16

Assuming the contract $ would be the same and not getting into the financial side of things, do you thinking ND signing with Nike and dumping Under Armour would help with recruiting?

Thomas Noie

1:14

Ivy League, here come the Irish!

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