ND is the best passing team in the country...no team moves the ball better than they do...it's called COACHING. To you Brey haters....go crawl back under your rocks...
Mike Brey
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Can he coach the football team too? Who wouldn't want to play for Brey? Loved his post game interview!
The job he has done...especially in player development of Jackson and Vasturia...the concepts of sharing the ball and making the extra pass....the desire on the defensive end. Did you see the footwork defensively the first 7 minutes of the game! Switching quickly, showing and recovering on ball screens....the man has done a great job. And I agree..players love playing for him...he is constantly so positive. "Loosest coach in America." It works...
You mean the job Connaughton has done ... he's playing like an all American ..... he tells everyone what to do
D jax was unstoppable tonight ... but player development of this guy is a flaw not a strength ..... he has gone missing plenty this season and nights like tonight make you scratch your head as to why
Defense??? ... they were ok but w state missed 7 layups in 1st half alone ... I'm not surprised you would call that great .... w state just couldn't match effort against Kansas
Is Brey positive .... sure .... even when the sky is falling .... it is what takes the place of real coaching .... just clap your hands and say "good job" ..... and the players love him .... for sure .... nobody would rightfully call Brey a jerk ... he is one helluva nice guy (true story) and lets players do whatever they want
He is definitely loose as well ..... this shouldn't be too hard when you don't have the burden of coaching and calling any plays
What has worked is Connaughton/Grant and the occasional player coming up big Auguste/Colson/D Jax
Bodizephax
I've posted how many times?
Buguit, you are too old school. The game of college basketball has passed you by. You don't even know it but you just described what a modern Great Coach is all about. KISS (Keep it simple stupid). Basketball is a simple game and needs simple men to coach.
The Irish are going to win it all this year as long as Mike Brey keeps doing what he is doing,
The Irish are going to win it all this year as long as Mike Brey keeps doing what he is doing,
Modern great coach ???? .... oof ... I realize the college game has suffered from what I've always called "NBA bleeding" ..... the players coming out of high school who are the prima donnas would seem less and less coachable who put more work in their dunks than their mid range jump shot or free throws ..... and I think there are a lot of big name coaches who run their teams like NBA teams like Brey .... Pitino/Coach K ...... but Brey is no Pitino or Coach K .... those guys can afford to sit back and let their talent win out (most of the time) ..... this is one year Brey has been able to get away with thisOriginally posted by Bodizephax:
Buguit, you are too old school. The game of college basketball has passed you by. You don't even know it but you just described what a modern Great Coach is all about. KISS (Keep it simple stupid). Basketball is a simple game and needs simple men to coach.
The Irish are going to win it all this year as long as Mike Brey keeps doing what he is doing,
I still think a coach is supposed to lead and make the calls ..... I think it is ok to give players space to let them go at times ... but not for all the players all the time ..... a major issue and one reason ND has not been this far in 15 years ... Keeping it simple IMO has an upside but there needs to be some balance ...... It should be ok to expect your players to be educated on how to adjust your game to different situations/players/styles of play
Connaughton is a perfect example of what a smart player with ability can do ..... he holds this ship together and he plays like his basketball IQ is off the charts ..... almost always in the right place ..... telling everyone else where they are supposed to be ..... constantly makes big plays in all facets of the game .... big shots/rebounds/plays d/gets more than his share of loose balls .... he is priceless
Nice pic! ... there is a certain irony to it though
My only knock on Brey is that he benched Martin Geben. Colson is a scorer but Geben provides defensive size. We will need backups against Kentuckys big men. Either Torres or Geben will be needed if Auguste fouls out.
Well unfortunately the detractors may have a silver lining in
the Irish's deep tournament run. Brey is getting A LOT of attention.
The Irish are getting A LOT of attention. If they beat Kentucky....
they will be the feel-good story of college basketball 2015.
With that attention comes inevitable interest from other programs for
your head coach.
Really don't see Brey leaving ND. He has a real cushy job here with
little to no pressure to win. He makes decent money. It's a good gig.
(Also, the deep tourney run will undoubtedly get him a raise or giant bonus)
But who knows what he wants in his heart. Maybe there is a "dream"
job out there somewhere for him.
We shall see.
the Irish's deep tournament run. Brey is getting A LOT of attention.
The Irish are getting A LOT of attention. If they beat Kentucky....
they will be the feel-good story of college basketball 2015.
With that attention comes inevitable interest from other programs for
your head coach.
Really don't see Brey leaving ND. He has a real cushy job here with
little to no pressure to win. He makes decent money. It's a good gig.
(Also, the deep tourney run will undoubtedly get him a raise or giant bonus)
But who knows what he wants in his heart. Maybe there is a "dream"
job out there somewhere for him.
We shall see.
SouthBender...I think this is his "dream job"....I say you will see him in the broadcast booth before being on another sideline....I think he finishes this contract in 2021 and heads to espn....jmo
But you never know....players like playing for him and maybe the thought of going somewhere where he doesn't have the academic restrictions and better facilities will make him take a look. Word is out that Alabama is opening up the checkbook to get Marshall from WSU and Ariz State job is open...
I also predict that you guys will have to read a moronic post from the biggest moron on this site about Brey never being offered a job, specifically the MD gig a coupla years back...although there never was anything printed that he was even interested in it...
But you never know....players like playing for him and maybe the thought of going somewhere where he doesn't have the academic restrictions and better facilities will make him take a look. Word is out that Alabama is opening up the checkbook to get Marshall from WSU and Ariz State job is open...
I also predict that you guys will have to read a moronic post from the biggest moron on this site about Brey never being offered a job, specifically the MD gig a coupla years back...although there never was anything printed that he was even interested in it...
It is a time to be positive ...... and the team success should be celebrated ...... Brey homers want to devalue Grant and Connaughton and co's contributions and what they do within the confines of the umbrella they are working under .... this is nothing new
If Brey wins any coaching award this year he should give it to Connaughton .... unless people think that letting the players do whatever they want is the perfect master plan
Few around here seem to have the basketball IQ to see a lot of things that are painfully obvious and have been for 15 years
Way to cowboy up and give credit where credit is due. This year was special, no matter what happens tomorrow nite. My favorite part of the year: The 9:30-3:15 mark of the 2nd half of the ACC title game...if that 6 minute stretch didn't show how well this team is coached...and it just wasn't one guy...they all kicked ass. That was NBA caliber passing , ball movement, and cutting.
Seeing that Bug has commented and without removing the ignore..............It's all the players doing and no coaching credit at all to Coach Brey which shouldn't be a surprise since that is his mantra year after year and just the player's name changes who is now the de facto coach of the team.
I guess it's no credit that Coach Brey creates team leaders which is shocking since EVERY team has players who are considered leaders on the team. Why is that you might ask? Because the coach recognizes those qualities and allows them to help direct the team.
As far as coaching, the decision that won the game last night was when Coach Brey called time out after Notre Dame lost the lead, calmed the team down and then they went out and took the game over. That is why he is the leader of this team and why the players obviously love playing for him.
That post-game interview with Connaughton and Coach Brey would make me want to play for him if I was a high schooler.
I guess it's no credit that Coach Brey creates team leaders which is shocking since EVERY team has players who are considered leaders on the team. Why is that you might ask? Because the coach recognizes those qualities and allows them to help direct the team.
As far as coaching, the decision that won the game last night was when Coach Brey called time out after Notre Dame lost the lead, calmed the team down and then they went out and took the game over. That is why he is the leader of this team and why the players obviously love playing for him.
That post-game interview with Connaughton and Coach Brey would make me want to play for him if I was a high schooler.
That post-game interview with Connaughton and Coach Brey would make me want to play for him if I was a high schooler
Here's hoping that Caleb Swanigan listened to that interview and feels the same way....
Here's hoping that Caleb Swanigan listened to that interview and feels the same way....
You are bound to have good leaders when you have players capable of surviving at ND for 4 years (no one and dones) .... you end up with much more mature players
Leaving it to our team leaders is not genius .... it is this way of doing things that has lead to 14 years of getting bounced by lower seeds and worse
I did see Brey call a TO ... the timing was good .... I take back everything I said ... Brey is a genius .... that won the game
sorry but you can't be as efficient on offense as this nd team is without quality coaching. it just doesn't happen by accident. grant and connaughton don't become the players they are by accident. brey has had his bad moments and deserved criticism over the years. he deserves the bulk of the credit for this seasons success.
Echo, that was a good post.......Is Coach Brey a perfect coach? I don't think anyone is saying he is but he is a great example of what Notre Dame is supposed to be. Players are recruited who will graduate and bring to Notre Dame what we all claim should be the student-athlete ideal. He has had relatively few player incidents and to their credit, the players have come back after their off the court issues to finish their basketball careers for Coach Brey.
The other thing is it's laughable to say that this offense and an improving defense happens by accident. That is what a good coach does.
I had to laugh seeing you copied Bug's response. Coach Brey does recruit four year players because they become great leaders of this team. I guess having good leaders on the team is a bad thing. It's pointless arguing with someone who has such a anti-Brey obsession that he constantly contradicts himself in his criticism.
Also, that timeout was not just good timing, it was the turning point of the game. Genius? Maybe.....
On to Kentucky which will hopefully be a great game........
The other thing is it's laughable to say that this offense and an improving defense happens by accident. That is what a good coach does.
I had to laugh seeing you copied Bug's response. Coach Brey does recruit four year players because they become great leaders of this team. I guess having good leaders on the team is a bad thing. It's pointless arguing with someone who has such a anti-Brey obsession that he constantly contradicts himself in his criticism.
Also, that timeout was not just good timing, it was the turning point of the game. Genius? Maybe.....
On to Kentucky which will hopefully be a great game........
