First of all, apologies for not posting yesterday. You see, Jack Swarbrick called and apparently he has this job opening so I had to fly into New York for an interview this morning...
I got an e-mail this morning from a recent ND grad who contributes to this blog and had a very nice write-up on the basketball season yesterday. Thrown-in are a few quotes from Kyle McAlarney and Ryan Ayers. Definitely a worthwhile read.
Finally, a few more comments on the game Sunday. There were a few things I neglected to touch on in the main post. Obviously Tim Abromaitis starting is a very good sign. I've lavished praise on the young man from Alumni Hall enough this season already, but once again it seems that the coaches have found a diamond in the recruiting rough. Our competition for this guy came from strictly academic powerhouses (Princeton, Penn, Yale, Rice, and a very bad Northwestern program), so this just seems to be a good scouting job by our staff. His teeth will be cut in Big East play and it is far too early to annoint him the next great Irish player, but I really like what I've seen so far. Now if he had just gotten any experience in his first two years...
One last note on recruiting, it looks like the football coaches have zeroed in on the guy to replace Manti Teo at middle linebacker.
EDIT: Big mistake. Abro started in place of Peoples, not Nash. I missed the start of Sunday's game and had to ask about the starting lineup. Very sorry about the mix-up.
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Twice you've said Abro started in place of Nash? Do you go to the games? He started in place of Peoples.......
Wow, my sincere apologies. I missed the beginning of Sunday's game and relied on the information of those around me. Bad, bad idea.
Brey's insistence on keeping his tight 7 man rotation will end up costing him big time if he can't provide meaningful minutes for the freshman ever. 7 minutes for Broghammer, 6 minutes for Brooks and 4 minutes for Cooley in garbage time will never develop these players for productive time during conference play. Whatever is he waiting for with this inferior non-conference play. This line that this team is a work in progress with new roles being forged for the 7 man rotation is completely bogus. He knows what he has, and he has to recruit better players that can contribute or develop quickly, or they are destined for the NIT yet again.
It has been Brey's sad history to keep a very tight bench to his detriment as his player's have always seemed to wear out with the season on the line. With a mid-Big East finish and the liklihood of having to play in four straight days during the Big East tournament, they will never be able to advance in Big East play without some contributions from the young guys. Their RPI will never be solid enough with the cream puffs placed on this year's non-conference schedule to get a NCAA bid. Where is the depth in scoring and rebounding going to come from when Gody is shut down during the Big East wars?
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