tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post5986529846801288679..comments2023-07-06T11:25:56.194-04:00Comments on Black and Green Irish Men's Basketball Report: Notre Dame 74, Boston U. 67BlackandGreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08973328610673633428noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post-40219252108488517732008-12-14T12:33:00.000-05:002008-12-14T12:33:00.000-05:00While I certainly think that rebounding will be an...While I certainly think that rebounding will be an issue in Big East play, it certainly does not eliminate us from the top 4 in the league. We beat Texas with nine fewer boards and no real second rebounder on the team (Hillesland had six, then Tory and Mac at 5).<BR/><BR/>I really think additional time for Nash is the answer. Brey mentioned in his radio interview yesterday that he had difficulty putting even getting Zeller minutes due to Boston's small lineup. They didn't outmuscle us, just seemed to get to rebounds in open space better.<BR/><BR/>In the second half, adjustments were made that really changed the balance of the game. We stuck to the seven man rotation, but it worked. He outscored Boston by 13 and outrebounded them by six. Those are good numbers in a half no matter the competition.<BR/><BR/>While Harangody definitely gets the lion's share of rebounds, that doesn't necessarily reflect poorly on the rest of the team. If we can just get the rebounding battle even, we can win 12-13 league games on our superior shooting alone. That's a big "if," but our second half effort on the boards will go a long way to achieving that goal.BlackandGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973328610673633428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post-48699369386220068902008-12-14T09:52:00.000-05:002008-12-14T09:52:00.000-05:00Two more nothing games and then the Big East. As I...Two more nothing games and then the Big East. As I look at the schedule I see 11-7 maybe 10-6? By the end of the season Gody will deserve the Purple Heart. This will be a fun team to watch, but not a top twenty team. We lack the size, toughness and depth for that to happen. Under Brey we'll never have depth because he's not comfortable with more than maybe seven in one year. I would love to be proven wrong.......Golden Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566880133005131033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post-68930222709187824632008-12-14T00:44:00.000-05:002008-12-14T00:44:00.000-05:00Hillesland really attacked today, which was a nice...Hillesland really attacked today, which was a nice sign. He carried the team by driving to the basket on a couple early second half possessions. Of course, he still looks completely flustered by the charity stripe. I've never seen a guy look that frustrated after nearly air balling a free throw.BlackandGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973328610673633428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37698030.post-64944750096732958272008-12-13T21:53:00.000-05:002008-12-13T21:53:00.000-05:00Tough game. BU actually looked a lot better than I...Tough game. BU actually looked a lot better than I thought and had it not been for their 3 point shooting in the second half, it wouldn't have been close at the end.<BR/><BR/>Also - a note on the first half rebounding. It seemed to me that they were getting really long carroms off the rim. It wasn't that we weren't boxing out, it was that the rebounds were happening 8-10 feet from the bucket.<BR/><BR/>I also think Hillesland started to finish better this game [with the exception of the last 2].Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com