Mike Brey
Mike Brey
Michael Paul Breyis an American college basketball coach. He has been the men's head coach at the University of Notre Dame since July 14, 2000...
certainly confident dribble explosive guard heck shooting
They're really athletic. They guard the heck out of you and certainly are very explosive off the dribble and shooting the 3-point shot. It's a very confident team.
basketball gave hurt key poised second shots
They're a very poised basketball team. We gave up second shots at key times. That really hurt us.
east field heck honored knew team
They're a heck of a team. They're really good, but we knew the field was going tough. Like I told our guys, they're a Big East team and we're honored to be in it.
concerned front invested loose shot
At least in front of the guys, I was as loose as heck. I was disappointed because we've invested so much. I was just concerned that you don't think you have a shot any more.
east feeling saying start
As of now, we're feeling pretty confident. I like that group. We've had better spacing on offense. But there's no rulebook saying we have to have a set lineup when we start Big East play.
hit lefty rode shot talented tough
That shot Bowman hit was a tough shot. Torin (Francis) rode him into the cheerleaders and he hit a lefty runner. That's just a talented play. You can't do much better than what he did right there.
couple felt frame human human-nature kicks losses mind nature takes
Your frame of mind is a little different after that and human nature kicks in. Our losses - not only a couple in a row, but any one of them - we felt like we could have won. It takes its toll.
body weight
The weight of the world was on their shoulders. I think it showed up in play and in body language.
dean hurt
Dean being nicked up for them is like Quinn being hurt for us. And I don't want to think about it.
bit breakfast caffeine changed definitely karma moving order pick route spot
A different breakfast order at my breakfast spot. I definitely changed that up. My route was a little bit different. I usually pick up a little caffeine on the way in. I just went to a little different spot to pick it up. We're moving the karma around a little bit here.
game life line urgency
I think we know our postseason life is on the line every day - not every game - every day. We have our sense of urgency every day.
body floor guys helped language poised rely rocks seniors talked
I thought our seniors kind of helped with a poised demeanor. I thought Torin and Chris' body language and how they talked in huddles, they were rocks out there that the guys on the floor could rely on.
apart crumble either hardened
I think we've been hardened by it. You can either crumble and come apart or be hardened by it.
daily four guys last year
Last year everyone went, this year we've got four guys not going. On a daily basis, it's intense.