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...
instinct killer second start
We had a little killer instinct to start the second half.
defend second
We just couldn't defend them in the second half. You could feel it coming.
dean fearless forced game knew louisville needed steal tried win
You knew Dean was going to try to take a forced 3. We tried to steal one on the road, we had it right there, and that's when we needed to win it, right there. ... Louisville was fearless to put that game into overtime.
character key months rely solid stay together
Who can stay together over two months is really a key thing. One thing we do have is solid guys, so when you get smacked and things aren't going good, you can rely on the character of these guys.
human human-nature locker nature needed pat room smile
We needed to go into that locker room with a smile. Human nature says, too, that after going through what we've been through, you need to go into the locker room and smile and pat each other on the back a little bit.
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.
ball carry flowing friday good guys number shooting
We do know where the ball should go. We're unselfish. Probably what we did tonight, too, was we had a good number of guys make shots. I think we're a good shooting team. I don't know if we've had this many guys flowing and shoot the ball well. Ã I'd like to see us carry it over Friday night.
alike close
We're a lot alike in that we've let a lot of close ones get away.
basket drive pressures
He really pressures the ball. He's another one who can drive to the basket other than Carter.
breathing giving key knew luke offense
Got after them a little bit. They knew they could be better. Luke Zeller's offense was a key to giving us some breathing room.
absolutely anyone head jump sorry
You can't feel sorry for yourself. I think they know I'll jump them if anyone hangs their head or mopes around. That's the one thing that's absolutely unacceptable.
good guys main tape tonight virginia watch west
The main thing is to be resilient. Our guys are resilient. We are going to have to watch some West Virginia tape tonight and get ready. They were a very good team.
ended fitting hard ride rode year
If he doesn't make big plays, this thing would have ended in regulation. It's very fitting -- we rode him hard all year and man, did we ride him hard (Monday).