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...
body hard players punched taken
Our players have been punched hard and taken some body blows.
apart crumble either hardened
I think we've been hardened by it. You can either crumble and come apart or be hardened by it.
bang defended fearless free hard knocked struggling three
He was struggling early, and it was hard to get him loose. The one thing about him is he's a fearless guy, and at any time, he can bang one in. He knocked down that three and then the free throws, and then he defended their three-point shot.
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).
discussed floor guys helped poised rely rocks seniors since
Our seniors helped with a poised demeanor. We discussed that since Saturday. They were rocks that the guys on the floor could rely on.
amount anybody change posted three
Don't let anybody tell you you need 'X' amount of wins. Because I don't know that, and no one knows. This thing is going to change every three days. I'll keep you posted on that.
alike close
We're a lot alike in that we've let a lot of close ones get away.
instinct killer second start
We had a little killer instinct to start the second half.
bit hoping
I was hoping we could play a little bit better.
body nba
I think he's going to be on an NBA roster, with that body and that length.
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.
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.