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...
group heard hearts hurtful last maybe move problem selection taken watched
The problem with last year's group was they watched the selection show and had their hearts taken from them. And maybe more hurtful than that was they heard all the speculation for a day that they should have been in, as much as I told them, 'It's over, move on, we're in the NIT.' ... This group, there's no drama.
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.
close door eight elite last office reached sitting virginia west year
I know because I'm sitting in the seat. I think about last year when West Virginia -- which started 1-5 in the Big East, then reached the Elite Eight -- was struggling. They could close the door to the coach's office and say, 'At least we're going to New York.' Now we may not have that.
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.
guys hands people playing stuff
I think guys like playing with him. He's all over the place and getting his hands on stuff and elbowing people in the back of the head. He's active.