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.
focus great high kids love school since starts state success thankfully tried
Since I've been at Notre Dame, I've really tried to focus on the state, and thankfully we've had a lot of success with it. I love the kids in the state of Indiana. I think it starts with great high school coaches.
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.
four good gotten players starting starts
I like starting the way we start. We've gotten off to good starts with four perimeter players and a big. That's been a good out-of-the-gate lineup.
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.
alike close
We're a lot alike in that we've let a lot of close ones get away.
body hard players punched taken
Our players have been punched hard and taken some body blows.
body nba
I think he's going to be on an NBA roster, with that body and that length.
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.
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.