Notre Dame 2024-25 Season

[DallasDomer]

ND looks great but I wish Hidalgo could hit a shot without screaming and carrying on like she just won the NC.

I think I pasted my comment in the wrong section so I'll try again. Sorry.
If I were on the opposing team, I would either be offended or think she's immature. If I were on her team, I would be motivated by her antics or write it off as her being herself. I can't tell if she's genuinely that excited about every thing she does or if she's trying to pump up her team.

Either way, it probably helps her team more than it hurts, and if that's just how she is, I doubt we'll ever see her any other way. It has been successful for her to date, so I can't see her changing. If she bothers you, my only suggestion is don't watch her.

 

[Frankus]

Olivia Miles Had a Heckuva First Week Back ....

Well deserved. She looks totally healthy.

I see a lot of inquiries about Olivia and Hannah coexisting and here's what I see so far: Notre Dame is running a faster and quicker offense with the addition of Olivia and Liatu King. They are constantly pushing the ball upcourt. Sometimes it's Olivia and sometimes it's Hannah starting with the ball, but both are fast and talented to create or score quick buckets. When they do settle into a half court game, both Olivia and Hannah can beat their defenders off the dribble and either score or dish.

 

[Blueballer]

I think I pasted my comment in the wrong section so I'll try again. Sorry.
If I were on the opposing team, I would either be offended or think she's immature. If I were on her team, I would be motivated by her antics or write it off as her being herself. I can't tell if she's genuinely that excited about every thing she does or if she's trying to pump up her team.

Either way, it probably helps her team more than it hurts, and if that's just how she is, I doubt we'll ever see her any other way. It has been successful for her to date, so I can't see her changing. If she bothers you, my only suggestion is don't watch her.

Ah, the old "change the channel" argumant. Tough to do when you're a fan who wants to watch the top ranked teams. Hey, if she wants to look unprofessional that's on her. Have to disagree on the impact. I think what she does is a huge motivator for the other team more than ND. I have no problem with emotion but it can be overdone. I've seen many of these celebrating players do so at the expense of getting back on defense. Time will tell how well this goes over for her.

 

[Dillon77]

Well deserved. She looks totally healthy.

I see a lot of inquiries about Olivia and Hannah coexisting and here's what I see so far: Notre Dame is running a faster and quicker offense with the addition of Olivia and Liatu King. They are constantly pushing the ball upcourt. Sometimes it's Olivia and sometimes it's Hannah starting with the ball, but both are fast and talented to create or score quick buckets. When they do settle into a half court game, both Olivia and Hannah can beat their defenders off the dribble and either score or dish.

Sonia Citron just had her first game back from a few weeks off dealing with an ankle injury. Once she gets in the groove, the fast break will look even more downhill to opponents.

Ditto for the halfcourt, particularly as Kate Koval adjusts to, well, everything (she's doing pretty well thus far) and Liza Karlen and one Maddy Westbeld get back. Westbeld has been such a steady force for the Irish for 4 years that she's sometime taken for granted.
Her excellence will be an exclamation point for the Irish on all fronts: offense, defense and rebounding.

 

[DallasDomer]

Ah, the old "change the channel" argumant. Tough to do when you're a fan who wants to watch the top ranked teams. Hey, if she wants to look unprofessional that's on her. Have to disagree on the impact. I think what she does is a huge motivator for the other team more than ND. I have no problem with emotion but it can be overdone. I've seen many of these celebrating players do so at the expense of getting back on defense. Time will tell how well this goes over for her.

I will try to note the opposing team's reaction I haven't noticed but I wasn't looking.

Agree with some not getting back but the major celebrations I've seen her do is on the floor after a foul. And I didn't mean to change the channel. I just meant to not notice her "antics". There's usually something else going on except sometimes they zoom in on her, I have no suggestions for that.

 

[Dillon77]

ND Doubles Up James Madison, 92-46; Koval Notches Double-Double

• Kate Koval: 14 pts (5-7 from the field, 4-6 from FT line), 16 rebounds, 2 steals and 6 blocks in 30 minutes.
• Hannah Hidalgo: 24 points (8-19 from field, 6-7 from FT line) 4 steals, 6 rebounds.
• Olivia Miles, 16 points (4-7 from the field, 6-7 from FT line), 8 assists, 6 rebounds.

Liatu King, who had 11 points midway through the 3rd quarter, collided with some JMU players then the floor...hard. She left the floor under her own power with no limp, then the bench as she went to the ND locker room. She didn't return. We'll see.

Next game for Irish: Sunday afternoon @ Lafayette.

 

[packwrap]

Domers figuring it out. Miles will be playmaker, Hidalgo the shooter. Room for both.

Koval off to a great start.

Hope they can stay healthy, as U$C and UConn games will be outstanding.

 

[Frankus]

Sonia Citron just had her first game back from a few weeks off dealing with an ankle injury. Once she gets in the groove, the fast break will look even more downhill to opponents.

Ditto for the halfcourt, particularly as Kate Koval adjusts to, well, everything (she's doing pretty well thus far) and Liza Karlen and one Maddy Westbeld get back. Westbeld has been such a steady force for the Irish for 4 years that she's sometime taken for granted.
Her excellence will be an exclamation point for the Irish on all fronts: offense, defense and rebounding.

Sonia is interesting because she is going to be our main defensive stopper against taller elite guards due to her height, quickness and experience in key games. She did that last night against James Madison's best player, but her offense suffered. In the best of both world's she will also shoot well.

If not, we have Maddy and (hopefully) Emma Rish as dependable outside shooters who will benefit when defenses have to collapse to contain OM and HH.

I'm looking forward to Liza Karlen's return. In the meantime Kate Koval is getting lots of playing time to enhance her skills at game speed. We need Karlen as inside relief scoring and rebounding, and 5 extra fouls when those will matter against teams with dominant bigs.

 

[Alydar]

I am a Chicago native. It was not even close. A 2 1/2 hour drive to South Bend for a game was much more desirable than seeing the Bears or any other team.

That's great for football. I worked with a NDame grad who told me that there was nothing like S Bend after a football victory but after a loss the only sound was "crickets".
NDame's identity revolves around football. UConn revolves around hoops and recruits see that.

 

[DallasDomer]

That's great for football. I worked with a NDame grad who told me that there was nothing like S Bend after a football victory but after a loss the only sound was "crickets".
NDame's identity revolves around football. UConn revolves around hoops and recruits see that.

It used to revolve around football until Digger and McGraw started winning. But basketball only holds ~10,000 vs football's 78,000 so there's a big difference in money, people, and the towns attitude. By the way ND is not in South Bend. ND is in Notre Dame Indiana with its own post office police etc. You have to go through SB to get there.

 

[DallasDomer]

This point has needed to be made every year it seems. Thank you. Meaningless is the word to describe Massey preseason.

After only a few games the Uconn strength of schedule has gotten worse, down to #27 for the year. Again this will change as teams move in the rankings but I was very surprised. The teams that drag Uconn down are:
Boston Univ #210
F Dickinson #203
Holy Cross #184
Georgetown #118
Providence #119
Marquette #82
Butler #75
Louisville dropping to #25 doesn't help either.

I'd say it's still too early to actually consider this as real but the drop surprised me.

Massey Ratings - University of Connecticut Huskies

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Massey Ratings - College Basketball Women's : NCAA D1 Ratings

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[oldude]

After only a few games the Uconn strength of schedule has gotten worse, down to #27 for the year. Again this will change as teams move in the rankings but I was very surprised. The teams that drag Uconn down are:
Boston Univ #210
F Dickinson #203
Holy Cross #184
Georgetown #118
Providence #119
Marquette #82
Butler #75
Louisville dropping to #25 doesn't help either.

I'd say it's still too early to actually consider this as real but the drop surprised me.

Massey Ratings - University of Connecticut Huskies

University of Connecticut Huskies scores and predictions for each game of the season's schedule

masseyratings.com

Massey Ratings - College Basketball Women's : NCAA D1 Ratings

Computer ratings and rankings for CBW (College Basketball Women's), with links to team predictions, scores, and schedules.

masseyratings.com

The Huskies would be happy to join ND in the ACC. Maybe the folks in South Bend can help us out by lobbying for it.

 

[DallasDomer]

The Huskies would be happy to join ND in the ACC. Maybe the folks in South Bend can help us out by lobbying for it.

Conferences have already grown too much for me.

By the way UNC is #28 by Massey and his system predicted 70-59, pretty close for a computer.