Sonny Martinez: The way the season ended, not just for the Irish, but for all of college basketball was less than ideal. It’s tough to look at this situation in strictly a basketball light, but let’s try anyway. Heading into next year, is the season being cut short good for Notre Dame basketball as a way to just forget it and move on? Or would finishing those games have been beneficial?
Nathan Erbach: As you said, that’s a tough question to answer. Obviously, they were able to leave on a high note and got to that 20 win mark which is always nice, but I’m sure the veterans like John Mooney, TJ Gibbs, and Rex Pflueger were disappointed they play at least one more game and possibly get into the tourney with a few wins.