Is Miami a Final Four team?

[gatorbogey]

canes look really good...carving up UNC right now 49-31 early in the 2nd half
hitting outside, have a good inside presence, blocking shots, playing some tough D, pg larkin knows how to run the offense.

[GatorsGators]

Are they good enough to make the Final Four? Yes.

Will they make the Final Four? No.

[ETGator1]

Yes.

[gatorbogey]

veteran team
veteran coach
balanced team
good pg
that usually a team that can do some damage in the ncaa

[sec1]

i think elite 8

[Gatuar]

Unfortunately yes ...not without Kadji

And that part stings

[akaGatorhoops]

Yes. But they r not a tourney tested team. I think they will lose earlier than they should.

[ApexNC]

Yeah, I've become a believer too. They are one of the most experienced teams in the country. This is the year for them. I expect they'll drop off a good bit next year.

[Brodeur]

Miami very easily could be a final four team, for all the reasons bogey just mentioned.

Looking at their schedule, its very soft from here on out except for a game at Duke. They could easily become a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. If Florida is #2 in the east, I'd much rather have Duke as our #1 than Miami.

[regurgigator]

They look pretty good. I just hope we don't have to play them. I never like facing a "little brother" program that probably has a chip on their shoulder. Let someone else knock them out, or put us in a different bracket, please

[ReggieNelson]

did we recruit shane? not blaming billy d at all here, just forget his recruitment. i remember a poster on here saying at the time we kinda dropped the ball there (docgator or tampagator maybe?)

[phideltdj]

Right now they have as complete of a team as anyone. They are getting more credit for their ACC dominance when let's face it the ACC is probably worse than the SEC right now. They have no strong out of conference wins and some really bad losses to Florida Gulf Coast and Indiana State. The ACC only has one quality team to challenge them in Duke...maybe you could toss in NC state as well.

[keefer]

Best looking team in the country right NOW and they are completely healthy. They have everything you need to win it all.

[Jaggator]

Originally Posted by keefer

Best looking team in the country right NOW and they are completely healthy. They have everything you need to win it all.

Agreed! Miami is as good as any top 5 team I've seen play this year.

[diamondted13]

The more I watch Miami (and I have watched a lot of their games), the more I think they might be the best team in the country...or at the very least as good as anyone. Great size, experience, shooting, and a dynamic point guard. They are a pretty complete team. Watching Kadji and the player he's become is bittersweet. If only he had stayed. What a difference he would have made on our previous 2 squads (he would have graduated already had he not transferred). No doubt we get to at least one Final 4 with him. No surprise at the athleticism, but he's really skilled. Not just his shot, but he has put it on the deck and gone coast to coast on several occasions this year.

[jmoliver]

The team averages like 24 years old.

[Jonas]

crazy that they lost to Florida Gulf Coast

[gtr2x]

I think they were missing a couple of guys in the FGC loss, starting with the big kid in the middle, but they are no doubt looking good now. I'll wait and see how they do on the road at Duke before I predict NCAA greatness tho. UNC is not very good this yr.

[bullish]

I believe Miami is hungry. Are they a final four team, I believe if they believe it they will get there. Good Bigs, Good Guards, good depth, play tough defense. What else is there?
If they play focused and continue to play together, as good as anybody I have seen this year.

[themistocles]

I think they are dangerous.

Certainly, one of the more dangerous teams in the country this year..