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ALLoverCANE said:
Are they expected to be good?
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All 13 players from last years team are gone. Cal had a clean slate and brought over half of Kentucky. They’ll be big. Johnell Davis from FAU just pulled out of the draft and is gonna play there.

It’ll be tough.
 
JayCane20 said:
All 13 players from last years team are gone. Cal had a clean slate and brought over half of Kentucky. They’ll be big. Johnell Davis from FAU just pulled out of the draft and is gonna play there.

It’ll be tough.
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Currently ranked lower than us in kenpom. They're ranked lower than like UGA was last year I believe and we beat them. And I'd bet our team is much improved this season.

UTenn is top 5, so that's probalby a likely L. I think odds are good we split the SEC games like we did last year. Idk bout this getting dog walked bs.
 
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calinative umstudent said:
Currently ranked lower than us in kenpom. They're ranked lower than like UGA was last year I believe and we beat them. And I'd bet our team is much improved this season.

UTenn is top 5, so that's probalby a likely L. I think odds are good we split the SEC games like we did last year. Idk bout this getting dog walked bs.
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I just don't think we're going to be very good. Improved. Sure.

Ball handling is the biggest issue.
 
JayCane20 said:
I just don't think we're going to be very good. Improved. Sure.

Ball handling is the biggest issue.
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^^^ This. We'll be improved, but everyone is forgetting the whooping that UK put on us last year in Rupp with a team that should have been good. And that same Coach Cal and half of that roster he beat our *** with is now at Arky with some pretty good supporting pieces.

No disrespect to calinative...but much like Lloyd Christmas thought about John Denver, "That Kenpom is full ****, man".
 
BWCD said:
^^^ This. We'll be improved, but everyone is forgetting the whooping that UK put on us last year in Rupp with a team that should have been good. And that same Coach Cal and half of that roster he beat our *** with is now at Arky with some pretty good supporting pieces.

No disrespect to calinative...but much like Lloyd Christmas thought about John Denver, "That Kenpom is full ****, man".
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Exactly. FIU was the first red flag but Kentucky was the first time last year I really thought we just aren't very good.

Then, Colorado is when I really knew it just wasn't right and wasn't the same.

We should have some scorers and we have some good defenders. A little bit more size. Overall we're still small and we still don't have a key ball handler or a distributor unless Bethea can evolve his game at PG.

Right now we're going to be a team that can only play in the fast break and catch and shoot. That could be a lethal team when/if they get hot. Could also be a disaster. Tennessee and Arkansas are going to be big teams with firepower. Not good matchups for that style at all. Rick Barnes is one of the best defensive coaches in CBB history and now he's putting together offensive firepower. That will be a 20+ point loss and I'll go on record saying it.

Arkansas will be Kentucky vs Miami 2023 2.0. Calling a 15 point loss and looking overmatched.
 
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JayCane20 said:
Exactly. FIU was the first red flag but Kentucky was the first time last year I really thought we just aren't very good.

Then, Colorado is when I really knew it just wasn't right and wasn't the same.

We should have some scorers and we have some good defenders. A little bit more size. Overall we're still small and we still don't have a key ball handler or a distributor unless Bethea can evolve his game at PG.

Right now we're going to be a team that can only play in the fast break and catch and shoot. That could be a lethal team when/if they get hot. Could also be a disaster. Tennessee and Arkansas are going to be big teams with firepower. Not good matchups for that style at all. Rick Barnes is one of the best defensive coaches in CBB history and now he's putting together offensive firepower. That will be a 20+ point loss and I'll go on record saying it.

Arkansas will be Kentucky vs Miami 2023 2.0. Calling a 15 point loss and looking overmatched.
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You could very well be right but I hope you're wrong because my dad's family is all Arkansas fans. I'm hoping playing at home will make a little bit of a difference.
 
JayCane20 said:
Exactly. FIU was the first red flag but Kentucky was the first time last year I really thought we just aren't very good.

Then, Colorado is when I really knew it just wasn't right and wasn't the same.

We should have some scorers and we have some good defenders. A little bit more size. Overall we're still small and we still don't have a key ball handler or a distributor unless Bethea can evolve his game at PG.

Right now we're going to be a team that can only play in the fast break and catch and shoot. That could be a lethal team when/if they get hot. Could also be a disaster. Tennessee and Arkansas are going to be big teams with firepower. Not good matchups for that style at all. Rick Barnes is one of the best defensive coaches in CBB history and now he's putting together offensive firepower. That will be a 20+ point loss and I'll go on record saying it.

Arkansas will be Kentucky vs Miami 2023 2.0. Calling a 15 point loss and looking overmatched.
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I think our offense will look more like when we had Sam running the offense at the top of the key, but modified for the fact we have a real Center now also. The new PF we brought in is an elite shooter.

It'll definitely be a tweaked offensive scheme compared to the last few years.

I do agree, ball handling and penetration will be the weakness this season (unless Bethea picks up that slack). However, team shooting is going to be elite. Pack, Blackmon, and Johnson are elite shooters with serious range.
 
Da Jumbo Mutombo said:
I think our offense will look more like when we had Sam running the offense at the top of the key, but modified for the fact we have a real Center now also. The new PF we brought in is an elite shooter.

It'll definitely be a tweaked offensive scheme compared to the last few years.

I do agree, ball handling and penetration will be the weakness this season (unless Bethea picks up that slack). However, team shooting is going to be elite. Pack, Blackmon, and Johnson are elite shooters with serious range.
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I just hope pack is more consistent this year he would flat out disappear for entire halves last year
 
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JayCane20 said:
I just don't think we're going to be very good. Improved. Sure.

Ball handling is the biggest issue.
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Miami should definitely be much improved from last season. We've got shooters and size, but my biggest concern with this team offensively will be if we have anyone that can get from half court to the rim with consistency. Coach L's most successful teams have had 1 or 2 guys on those rosters that could do that. Bethea has a chance to be that guy. Time will tell. GO CANES!!!
 
King of Allapattah said:
Miami should definitely be much improved from last season. We've got shooters and size, but my biggest concern with this team offensively will be if we have anyone that can get from half court to the rim with consistency. Coach L's most successful teams have had 1 or 2 guys on those rosters that could do that. Bethea has a chance to be that guy. Time will tell. GO CANES!!!
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I'm bearish on Bethea's ability to be a difference maker right away. I think he 'contributes' early and then maybe blossoms on the backend of the season.

Maybe he can lead a postseason run - especially if our shooters are hot at the right time. I just hope it's a good enough season that we can play our way into the tournament and not have to win the conference tournament.

This team is a lot like the 2021-2022 team. Not saying they're gonna make an elite 8 run or anything. But full body of work. Not going to be the consistent force the 2022-2023 team was that played great all year and was still able to hit their stride and then take it to another level and made it to a final 4.

Regardless, it takes getting hot and playing the best basketball at the end of the year no matter how good you are... unless you're UConn level good.
 
King of Allapattah said:
Miami should definitely be much improved from last season. We've got shooters and size, but my biggest concern with this team offensively will be if we have anyone that can get from half court to the rim with consistency. Coach L's most successful teams have had 1 or 2 guys on those rosters that could do that. Bethea has a chance to be that guy. Time will tell. GO CANES!!!
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Schwartz has that ability too. I know not much is expected from his this season bc he's overshadowed by Bethea, but he's a pretty elite prospect also. You never know.
 
JayCane20 said:
Exactly. FIU was the first red flag but Kentucky was the first time last year I really thought we just aren't very good.

Then, Colorado is when I really knew it just wasn't right and wasn't the same.

We should have some scorers and we have some good defenders. A little bit more size. Overall we're still small and we still don't have a key ball handler or a distributor unless Bethea can evolve his game at PG.

Right now we're going to be a team that can only play in the fast break and catch and shoot. That could be a lethal team when/if they get hot. Could also be a disaster. Tennessee and Arkansas are going to be big teams with firepower. Not good matchups for that style at all. Rick Barnes is one of the best defensive coaches in CBB history and now he's putting together offensive firepower. That will be a 20+ point loss and I'll go on record saying it.

Arkansas will be Kentucky vs Miami 2023 2.0. Calling a 15 point loss and looking overmatched.
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We got crushed on the boards by Colorado. That won't happen this year. I don't think we'll be a top rebounding team, but we'll be a solid one, and maybe even a good one.

Cleveland was a very good rebounder at FSU and playing him at the 3 will give us an advantage at that spot. We're small in the backcourt but that'll hurt us more defensively than on the glass.
 
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