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tcgrad1014 said:
LoyalCane24 said:
As much as I hate to say it, I put fsu in the final 4 in my bracket. I just feel like they will outmuscle everyone and Jonathan Isaac will ball.
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I think that was unwise. Remember, nobody does less with more than Ham. FSU was 18-0 at home and 7-8 away/neutral. They are upset fodder. They needed to get on the 2 line and didn't do it.
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I don't know man. They have enough talent to win the dang thing. i feel like gonzaga is overrated because of there weak schedule so maybe arizona?????
 
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LoyalCane24 said:
tcgrad1014 said:
LoyalCane24 said:
As much as I hate to say it, I put fsu in the final 4 in my bracket. I just feel like they will outmuscle everyone and Jonathan Isaac will ball.
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I think that was unwise. Remember, nobody does less with more than Ham. FSU was 18-0 at home and 7-8 away/neutral. They are upset fodder. They needed to get on the 2 line and didn't do it.
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I don't know man. They have enough talent to win the dang thing. i feel like gonzaga is overrated because of there weak schedule so maybe arizona?????
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I agree that they have the talent to beat anybody. Don't see it happening though.
 
tcgrad1014 said:
LoyalCane24 said:
tcgrad1014 said:
LoyalCane24 said:
As much as I hate to say it, I put fsu in the final 4 in my bracket. I just feel like they will outmuscle everyone and Jonathan Isaac will ball.
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I think that was unwise. Remember, nobody does less with more than Ham. FSU was 18-0 at home and 7-8 away/neutral. They are upset fodder. They needed to get on the 2 line and didn't do it.
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I don't know man. They have enough talent to win the dang thing. i feel like gonzaga is overrated because of there weak schedule so maybe arizona?????
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I agree that they have the talent to beat anybody. Don't see it happening though.
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Is it premature to ask if Miller is an elite corch? A rich man's Hamilton?
 
From what I've read on Michigan State, it seems their weakness on defense is defending the pick and roll which will consistently do. They have no depth in the front court so if we can pick and roll and attack it will hopefully lead to getting Bridges and Ward in foul trouble. I hope we have the attack mindset early on. The threes can come after we attack the paint. It will be interesting to see who covers Bridges. I think it would either be Amp or Heull might get some burn too on him. We could also just go zone but I prefer not to do that.
 
Contrary to what has been posted before many games this season, Friday night is the first must win game of the year.
 
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Man I hope we come out and play lights out for this tourney. We mostly have a history of underperformance in the Tourney. Mostly.
 
Ok so, looking closer at this match up...

Michigan St. is ranked 44th in BPI, 43rd by Pomeroy, and 50th in RPI.
They finished with a 19-14 record, going 14-2 at home and 5-13 on the road. Against teams in the Pomeroy Top-50 they are 4-1 at home but 2-10 in away/neutral venues.

Comparatively, their team is quite similar to us. Statistically, they rank 66th in off. efficiency (UM 68th) and 34th in def. efficiency (UM 20th). They also have a tendency to turn the ball over, turning it over 20.7% of the time, ranking 310th (UM 19.6%, 243rd). They are average at rebounding ranking 180th in off. rebounds and 89th in off rebounds allowed, while Miami ranks 47th in off. rebs and 115th in off. rebs allowed.

They will also be without a key player in Eron Harris, who before being lost to injury was averaging 10.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg in 22 mins per game. Since losing Harris, Mich St. has gone 1-4.

They didnt finish the season strongly, going 5-5 in their last 10. 4-5 losses being to tourney teams but only 1-5 wins being against tourney teams.

Given their higher turnover rate and our better defense, I could see this playing a factor and giving Miami the edge. This is all contingent on which team shows up and if Ja'Quan tries to do too much or play within himself.

I think it ends up a sloppy game with high turnovers on both sides, but we edge them out. Should be relatively low scoring so I say first to 65+ wins.
UM 68 - Mich St. 63
 
For those "fans" who may have stumbled on this board thinking it was another football board, here is a little Hurricanes in the NCCA Tournament history:

1960: Western Kentucky 107 Miami 84
1998: (6) UCLA 65 (11) Miami 62
1999: (2) Miami 75 (15) Lafayette 54; (10) Purdue 73 (2) Miami 63
2000: (6) Miami 75 (11) Arkansas 71; (6) Miami 75 (3) Ohio State 62; (7) Tulsa 80 (6) Miami 71
2002: (12) Missouri 93 (5) Miami 80
2008: (7) Miami 78 (10) St. Mary's 64; (2) Texas 75 (7) Miami 72
2013: (2) Miami 78 (15) Pacific 49; (2) Miami 63 (7) Illinois 59; (3) Marquette 71 (2) Miami 61
2016: (3) Miami 79 (14) Buffalo 72; (3) Miami 65 (11) Wichita State 57; (2) Villanova 92 (3) Miami 69
 
Notsince1985 said:
For those "fans" who may have stumbled on this board thinking it was another football board, here is a little Hurricanes in the NCCA Tournament history:

1960: Western Kentucky 107 Miami 84
1998: (6) UCLA 65 (11) Miami 62
1999: (2) Miami 75 (15) Lafayette 54; (10) Purdue 73 (2) Miami 63
2000: (6) Miami 75 (11) Arkansas 71; (6) Miami 75 (3) Ohio State 62; (7) Tulsa 80 (6) Miami 71
2002: (12) Missouri 93 (5) Miami 80
2008: (7) Miami 78 (10) St. Mary's 64; (2) Texas 75 (7) Miami 72
2013: (2) Miami 78 (15) Pacific 49; (2) Miami 63 (7) Illinois 59; (3) Marquette 71 (2) Miami 61
2016: (3) Miami 79 (14) Buffalo 72; (3) Miami 65 (11) Wichita State 57; (2) Villanova 92 (3) Miami 69
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We have just 8 all time wins in the tourney. Hopefully we can make that double digits by beating Sparty, Kansas, and who knows after that.
 
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Gables Canes said:
Notsince1985 said:
For those "fans" who may have stumbled on this board thinking it was another football board, here is a little Hurricanes in the NCCA Tournament history:

1960: Western Kentucky 107 Miami 84
1998: (6) UCLA 65 (11) Miami 62
1999: (2) Miami 75 (15) Lafayette 54; (10) Purdue 73 (2) Miami 63
2000: (6) Miami 75 (11) Arkansas 71; (6) Miami 75 (3) Ohio State 62; (7) Tulsa 80 (6) Miami 71
2002: (12) Missouri 93 (5) Miami 80
2008: (7) Miami 78 (10) St. Mary's 64; (2) Texas 75 (7) Miami 72
2013: (2) Miami 78 (15) Pacific 49; (2) Miami 63 (7) Illinois 59; (3) Marquette 71 (2) Miami 61
2016: (3) Miami 79 (14) Buffalo 72; (3) Miami 65 (11) Wichita State 57; (2) Villanova 92 (3) Miami 69
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We have just 8 all time wins in the tourney. Hopefully we can make that double digits by beating Sparty, Kansas, and who knows after that.
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To be fair, we didn't have a team at all from 1971-1985.
 
Great work OP! I also think this is a close game. What is the FT% for both teams? TO's and FT's is what I think it comes down to....hopefully Newton will not be a turnover machine...


Ok so, looking closer at this match up...

Michigan St. is ranked 44th in BPI, 43rd by Pomeroy, and 50th in RPI.
They finished with a 19
 
Is it too much to ask for a couple of wins for St. Paddy's weekend? Knocking off Kansas tomorrow sure would make those beers go down a lot smoother/quicker.

Edit: And by tomorrow, I mean Sunday. And by beers I mean Powerade and water at that point. This post seems kind of ****ed up now. Just delete the comment and ban me. I deserve it.
 
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TheU1988 said:
Is it too much to ask for a couple of wins for St. Paddy's weekend? Knocking off Kansas tomorrow sure would make those beers go down a lot smoother/quicker.

Edit: And by tomorrow, I mean Sunday. And by beers I mean Powerade and water at that point. This post seems kind of ****ed up now. Just delete the comment and ban me. I deserve it.
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tcgrad1014 said:
TheU1988 said:
Is it too much to ask for a couple of wins for St. Paddy's weekend? Knocking off Kansas tomorrow sure would make those beers go down a lot smoother/quicker.

Edit: And by tomorrow, I mean Sunday. And by beers I mean Powerade and water at that point. This post seems kind of ****ed up now. Just delete the comment and ban me. I deserve it.
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I would love to be able to say I've already started drinking and celebrating St. Patrick's Day, but in reality I guess I'm just stupid. But I still love my RedHawks! Go Miami!
 
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SmokeyRone said:
Man I hope we come out and play lights out for this tourney. We mostly have a history of underperformance in the Tourney. Mostly.
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Not under L, Miami has traditionally performed to seed, with the exception of the 2012 team that got hosed by Shane Larkin catching the flu.
 
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