If you look at the odds Vegas is giving, Miami is a top 30 team. Tied for 5th best odds to win the ACC and tied for 21st best odds with a few other teams to win the national title. Hard to take Ken Pom seriously in the preseason when they base their rankings off metrics in zero games have been played.
Personally, I think we're going to end up with wins in the high teens, low 20's. There's some talent on the team. Our strength should be our experience and depth. This team has plenty of 4th/5th year players that should pay dividends come the post-season. We should be able to go 9-10 deep without much of a drop off. However, with that being said I think there are a lot of questions at the guard position that need to be answered. Pack needs to stay healthy. Going to be difficult to have any kind of long term success without him on the floor. How will Blackmon and Stanton-McCray adjust to playing in the ACC? One thing is to do it at the mid-major level. It's a whole 'nother story being able to do it in the ACC. Particularly at the guard position. Not trying to put any added pressure on Bethea, but we're going to need some production from him at some point. Not sure how realistic it is to want or expect 8-10 ppg from him, but would be nice if we got it. I'm not too concerned with our bigger guys. I think Cleveland has the most upside from the rest of the bunch. I expect to get solid production from all of the other 3 newcomers, Kidd, Johnson, and Huie. Their transition should be easier. Effort, rebounding and contesting shots is easily more transferable than running the offense and knocking down shots.
