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The Canes didn’t seem to care that it was an intimate celebration. To be honest, Angel Rodriguez said, they players are not celebrating their Sweet 16 berth all that much, either.
“Shortest celebration I’ve ever been part of, and I love that,” Rodriguez replied, when asked how the UM team celebrated Saturday’s victory. “It says a lot about this team, says that the goal was not to make it to the Sweet 16. That’s a great accomplishment, a step closer, but we surely want to take it all.”
UM coach Jim Larrañaga said he received a text message from Heat president Pat Riley. It read: “Be sure your team knows when the next practice is because there’s more work to be done.”
“We kept reading and seeing about how tough they were, how great their defense was, so we came out punching first,” UM forward Kamari Murphy said. “That was the fire under us. So, you can thank ESPN and whoever makes those point spreads. People think we don’t have college basketball in Miami. We do. We’re serious, and we play at a very high level.”
Guard Ja’Quan Newton said he thinks the Canes get overlooked “because Miami has never really been a basketball school.” But after reaching two Sweet 16s in four years and being ranked in the top 15 most of this season, he hopes perceptions will change.
“It’s crazy that we were the underdog,” Newton said. “We came out with a chip on our shoulder because everyone was writing us off. … They look at the Kentuckys, the North Carolinas, the Wisconsins, the Wichita States, the teams that have been places. Now, I hope everybody understands how real this team is and how serious we are about winning this whole thing.”
Winning the whole thing? As in, the national title?
“Yes,” replied Newton. “Now that we’re here, in the Sweet 16, I think we can win it all, honestly.”
Rodriguez, whose gutsy play and 28 points led the Canes over the Shockers, was a bit more measured in his comments. But he made it clear that he is not satisfied reaching the Sweet 16.
“It feels great to advance to the Sweet 16, but honestly, the way I’m feeling right now is that getting here gave me a lot more fuel than what I had, and I know the whole team feels the same way, that we can achieve more,” he said. “The motivation is even higher now.”
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“Shortest celebration I’ve ever been part of, and I love that,” Rodriguez replied, when asked how the UM team celebrated Saturday’s victory. “It says a lot about this team, says that the goal was not to make it to the Sweet 16. That’s a great accomplishment, a step closer, but we surely want to take it all.”
UM coach Jim Larrañaga said he received a text message from Heat president Pat Riley. It read: “Be sure your team knows when the next practice is because there’s more work to be done.”
“We kept reading and seeing about how tough they were, how great their defense was, so we came out punching first,” UM forward Kamari Murphy said. “That was the fire under us. So, you can thank ESPN and whoever makes those point spreads. People think we don’t have college basketball in Miami. We do. We’re serious, and we play at a very high level.”
Guard Ja’Quan Newton said he thinks the Canes get overlooked “because Miami has never really been a basketball school.” But after reaching two Sweet 16s in four years and being ranked in the top 15 most of this season, he hopes perceptions will change.
“It’s crazy that we were the underdog,” Newton said. “We came out with a chip on our shoulder because everyone was writing us off. … They look at the Kentuckys, the North Carolinas, the Wisconsins, the Wichita States, the teams that have been places. Now, I hope everybody understands how real this team is and how serious we are about winning this whole thing.”
Winning the whole thing? As in, the national title?
“Yes,” replied Newton. “Now that we’re here, in the Sweet 16, I think we can win it all, honestly.”
Rodriguez, whose gutsy play and 28 points led the Canes over the Shockers, was a bit more measured in his comments. But he made it clear that he is not satisfied reaching the Sweet 16.
“It feels great to advance to the Sweet 16, but honestly, the way I’m feeling right now is that getting here gave me a lot more fuel than what I had, and I know the whole team feels the same way, that we can achieve more,” he said. “The motivation is even higher now.”
Miami Hurricanes not satisfied with Sweet 16 berth ? they want more | Miami Herald
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