Easy now, lol
Miami definitely had their chances to win today, up 2 with the ball under a minute left only to commit a traveling violation. Then had a chance to win it at the end of regulation but the shot was halfway down and came out. Had a 5 point lead in OT but couldn't secure defensive rebounds and that ended up being the difference in OT.
But they were without leading scorer Wooga Poplar at Wake today and against Clemson on Wednesday. They still pulled away from Clemson without him. He would've made a big difference today against Wake Forest's guards, they all had big games.
Similar to last year's team, Miami is really strong offensively, one of the best shooting teams in the country, but there's no true center on the roster so they're very undersized. Rebounding is going to continue to be a problem like it was last year. Getting stops & securing defensive boards in clutch time will ultimately determine how successful Miami is this season.
Now, the blowout losses to Kentucky and Colorado I can't explain at all. Idk how both of those games got so out of hand. I'm still hopeful they'll be fine in conference play. It was def a missed opportunity for a conference road win which aren't easy to come by, but I wasn't too discouraged off the loss bc I think Wake Forest is going to be a factor in the ACC. Their guards, particularly Boobie Miller, are going to give teams problems.
