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5 Offseason questions from the ACC

4. Which ACC team is being disrespected nationally?

Miami. The Hurricanes aren't being overlooked, they're being insulted. Jim Larranaga's team returns seven of its top nine scorers from last year's squad that won 25 games and lost to Stanford in the finals of the NIT. But when people talk about the teams to beat in the ACC next season hardly anyone mentions Miami. That will not be the case here. Other than North Carolina and Virginia, no team in this conference possesses the depth, experience, and overall balance that the Hurricanes do. Miami starts two fifth-year senior guards in Angel Rodriguez and Sheldon McClellan as well as a brute force in the middle in Tonye Jekiri (8.6 points, 9.9 rebounds per game in 2014-15). The forgotten piece for this team? Oklahoma State transfer Kamari Murphy. The 6-8 power forward averaged 6.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game two years ago on a team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament and will likely an immediate starter for the Hurricanes. Many people will probably rank Duke as the ACC's third best team starting next season behind North Carolina and Virginia, but the Blue Devils should not be put ahead of Miami -- at least not yet.

 

[BWCD]

5 Offseason questions from the ACC

4. Which ACC team is being disrespected nationally?

Miami. The Hurricanes aren't being overlooked, they're being insulted. Jim Larranaga's team returns seven of its top nine scorers from last year's squad that won 25 games and lost to Stanford in the finals of the NIT. But when people talk about the teams to beat in the ACC next season hardly anyone mentions Miami. That will not be the case here. Other than North Carolina and Virginia, no team in this conference possesses the depth, experience, and overall balance that the Hurricanes do. Miami starts two fifth-year senior guards in Angel Rodriguez and Sheldon McClellan as well as a brute force in the middle in Tonye Jekiri (8.6 points, 9.9 rebounds per game in 2014-15). The forgotten piece for this team? Oklahoma State transfer Kamari Murphy. The 6-8 power forward averaged 6.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game two years ago on a team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament and will likely an immediate starter for the Hurricanes. Many people will probably rank Duke as the ACC's third best team starting next season behind North Carolina and Virginia, but the Blue Devils should not be put ahead of Miami -- at least not yet.

We're a top 5 ACC team easily this coming season. UVA/UNC getting a lot of love for pieces they have returning, but remember...UVA needed 2 OT's to beat us on our floor, and we were well within striking distance of UNC late before they pulled away. And we have more pieces returning than both, even with Lecomte/Burnett's transfers.

The top 5 ACC teams could end up finishing in any order this year, but I think you can safely say these are the best 5:

UNC
Duke
UVA
Miami
NC State

After that, Louisville and ND need to replace some pieces...and they're right on the cusp of that top 5. Syracuse will be good again. After those 3, it's the lower tier teams (GT/WF/BC/VT/Clemson/Pitt/FSU).

 

[DCF in LA]

I'm pretty ok with us not getting any pre-season hype. Will make the season we're about to have all the sweeter when the media has to take notice come Tourney time.