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Jai Lucas Hits 20 Wins Faster Than Anyone in the ACC Since ’97

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Trinton Breeze

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Hurricanes head coach Jai Lucas is not only winning fast at such a high-level program like the Miami Hurricanes, he’s already hitter milestones.

The one-year Hurricanes head coach, who hasn’t even been at Miami for a full year, has already racked up 20 wins over the course of 25 games.

Jai Lucas is the fastest first-time head coach in the ACC to reach 20 wins since Bill Guthridge at UNC in 1997-98.



Bill Guthridge you may ask? UNC legend. Took over from Dean...

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I wouldn't call Guthridge a legend, he was a career assistant that moved up after Dean Smith retired. He was a steady hand, but there's a reason why he was out after three years, he was supposed to be a bridge and was exactly that. By the way, he inherited a loaded program from Dean, and there was legit erosion during his tenure. UNC dropped out of the polls for a minute in his final season, that Final Four run was insane because they weren't great in the regular season.

It's amazing what Coach Lucas has done, especially when you look at the roster. Miami has a rotation of 6 guys that can actually play legit minutes and not be completely lost, seven if you include 88 who can at least hit a shot here and there. Outside of that, Miami has absolutely nothing. This team is mentally tough and competes. They are frustrating to watch, because they don't do any of the small things well(FT shooting, defensive rotations, etc), but they find a way to stay in the fight, and if you are in the fight at the end, you always have a chance to win.
 
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