Putting this season into perspective

[Notsince1985]

Miami currently sits at 23-6. Since the program returned in 1985, Miami has never won more than 24 games in the regular season. Miami can tie or beat that record this week.

2012-2013: 24-6 (29-7 after Sweet 16)
2015-2016: 24-6 (27-8 after Sweet 16)
2022-2023: 24-6 (29-8 after Final 4)

 

[AtlAtty]

Miami currently sits at 23-6. Since the program returned in 1985, Miami has never won more than 24 games in the regular season. Miami can tie or beat that record this week.

2012-2013: 24-6 (29-7 after Sweet 16)
2015-2016: 24-6 (27-8 after Sweet 16)
2022-2023: 24-6 (29-8 after Final 4)

Hard to believe we have a better/comparable record to the 22-23 team which looked so dominant at many points of that season.

 

[Notsince1985]

Hard to believe we have a better/comparable record to the 22-23 team which looked so dominant at many points of that season.

I'd say the 2012-2013 team looked a lot more dominant at many points of the season than the 2022-2023 team did.

 

[AtlAtty]

I'd say the 2012-2013 team looked a lot more dominant at many points of the season than the 2022-2023 team did.

I really felt 2022-23 was a Final 4 team and for me that was the only time I felt that way about UM. I just loved the blend of players with one of the best coaches in college basketball history. I kept thinking that if Coach L could take George mason to the final 4, he could do the same with that UM team.
I agree with you that 2012-13 was really good, especially the guards, but I felt that team had more flaws than 2022-23. In fact I really thought our only flaw in 2022-23 was guarding really big teams, of which there were not many, but there was in UConn between Sanogo and Klingan.

 

[Notsince1985]

I really felt 2022-23 was a Final 4 team and for me that was the only time I felt that way about UM. I just loved the blend of players with one of the best coaches in college basketball history. I kept thinking that if Coach L could take George mason to the final 4, he could do the same with that UM team.
I agree with you that 2012-13 was really good, especially the guards, but I felt that team had more flaws than 2022-23. In fact I really thought our only flaw in 2022-23 was guarding really big teams, of which there were not many, but there was in UConn between Sanogo and Klingan.

I just meant the results. The 2012-2013 team won 7 of their 15 ACC wins by 13 or more and 18 of their 29 wins by 10+.

 

[cookies]

Wow; that is an incredible statistic. I just checked wiki and we don’t have to limit it to ‘85; winning 25 games in the regular season has never happened before.

Best regular seasons I can find are 1959-1960; Bruce Hale’s ‘Canes lost in the first round of the tournament; finished 23-4. And Tom McCann went 17-1 in 1931-1932. No postseason results on the page.

It appears no team, postseason included, won 24 games until Perry Clark in ‘01-‘02. Coach L has all 5 of the 5 times the program has won 25+ games in total.

Other 23 win teams, postseason included, Frank Haith ‘07-‘08 in a second round exit (23-11) and Hamilton in back to back years w/ a 2nd round exit and a sweet 16 appearance (23-7; 23-11) to close out the 20th century.

For twenty win or nearly that seasons:

Hart Morris went 20-7 and 19-8 as his two best seasons; mid to late 40s. Bruce Hale followed up the 23 win season with a 20-7 one. Bill Foster’s best year was 19-12 in ‘88-‘89. Perry Clark aforementioned. 20-13 and 21-15 seasons to end Frank Haith’s tenure. Coach L added three more twenty win seasons (20-13 in ‘11-‘12, 21-12 in ‘16-‘17, and 22-10 in ‘17-‘18).

Then the last three years of Rick Barry’s tenure: Hurricanes were ineligible for the postseason in ‘65, idk why.

1962–63	Bruce Hale	23–5			NIT Quarterfinal
1963–64	Bruce Hale	20–7			NIT first round
1964–65	Bruce Hale	22–4

 

[AtlAtty]

I just meant the results. The 2012-2013 team won 7 of their 15 ACC wins by 13 or more and 18 of their 29 wins by 10+.

Wow. Those results warrant your position. My memory isn’t doing that season justice.

 

[IncaneInTheBrain]

I'd say the 2012-2013 team looked a lot more dominant at many points of the season than the 2022-2023 team did.

Right, that 2013 team was overwhelming, probably the most talented of L's tenure.

 

[Canedude08]

I really felt 2022-23 was a Final 4 team and for me that was the only time I felt that way about UM. I just loved the blend of players with one of the best coaches in college basketball history. I kept thinking that if Coach L could take George mason to the final 4, he could do the same with that UM team.
I agree with you that 2012-13 was really good, especially the guards, but I felt that team had more flaws than 2022-23. In fact I really thought our only flaw in 2022-23 was guarding really big teams, of which there were not many, but there was in UConn between Sanogo and Klingan.

The 2012 team had overwhelming size(and legit depth up front), solid guard play and a legit superstar in Shane Larkin. That was a National Championship level team, the issue was that key members got really, really sick right before the Sweet 16 and that Marquette team had the night of their lives. Had Miami been full strength all the way through, Miami likely wins the entire tournament. That's how good that team was.

If you were to take the 2012 team and put it against the Final Four squad, the 2012 team likely does what UConn did to that Final Four squad. Imagine Omier trying to guard Reggie Johnson, and Miller trying to deal with Kadji. That would have been a nightmare.