Miami has a good team this season, but it’s hardly vintage Jim Larranaga—the Hurricanes have been gutted by graduation and guys leaving early for the pros. There’s only so much re-stocking possible in college basketball, especially when you are Miami and also especially especially when you lose kids early to the draft.
Miami won 22 games last year and finished 37th in the Pomeroy Ratings. Miami currently sits at 8-4 and 56th. The Canes are good, but not up to recent standards. They are good enough to make a run at the NCAAs. Whether or not they get there, in this league, is anybody’s guess.