00:00And let's start off with a great story that's capturing the national attention.
00:05Miami, not Florida, but coach Lucas is doing a great job with her.
00:10Canes, let's talk about the Miami, Ohio, the Red Hawks.
00:14You ever heard of that?
00:15Last time they were good, it was a guy named Wally Zerbiak that was leading that team.
00:18But this team is...
00:20Unbelievable.
00:20So far, 21-0 after a win last night versus UMass, and they are...
00:25They are ranked in the top 25 at AP, Paul, and they are rolling.
00:29But here...
00:30Here's the question when it comes to Miami, Ohio.
00:32It's not the record.
00:33It's what's on the resume.
00:35See, now that we get into February, you're going to hear this word called quack.
00:40A lot, a lot with me.
00:43Miami has been playing great.
00:45But they've been overwhelming teams with what we call quad three and quad four wins.
00:50What is expected for a team with a mid-major max schedule?
00:55They've locked up the MAAC.
00:56But selection committee tends to reward a resume team's...
01:00built on quad one and quad two wins.
01:03But these are opportunities that...
01:05Miami really hasn't had yet.
01:07And it's not like they can just start scheduling a quad...
01:10quad one or quad two non-conference game in season.
01:13Their best wins come...
01:15and conference dominance rather than marquee non-conference victories.
01:19And if it's...
01:20these are the Red Hogs' top contributors and headline makers, they have their own right.
01:23Brian...
01:25Bears leads the team at about 15.1 points per game, shooting effectively about 51...
01:30from the field, and has been a consistent scoring option all season.
01:34Elmer, another...
01:35primary contributor.
01:35He's also about 5.8 rebounds per game.
01:38Anchoring second-chance defense...
01:40and interior play.
01:41Their offense clicks on transition and in half court.
01:44But...
01:45conditioning versus top-tier competition is the looming question.
01:48Teams...
01:49Trends...
01:50tell us that teams don't shy away from pressure.
01:52They grind close games.
01:53They manage to cross well.
01:55Oh, without a signature quad one or quad two win, it's really unclear where you were gonna...
02:00put a team like Miami of Ohio in the NCAA tournament.
02:04Even...
02:05even if they don't win a game, they could slip to maybe, I would say, a six to nine range, but...
02:10the matchups always get political on Selection Sunday.
02:13Miami's perfect record...
02:15it's a tension and a solid seed.
02:17But without saying it, slaying a real giant...
02:20they risk an early bracket bump.
02:22Their style is disciplined and efficient.
02:25But it's...
02:25don't scream...
02:26it didn't scream upside...
02:27candidate...
02:28rather than a deep run.
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