{"id":1004,"date":"2023-03-24T12:22:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2023-03-24T12:22:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:22:51","slug":"miami-players-address-physicality-of-houston-ahead-of-sweet-16-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/miami-players-address-physicality-of-houston-ahead-of-sweet-16-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami players address physicality of Houston ahead of Sweet 16 matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone who has seen the Houston Cougars<\/a><\/strong> play knows that they\u2019re a physical team. It jumps out at you and makes Houston seem very much not fun to play against. Still, in the Sweet Sixteen, Miami<\/a><\/strong> will need to take on that physicality head on.<\/p>\n

Ahead of that game, several Miami players addressed that team physicality. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re a physical team, but there\u2019s a lot of physical teams in the ACC too. Obviously we\u2019ve never played them,\u201d Jordan Miller<\/a><\/strong> argued. \u201cThey\u2019re a Number 1 seed for a reason. With the preparation time that we\u2019ve had, we feel like we\u2019re pretty well prepared. Obviously there\u2019s going to be in-game adjustments that need to be done, but that\u2019s just basketball. We\u2019re just focusing on coming out and playing our game and adjusting if needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anthony Walker<\/a><\/strong>, for his part, agreed with Miller. Miami thinks it\u2019s a physical team too and trusts in its preparation against an elite team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel the same way. We have preparation that we\u2019ve been going over. We\u2019d like to think we\u2019re a scrappy, physical team also. It\u2019s going to be a good game,\u201d Walker said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe worked hard. We\u2019ve got a game plan for them. We\u2019ll see what happens tomorrow night.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Isaiah Wong<\/a><\/strong>, the answer is simple. Miami needs to find a way to match Houston\u2019s intensity. If they match that energy, the Hurricanes should be in good shape.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike you said, they\u2019re a physical team. For us in that game, we just have to play physical and match their energy. Our one through five is the same as their one through five. We just play with energy, and we\u2019ll have a good game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miami head coach Jim Larranaga on what stands out about Houston<\/h2>\n

To become a one-seed, Houston obviously has several things that it does incredibly well as a team. For Miami head coach Jim Larranaga<\/strong>, two things stand out about the Cougars, their defense and rebounding. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d say their defense and their rebounding. Is that two things? Okay. It\u2019s a combination of those two things. First of all, at the defensive end of the floor, they\u2019re as physical as any team that I\u2019ve seen all year long. They put so much pressure on you at every position. Some teams are good putting pressure on the guards, but these guys put pressure at every position,\u201d Larranaga said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen they rebound the ball tremendously well at both ends, especially at the offensive end, where they\u2019re able to, if they miss a shot, just offensive rebound and score either at the rim or kick it out for a three. They\u2019ve got great guard play, and they\u2019ve got really terrific, athletic big guys. So they\u2019ve earned their ranking of Number 1 in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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