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Florida Basketball: 5 reasons why Gators can win 2020 national championship

By Brian Rauf

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 15: Andrew Nembhard #2 of the Florida Gators celebrates in the game against the LSU Tigers during the Quarterfinals of the SEC Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 15, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 15: Andrew Nembhard #2 of the Florida Gators celebrates in the game against the LSU Tigers during the Quarterfinals of the SEC Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 15, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – MARCH 09: Andrew Nembhard #2 of the Florida Gators attempts a shot while being guarded by Tyler Herro #14 of the Kentucky Wildcats in the first half at Rupp Arena on March 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – MARCH 09: Andrew Nembhard #2 of the Florida Gators attempts a shot while being guarded by Tyler Herro #14 of the Kentucky Wildcats in the first half at Rupp Arena on March 09, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

5) Weaknesses of other contenders

So we’ve covered the fact that Florida is really good, but there are a handful of other really good teams out there. The difference is that the Gators don’t have one big glaring weakness like the rest of those considered contenders.

Michigan State, the presumptive preseason No. 1, has a significant lack of size and depth in the frontcourt. Kentucky’s frontcourt is filled with question marks and they’re not expected to be a good perimeter shooting team (again). Kansas lacks its usual top-end talent. Duke is replacing four starters from last year’s team and we still don’t know if they can shoot.

Other teams like Louisville and Maryland are good but may not have the top-end talent, while even more like Gonzaga, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas Tech, and Virginia are replacing virtually all of their starting lineups.

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Every single one of those teams has an obvious pitfall. On paper, it doesn’t look like the Gators have that. They have size, quickness, depth, star power, quality guards, talented bigs, and experience.

For all of those reasons, particularly the five mentioned above, Florida is my pick to win the national championship.

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