Things were not going well in Coral Gables, as the Canes, after returning to the top 25, immediately began a late season freefall that looked to possibly knock the Canes out of the tournament. 3 straight losses to Boston College, Virginia, and Syracuse left a bad taste in the mouth of Miami basketball fans, especially after blown leads late in two of the games. As we’ve seen multiple times this year, Coach Jim Larranaga needed to make adjustments to shock the system of Canes Hoops, and he delivered once again. Let’s take a look at the biggest moves Coach L made Monday evening, and how they worked out for the Canes (aside from winning the game, obviously):
The Canes went big to start
Usually the first thing that comes to mind when you think of making adjustments in basketball is changing the starting lineup, which is exactly what Miami did.