In one regard, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and UM basketball coach Jim Larranaga share one challenge in common: They have three certain starters but need to decide on two others – one at shooting guard and another in the power rotation.
In Spoelstra’s case, he will need to select two if James Johnson isn’t ready for the Oct. 17 opener at Orlando; that’s iffy at best. He also needs to find a shooting guard to replace Dion Waiters, who will be out until mid-November if he misses the full 10 months he mentioned last year as the maximum time he might be sidelined after ankle surgery.