The Salt Lake Tribune · Nov 20, 2015
Utah basketball notes: Utes will contend with high-power Miami offense
University of Miami basketball coach Jim Larranaga yells out instructions to his players during the first half of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off college basketball tournament against Mississippi St. in San Juan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)And in a decidedly uncrowded Roberto Clemente Coliseum, Miami will also have the hometown advantage: Starting point guard Angel Rodriguez is a Puerto Rico native.
One thing the Utes have managed to put their finger on: The Canes like to push the tempo.
"What I've heard and what I've seen, they play very fast and [the Hurricanes] kill them on the fast breaks," Jakob Poeltl said. "That's something that we really gotta take away from them."