They called him old.
They called him tired.
They said the game had passed him by.
They were wrong.
No, we are not referring to our good friend and long-time blogger NativeCane shown above with his cute little FSU harem.
And no, we are certainly not talking about KYCane or RaizeCane who can be seen below with two Louisville lovelies with the rock hard abs.
We are talking about none other than the Dean of college basketball with 38 years of experience on the job in UM basketball coach Jim Larranaga.
Coach L has shown that the old man apparently has some new tricks up his sleeve for his ACC opponents this season. His latest trick was to top off a nine game winning streak with a huge, stunning, last second two-point win over second-ranked Duke on Saturday. And, he did it on the road nonetheless.
Here is the story from www.hurricanesports.com (read more there):
The University of Miami men’s basketball team matched its record for the highest-ranked opponent defeated on the road in program history, shocking second-ranked Duke, 76-74, Saturday night at a sold-out Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Hurricanes led by as many as eight points in a start-to-finish thriller to become the first team in the nation this season to knock off a top-two team on the road. Sixth-year redshirt senior guard Charlie Moore scored a team-high 18 points for the Hurricanes, who tied a program record in ACC play with 15 steals.
Seven of those steals came from Moore, good for the most ever by a Hurricane in ACC play and tied for the second-most ever by an opposing player at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The stingy defense helped Miami (13-3, 5-0 ACC) up its winning streak to nine in a row.
“That was an exciting game from start to finish,” Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga said after moving to 7-7 against Duke during his time at The U. “I thought our guys played extremely well and got us off to a good start. Duke came roaring back and played very well. We were tied up at the half and both teams kind of just exchanged punches in the second half.
“Duke, obviously, has earned their high ranking,” he continued. “I’m really proud of the way my guys executed the game plan and stuck together.”
The Hurricanes, who forced eight turnovers in the first 10 minutes, used an 8-0, 51-second burst to grab a 14-6 lead after just 5:11, but Duke (12-2, 2-1 ACC) quickly answered. After the two teams exchanged baskets, Miami went scoreless for 5:24, missing 10 straight shots, as the Blue Devils scored 13 straight points, including drilling three consecutive 3-pointers, to go up by five, 21-16, with 9:52 on the clock.
Duke extended its run to 18-2, taking a 26-18 lead with 7:02 left in the half. The Hurricanes, however, countered right back, holding the Blue Devils without a point for five minutes and notching 10 in a row at the other end to go ahead, 28-26, with 2:52 remaining.
The sides went into the intermission deadlocked at 32, the first even score at the break for Miami this season. The Hurricanes notched 11 first-half steals, setting a program record in the ACC era (since 2004-05) for a single frame. Moore, who scored a game-best nine first-half points, individually recorded five steals, already tying his career high. In total, Miami forced 13 turnovers and committed just four, en route to a 13-0 edge in points off giveaways.
Duke took a five-point lead in the second half, but Miami answered with a 13-2 surge in just 3:08 to go in front by six, 60-54, with 9:12 left. The spurt was part of a streak of nine straight made field goals, including three in a row by third-year sophomore guard Isaiah Wong.
The Hurricanes held a three-point edge, 71-68, in the final 100 seconds, but Duke scored six consecutive points in 48 seconds to go up, 74-71, with 44.9 ticks remaining. Moore made a driving layup through contact at the other end and although he missed the free throw, fourth-year junior guard Jordan Miller grabbed the rebound and sixth-year redshirt senior guard Kameron McGusty made a layup to put Miami up by one. After a defensive stop, Wong split a pair of free throws with 16 seconds to play.
Duke then missed multiple shots at the other end, sending the Hurricanes into a raucous celebration in front of the silent crowd of 9,314.
“When they got ahead by three, it didn’t look good for us, but Charlie Moore made a sensational move to the basket, made an incredible layup and then Jordan Miller came up with an incredible offensive rebound,” Larrañaga said. “Kameron McGusty hit the game-winner, so a lot of guys contributed throughout the game.”
And no, we are definitely not talking about Terrance here with his FSU hotties.
Everyone knows Terrance got game!
Here is a list of some of Coach Larranaga's accomplishments while at Miami:
MIAMI HURRICANES POSTGAME NOTES
– The Hurricanes moved to 9-22 all-time against Duke, including 3-11 on the road and 7-7 in Larrañaga’s tenure.
– Since Larrañaga arrived in 2011-12, Miami’s seven wins against Duke are solely the second-most of any program during that span, trailing only the 10 by North Carolina, which plays Duke at least twice a year.
– The Hurricanes’ three road victories over Duke since Larrañaga’s 2011-12 arrival are solely the second-most of any team, behind just the four by North Carolina.
– Miami (7-7) and Louisville (6-6) are the only ACC teams with a .500 record against Duke during Larrañaga’s tenure, with one of the Cardinals’ wins coming before they joined the league.
– According to ESPN Stats & Info, Larrañaga is the fifth coach with multiple AP top-five road wins over Duke, joining Dean Smith (five), Gary Williams (three), Roy Williams (three) and Dave Odom (two).
– Larrañaga, who entered the game with the ninth-most victories of any active Division I coach, is now 683-467 in 38 years as a head coach, including 213-133 in 11 seasons at Miami.
– With 213 wins as an ACC head coach, Larrañaga tied Vic Bubas for No. 14 on the all-time leaderboard.
– Larrañaga now has nine wins over top-10 foes during his Miami tenure, including eight in ACC play.
– According to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, unranked teams had lost 59 consecutive road games against top-two teams in the nation prior to Saturday night.
– The only other team in country to defeat a top-three opponent on the road this season is No.23 Wisconsin, which won at third-ranked Purdue on 1/3/22.
– The victory matched the highest-ranked AP opponent the Hurricanes have ever defeated on the road, as they previously defeated second-ranked Connecticut, 73-71, on 2/20/99 in Storrs, Conn.
– This is the fourth AP top-two win in program history, with three of those four versus Duke, as Miami also knocked off the top-ranked Blue Devils, 90-63, on 1/23/13 and beat the second-ranked Blue Devils, 71-69, on 12/21/62, both at home.
– The Hurricanes now have eight victories all-time over teams ranked in the top five of either poll, including five in Larrañaga’s tenure and six against Duke.
– Miami now owns seven wins over AP top-five teams, including four under Larrañaga and five versus the Blue Devils.
– This is the fifth AP top-three win in program history, including the third under Larrañaga and the third against Duke.
– The Hurricanes are currently the only team in the ACC with a 5-0 league record and sit alone atop the conference standings.
– Miami is 5-0 in ACC play for the second time ever and first since 2012-13, when it started league play 13-0.
– The Hurricanes are riding a nine-game winning streak for the first time since 11/10/17 to 12/22/17 when they started the 2017-18 season with a 10-0 record.
Let's hear it for old coaches!
(Of which I am one... )
Posted by: roachcane77 | January 09, 2022 at 03:35 PM
Don't personally like the match up this next game, but no matter how long this win streak ends up being if it ends, its already put enough of them in a row to prove they can win enough to cut down the nets in the post season, so at least they can take that away from it already to build confidence off of.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | January 09, 2022 at 04:54 PM
Outstanding Soupster 40 Minutes of L Daddio! Go Canes!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | January 09, 2022 at 05:27 PM
Hey! DTC here too!
Posted by: DallasTX Cane | January 06, 2022 at 10:33 PM
LOLof course, without question!
Posted by: CGNC | January 09, 2022 at 11:12 AM
You’ll always be #1 Blogger CGNC!
Posted by: DallasTX Cane | January 09, 2022 at 07:30 PM
Truly enjoyed the last 2 articles 86. Nice work!
Posted by: DallasTX Cane | January 09, 2022 at 07:31 PM
Truly enjoyed the last 2 articles 86. Nice work!
Posted by: DallasTX Cane | January 09, 2022 at 07:31 PM
All the old time Canespacers coming out of the stands and running onto the filed got me all excited and motivated and such.
Posted by: 86Cane | January 09, 2022 at 08:08 PM
- nice dunk on the blog write-up
- basketball-wise, larranaga had not-of-his-making job'ian problems the last 3-4 years
. . . hoping this will be the year his karma changes
- still waiting to hear from aero!
Posted by: alpine | January 10, 2022 at 05:13 AM
p.s. on the blog i wrote up in march 2020 defending larranaga, there were some posts, 86, between you & pb regarding a $100 bet
. . . did you ever collect?
Posted by: alpine | January 10, 2022 at 05:16 AM
interesting; the question mark after miami's name is still just as strong:
"The Miami basketball team is given a better than 50 percent chance to win in only five of their 15 remaining games. That is despite being higher ranked in the netratings in nine of their last 10 games."
Posted by: alpine | January 10, 2022 at 07:23 AM
Portal numbers update after a busy weekend (1/10)
*1,075 FBS scholarship players have entered since 8/1
*39 players withdrew
*374 players announced new schools
*36.1% of portal players have announced new schools
*662 FBS scholarship players remain in the portal
Kids continue to make bad decisions
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 10, 2022 at 08:57 AM
That Being Said even though I am not the biggest recruiting Guy in the world I am intrigued with who we bring in on Signing Day 2 on Wednesday February 2nd I believe we sign around 8 to 10 additional Young Nen to add to the 8 we signed in December. Go Canes! BTW I expect the Staff will be finalized by Thursday Afternoon! Now Let's Go Canes Hoops Men and Women!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | January 10, 2022 at 09:26 AM
I would guess closer to 5-7 guys on NSD2, but they'll all be highly rated kids
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 10, 2022 at 09:41 AM
Phins inexplicably fire Brian Flores lol. That franchise is a mess
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 10, 2022 at 09:58 AM
Big Facts Ohio Cane!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | January 10, 2022 at 10:59 AM
Phins inexplicably fire Brian Flores lol.
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 10, 2022 at 09:58 AM
- i did not see that coming; supposedly he & grier had a hard time working together; interested in the next step
- there were things flores did regarding player & coach turnover that annoyed me, so i'm not sure how i feel about this
Posted by: alpine | January 10, 2022 at 11:35 AM
interesting; the question mark after miami's name is still just as strong:
"The Miami basketball team is given a better than 50 percent chance to win in only five of their 15 remaining games. That is despite being higher ranked in the netratings in nine of their last 10 games."
Posted by: alpine | January 10, 2022 at 07:23 AM
Yeah, Alpine, you're right!
There is no reason why Miami is not ranked today in the top-10 nationally. And, with our 4 sixth-year players (competing against some 18 year old kids right out of high school) we ought to be favored to WIN ten of our remaining ACC games.
Posted by: nemo2020 | January 10, 2022 at 11:48 AM
Love it Ohio
Not a Flores fan at all
Inexcusable how he didn’t use Duke earlier or how he has mishandled Phillips or really mishandled his coaching staff or how he’s just too smart for his own good!!
Posted by: AeroCane | January 10, 2022 at 12:29 PM
You all know I am not a basketball fan nor a fan of the old man! But, what an effing joke we are not in the top 15 or better at this time! Clearly prejudiced against Da U!
Looking forward to seeing how Mario’s staff pans out! Should be soon!
Posted by: AeroCane | January 10, 2022 at 12:41 PM
basketballwise: hoping the canes dis will put an extra chip on their shoulder
Posted by: alpine | January 10, 2022 at 12:47 PM
nteresting; the question mark after miami's name is still just as strong:
"The Miami basketball team is given a better than 50 percent chance to win in only five of their 15 remaining games. That is despite being higher ranked in the netratings in nine of their last 10 games."
Posted by: alpine | January 10, 2022 at 07:23 AM
Yeah, Alpine, you're right!
There is no reason why Miami is not ranked today in the top-10 nationally. And, with our 4 sixth-year players (competing against some 18 year old kids right out of high school) we ought to be favored to WIN ten of our remaining ACC games.
Posted by: nemo2020 | January 10, 2022 at 11:48 AM
P.S. That circus shot by Charlie Moore toward the end of the Duke game was AMAZING. A couple more miraculous game winning shots like that and, perhaps, he will be eligible for (UM basketball) sainthood.
Posted by: nemo2020 | January 10, 2022 at 12:48 PM
flores:
- end of 1st season, after clawing out 5 wins with fumes for a team: "dude can walk on water; 2nd half of season = it's actually fun to watch the fins again"
- end of 2nd season: some disappointment; basically "okay, next year"
- end of 3rd season: love what he finally got out of his D; cannot figure out how his O is not much better than it was his first year
- particularly hard to figure out the moving on from flowers & karras now that we've seen a full year of this O-line
Posted by: alpine | January 10, 2022 at 12:51 PM
From Omar Kelly
@OmarKelly
I hate when media members claim a head coach who just got fired will be "one of the hottest coaches in this cycle." They did that with Adam Gase, overlooking his warts.
Brian Flores is a good coach. But the bottom line is he can't coach offense, & struggles with offensive hires.
Posted by: CGNC | January 10, 2022 at 02:12 PM
Nice article 86! Looks like the B-ball team is for real.
As for the Phins - rather them replace Flores and make some better offensive hires than get rid of Tua at this point - would like him to at least get that chance
Posted by: CGNC | January 10, 2022 at 02:14 PM
Omar is a tool
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 10, 2022 at 02:28 PM
“I will cut off my arms and my legs before anybody considers the offensive line [at the University of Miami] to be a weakness.”
- Alex Mirabal
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 10, 2022 at 02:42 PM
As for the Phins - rather them replace Flores and make some better offensive hires than get rid of Tua at this point - would like him to at least get that chance
Posted by: CGNC | January 10, 2022 at 02:14 PM
agree!
- also hoping duke can continue being a top fins rb next year; that was fun watching him
Posted by: alpine | January 10, 2022 at 03:53 PM
As for the Phins - rather them replace Flores and make some better offensive hires than get rid of Tua at this point - would like him to at least get that chance
Posted by: CGNC | January 10, 2022 at 02:14 PM
agree!
- also hoping duke can continue being a top fins rb next year; that was fun watching him
Posted by: alpine
Agree with all
PS what took flo so long to use Duke? Gaskin isn’t even average and yet he took too long to use Duke! Also, why did it take flo and Boyer to lose 7 games in a row until ‘they figured it out’ (their quote not mine); etc
Now if Ross would step down for a real owner and fire Grier, we’d be in great shape!
Posted by: AeroCane | January 10, 2022 at 04:31 PM
No since in trying to figure out pro football. Look at the Colts, getting beat by the worse team in the NFL, with a play-off berth at stake. Ask the Ewe, how it feels to lose to bottom feeders, they've been doing it for years.
Posted by: HerbieIbis | January 10, 2022 at 05:16 PM
between you & pb regarding a $100 bet
. . . did you ever collect?
Posted by: alpine | January 10, 2022 at 05:16 AM
Negative. But that is only one of MANY!
Posted by: 58 Straight | January 10, 2022 at 07:28 PM
“I will cut off my arms and my legs before anybody considers the offensive line [at the University of Miami] to be a weakness.”
- Alex Mirabal
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 10, 2022 at 02:42 PM
A little excessive but OK I can buy into that.
Posted by: 58 Straight | January 10, 2022 at 07:30 PM
OK, who U got?
Bama?
Joega?
Posted by: 86Cane | January 10, 2022 at 07:32 PM
Offensive tackle Zion Nelson and cornerback Tyrique Stevenson officially announced they would return in 2022 while punter Lou Hedley once again confirmed he would be returning after announcing his intention to come back in December.
Posted by: AeroCane | January 10, 2022 at 08:09 PM
I am tired of Alabama winning everything, every time. Maybe it’s pure jealousy!
Hope our Canes can turn it around this fall. Love watching the BB team.
Its 8 degrees out tonight, here in Michigan. Burr. Can’t wait to get back to Florida. I know I am chewing my cud, again and again. But, who cares?
86— You run photos all the time. How about running mine???For old time sake. I am 73 now and would love to see the cute old photos!!
Posted by: MLALUMNI1970 | January 10, 2022 at 10:05 PM
86— You run photos all the time. How about running mine???For old time sake. I am 73 now and would love to see the cute old photos!!
Posted by: MLALUMNI1970 | January 10, 2022 at 10:05 PM
I will hook U up next article.
Posted by: 58 Straight | January 10, 2022 at 10:11 PM
Well, u can plainly see the mountain we have to climb to get where Bama and Gawja are. Line play and depth of it on both sides of the ball.
I don't know what Mario is waiting on with filling out his coaching roster. Either he was waiting on the NFL to conclude or waiting on Shuman, either way it's time to get rolling. Need some line help and the way he is lolly gagging he'll be getting scraps from the portal.
The second signing day is a month away and I'm sure some prospects would like to know who the coordinators are going to be, who the RB coach is, LB coach, is TRob staying. Lot of question Mark's. All I can say I hope he is after Briles.
Posted by: HerbieIbis | January 11, 2022 at 12:55 AM
Alpine, after the first season he let go of his OC. He said that players found the offense too difficult to learn.
That said, his returning starters now knew it. So that curve was now over, yet Flores decided to blow it up and start fresh with Chan Gailey.
Gailey lasted only a year, so now Tua was on to his second OC in two years and the Dolphins were on to their third OC in three years. Except that in Flores case, like having pugs one just is not enough. So now Miami had two OCs in 2021.
Posted by: TonyCane | January 11, 2022 at 03:16 AM
P.S. That circus shot by Charlie Moore toward the end of the Duke game was AMAZING. A couple more miraculous game winning shots like that and, perhaps, he will be eligible for (UM basketball) sainthood.
Posted by: nemo2020 | January 10, 2022 at 12:48 PM
- good shout-out for a shot that was DEFINITELY worth a shout-out! that shot stunned me . . . far more cool than any dunk!
- actually, moore had another weird, "how-did-that-go-in" shot right under the basket earlier in the game
. . . i think he's been taking lessons from wong, who makes 1 - 4 acrobatic, "no-way" baskets every game that i watch
Posted by: alpine | January 11, 2022 at 07:05 AM
Posted by: TonyCane | January 11, 2022 at 03:16 AM
tony:
- like i said earlier, there were things flores did regarding player & coach turnover that annoyed me
- but i like that you laid out the OC side of it so clearly; i had forgotten there was an OC before gailey
Posted by: alpine | January 11, 2022 at 07:09 AM
Ole Miss RB coach Kevin Smith will be joining Miami for the same role
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 11, 2022 at 12:02 PM
Well, I guess he'll hire a coach a week leading up to signing day. I did say last week, that most of these hires are calculated and tied to particular cruits. Whomever is tied to Shemar, get him on board. They paying big bucks at A&M.
Saban says things have to change with both the portal and NIL, as the same teams will continue to dominate.
Posted by: HerbieIbis | January 11, 2022 at 01:56 PM
All hires will be announced by Thursday of this week
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 11, 2022 at 02:25 PM
Saban says things have to change with both the portal and NIL, as the same teams will continue to dominate.
Posted by: HerbieIbis | January 11, 2022 at 01:56 PM
Unfortunately, he is correct!!!
Posted by: nemo2020 | January 11, 2022 at 02:44 PM
Now if Ross would step down for a real owner and fire Grier, we’d be in great shape!
Posted by: AeroCane | January 10, 2022 at 04:31 PM
100
Posted by: CGNC | January 11, 2022 at 03:16 PM
Ole Miss RB coach Kevin Smith will be joining Miami for the same role
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 11, 2022 at 12:02 PM
did you use the media, tea leaves or a crystal ball for this one
Posted by: alpine | January 11, 2022 at 03:16 PM
It's been speculated for several days. Confirmed by multiple media people today
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 11, 2022 at 03:26 PM
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 11, 2022 at 03:26 PM
thank you sir
Posted by: alpine | January 11, 2022 at 05:16 PM
I think the Canes BB team play tonight at 8pm on ESPN. I hope that they can clean their clock!!
Anyone up there in Tallahassee, for the game??
I am getting better after my bad fall a couple of weeks ago. Sore and still black and blue, but lucky I didn’t split my head open.
No game on ESPN. I just looked. Damn. If any of you find it, let me know.
GO CANES
Posted by: MLALUMNI1970 | January 11, 2022 at 05:48 PM
I'm watching the UM-FSU game on the ACCN.This is a big test for us.
It's half time and we're ahead by one point.
Posted by: nemo2020 | January 11, 2022 at 08:52 PM
Our Canes lose to FSU 65-64 Son Of A Biscuit!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | January 11, 2022 at 10:09 PM
Miami loses by one point.
Apparently, beating FSU is one "new trick" that Old Coach L hasn't been able to learn.
Eight consecutive losses? Not good!
Posted by: neno2020 | January 11, 2022 at 10:15 PM