Miami was fine roster wise before the FBI basically made it impossible for L to sign anyone worth a ****. How many teams do well when they are unable to get anyone to come in, especially after losing two NBA draft picks? Miami has historically played with 10 guys, with the rotation shorting to the industry standard of 8 or so when conference play started. Miami didn't even have that many scholarship athletes this year, especially after Hernandez got screwed and Gak got hurt.
Go look at Arizona, they had the same thing, and that's a program that at least could go out and get guys based on name recognition and resources alone. It's the uncertainty that sinks programs.