Miami Heat

[Blackbeard]

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i want riley to take over because i want the heat to become what everyone dont want them to become.. that is for the heat to be feared by every team in the NBA.. now dont get me wrong its more satisfying to beat a well oiled miami heat para walay excuses.. and i think a real competitor will agree with me on this. i think kobe would.. he'll love the challenge..

naw, even if Riles comes back there's still many issues the Heat need to address before they become a legitimate contender.

[Blackbeard]

YouTube - Maybe You Should Rise (Michael and Lebron)

lol nice mash up commercial.

[vcmov_15]

naw, even if Riles comes back there's still many issues the Heat need to address before they become a legitimate contender.

true enough but at least they get rid of a minor problem that can be solved when riley takes over the coaching position. thats the loudest buzz i have read and heard so far everytime i watched an NBA game or read an article about them.

[Motownkid]

Riley should support coach, not replace him



ORLANDO, Fla. – Before dispatching Stan Van Gundy to a life of car pools and grocery shopping, Pat Riley prepared his bloodless coup in the dark corners of the Miami Heat’s practice facility.

“Pat was requesting film from the video guy like he was on the staff,” one source said.

Riley must have had a guilty conscience because in the news conference to announce he was replacing Van Gundy five years ago, he insisted – unprompted – that’s exactly what he hadn’t been doing. Whatever. Riley had fostered an atmosphere where Van Gundy was destined to fail because Riley knew his own coaching legacy could use a title beyond Magic Johnson and the Showtime Lakers. He was 60 years old, and needed to make good on that original promise of a parade down Biscayne Boulevard.

“It’s different this time, because Pat knows he can’t be the difference,” one former Riley assistant said.

If Riley doesn’t return to coach the Heat this season, it won’t be out of a sense of fairness, right and wrong, but self-preservation and self-interest. Riley says he doesn’t have the stomach for the grind at 65, but closer to the truth is that he doesn’t have the stomach for failure. For now, Riley can still lay the blame for this season on injuries and his young coach, Erik Spoelstra. No one has a bigger ego than Riley, but this isn’t 2005, and it won’t be Dirk Nowitzki awaiting him in the NBA Finals.

Here’s Riley’s best play: Wait until the summer when there are two possible free-agent coaches – Boston’s Doc Rivers and Portland’s Nate McMillan – on the market. Rivers is a long shot because he’s inclined to re-sign with the Celtics, but McMillan – who has worked with the Heat stars on Team USA – is the kind of tough-minded, defensive coach these Heat could use. McMillan’s candidacy with Los Angeles Lakers also won’t be hurt because Kobe Bryant is such an admirer.

For now, though, Riley doesn’t need a new coach. He needs to support Spoelstra after allowing LeBron James and Chris Bosh to publicly embarrass and undermine their coach. The losing has created the Riles-to-the-bench hysteria, but James and Bosh had to come out and pop Spoelstra for practicing them too hard and playing them too many minutes.

Read full article at Yahoo!Sports

[ManWhore]

This is so true. .

If Riley doesn’t return to coach the Heat this season, it won’t be out of a sense of fairness, right and wrong, but self-preservation and self-interest. Riley says he doesn’t have the stomach for the grind at 65, but closer to the truth is that he doesn’t have the stomach for failure. For now, Riley can still lay the blame for this season on injuries and his young coach, Erik Spoelstra. No one has a bigger ego than Riley, but this isn’t 2005, and it won’t be Dirk Nowitzki awaiting him in the NBA Finals.

[FAQ]

You all know that this is not the coach's fault, right ?? Those who thinks otherwise are pathetic losers and deluding themselves as if they're a "basketball intellect" ..

Spoelstra inherited the hate because it's really unbelievable why the team don't have a good start .. The truth is , it's because of the troika's arrogance and players are "doing their own thing" ..

Last night as the HEAT prepared for the Orlando Magic. HEAT forward Chris Bosh was working with assistant coach Keith Askins. At one point during the warm up, Askin pulled Bosh close and said "why not try this…" and gave Chris some instruction. Bosh shook his head and said "Nah. I don't do that. Never have… Nope" and Bosh continued his work.

Askins was somewhat stunned at the response and clearly didn't know how to react to Bosh shrugging off his suggestions and coaching.

After talking to sources close to the situation, it was clear Bosh isn't the only player "doing his own thing".

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?...#ixzz16M4bfix0

So stop blaming the coach .. He is not the cause of this team's demise and your disappointment jumping to this bandwagon ... Loooooool

[ManWhore]

^^ Dakoa na issue ana if ang player dili gyud mopatuo sa coach. tsk tsk

Thanks FAQ! ! I totally agree with the writer, this Miami Heat team is fundamentally flawed. .

[rheo08]

To celebrate Thanksgiving, the Numbers Game has a variety of statistical dishes from around the Eastern Conference...
Miami's 8-7 record is a mirage
The Miami Heat have lost three straight games and at 8-7, they're easily the biggest disappointment in the league. At this point, everyone wants to diagnose the Heat's problems and wonders if Pat Riley's getting ready to push Erik Spoelstra aside. But are the Heat really doing that bad?
If you go by winning percentage, the Heat are the 13th best team in the NBA. And yes, it's wins and losses that determine playoff position and home-court advantage in the postseason. But when it comes to point differential, Miami ranks third in the league, outscoring their opponents by 8.6 points per 100 possessions. Only the Lakers (+10.6) and Spurs (+9.1) are better.
The issue, of course, is that the Heat have won a bunch of blowouts and lost a bunch of close games. Their eight wins have come by an average of 18.4 points, while their seven losses have come by an average of just 6.4.
While both their offense and defense have been deficient at times this season, the Heat are the only team in the league that ranks in the top five on both ends of the floor. Through Wednesday, they have the fourth best offense, scoring 107.6 points per 100 possessions, and the fifth best defense, allowing 99.0.
Based on their point differential, using a standard formula for expected wins, the Heat should be 11-4 and tied with the Celtics for first place in the Eastern Conference. No team in the league has a bigger discrepancy (in either direction) between their point differential and their actual record.
The roster has its flaws, obviously. And Miami' playoff success will be determined in part by how well they match up with their opponents. But no matter who they play, the Heat will have matchup advantages of their own, as well as the talent to overcome their flaws. And the truth behind their 8-7 record is not that they're a mediocre team, but that they're a very good team that has had some bad games.






Hmmmm so are they not really that bad after all.... hope they could turn the season around soon...

[[Avenging PIRANHA]]

semis ra ang pinaka taas nla ma achieve rn na year..

maybe 1st round ra way siguro di sila kaapil sa playoffs hahahahaha

[Blackbeard]

Erik's partly to blame because he isn't laying down the law and disciplining the heck out of LePrincess Elbow James and his useless buddy, Chris "I wants to chill" Bosh.

Mike Brown never stood up to the Queen, Erik should. Wade's got his back anyway.