Blame Pat Riley for Heat's struggles
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Blame Pat Riley for Heat's struggles
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Blame Pat Riley for Heat's struggles
He really should take the heat for their struggles this season. He did an absolutely horrible job surrounding Shaq and Wade with good role players.
He signed a bum in Smush Parker with his mid-level exception. He's a horrible basketball player.
He let Jason Kapono walk for 5 mill a year to the Raptors.
James Posey went to Boston.
Then he pulled a trade on Antoinie the "Chuck" Walker...he got nothing really in return other than an overpaid bum in Mark Blunt and another bum in Ricky Davis who doesn't play a lick of D...
Then after Morning got hurt and Payton was too old, Riley signed a bunch of D league scrubs...
The point is...Riley just likes to do quick fixes...he doesn't keep in mind the long term plans..
I honestly believe that the heat should have been a playoff team with 2008 Shaq and 2008 D-Wade...if Riley did a better job..
I give him an F...C- for the effort...
He signed a bum in Smush Parker with his mid-level exception. He's a horrible basketball player.
He let Jason Kapono walk for 5 mill a year to the Raptors.
James Posey went to Boston.
Then he pulled a trade on Antoinie the "Chuck" Walker...he got nothing really in return other than an overpaid bum in Mark Blunt and another bum in Ricky Davis who doesn't play a lick of D...
Then after Morning got hurt and Payton was too old, Riley signed a bunch of D league scrubs...
The point is...Riley just likes to do quick fixes...he doesn't keep in mind the long term plans..
I honestly believe that the heat should have been a playoff team with 2008 Shaq and 2008 D-Wade...if Riley did a better job..
I give him an F...C- for the effort...
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Riley is a smart guy and knows where he stands. The injuries really hurt the Heat from the start this year. As of now I believe he's looking at the future which means putting a high draft pick next to Wade and Marion. Not sure what their financial situation looks like for FA's though for next year.
Riley will be able to rebuild a good team in a relatively short time period.
Riley will be able to rebuild a good team in a relatively short time period.
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60% is D-Wade's fault, because he's supposed to be the MVP of the team. He got all the credit for making Miami relevant, he has to take the majority of the blame. Lebron's still play at least .500 ball, even with the scrubs he plays with...
20% is Riley's fault, because he failed to make any move. However, his latest blockbuster move is a good start.
20% is Shaq's, only 20%, because it's not his fault he's old & injured & his scrub teammates went for the #1 Lottery Prize when he was on the sidelines.
20% is Riley's fault, because he failed to make any move. However, his latest blockbuster move is a good start.
20% is Shaq's, only 20%, because it's not his fault he's old & injured & his scrub teammates went for the #1 Lottery Prize when he was on the sidelines.
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exkonvict wrote:20% is Shaq's, only 20%, because it's not his fault he's old & injured & his scrub teammates went for the #1 Lottery Prize when he was on the sidelines.
Hold on a minute, let me get this straight:
Shaquille O'Neal gets somewhat of a pass for being "old & injured" yet Wade doesn't for coming off two major surgeries, one of which is a 12-month recovery process? Please. Even worse, you comment on Shaq's scrub teammates shooting for the lottery, as if Shaq's lazy ass wasn't sitting around doing NOTHING with the rest of them.
Phil Jackson wrote:It's all Dwyane Wade's fault for flopping on offense.
Makes no sense.
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D-Wade wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Hold on a minute, let me get this straight:
Shaquille O'Neal gets somewhat of a pass for being "old & injured" yet Wade doesn't for coming off two major surgeries, one of which is a 12-month recovery process? Please. Even worse, you comment on Shaq's scrub teammates shooting for the lottery, as if Shaq's lazy ass wasn't sitting around doing NOTHING with the rest of them.
He's not getting a pass. He's still 20% responsible. He's not the celebrated player, the one man team that D-Wade symbolizes. Everyone in the Universe knows that D-Wade has to step up and save his name. I think he's getting boo'd at the All-Star Game...
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exkonvict wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
He's not getting a pass. He's still 20% responsible. He's not the celebrated player, the one man team that D-Wade symbolizes. Everyone in the Universe knows that D-Wade has to step up and save his name. I think he's getting boo'd at the All-Star Game...
Not really. He only gets hate on RealGM.
Miami isn't exactly a powerhouse of a city, and there is another basketball team in Florida. Nonetheless, he still raped the All-Star voting process, so no, I don't see the boo's.
And yes, you lowered Shaq's percentile because of the excuses you made, when Wade has bigger issues. Have you ever had to come back from two surgeries and play against the best basketball players in the world? Even more, the knee isn't even close to 100% at the moment. Hell, if Wade's sidekick (well, past sidekick) wasn't so lazy, maybe he could help carry the load until Wade is fully healthy. But no. Not Shaquille O'Neal of course.
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So Wade Shaq and Riley get all the blame, Micky Arison gets none? The blame levels go
1) Micky Arison - wouldn't allow Riley to go into the luxury tax, meaning Riley had to let Kapono go, and wait on Posey and Eddie Jones and Steve Blake to make a run at Mo Williams, who strung the team along so long all the other free agents dried up.
2) Shaquille O'Neal - Same old amount of offseason effort, talks like everything is going to be fine "We'll just get the 8th seed and beat detroit then..." until eliminated, shelves himself with an injury, his people demand a buyout of a contract he only earned 1 season out of 5 and that he wants the majority of the money in, then gets traded out and injury is miraculously much better within a couple of days.
3) Pat Riley - made Posey feel unwanted, didn't offer Eddie Jones a contract all summer, believed too much in Dorell Wright.
4) Dwyane Wade - doesn't always put his full effort in on the defensive end.
If Micky Arison was willing to pay the tax we'd have Posey, Kapono and Jones, where we have been killed nearly every game at the SF position.
1) Micky Arison - wouldn't allow Riley to go into the luxury tax, meaning Riley had to let Kapono go, and wait on Posey and Eddie Jones and Steve Blake to make a run at Mo Williams, who strung the team along so long all the other free agents dried up.
2) Shaquille O'Neal - Same old amount of offseason effort, talks like everything is going to be fine "We'll just get the 8th seed and beat detroit then..." until eliminated, shelves himself with an injury, his people demand a buyout of a contract he only earned 1 season out of 5 and that he wants the majority of the money in, then gets traded out and injury is miraculously much better within a couple of days.
3) Pat Riley - made Posey feel unwanted, didn't offer Eddie Jones a contract all summer, believed too much in Dorell Wright.
4) Dwyane Wade - doesn't always put his full effort in on the defensive end.
If Micky Arison was willing to pay the tax we'd have Posey, Kapono and Jones, where we have been killed nearly every game at the SF position.
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It was a flawed team from the get go... people were having aneurysms before the season about the Heat falling off and not making the playoffs. You can blame Riley... and he has taken most of it but he isn't alone. Players have not played to their utmost ability, people were hurt, and there was a real sense that I got from the start of the year that last year was an anomaly and they could just flick a switch and everything will get better.