3ammy3uck3ts wrote:ZoStrong wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
Pat Riley’s not good anymore, it’s ok. Everyone meets time where they just aren’t what they used to be.
Maybe so. Idk. If my team is going nowhere and bad draft each year for like 3 straight years, maybe I would demand a change at the top. I'm no trigger happy. And go look all the successful franchises of different sports. Trigger happy owners' teams never do well. Sometimes the owner sticks by lean years with GMs and coaches because lean years do happen in sports. And life.
I don’t disagree, I just don’t think he handled the Jimmy era well and didn’t maximize the group when we showed several times we were right there. Pat Riley from the past would’ve got the job done, makes me question if he’s able to continue in his current role. We see what we currently are, I guess we’ll see how we transition
Here is the thing 3ammy. Pat Riley isnt the GM of the team and hasnt been for a long time. Pat Riley is more a face figure and oversees the organization as a whole assisted by Zo. Andy Elisburg is the Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations and General Manager and Adam Simon works under Elisburg as Vice President, Basketball Operations and Assistant General Manager. The trades are happening or not happening because of Elisburg and Simon. Riley has taken the responsibility to be the person who talks to the camera, do speeches at events and the voice of Mickey Arison. Riley is the spokes person who connects the business side and the basketball side together. Zo is the one who is likely replacing Riley, however Zo's health issues might change that, but I do not know.
The agents and other teams GM's talk to Elisburg and Simon. Lately the Heat have put Simon on front of the mic a lot more often and which I think that is a sign of preparing for eventual change. I would assume you see Elisburg get promoted to Riley spot or split responsibilities with Zo. They might create a title for Spo for title sakes and he would also get GM duties with Simon. But I would find it hard to believe Spo moves ahead of Simon.
GM and head of player personel are the areas of talent acquisition and team building.