Pat Riley from front office to head coach part 2...It's Time

[EscapoTHB]

I love people that want to change the coach four weeks before the playoffs, with no practices, in a condensed schedule, when we've said all season long that how this team would be judged would be it's performance in the playoffs.

I've seen nothing wrong from Spo. When the guys execute what he tells them to do, we look unstoppable.

Our team is just tired and trying to cruise into the playoffs, because we're ostensibly locked into the number 2 seed.

[Heat3]

Yeah, lets get a 67 year old guy with a replaced hip who retired 9 years ago to get away from the grind ...to coach again....in a compressed season no less.

[GreenHat]

It wouldn't make a damn difference. As long that Joel Anthony is our starting Center, we're not going to win anything. Look at all the other top contending teams starting centers compared to our starting center. They have great frontcourt depth[second chance rebounds = more possessions]. Our team simply lack the size and much needed depth at the center position to take to the next level.

But look at the SG/SF/PF on the other contending teams. We have the players to be the best team in the league.

[GreenHat]

The league is so watered down and talentless, that just off our talent alone we can win 58-70 games without even trying. We can beat 95% of the teams while we are sleep walking. Its that other 5% of teams that get us. T-Mac was the most talented player I have ever seen. If he would have had the heart of michael jordan, iverson, kobe, garnett, etc, he would have been jordans equal. T-mac was lazy and passive, and is now known as a scorer who never won anything. LeBron reminds me alot of T-Mac. He is also very passive. Wade coasts alot, and Bosh is very passive as well. It is trickling down, and our team just doesnt come out and battle each and every night like the thunder, bulls, lakers, and spurs. Our 3 stars need a burst. When they look over and see dumbass spoelstra on their sideline...thats not good enough. they dont respect him. They need to look over to the sideline, in the huddles, in the lockeroom, and at practices, and see a legend on the sideline. They need to see Pat Riley. Spo is not the man for the job. they need pat doing some great skit like the 15 deep thing or whatever was going on when shaq was here that motivated them. Spo cant motivate these 3. its pat riley time

I hate lazy comparisons like this. Give T-Mac all of the bull intangibles you want to make up and he still wouldn't be as good as Jordan.

Jordan wasn't good because of made up things like heart, toughness, competitiveness, intelligence, will to win or any other bull.

[EscapoTHB]

Also Lebron has gotten out of the first round, which automatically puts him out of any comparison to T-Mac. And if there's one thing you can't call Lebron or Wade it's lazy or passive. All those guys do is attack the paint, attack on defense, attack attack attack.

The Bulls and Thunder and Spurs are much deeper than us. They all go about 8-12 deep. They're going to be a lot better than us in the regular season.

But teams like us, the Lakers, the Celtics--we're the ones who are going to beast in the playoffs because we can play our key parts so much more, and they have to play the end of their bench less minutes.

When it becomes Lebron and Wade and Bosh vs. Rose in the playoffs--which it always does--I'm good with my chances.