Post#1595 » by Rock Hardy » Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:49 pm
Why am I seeing people complain about Spo?
You know, some of you deserve for him to leave for a team with more talent, and then come back semi-annually to throttle our asses, as a constant reminder of how stupid some fans are.
When your franchise player and defensive achor has a skillset from yesteryear, and an effort level rapidly approaching zero, you've already got a foot in the grave. We'd be better off if Whiteside was injured, because then we wouldn't have to waste minutes on him, and could build the entire gameplan around a more modern offense, and hustle defense. Spo coached that terrifying "piranha" defense with the Big3, anchored by Bosh, who some fans called soft, and was never known for being a defensive star. You gonna blame that same coach for this mess?
Philly can get away with packing the paint, because Hassan is a black hole who can't find the open man. Switch roles, and Embiid would destroy those traps. You don't need to be an elite passing big. You just need to not be a blackhole. You need to not be Hassan. The only thing I think you can fault Spo for is his allegiance to Wade, but that's basically the Kobe rule in effect. Wade can do whatever he wants because he's brought Spo and the franchise their brightest moments. Spo will ride with him until he retires. As a Heat fan, we just gotta grin and bear it.
