Game 5 - Heat at Celtics - Tues 7PM EST

[Shaq_Diesel]

Nice knowing you all. where can i join FIRE Heat Coach Thread.

Can you seriously blame this on the coach? Seriously?

How many open shots did we miss? That's on the players. Spo didn't attempt any shots tonight, he didn't miss any rotations on D, he didn't miss box outs. Was he perfect? No, but this game is on the players.

[TrueRain]

Nice knowing you all. where can i join FIRE Heat Coach Thread.

Can you seriously blame this on the coach? Seriously?

He needs to go regardless.

[Rodrizzle]

Congrats on a well-played series.

I really hope Wade stays in MIA. You guys just have to put a better supporting cast around him and you'll be back in the race for a championship in no time.

Cheers just wish you guys had some better commentators

[WD]

A lot of people were hatin on Mario, but we needed all of his points tonight.

[Teddy Bruckshut]

Let's see what Wade says post game. This should be interesting (obviously with what's coming ahead in July)

[basketballdario]

They were waaaaay better than the Heat all series, the Heat in stretches played the way they did at the end of the season during the series, but for the most part the Celtics were just plain better. The better team won the series, no doubt about that.

Today, Chalmers played really well I thought, Joel had a decent series, and Beasley played well at home at least... can't really think of much else positive to say...

Jermaine O'Neal had the worst playoffs in Heat history, one of the worst in history period. I would pay him to stay far away from this team for the rest of his career (which won't continue for too much longer). Not one I'll miss at all.

[fishfuego.]

no more role garbage players please!!!! 2010 let's bring some REAL players in. show the door to ALL the broken, short, old, untalented role waste.. oh, and Bring a real coach, assitant coaches belong on the side of the bench sitting down. what a ride for a rented season, now is time to get real or get real. no more experiments. and to all the Heatsters on the board, you all rock!!! let's do it again!!

[Rodrizzle]

Let's see what Wade says post game. This should be interesting (obviously with what's coming ahead in July)

I bet he lost all respect for Spo because he didnt put Magloire in to take out one of the big 4 for the next round and thats why he is going to leave Miami.

[CoolD]

Oh well, I'm not sad. We had a nice series, Wade was awesome but at the end of the day, it was just the final year of our quick rebuild. So I'm okay with it. Except for game 2, every game was close and we did not get embarassed.

Horrible series.
almost every player beside's Wade underperform.

But you sound like Beasley fans when we lose, but he plays well.

[heat4life]

I blame Pat Riley for this. After all, he assembled the 2006 squad, got us a championship, broke that team off and put us in this situation where we are waiting for the summer of 2010 over having a shot at making some noise in the playoffs..... let's top blaming Wade, Spo, Beasley and Haslem...

Remember, you can't blame Riley for none of this, you'll lose the respect of some of the posters(Ha!)

Well, I was being a bit sarcastic... but Riles had to do what he had to do and I agree with a lot of his decisions. But at the end of the day, we need to stop blaming the coaching staff, Wade, Haslem and Bealey for anything. This is the situation Riley handed to Spo and his staff...these are the players Riley put next to Wade... we got as far as we could get...

[Nupe_1911]

They were waaaaay better than the Heat all series, the Heat in stretches played the way they did at the end of the season during the series, but for the most part the Celtics were just plain better. The better team won the series, no doubt about that.

Today, Chalmers played really well I thought, Joel had a decent series, and Beasley played well at home at least... can't really think of much else positive to say...

Jermaine O'Neal had the worst playoffs in Heat history, one of the worst in history period. I would pay him to stay far away from this team for the rest of his career (which won't continue for too much longer). Not one I'll miss at all.

Yet he was allowed to play all his regular minutes while a player that has contributed far more, Beasley, got to rot on the bench. And people ask, why does Spoe. need to go?!? I can fault him for his predictable offense and I can fault him for his moronic rotations.

[Miamis3rdRing]

Jermaine O'Neal finishes the series at 9-44 shooting.

4.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2 blocks. 20% from the field.

[kapono24UCLA]

Jermaine's only problem this series was that hit arms shrunk just before game 1. making his jump shot v Perkins redundant.

[Rodrizzle]

Jermaine O'Neal finishes the series at 9-44 shooting.

4.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2 blocks. 20% from the field.

Not a good investment for someone making 20+ million

[lalalisa]

Jermaine O'Neal finishes the series at 9-44 shooting.

4.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2 blocks. 20% from the field.

[lalalisa]

mr. dimples looks like he's relieved this season is over

[Dresta]

Nice knowing you all. where can i join FIRE Heat Coach Thread.

Can you seriously blame this on the coach? Seriously?

How many open shots did we miss? That's on the players. Spo didn't attempt any shots tonight, he didn't miss any rotations on D, he didn't miss box outs. Was he perfect? No, but this game is on the players.

He played the two guys who haven't been able to make a shot all series for 26 and 35 mins, they shot a combined 5-19, that's where coaching comes in.

[Tim_Hardawayy]

Guys, this series falls on Spo. If we had played Beasley more, we win Game 1, Game 2, Game 3 and Game 5. Yes, we would have dominated Boston so thoroughly, we'd get a 5 game sweep.

Hopefully in the offseason we fire Spo, hire a real coach and restructure the offense around Beasley. Hire a special coach to teach Beasley to rebound better. Get a center and point guard in free agency, because power forward position is set. If Wade is not on board, ship his ass out.

[underdog33]

Jermaine O'Neal finishes the series at 9-44 shooting.

4.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2 blocks. 20% from the field.

Let's not forget the biggest stat of all: $23 million dollars this year.

Sounds like a great dollar to production ratio doesn't it...

I'm peeved

[Immure]

Oh well, I'm not sad. We had a nice series, Wade was awesome but at the end of the day, it was just the final year of our quick rebuild. So I'm okay with it. Except for game 2, every game was close and we did not get embarassed.

Horrible series.
almost every player beside's Wade underperform.

But you sound like Beasley fans when we lose, but he plays well.

I don't believe Q, Wright, Joel, Arroyo underperformed.

Players that did under perform are: JO, Haslem

Wade was Wade just couldn't do it, needs another star.