It was completely uncharacteristic for Dwyane Wade to snap at his coach the way he did last night. Part of Spoelstra’s job is to remind his players to get back on defense instead of admiring their bricks while the ball is in mid-air, and that seems to be one of the key things that precipitated the public clash between player and coach.
As inexcusable as Wade’s outburst was (you don’t show up your coach like that, ever), what about looking at the series in a broader sense, and diverting some blame to Spoelstra? He has done NOTHING to alleviate the low-post scoring that Chris Bosh provided, even though he has a guy at his disposal, Udonis Haslem, who has to be respected out to 14 feet and who could draw Roy Hibbert away from the basket. Haslem sat out the entire second half in Game 3.
And what was up with starting Dexter Pittman?
And why this infatuation with Shane Battier, who is giving them nothing?
What would be wrong with a lineup of LeBron James, Wade, Haslem, Mike Miller and Mario Chalmers, with Joel Anthony and Ronny Turiaf the backups down low? You want to tell me that team couldn’t compete with the Pacers?
And how about Spoelstra’s comment that his blowup with Wade was “nothing.”
In this day and age? In that public of a forum? Under the microscope that team is under?
It is far from “nothing,” and the Miami Heat will now go through two days of scrutiny and damage control as they try to get their act together before Game 4 on Sunday. Chris Sheridan of SheridanHoops.com discusses with Cinesport’s Noah Coslov in the video above.