BOSH VENTS FRUSTRATIONS (nba.com)

C-Webb nailed it in that video. Spoelstra sucks and he can't manage these personalities. Webber was spot on when he said it was a high school coach level response from Spoelstra. This Miami Heat situation is a perfect counter point for people who b**** about Phil Jackson having all the talent and just assume he didn't have to do anything to make it work. Jackson actually thinks and finds out ways to reach his players and to get them to work in as cohesive of a unit as possible. My god could you imagine how big of a train wreck Shaq and Kobe would have been if Spoelstra was coaching them?

 

Thanks goodness he didn't agree to come to Houston. Max level money on that douche? No thanks.

 

Is it time for Riley to step in once more?

 

+1. NBA level coaching is about managing personalities as much as it is about managing plays and strategies.

 

Bosh vents frustrations, Spoelstra esentially says to f--k off.

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[rquoter]MIAMI -- It didn't sound like Chris Bosh's pleas for a different role in the Miami Heat's offense were well received by coach Erik Spoelstra.

As the Heat attempted to pick up the pieces following their fifth straight loss and prepare for a stern test against the red-hot Los Angeles Lakers Thursday, Spoelstra all but dismissed Bosh's statements about wanting more low-post plays.

"I think our minds were cluttered last night," Spoelstra said. "Today, it wasn't about talk. It was about working and practicing."

After bringing up his frustration about not getting the ball where he wants it in a postgame news conference Tuesday night, Bosh said that he didn't even talk to Spoelstra or teammates Dwyane Wade and LeBron James about the issue before or during practice Wednesday. He did say he planned to address it before the game with the Lakers.

Bosh struggled in a 105-96 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday night, going just 3-of-11 from the field and finishing with seven points. But his displeasure seems to have been building for some time, including last Sunday when he only got one shot in the fourth quarter of a one-point loss to the Chicago Bulls.

"You just notice a trend going on and that was something that was on my heart for a while," said Bosh, who was the last Heat player on the practice court as he worked on post-up moves with teammate Juwan Howard. "I just wanted to be honest."

Spoelstra was being honest as well, saying the team actually had a good game when it came to interior scoring against the Blazers, racking up 48 points in the paint. Spoelstra also implied that improvement needed to be a team-wide effort, not just from getting Bosh more looks.

"We need more paint opportunities, not just from Chris," Spoelstra said, "but from all of our guys working together."

James, who spent the end of the practice conferencing privately with Wade while other teammates went through shooting, said Bosh can get more chances.

"Chris can always voice his opinion," James said. "If Chris wants the ball then he can ask for it and he can get it. If Chris wants the ball and wants to be more aggressive and wants to be more inserted into the offense, all he has to do is ask for it. When's he's productive, we're a better team."[/rquoter]

 

I didn't realize you took your transcribing talents to South Beach too. Much appreciated :grin:

 

Agreed, we dodged a bullet there lol

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Bosh get plenty of touches? He just can't make them... 3-13 last game... really?

 

I find it funny that a guy that went to Miami to play the 3rd wheel is complaining about.....well playing the 3rd wheel.

You signed up for this role genius, what did he expect playing alongside Lebron and Wade?

 

Even worse I think he had only 4 rebounds.

6'11" and 4 rebounds in the most important game up until now.

I'm so glad he didn't come here, he looks more and more like he's filled with "kitten blood".

 

Not as bad as when he went 1-18 recently.

 

Ha exactly. Said the same thing in the Portland-Miami game thread.

 

Or better yet.

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I think its true, but considering their age difference, 25 years plus all the coaching experience, I personally would not call him out as a high school coach

anyways, I like Webber, he's a great contributor on NBATV

 

He didn't call him a high school coach. He said the response was along the lines of what a high school coach would say.

 

I see, I agree on that.

That's something that new/young coaches are prone too. Talking without thinking. :grin:

 

Serve him right, if he would have come to Houston he could have had all that he said he wanted 1) be the top 2) max money and not be a part of the most hated team in NBA history