Spoelstra has never been great. Riley has ALWAYS been a master builder. He's the titan of the NBA. Conquered all facets of the league.
That article is complete crap. I only watched the first half, but the game was over by halftime anyway. Lebron was as bad as anyone else on the Heat.
If heat lose, I don't wait around in MIA waiting around for ease to take less etc hoping his knees are ok Etc. If I'm Lebron I tell cavs to trade #1 for love or melo, or sign melo then I will come back. Only way I leave the heat is to go back to my home home town, he still has his house there, fans there and seats will be sold out every night, easy money in east with this BIG 3 love/melo Irving Lebron Wiggins/embiid?
Lebron left Cleveland because he wanted a team that could help him contend for a title without being in the media spotlight (New York) or the shadow of a former player (Chicago). I could see him go back to Cleveland depending on what happens in the Front Office.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Spoelstra on re-recruiting Big 3: "We'll get to that. We'll put together our team & do whatever's necessary. We have a lot to offer here."</p>— Jason Lieser (@PBPjasonlieser) <a href="https://twitter.com/PBPjasonlieser/statuses/478986424385945601">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Spoelstra says the Heat's best "selling pitch" is their "great track record."</p>— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick/statuses/478989041707139072">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>How involved will LeBron be in roster decisions? Erik Spoelstra: "As much as he wants to."</p>— Jason Lieser (@PBPjasonlieser) <a href="https://twitter.com/PBPjasonlieser/statuses/478989042608898048">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
"How involved will LeBron be in roster decisions? Erik Spoelstra: "As much as he wants to."" They didn't seem to take his thoughts into account with Mike Miller.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron says again that he hasn't begun "to wrap my mind around" what will happen this summer. Says he needs to get away w/ his family.</p>— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick/statuses/478998382074003457">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron says he's taking his family on vacation, then hopes he will come back with a clearer mind to make his decision.</p>— Jason Lieser (@PBPjasonlieser) <a href="https://twitter.com/PBPjasonlieser/statuses/478998504145039360">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron on where he plays next year: "I just want to win. That's all that matters to me."</p>— Jason Lieser (@PBPjasonlieser) <a href="https://twitter.com/PBPjasonlieser/statuses/478998574898757632">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron: "The decision comes down to me and my family, at the end of the day. If my family is happy, I'm happy."</p>— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick/statuses/478998820026478593">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron says he's still blaming himself 4 Finals. "I've been fortunate enough to play in 5 Finals, but at the same time, I've lost 3 of them"</p>— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick/statuses/478999107650854912">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron, on NBA Finals, "I've lost three of them, That's doesn't sit well with me at all."</p>— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/statuses/478999114948943872">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron says he doesn't need to hear from Heat. "I understand what this team, this franchise, brings to the table."</p>— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick/statuses/478999595171590144">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron, on free agency, "I'm not at that point right now. When I get there, I'll be ready to talk about it."</p>— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/statuses/478999663844925441">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron says he, Bosh and Wade will have a conversation about future. "We've earned that for each other."</p>— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick/statuses/479000366722215936">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron: "I think there will be a conversation between the three of us. I'm not sure what Dwyane is thinking right now."</p>— Joseph Goodman (@JoeGoodmanJr) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeGoodmanJr/statuses/479000441267949568">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron: "Being able to have flexibility as a professional, that's what we all would like."</p>— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick/statuses/479000540613849088">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron on free agency, "Just being able to have flexibility, as a professional, anyone, that's what we would want."</p>— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) <a href="https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/statuses/479000617570955264">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron: "I feel more at ease this time... 2010 was out of control."</p>— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick/statuses/479000808491479041">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron says he hasn't dug into the free agent list.... Says that is what Riley is great at. "We have some holes that need to be filled."</p>— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanJSkolnick/statuses/479001199312515074">June 17, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I don't know what LeBron will do. But to me, those quotes don't really have a lot of Miami Heat sentiment to them. Kind of sterile. Just like in Cleveland. Which leaves open a door to going somewhere else. Like I said, Pat Riley..you have some work to do.
