SocraticGadfly: Riley will NOT fire Spolestra

March 10, 2011

Riley will NOT fire Spolestra

Fire Erik Spoelstra? As in Sp-Olestra, the NBA fat-free coaching substitute that passes through the minds of his players, undigested?

While Jason Whitlock has a nice idea, Pat Riley won't do it this year. He'd be unlikely to get Larry Brown to take over, and, coming in himself probably wouldn't work as well as in 2006. Jason, it's the Riley legacy!

Riles knew that he could kick aside the GumbyMan, Stan Van Gundy, in 2006, and take over. He did that earlier in the season, first of all, and, in a team with just two "top bananas," not two plus a semi-third.

It's clear that James and Wade are less on the same page than Shaq and Wade were five years ago, and, too late to get them on the same page this year.

And, frankly, I think Larry Brown wouldn't take this one on.

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