NBA News for 11/29

[Jay520]

Sources: Erik Spoelstra frustrating Heat

The Miami Heat's players are frustrated with Erik Spoelstra and some are questioning whether he is the right coach for their team, according to people close to the situation. With the ballyhooed Heat losing four of their last five games and sporting a mediocre 9-8 record, the players are privately grumbling about Spoelstra on several fronts.

Sources say the players believe he is not letting them be themselves, that they are questioning his offensive strategies, and that they think he is panicking because he fears losing his job.

While the players think that may mean a coaching change, one member of the Heat organization said the team is suffering from a lack of leadership from the players, not the coach.


"They don't want to step on each other's toes," the person said. "There's no leader on the team. Somebody has to speak up and be the leader on the team. They can't be afraid to step on people's toes. They need a vocal leader who's going to make everybody accountable. I don't think it's on the coach. It's on the players."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trueho...ory?id=5862172
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Sources: Antoine Walker to play in Idaho

Former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker intends to launch his latest comeback with the D-League's Idaho Stampede, according to sources close to the situation.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5863744
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[nadeau01_johnson48]

The Miami Heat's players are frustrated with Erik Spoelstra and some are questioning whether he is the right coach for their team, according to people close to the situation. With the ballyhooed Heat losing four of their last five games and sporting a mediocre 9-8 record, the players are privately grumbling about Spoelstra on several fronts.

Sources say the players believe he is not letting them be themselves, that they are questioning his offensive strategies, and that they think he is panicking because he fears losing his job.

In other words.....typical LeBron.

After all....it's NEVER his fault. It's obviously Spolestra's fault that LeBron is shooting the worst FG% and 3PT% of his career, averaging the lowest amount of rebounds per game in his career, and that he's averaging more turnovers per game than he has in his entire career.