Why would Erik Spoelstra tell the press that his players were crying in the locker room? Is he trying to bring back Pat Riley to the bench? Does he want to humiliate his players and burn his bridges? It doesn't help that the Heat are on a 5-game losing streak. Apparently, Lebron James isn't bothered by this losing streak either, he was quoted as saying, "This isn't rock bottom for us. Crazy thing is, we could lose every game and still make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference."
So what does Lebron mean by that? Would Phil Jackson put up with Kobe saying that it didn't matter if the Lakers were losing every game because mathematically they are in the playoffs? Probably not. Can Erik Spoelstra control his big stars mouths, now that he was betrayed their trust with leaking the news of tears of sorrow flowing after the game? No one ever thought he could control the "big 3" to begin with, now with all of the controversy and losing going on in South Beach, how is it any different? The Heat have lost to every one of the other top 8 Eastern Conference teams except Philly, at least once. What is the proof that they are that good? They beat up on the weaker teams and compile winning streaks against all of them, which is only a mask of what they really are. They are superbly talented but, with no coaching direction, no flow as a team and no confidence in their bench. But who lost out on this whole situation? The city of Cleveland, that's who. A small market team like the Cavaliers was flourishing with their hometown hero playing for them, winning an average of 45-50 games a season. Now it's a slap in the face to that city and its fans, especially that the South Beach Experiment isn't working out very well. Lebron James should have never left Cleveland, he was selfish and poorly mentored when he decided to do so and the only thing that keeps those fans going is seeing the Miami Heat suffer.
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