When Will Pat Riley Walk Away?
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by LastRow
The question begs asking considering Dwyane Wade joined his trampled teammates last night for the first time since the disastrous four-game sweep at the hands of the Bulls in last season's playoffs and it didn’t make a damn bit of difference. Clearly Pat Riley couldn’t wait for the "cavalry to come back", considering the fact that D-Wade is the only one not an AARP member and the lone member of the Heat that doesn’t mix Metamucil with his Gatorade, though Riles would never want his players to believe here comes the cavalry now that Wade's back….As all coaches would.
The good news Wade brings hopes to a team filled with geriatrics…Who have to catch the early bird specials these day considering they can’t stay awake past 8 o’clock. He brought reason to believe that, yes, one man can make that much of a difference. He made overcoming a 20-point deficit look quite feasible -- twice. Unfortunately the previously winless Sonics were just, well in Phil Jackson’s words…A mountain too steep to climb! Come on, we’re talking about the worst team in the league…Seattle! The Heat can’t even beat Seattle! I guess this means P.J. Carlisimo will be sending Riles a Christmas card for making his X’s and O’s look like the second coming of James Naismith. Surprisingly, Naismith hasn’t suited up for the Heat this year!
So with the Heat’s season in shambles…Mimicking the play of the Flounder Fishing out in the boonies at Pro Player Stadium, the question that should be raised is this. When will Pat Riley say F*** this and simply walk away? For a guy who has some "health concerns" clearly this can’t be helping any! I’m sure every time he watches film he wants to do his best impression of Charlie Weis and "vomit" watching this "6 th Man Club" rec team! We all know no coach likes to lose and get asked the same redundant questions over and over to the point where reporters start hearing the answers coming out of their cake hole and begin looking at you like you have three heads…Hey Charlie Weis, how are you doing? However, for an egotistical maniac in Riles, who is just like all of the other flicke, phony people in Miami! Who stabbed Stan Van Gundy when he saw an opportunity for the team having damn good potential to win an NBA Championship, and then did courtesy of David Stern not wanting Mark Cuban to win a championship, (and the NBA isn’t fixed David, right. Sure! Thus, Riley became "The Benefactor", (damn, I’m so funny) well, he’s not even two years removed when is he going to play the health card and walk?
It’s a given that he has too much pride just to walk away for the sake of, well, walking away…He came up with an excuse before, allowing Van Gundy to get the train back on the right track. Although we can rest at ease, once he goes into the sunset, he ain’t coming back, Jack! I will say his resume speaks for itself even if he is a back stabber…Although, one would have thought for a coach who has all of his credentials, he’d know how not to compile a team of "nursing home talent" to go along with one "whipper snapper" in Wade! Riles made his nursing home bed and not he’s rotting in it, but the question is for how much longer?
So when will Riley depart? Oh, in due time, in due time! Let’s see, the combined record of the Heats next seven opponents (including the scorching hot Celtics twice) through the end of November is 32-17 (.653), OUCH! That's before opening December with a six-game road trip out west that includes stops in Denver (6-3), Utah (7-2), the Clippers (5-2), Golden State (0-6) and Phoenix (6-2). Does anyone really ' think a 3-18 start is out of the picture? Given the fact that they can’t beat a winless team, well, if I were to put money on it…I’d put a five figure amount down.
If this "crystal ball" 3-18 record becomes reality, I don’t know about you, but I see Mr. Armani consulting with his brass of M.D.’s to discuss "his health"…Because clearly it’s not what it used to be! However, the good news could be that he’d be the top coaching candidate at the St Annes Nursing Center in Miami! Perhaps even D-Wade might take time out of his "movie" schedule to teach the old folks new maneuvers in their wheelchairs…Seeing as he seems to have first hand knowledge of this! Crying like a little bitch is optional!!
