Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 at 9:00 am  |  87 responses

Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade Are Not Happy


by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni

I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but there is this professional basketball team in Miami, with really famous players on it. And yet, somehow, they’re not doing too well of late. Crazy, huh?

The Heat lost to Portland at home last night, Miami’s fifth consecutive defeat, leading to more scrutiny and pressure on the team.

Though LeBron James and Erik Spoelstra both insist that they must stay the course and that things will eventually turn around, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade sound less than convinced about the current game plan.

Wade publicly questioned his coach‘s rotations, and Bosh (after playing horribly in the loss) complained about a lack of touches in the post. ESPN has the quotes:

“It is common sense, we can talk about it, but I think it’s evident,” Bosh said. “I just have to get it where I’m effective. I’m a big man. I can shoot the ball but I’m a big man. So I have to get it where big guys get it. Then I feel I can start helping out this team more.”

The team’s rotation changed recently with the addition of point guard Mike Bibby, who signed last week. “Hopefully guys can be aggressive and contribute more,” Wade said. “There are guys on the bench that can help us, no question about it. That is all on coach. We’ve had guys like Eddie [House] help us win games and James Jones, etc. He’s going to have to decide whether or not people are on the floor.”

DWade may have a point when it comes to giving different guys a chance to play. As for Chris Bosh, things aren’t that simple — back in October, he told the world that he doesn’t really like bumping and grinding in the post. Whoops!

Things don’t get any easier for Miami, as they host the Lakers tomorrow night, the defending champs and the NBA’s hottest team. Yeah, good luck with all of that.

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  • matt

    as a raps fan i know that bosh is not an elite PF. There are guys who can average the double double: Boozer,Lee,Millsap,Bosh,etc. countless guys who can get 18+pts and 8+ boards. BUT Chris is not an elite man to man defender or help defender. He is a 1blk/game guy. Bosh will get abused by other bigs. boston and chicago could beat miami in the playoffs. ATL, orlando and NYK would give them a run for their money.

  • feez22

    1. Chris Rupaul Bosh needs to STFU and rebound. How are you going to complain about touches? you took 11 shots and made 3. You completely got owned in the paint getting sissied and on top of that your defense is ATROCIOUS. no wonder the bargnani/bosh defensive tandem was one of the worst in nba history. I thought this was about sacrifice? all bosh has done since going to miami is shedding 15-20 pounds becoming their 2nd SG on the floor.

    2. I know people don’t like blaming the coach. I know people are going to say “well lebron is the common denominator in offenses with no ball movement”. You may be right. Lebron is a ball stopper. But that does not excuse spolestra for having the most limited offensive playbook in the NBA today. How many “screen the screener” plays or “double picks at the top of the key” plays are we going to see until we realise the real problem? how many clearouts and isos are we going to see until we realise whats really going on? The big 3 (or 2 and a half) were not brought to the heat to play 1 on 5 basketball. So why are they seemingly doing it? The COACH. People wonder why this team does not do well in the clutch. Well when all you do is iso and screen the screener it becomes predictable and EASY to load up on & stop. Maybe if the heat had a base offense they could do something. So far they don’t.

    3. I touched on this in my first point but wasn’t bringing this team together about “sacrifice”? As far as i can tell they haven’t sacrificed anything. Lebron still dominates the ball. Wade still takes ill advised corner spinaround jumpers on the baseline. Bosh sacrificed 15 pounds and is now the softest player in the NBA. This is not sacrifice guys. This is selfishness @ its best. Lebron, wade and bosh basically stand around if they don’t have the ball, don’t move, don’t cut, don’t do ANY of that stuff. They do hustle sometimes but its not enough. I have to blame that on the coach and the players. The coach is supposed to DEMAND that from their players. The players whom say they want to win are supposed to be playing that way to begin with. None of that is happening. Therefore, losing streak. IMO, spolestra needs to be fired. When you have a guy that doesn’t garner the type of respect needed to coach 2 and a half stars + a team, that doesn’t have a base offensive set and gives high school pep talks after EVERY GAME on the same BS hes been saying all yr its time to go.

  • Cizzo

    Like I said the Heat is garbage.. Chris Bosh is a Real piece of nothing…. Wade is a glory hound type of character that be in the Mirror too much… Bron read his own press clipping and drink his own Pee-pee…. I’m having the time of my life watching those Million Dollar beach Bumms….

  • http://Mrjones21901@aol.com Run’n'Gun219

    Most of you are the definition of HATERS. It is so funny. And im not even a heat fan, and this is ridiculous

  • Dagger

    The problems with the Heat are pretty simple. Offensively Wade and Lebron are actually playing very well individually, but they just don’t play off each other as much as they should. As a team the Heat don’t get many offensive rebounds, don’t make threes and don’t get any consistency outside of Wade and Lebron. The Heat have little inside-outside game (and very little post game). On defence the Heat are good, but from what I see they tend to get abused in the paint and, again, tend to get outrebounded. The bottom line is that two perimeter superstars, no matter how good, can’t carry a team to greatness by themselves. The Heat brought in Bosh thinking he was a “big man,” but they’re realizing late that Bosh doesn’t rebound and doesn’t defend. They’re compounding his weaknesses as a big by not feeding him the ball where he wants it. Overall Wade and Lebron are great enough to give the Heat a good record, but to beat good teams the Heat need to be much more than they are. Honestly they would have been better off trading Bosh for Nene and Chris Anderson, but oh well.

  • http://www.nba.com Gman

    Most def haters. Bosh like Amare are PF’s end of story. Also, players like Bosh have their shots generated. He can create his own shots, but needs the ball dropped on the free throw elbow aka post area. Before you guys continue bashing Bosh, just remember on a Toronto team with him as the #1 scoring option he shot almost %50 percent, which i think only rings true for Wade. Right? He is skilled, and he is sucking, but he is not being used properly.

  • DeeDaw

    We still have ESPN when we want to watch “Two and a Half Men”…

    Lol.. #winning!?!

  • http://klatschendom.wordpress.com/ speedy

    To blame this on one person is always wrong because there are so many persons and egos on a team.
    Right now Miami has the situation that they don’t click on the court.
    They have to be patient and work it out together.
    If Haslem comes back(I don’t know when this will happen)they will play a lot better.

  • Ajamu

    No one from their bench has stepped up as a pro. They’re just collecting paychecks to watch the game.No one is making baskets, geeting to the line, steals or technical fouls even.where is their pride? Being outscored 41 – 6 is ridculous and shows a lack of desire.Everything is a jumpshot.They shouldn’t be waiting on Haslemto come back and steal playing time.Spoelstra better find someoneon the bench thatcancontribute real quick!

  • Kourtney

    Ya Blazers are beasts. I’m a huge Portland fan and i watched the game against the Heat and they just out played the big 3. The heat have no bench players to help. The Blazer bench outscored the Heat bench 41-8. That’s sad. But i do hope they kill the Lakers because i hate them.

  • SpursFan

    Two and a half men, haha made my day

  • http://http//portlandfan1203.blogspot.com Karley

    Wow, Portland really stepped it up.. Portland is a great team they have had trouble in the past but i see them taking it far this year. Any how, Heat have no big man just becuz of bosh always taking them jumpers. If they had a reliable big man they could be winning way more games. BOsh gettin 8 rebounds? What a stupid move for him he should be back at toronto..

  • http://www.sonicbids.com/shaemorin Mr. S

    Trade Lebron for Dwight Howard!! I know it sounds crazy, but Bosh is not the problem. DWade and Bosh together with a pass-first point guard who can spot up, and a big physical center would be awesome. Bosh is a high post guy don’t forget.

  • http://slamonline.com Michael

    Bosh is the problem. Dumb ass fools thinking lebron is the problem, COME ON NOW. The team needs to get back to its focus on the defensive end. Bosh needs to worry about rebounds and defense, not getting points. Actually Bosh can fark off

  • ogog

    everyone is talking about the starters but thats not the problem its their bad bench…..aka mike miller, ilgauskus, bibby …none of them do anything..! they need to use magloire or howard too……..things will get better too when haslem gets back

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    I have a feeling Miami will beat LA tomorrow.

  • BostonBaller

    The Heat will be ok….I don’t know why people are trying to piss them off?

  • http://slamonline.com Bart

    The Heat suck worse than a Toowoomba drain mates

  • Miabigz

    C’mon people the Heat has lost 5 in a row and only one of them bosh underscored. First it was coach, then it was the bench, then ego, now Bosh.,ya dnt know what the PEEEP yall talkin about. Coach need a better/more than one rotation and he need to put pressure on the bench thats all. Bosh is a big u ducks but he is a big PF not a center use him right untill D.pitman our young big body center arrives. TRADE NO ONE!!! Relaxs for now our success rely on how coach Spo do things. Just remenber how bosh out played Gasol on christmass. Even Magic johnson said it. And watch how bosh bang on people in his torronto highlights: youtube it he bangs USE HIM RIGHT! Pitman and Ud are comin relax. bosh is 26 young and talented with good coaching he will become amazing. Get smart people.

  • Jay Reyes

    hmmm… i guess when Spoelstra tried to mold them into a team, they didnt want to.they didnt like his plays and they whined about it actually.

    when they reached an agreement that whoever made a defensive move, they can do whatever they like on the offense and now they’re suffering for it.

    despite him being a mediocre coach, he’s not orchestrating the plays inside the court. that would the team captain’s job and i blame the coach and the team captain for not putting the foot down and telling everybody to step up.

  • Jay Reyes

    oh and btw, Bosh is lucky that he’s not Garnett’s team mate or else he would have been yelled at most of his playing time…

  • Michael

    man up and win some games pussies.

  • http://slamonline.com Bart

    Chris Bosh is softer than a bag of marshmellows in a cotton field

  • http://slamonline.com Ugh

    The Heat are out the light in Bon Amici’s, eh Bart?

  • Justin

    cosign RunNGun @ 11:34. FINALLY a voice of reason!

  • Joosh

    trade bosh for shaq and KG

  • LegendMaker

    Sign Jerry Sloan next season!!! He is a great coach who can lead this. Bosh as a high post player is not a problem. HE IS NOT SOFT!(Still remember his monster jam on Christmas Day) Players like Ilgauskas, Magloire, J-Howard & Dampier should be gone & make way for players like Dalembert, Humphries, Chuck Hayes, Reggie Evans, Marc Gasol, DeAndre Jordan, Oden, Mohammed & many more. QUALITY BIG MEN WHO ARE GREAT REBOUNDERS & BIG-TIME PLAYERS

  • Niyagirlfresh

    It’s common sense, you have 3 starters who are first option players and franchise scorers that’s a situation all in it’s self to have to tame. The simple answer is there’s no balance anywhere. Not in the starting line-up the bench anywhere. And it seems like their coach is thinking it’s rocket science to get this team to mend or mesh together it’s not heard. Riley, Sloan or any other tough minded coach would have had this team undefeated going into the playoffs. Neither one of them are willing to take a backseat. Their bench has some quality 3 point shooters. Eddie House who won a title with Boston several years ago, Jones who is Reggie Miller’s protege, Mario Chalmers, Mike Miller right? Also the addition of Bibby he can turn that bench into a 3point shooting defensive bench kind of like what D’antoni did in Pheonix with the Suns.

  • kudos

    It’s not solely the big 3. It’s the role players that stop the heat from winning. In all of the heats losses, add 10 to 15 more pts to the bench, and the heat win. If Bosh wants the ball more, then he should come off the bench with the role players and let the offense run through him. Like they did with M.Beasley last year. This is a new team with high expectations, however don’t let them fool you. I believe everyone is falling into their trap. The trap would make one believe that this team is pure garbage, but they surprise all and become better then all imagined.

  • truthteller

    The heat will eventually have to figure it out. And I think they will either this season or next. They have to go through this in order to become the team that ESPN thinks they can become.

  • john

    lol at the dude callin bosh top 15 what are you smokin. he’s barely top 5 at his own position, he’s been exposed. he’s a black, more athletic version of david lee

  • OvaChiken in G Major

    So what Johnny Bag !! That aint too bad ? & Youre just a whack version of your Female Parent suka !!

  • MeMe

    The problem with the Heat is their defense and missing players in the PG and C positions. Ilgauskus and Dampier see as much balls combined as Bosch does on the offensive end. It would also help if we had a power forward that could jump. I swear D wade with his 36″ vertical can probably reach higher than puss cake. I’ve watched Bosch miss a standing dunk under the rim. He’s 6’10″ for crying out loud. On the defensive end it would be great if The King could dirty himself and try playing a little defense. The heat can’t contain scoring teams. Last month they were ranked 2nd in points scored per possession but 14th in defense. We can’t play defense like low seed teams and hope D Wade or LBJ have a fiery night. I have no complaints about Wade though. He’s good and personally, I think underrated. He grabs a couple of boards gets a shit ton of blocks for being the same height as D Rose, and has one of the most aggressive drives. His shooting percentage isn’t bad. Having didley squat in the post really hurts the heat. Wade is the backbone of the Heat. The bench could also be played a tiny bit more. We beat the Celtics by 23 points because the bench were allowed to contribute and left the big 2 and a quarter fresher

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    Heat need to do better on their defense and missing players in the PG and C positions.

  • http://www.onitsukatigermexico66.us onitsuka tiger mexico 66

    I really agree with Morgan’s words “Miami’s biggest problem isn’t where Chris gets the ball or what DWade thinks of the rotation – its the bench and supporting players.”

  • Marshall Saperstein

    Why is this stupid column and the idiotic comments from Heat Haters being published the night before the Big 3 and company are getting ready to defend their home field advantage in the NBA championship series after beating the Bulls in five games????

  • geee

    Bosh defense if garbage! Just on that FACT he aint NO all star in my book. Yea if he wants to win guard somebody, Dirk made him look like a development leave shrub. Yea Diesel the BIG 2. Talking about over payed

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