Dwyane Wade benched!

[SteBO]

If there's one thing I've ever taken issue with in regards to Spo, is that he sometimes gets too caught up into his own rotation patterns. It's good to see that he stuck with the guys that brought the Heat back into the game.

[SteBO]

Just because a unit gets you back in the game doesnt mean they can close. No future Hall of famer wants to be benched in crunch time. Will keep an eye on this.

You'd be wasting your time. Wade's been getting away with poor effort defensively for too long now, and why would Spo tinker with something that's working? Makes no sense.

[sep11ie]

This. He's holding a press conference in Times Square.

So he's not having an ESPN special?

[Boston-Born]

Like a whale?

[whitvalid]

Nobody likes benching benched

[Im_in_Mia_bish]

as long as its not something frequent, im ok with it. spo's pulling a pop. or at least that what it seems like.

lets hope bosh and wade take notice and play up to par.

[LongIslandIcedZ]

Ballsy move by the coach. Whether it was the right move or not, its always a tough move to bench a player of Wade's caliber.

Props to Spo.

[Missing56&33]

You'd be wasting your time. Wade's been getting away with poor effort defensively for too long now, and why would Spo tinker with something that's working? Makes no sense.

I dont watch the Heat regularly but I saw Wade play lights out defense against the Mavs ....came up with a great steal and finish dunk to seal the game. But the way most of you are defending Sproelstra makes me think something is going on with him and coach.

Wade didnt look happy about being on the bench in a loss.

[justinnum1]

Just because a unit gets you back in the game doesnt mean they can close. No future Hall of famer wants to be benched in crunch time. Will keep an eye on this.

You do that.

^talk about trying to make something out of nothing lol

[JNoel]

Lullz, how is this a big deal at all? I'll keep an eye on the Knicks management stalking Carmelo Anthony

[justinnum1]

lol!

[heyman321]

I dont watch the Heat regularly but I saw Wade play lights out defense against the Mavs ....came up with a great steal and finish dunk to seal the game. But the way most of you are defending Sproelstra makes me think something is going on with him and coach.

Wade didnt look happy about being on the bench in a loss.

you mean that game where he tackled Dirk and he fell, but the refs didn't bat an eyelash, and that's why he had an open dunk?

[Hawkeye15]

I wouldn't call it bench.

The players who started the 4th, lebron, ray, joel, rio and lewis were just playing really well and helped bring miami back from 22 points down to 3 points down, spo just kept them in since they were playing well.

exactly.

[FreakaNashur]

Rio
Ray
LBJ
Lewis
Anthony

This lineup played liked they gave a damn about the game. Wade and Bosh were trash. That simple. Good job Spo.

and that's the lineup that loss to UTAH. thanks again spo. maybe you are sending a message.

[justinnum1]

and that's the lineup that loss to UTAH. thanks again spo. maybe you are sending a message.

Actually that's the lineup that made the game competitive. And had lebron not try and do to much at the end the outcome might have been different.