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Trouble in Dade County?
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
December 7, 2007
PORTLAND, Ore.
Wednesday's venting by coach Pat Riley merely was the public side of simmering tension amid the Heat's season-opening struggles.
Privately, Riley has found himself having to deal with everything from a practice-court spat with center Shaquille O'Neal to questions in his locker room about his preparation methods.
Last week, before the Heat began this six-game western swing that included Thursday's late game against the Trail Blazers, Riley got into a spat with O'Neal and attempted to banish the center from practice.
Only when backup center Alonzo Mourning intervened was the tension defused.
"I don't discuss those things, but those things happen," Riley said. "We don't like losing. The franchise doesn't like losing. We get mad when we lose. And he does, I do, we all do.
"We don't take it well, so some things happen occasionally."
Offered the opportunity to clarify the friction that led him to defy Riley, O'Neal pleaded ignorance.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," he said in a Rose Garden corridor.
Maksavat asiakkaat ovat kyllästyneet D-Whistlen vapaaheittonäytöksiin, jopa David Stern on nähtävästi kääntänyt selkänsä loukkaantumisista ja kemiaongelmista kärsivälle joukkueelle. O'Nealin pelimotivaatio kyseenalaistettu ja vetänyt lehtihaastattelussa "surround me with championship caliber players" - kortin hihasta.
Q: Ira, Stephen A. Smith reported that there was tension a few days ago in practice between Riley and Shaq, that Shaq was mad because Riley did not surround him with good enough players to contend for a title and Riley told Shaq to leave practice and Zo had to calm things down. What really happened? Luis Estrada, Miami, FL
A: "Surround him? Surround him! At $20 million a season, O'Neal hardly has left much in the cap pie for anything in support. Yes, he did have words with Riley. And yes, it got heated. But that's also not unusual these tense days with Riley. For all of O'Neal's complaints about not getting the ball and not having support, there's nothing that's stopping him from attacking the glass and running in transition to find his own easy shots. If O'Neal thought he'd be worth the money at this stage, then he has an obligation to live up to that belief, through his efforts, instead of his words."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/basketball/heat/sfl-iraqa120307,0,4471614.story?track=rss
Jos voittaminen on tärkeää ehkä kannattaisi harkita palkkashekin tuntuvaa leikkaamista. Bisnes on bisnestä? Star Islandin kämppä myyty äskettäin, kiinni Miamin tämän hetken isoimmassa condo-projektissa, Met MIA(vuosi takaperin listattu 600 milj.)
Ehkä huono avioehtosopimus ja Shaunie vei jotain mennessään? Paikalliset kiinteistömarkkinat ei näytä kovin valoisalta. No, 20 miljoonaa kaudessa on melkein sopiva korvaus, ihan vaan siksi ettei mennä konkurssin partaalle ;D
