It's Everywhere You're Going to Be....
Instant karmas gonna get you, gonna knock you right on the head...
I could help but think of those words last night as I was flipping around the television stations and stopped at ESPN. I can't recall who it was that was telling me that Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade had hurt his shoulder against the Houston Rockets, I just recall my reaction. I smiled slightly and shook my head.
Now before you think I'm some insensitive jackass, please understand that I wasn't smiling because I was happy that Wade was hurt. Far from it. I enjoy watching Dwyane Wade play basketball and I want him to be healthy and playing so I can enjoy him playing basketball. The reason for my reaction was due to Heat Coach Pat Riley and his recent actions.
The breakdown is as follows. Miami Heat season not going well. Shaquille O'Neal hurt for long portion of season, major reason why things for Heat not go well. Wade also dealing with some injury issues, another reason for things not going well for Heat. Miami is also defending NBA Champion, which only makes stuggles look worse. Some players on the Heat (Antoine Walker, James Posey) not playing nearly as well since they won title last year. In the middle of the season Pat Riley announces he is taking a leave of absence for health reasons (to have surgery on hip and knee). Heat assistant coach Ron Rothstein takes over coaching duties. While he coaches Wade is healthy and Shaq comes back, he gets Heat record back to around .500, then Riley comes back. Couple games after Riley is back, Wade dislocates shoulder against Rockets and is now considering whether or not to have season ending surgurey on the shoulder.
Pat Riley, this is Karma, Karma this is Pat. Karma, please don't bite Pat in the ass too hard.
Now I'm not enough of an ass to suggest that Pat Riley doesn't deserve to take time off in the middle of the season to take care of health issues. If he needs to have the issues taken care of he should, health should come above all else. However, by his own admission he stated he knew he needed these surguries since the end of last season. He also stated that were his teams' won-loss record better, he probably wouldn't have taken a leave of absence.
So Riley, a coach notourious for wanting his players to be in top shape (except for Shaq because he does as he pleases) and ready for the season was himself not ready for the season essentially since he knew he needed the surguries, but decided to put them off. Then when the season is going less than swimmingly he decides, "Ya know what, I need a break. You guys keep playing hard and when I'm ready I'll be back." Then ironically, Riley is ready to return right around the time Shaq comes back and the Heat reach .500. Yeah, maybe some of this is a little circumstantial, but when there's enough smoke there's usually fire.
The point here is this. What goes around, does indeed come around. Riley's actions were at the very least dubious (especially last season, when he forced out head coach Stan Van Gundy so he could coach the team and ultimately win a title). Everything seemed to be falling into place for the Heat. Shaq was gaining steam, Wade was his usual amazing self and sportswriters and talking heads everywhere were already slobbering on the Heat to make another run to the finals.
Well apparently the basketball gods saw all this and said enough was enough. They decided, "You know what? NO! The Heat don't get to make another run this year. Even if it means punishing Dwyane Wade. Pat Riley has done plenty good for the sport (Showtime) and plenty bad (the Knicks), but this is too much. He tipped the scale to bad and he has to pay."
OK, so it's possible that could be a little far fetched, but honestly it's also reasonable. What goes around comes around and it certainly seems to be coming around for the Heat, well for Pat Riley at least. And yes, it's a little sadistic for me to take pleasure in some one else's (Riley's) suffering. Now just as long as my bad will in the present doesn't turn into bad actions in the future I'll be all set.....hey wait a minute, you don't think that this could bite me in the ass do you? Well in that case I feel nothing but empathy for Pat Riley and his beleagured team and his string of bad luck. I wish them well, I hope for them that nothing that the best happens the rest of the way.
OK, ya know what, outright lying is worse than ill will I think, so screw it. Enjoy wallowing in mediocrity for the rest of the season Coach Pat Riley (I know I will), it's at the very least what you deserve.
I could help but think of those words last night as I was flipping around the television stations and stopped at ESPN. I can't recall who it was that was telling me that Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade had hurt his shoulder against the Houston Rockets, I just recall my reaction. I smiled slightly and shook my head.
Now before you think I'm some insensitive jackass, please understand that I wasn't smiling because I was happy that Wade was hurt. Far from it. I enjoy watching Dwyane Wade play basketball and I want him to be healthy and playing so I can enjoy him playing basketball. The reason for my reaction was due to Heat Coach Pat Riley and his recent actions.
The breakdown is as follows. Miami Heat season not going well. Shaquille O'Neal hurt for long portion of season, major reason why things for Heat not go well. Wade also dealing with some injury issues, another reason for things not going well for Heat. Miami is also defending NBA Champion, which only makes stuggles look worse. Some players on the Heat (Antoine Walker, James Posey) not playing nearly as well since they won title last year. In the middle of the season Pat Riley announces he is taking a leave of absence for health reasons (to have surgery on hip and knee). Heat assistant coach Ron Rothstein takes over coaching duties. While he coaches Wade is healthy and Shaq comes back, he gets Heat record back to around .500, then Riley comes back. Couple games after Riley is back, Wade dislocates shoulder against Rockets and is now considering whether or not to have season ending surgurey on the shoulder.
Pat Riley, this is Karma, Karma this is Pat. Karma, please don't bite Pat in the ass too hard.
Now I'm not enough of an ass to suggest that Pat Riley doesn't deserve to take time off in the middle of the season to take care of health issues. If he needs to have the issues taken care of he should, health should come above all else. However, by his own admission he stated he knew he needed these surguries since the end of last season. He also stated that were his teams' won-loss record better, he probably wouldn't have taken a leave of absence.
So Riley, a coach notourious for wanting his players to be in top shape (except for Shaq because he does as he pleases) and ready for the season was himself not ready for the season essentially since he knew he needed the surguries, but decided to put them off. Then when the season is going less than swimmingly he decides, "Ya know what, I need a break. You guys keep playing hard and when I'm ready I'll be back." Then ironically, Riley is ready to return right around the time Shaq comes back and the Heat reach .500. Yeah, maybe some of this is a little circumstantial, but when there's enough smoke there's usually fire.
The point here is this. What goes around, does indeed come around. Riley's actions were at the very least dubious (especially last season, when he forced out head coach Stan Van Gundy so he could coach the team and ultimately win a title). Everything seemed to be falling into place for the Heat. Shaq was gaining steam, Wade was his usual amazing self and sportswriters and talking heads everywhere were already slobbering on the Heat to make another run to the finals.
Well apparently the basketball gods saw all this and said enough was enough. They decided, "You know what? NO! The Heat don't get to make another run this year. Even if it means punishing Dwyane Wade. Pat Riley has done plenty good for the sport (Showtime) and plenty bad (the Knicks), but this is too much. He tipped the scale to bad and he has to pay."
OK, so it's possible that could be a little far fetched, but honestly it's also reasonable. What goes around comes around and it certainly seems to be coming around for the Heat, well for Pat Riley at least. And yes, it's a little sadistic for me to take pleasure in some one else's (Riley's) suffering. Now just as long as my bad will in the present doesn't turn into bad actions in the future I'll be all set.....hey wait a minute, you don't think that this could bite me in the ass do you? Well in that case I feel nothing but empathy for Pat Riley and his beleagured team and his string of bad luck. I wish them well, I hope for them that nothing that the best happens the rest of the way.
OK, ya know what, outright lying is worse than ill will I think, so screw it. Enjoy wallowing in mediocrity for the rest of the season Coach Pat Riley (I know I will), it's at the very least what you deserve.
posted by MC at 6:25 PM
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