Per the Solar Sentinel:
Contemplating the Miami Warmth have began an NBA-high 5 lineups in six video games, maybe Erik Spoelstra ought to be taken at his phrase about Kevin Love being shuffled out of Friday night time’s combine not essentially which means the veteran ahead has been shuffled out of the Miami Warmth’s consciousness.
However what Friday night time’s victory over the Washington Wizards confirmed was that with Love out of the beginning lineup there isn’t essentially a task as a reserve, with Thomas Bryant taking part in because the reserve within the energy rotation and small ball largely ruling the night time in Spoelstra’s rotation.
“Look, no one likes being 1-4, dropping 4 straight. It sucked,” Spoelstra mentioned of the report the Warmth took into the Wizards sport. “I hate having to make these type of selections, as a result of from everyone outdoors, it appears to be like prefer it’s an indictment on one explicit participant. It’s not. It’s actually not.
“I hated having to make that transfer, as a result of Kevin brings a lot from a spirit and connection and management standpoint. However that is only a transfer for now.”
