Please remove the knife from Mr. Van Gundy's back

Wow, Pat Riley. Wow. Your hair left a grease trail and Stan Van Gundy followed it to the door. Stan left the Heat to... spend more time with his family? Really? No one said, hey, Stan, take a day off if you need; or, hey, Stan, you have a WHOLE OFFSEASON to set curfews on your 14 year old daughter?

If you don’t know yet, this is a really bad smokescreen. It’s the cheap toupee of the year. It's been predicted. In this space, in others. Pat wanted to take a more active role, but he was already President and (questionable) General Manager. The reason Stan Van has the job in the first place is because Dapper Pat Riley couldn’t get anything out of his team three years ago. Read more, and even more. Pat obviously believes that he needs to highlight his very nice suits on national television. What with the new dress code, he has to show the kids how style is done. They'll be better on defense and be tightly reined in on offense... no wild Jason Williams/ Antoine Walker passes.

Conveniently, Shaquille O’Neal is returning to the team from injury and getting sworn in as a reserve Miami Beach police officer.