Sports Frog

...actually coach his team.

Can't say I blame him. Given the choice between watching the Heat pile up losses and stare down his bench trying to find a player not dreckful to put in and going to the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament, the tournament wins 10 times out of 10. For a GM. For a coach? He needs to be on the bench. And, given that Miami's current rather dire situation is on Riley's shoulders entirely, perhaps he needs to go ahead and give up one of his roles.

At any rate, in the meantime, Sweet 16 games!

"The games are getting bigger," he said. "The ones that I like are starting to play against each other, which is good. If that happens, then that's the matchup you want to see."

That could mean more lost time on the bench for Riley, who holds the dual role of team president. He already has missed three games while scouting, including two over the weekend, and could miss Thursday's game at Detroit and Sunday's game at Boston that are scheduled head-to-head against the tournament.

"If I have to miss 'em, I'll miss 'em," he said. "I don't want to. I will try to get back. I will try to squeeze everything in Friday and Saturday if I can."

Yeah. Don't knock yourself out there, coach.