Rondo was right...Jimmy's leadership was called into question LAST season so that ain't new. It was the rift that drove Noah (perennial good dude) and to a lesser extent Rose (though I question his desire to even play ball anymore at this point) out of town if you ask me.

Wade has always been a bit of a diva and now that he's in the twilight of his career, the gloves are off. So Rondo is right...you don't talk to the press, you take the blame as the best players, hit the gym and tell the young guys how to correct the issues. Keep it in house.

But on the flip...that Atlanta loss was ALLLLLL the fault of the 'others' (c) Shaq. We were up 10 with 3 mins left and Wade and Jimmy were cooking. Going back and forth for buckets.

ATL adjusted enough that on a few plays they had to move the ball. Up 10, Zipser, Taj and Niko took bum a**, ill-advised, non-necessary 3's. I mean, we get 2pts on those possessions and the game is practically over. But instead of attacking the rim and drawing either fouls or getting layups, they are flinging like we were trailing. Those possessions were the catalyst for ATL's run. Add that to the fact that Schroeder was getting anything he wanted during that time which opened the floor for Milsap and Hardaway Jr and voila...clusterf*ck.

They can't be THAT low bball IQ'd in that situation.

So...both sides are right.

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