Norris Cole Doesn’t Need To Play This Much

Backup point guard Norris Cole has played six minutes, and in those six minutes, his presence has hurt the Heat’s offensive flow. The Thunder are not guarding him much, and because of that, none of the other Heat players have as much room to operate. It’s especially odd to play Cole with Mario Chalmers; if the idea is to get LeBron James more rest, it’s better to play big with no point guard.

I get the idea of playing more guys to rest the stars, but there’s a smarter way for Erik Spoelstra to manage this.