TV analysts have talked about LeBron James needing to adjust
his game to play with Dwyane Wade. Both players invariably will, but
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is not pushing that notion. “I made the point
to LeBron that I don’t want to reinvent his game,” Spoelstra said in a
wide-ranging chat Friday. “I don’t want him to feel uncomfortable. As a
two-time MVP, we want to make sure what he does best, he will be able to
do in our system.” James will play at least three positions (small
forward, point guard, some power forward). Spoelstra has not asked
him to scale back his scoring, though that is an expected offshoot of
playing with Wade. “LeBron certainly will play minutes during the game
at point guard and handle the ball a lot,” Spoelstra said. “He will be a
playmaker. But he has also been a scoring champ. He will be at the end
of plays to finish them. He will be a facilitator. He’ll be so many
different things. We want to take advantage of all his skills.” — Miami
Herald
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