Unable to solve their problems on the court, the Heat held a players-only meeting [Archive]

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11-28-2010, 10:20 AM

The Heat’s frustration boiled over in the third quarter. Bosh barked at his teammates during a timeout in the third, including one moment when he and Carlos Arroyo(notes) also had words for teammate Joel Anthony(notes). James bumped into Spoelstra while walking to the bench during a timeout. Spoelstra didn’t think the bump was on purpose, but also said, “That’s the way it should be. I think we all were [frustrated].”

The Heat are now 1-7 against teams with winning records and have lost four of their past five games. When asked why this loss was the one that sparked a players-only meeting, Wade said: “We just felt like we needed it. Sometimes it’s a feel.”

“This is a new team, a new group of guys,” Wade said. “Guys need to understand and know each other and get to hear each other talk. And I think we all feel better after the talk we have.”