Dan Dakich the latest to slander Erik Spoelstra

We don’t know how Jorge Sedano puts up with this.

Sedano, born in Miami and raised on local radio, is now in Los Angeles, and doing some sideline and analyst work for ESPN.

This gives him the great opportunity — or misfortune — to share a broadcast with the likes of Dan Dakich. You may remember Dakich from all those Heat-Pacers battles, since he’s an Indiana broadcaster who likes to talk about his Sno-Cone.

Now this…

. @SedanoESPN almost had to fight @dandakich on air for saying Erik Spoelstra wasn't a top ten coach in the league and that Brad Stevens was a better coach than Spo pic.twitter.com/iAbcCzZj1x

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) July 13, 2019

Poor Jorge.

You can argue against Erik Spoelstra being a top-3 coach; last season, his performance didn’t warrant nearly that high a ranking.

But to say he’s “just a guy” is ludicrous. He’s the second-longest tenured coach in the NBA for a reason.

And then there was this foolishness from Dakich, about how anyone wins with LeBron.

I can’t believe we’re still saying anyone can win with LeBron.

Luke Walton just missed the playoffs.

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 14, 2019

Spoelstra has been an easy target for years, while Brad Stevens is beloved, and it’s confusing.

And Brad Stevens had such a disappointing coaching year, managing egos (which is the core part of the job, not fancy ATO plays) that he should have studied the 2011 to 2013 Heat more closely.

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 14, 2019

Pop is the best. It’s not close though he’s not perfect (see 2013 Finals & the 2017-18 Kawhi situation).

But then Spo, Carlisle, Kerr, Bud, Doc, D’Antoni, Snyder all fall in second tier somewhere. Nurse and Malone climbing. I guess Stevens is there but last season was bad.

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 14, 2019

It’s funny about Miami fans.

They’re all over Spoelstra for his rotations — last season they had some cause — but then they are all over anyone who doesn’t recognize Spoelstra’s general competence.

Especially when that someone sounds as cartoonish as Dakich on this subject.

Rules for Sane Living:

1. Never listen to Dan Dakich’s basketball takes

End of list.

— Rob Slater (@RobSlater10) July 13, 2019

All of Miami coming to torch dopey Dan Dakich for disrespecting Erik Spoelstra in front of @SedanoESPN pic.twitter.com/ReYTvFvB3e

— Parakeet A. Cortes (@Ryan_Cortes) July 13, 2019