"Here, everybody knows their role, and they know where the ball is supposed to go, at what time in the game, and that’s a huge difference-maker. Ain’t nobody fighting for shots. Ain’t nobody doing none of that. You get the ball where it needs to go. ..."-Jimmy Butler III to Marcus Thompson and Sam Amick (I?), The Athletic via AthlonSports.

Players not knowing their roles, nor their minutes to expect, is a problem under Erik Spoelstra in Miami. Haywood Highsmith. Has been. Most recently that I can remember, Dewayne Dedmon and Hassan Whiteside.

It leads, and has led, to player frustration with Spo. Two instances this season, both involving team captain Bam Adebayo. The last-second defensive call switch that Spo made against, I think, Detroit. Bam switched as he was told to, but too late to prevent a bucket and a foul by Bam. He yelled at Spoelstra on the court after the botched play.

Then, a couple of weeks ago, Bam was asked something, I forget what, about a problem in the team's play. "It's not just the players," Bam said. "It's the coaches and staff, too."

"fighting for shots": The only instance similar that I know of is a game several weeks ago where Bam Adebayo and Terry Rozier argued audibly on court about who would get a rebound. "You're stealing my rebounds," Bam said. "You already have your stats, Terry retorted.