There Can Only Be One King

I am wondering if the Heat are suffering from the troika of Wade, James, and Bosh, trying to share power rather than one dude standing up and saying, "I am the man. Give me the ball." Like Jordan. Pippen was always number two, as Robin to Batman. If this was politics, it would be gridlock.

I sense that James respects D. Wade's legacy of leadership on the Heat and is trying to pay homage to the elder both practically and philosophically. That is dissipating the Heat.

Both he and LeBron have been in the NBA for seven years so it is not mere tenure. LeBron is the younger player since he went from high school to the NBA. Although King James ruled in Cleveland, the move to South Beach is a different fiefdom.

Bosh is not in the running for the reign but there have been times that he shows the potential to be the top of the team's pyramid. That just adds to the confusion. With Wade and James, he will always be third, like a Castle in Chess. No one questions that Dirk Werner Nowitzki is the Commandant of the Mavs. Win or lose, it is on his Teutonic shoulders. That seems to be an advantage for the Mavs thus far.

The Heat might solve the work flow issues at home and if they do, the Mavs are in trouble even though they are up a game.

Egalitarian Trinity's in general, in human systems, tend to devolve into two vs. one or every man for himself and fracturing. Then, the top dog prevails, and the other two get in line with tails between the legs or crawl away whimpering. Or less diabolical but still debilitating...a good deal of energy is spent on negotiating who does what and when. I am sure, Riley is retrospecting these issues in hindsight.

In terms of theology, the Trinity of God, has God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, in different roles so to speak, yet submission to another in the sense that all share glory. Perfect unity and diversity, each Person knowing what He is to do. God is not like man. Amen for that.

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