Pat Riley Adds To Colossal List Of Times He's Screwed Van Gundy Over, G. Hill Gone?

Pat Riley really wants to hammer the point home.

No matter how many times the people around him think to themselves, "Wow. Pat Riley really is a dick", he still just wants to erase every shadow of a doubt by topping himself. Close friends of his believe that he is aiming to reach a level where his title is officially changed by the NBA from "head coach" to "Asshole you would not want as a neighbor".

This revelation accompanies the news that Pat Riley will not allow any Heat assistants to join Stan Van Gundy's staff. Screw what the assistants want. Screw Stan Van Gundy's close relationship with many of them. Screw everyone involved, as far as Riley's concerned. The only thing that Riley seems to be willing to give the Magic is fuel to add to the already large Heat-Magic rivalry that's brewing. The next step will undoubtedly be Riley getting Tonya Harding and Jeff Gilooly to hire someone to hit Dwight Howard's leg with a pipe.

To recap:

Ron Jeremy filled the void caused when Donovan left.

He has a beaver as his first assistant hire.

And now he has a dick as his biggest rival.

....and the season hasn't even started yet! Suddenly I feel like getting Rashard Lewis is imminent because Ron Jeremy likes people who can score.

In other news, Grant Hill announced that he is going to return, but he has not yet decided for whom. On a radio interview recently he hinted at wanting to play for a Finals-calibur team, and quickly backpeddled when people asked about what that meant. This was a wise move for Grant because if no one on a championship level team wants him, he doesn't want to burn that Orlando bridge.

I know that with the scores of Hill supporters out there I am somewhat lonely on this opinion, but I wouldn't mind seeing him leave. Hill has become something of a reminder to our franchise of how big a blunder they made by signing him with an injury in the first place. On top of that, something I have believed for years is that having an important player who plays sporadically messes with the chemistry of a team, especially a young team of players who are each trying to figure out how they fit in with the offense. I was pretty surprised at how well Hill played last year when he was healthy, but I noticed that in games when he stepped up the other players would take two steps back. I don't need to point out for Magic fans that Hill was abysmal in the playoffs as well, something our team had been resting him for all season basically.

I see Grant bolting for greener pastures ultimately as I think there will be teams willing to pay him more than the beans our team will toss his direction. With a new era beginning with SVG at coach, I think that this could be a good thing.