Daequan Demoted?

If reports of Daequan Cook's banishment to the D-League are true, then it might really be time for Riley to hand over the reigns to Erik Spoelstra. Cook showed plenty of confidence earlier in the season before his recent slump. He's got plenty of work to do, but shipping him off to Iowa won't do him any good. I don't know of many players that have gone through the D-League and come out better enough to play at the NBA level.

Demoting him will just hurt his confidence even more, not improve it. Cook needs playing time right now with the team well out of reach for the playoffs. See what he can do. What's the use of playing Ricky Davis when you've lost 26 of 27 anyway. Even Wade has been struggling this season with his ballhandling and his shot. Nobody is doing well for the Heat right now.

What happens next year when our top rookie comes in and struggles the first week or two? Is he going to get benched too? I think sometimes you have to cut your losses. If Cook is god-awful then he's god-awful, but that didn't stop Riles from playing Luke freaking Jackson.