Rookie Norris Cole only played the final

Two days after Heat coach Erik burberry ties Spoelstra said talk about his stars needing rest before the playoffs were “ridiculous,” guard Dwyane Wade took the day off Sunday against the Pistons.

Officially, Wade missed the game due to a slightly sprained ankle he twisted “I think on one of those dunk attempts” against the Grizzlies on Friday, according to Spoelstra.

Wade has missed two of his past four games and hasn’t played against a team under .500 in April. Spoelstra called Wade’s sprained ankle “nothing major.”

“It was a little bit swollen,” Spoelstra burberry outlet said. “We will rest him and he will be day-to-day from the here.”

The Heat plays the Celtics on Tuesday before traveling to Chicago on Thursday. From there, the Heat plays eight games in 11 days, likely its most brutal stretch of this condensed, four-month season.

On Friday, Spoelstra railed against the media for manufacturing a “storyline” that the Heat’s stars need a break before the postseason.

“This is becoming such a story line now,” Spoelstra said. “We used to joke about it years ago that the media will start talking about resting guys three weeks, a month before the season ends. This is absurd.

“Does everyone burberry shoes for men feel 100 percent? No. Is there some physical fatigue? Yes. Is there some mental fatigue? Probably. Every team is going through that. We’re not going to shut it down with three weeks to go. That type of storyline is getting ridiculous.”

Miller returns

Heat forward Mike Miller returned Sunday after missing 14 consecutive games due to a high-ankle sprain.

“I’m just happy to be back, just happy to get some Ray ban sunglasses playing time,” Miller said before the game. “We’re focused on these last 13-14 games and ready to go here.”

Miller checked into the game with 2:27 left in the first quarter for Shane Battier, who started in place of Wade.

Tweaks are coming

Before the game, Oakley sunglasses Spoelstra hinted toward minor “tweaks” in his rotation over the next few weeks. It didn’t take long to figure out just what those changes were on Sunday.

Rookie Norris Cole only played the final 4:32 and scored 10 points with the game out of reach in the fourth quarter while rookie Terrel Harris played 12:32 and was the first player off the bench in the first quarter.

“I’m actually cautiously optimistic about a burberry sunglasses 2012 couple of the tweaks that I’m going to make,” Spoelstra said. “Some of them I have been able to see and some of them I have not.”

Other adjustments to the rotation included James Jones receiving playing time in the second quarter.

He made three three-pointers in the period. Also, center Joel Anthony played a larger role off the bench against the Pistons after missing the first half against the Grizzlies.

“I think the majority of the guys are very comfortable with their roles,” Spoelstra said. “The small tweaks that I’ll make are to put in motion some other tweaks that I will make.” Armani sunglasses for women, cheap armani glasses for men sale.

The decision to bench Cole, who had played in a team-high 54 games before Sunday, wasn’t exactly a difficult one.

Before Sunday, he was 2 for 21 in his past four games and previously hadn’t made a field goal since last week’s embarrassing loss to the Celtics.

“I feel pretty comfortable about a few louis vuitton sunglasses things going forward, even if I have not pulled the trigger,” Spoelstra said.