Pat Riley didn't hold back on his players after the Heat's blowout loss to the Bobcats on Tuesday, telling reporters, "I should suit up. I would play better than some of them right now."

A day later, Riley clarified.

"The point is, you can't continue to throw clich?s at them about those kinds of performances," Riley said before Wednesday's game against the Sonics. "What can't be tolerated is the whole concept of veteran players continuing to make the same kind of mindless mistakes. That doesn't bode well, and it's something that I have great concern with with this team."