Lakers coach Phil Jackson says the struggles of the Heat make talk of Pat Riley returning to coach the Heat relevant.

Miami lost to Indiana on Monday night, their second-straight loss, to fall to 8-6 on the season.

"That record, I think, says a lot about coming together with some real talented guys, and not having a base," Jackson said on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000 in Chicago. "And then some things happened to them, Wade getting hurt."

"They're still kind of searching out how they're going to find a role and work their roles together," Jackson continued.

With expectations through the roof after Riley signed LeBron James and Chris Bosh to play alongside Dwyane Wade, there is a ton of pressure on coach Erik Spoelstra.

When the Heat struggled to an 11-10 start to the 2005-06 season, Riley shocked the league by replacing Stan Van Gundy on the Miami bench. The Heat went on to win the NBA title.

"The scenario that sits kind of behind the scene, is that eventually these guys that were recruited -- Bosh and James -- by Pat Riley and Mickey Arrison, the owner, are going to come in and say, 'We feel you [Riley] can do a better job coaching the team. We came here on the hopes that this would work,' and whatever, I don't know," Jackson said.

"That's kind of my take on it, is that eventually if things don't straighten out here soon, it could be the Van Gundy thing all over again."