Written by Christy Cabrera Chirinos Just after the All-Star Break, as his team looked to begin the 24-game push it hoped would lead to a playoff berth, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra knew he’d soon face a different kind of challenge. With several players — including Kelly Olynyk and Rodney McGruder — nearing a return from injury, eventually, the Heat’s rotation would get crowded, […]
Written by The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The season is looming and Miami coach Erik Spoelstra still doesn’t know which lineup will start games, or more importantly which grouping will be out there to finish off close games. These sound like big problems. Turns out, Spoelstra sees these as good things. The rotation decisions […]
Written by Mike Gramajo ORLANDO – The Miami Heat’s two preseason games on the road may have not gone exactly as expected. A 107-88 loss Thursday night to the Brooklyn Nets followed with a narrow 93-90 defeat to the Orlando Magic on Saturday night at the Amway Center. Despite the last two results, Erik Spoelstra continued to […]
Written by Ira Winderman Outside of votes for Erik Spoelstra, the Miami Heat received limited support in the NBA‘s annual survey of general managers that was released Wednesday. Spoelstra placed third in the category of coaches with the best defensive schemes, in a tie with the Golden State Warriors‘ Steve Kerr and the Utah Jazz‘s Quin Synder, behind San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and Minnesota Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau. […]