This is season six for No. 1 in Miami. It is not yet the longest Chris Bosh has been with an NBA franchise. It is, however, the longest he has played for any NBA coach. It has been such an eternity, in what Erik Spoelstra calls “the microwave society” of sports, that you would assume […]
In coaching circles, Erik Spoelstra may be considered a star. In public, however, he doesn’t make much of a stir, unless he’s at the ESPYs and Jon Hamm is jokingly mistaking him for musician Bruno Mars. By now, Spoelstra has won two championships, guiding one of the most celebrated teams in modern times, and yet […]
There are few downsides to winning a championship. One, however, is that top assistants on title teams miss opportunities, as head coaching vacancies fill elsewhere. Four teams (Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, Memphis) still have openings at this stage, though it does not appear David Fizdale is deeply in the mix for any of them. The Heat’s […]
There are few downsides to winning a championship. One, however, is that top assistants on title teams miss opportunities, as head coaching vacancies fill elsewhere. Four teams (Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, Memphis) still have openings at this stage, though it does not appear David Fizdale is deeply in the mix for any of them. The Heat’s […]
A couple of hours earlier, Erik Spoelstra had enjoyed one of the greatest honors of his 42-year-old life, a “pinch yourself moment,” with the president of the United States praising his steady handling of adversity and controversy. Now Spoelstra and his team had moved to the next part of the Jan. 28 program, a visit […]