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From ‘The Dungeon’ to the top: Erik Spoelstra’s rise with the HEAT

September 26, 2014

On the first Saturday in September, the last player on the court at La Salle High in Miami is a senior guard named Jacknelson Joseph, perched on the left wing in purple shoes and rainbow socks. Jacknelson is a defensive stopper at nearby Calusa Prep, but this evening he is working on his three-point shot, […]

In Praise of Erik Spoelstra’s Beautifully Simple Strategy (Spoelstra)

May 31, 2014

Everyone talks about The Big Three and thinks the Heat are an All-Star team. They are not. If fact, they are one of the truest “teams” we’ve seen in a long time. The Spurs are probably the only other squad in the conversation dating back to, oh, the Chris Webber Kings or even Dream’s Rockets, […]