Erik Spoelstra

Who's playing best basketball in NBA?

2012-11-08 16:13:00

Heat impressive Shandel Richardson Sun Sentinel The Knicks are the league's only unbeaten team. But the team playing the best is the Heat. It sounds silly to say when the Knicks spanked the Heat last week, but no team has been more impressive than...

Which NBA teams hurt by flopping rule?

2012-09-30 16:06:52

Heat is on the Heat K.C. Johnson Chicago Tribune The Miami Heat better figure out a way to defend without flopping. OK, so that's not entirely fair to a defensive team schooled in the principles of Pat Riley. Erik Spoelstra is a terrific defensive...

James becoming leader for Team USA

2012-07-29 17:30:11

Go ahead, admit it. You like this LeBron James. You like our country's best basketball ambassador at the Olympics, the greatest all-around player in the world already proving it at these Games. You like how James defers to elder statesman Kobe Bryant...

Who will win the title, the Heat or Thunder?

2012-06-11 20:57:53

Thunder too talented Ira Winderman Sun Sentinel Thunder in six. If Chris Bosh were fully healthy, there might be an issue of overall talent. The Thunder simply come from too many directions with too many weapons. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will have...

Who needs a wake-up call more than D-Wade?

2012-06-14 09:40:00

Dwyane Wade says he plans to be more aggressive when his Miami Heat take on the�Oklahoma City Thunder tonight in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. He better be. There are 70-year-old nuns who are more aggressive than Wade was in the Heat's Game 1 loss at OKC...

Should Thunder consider new coach?

2012-06-25 16:32:26

Ask Kevin Durant Brian Schmitz Orlando Sentinel Here's the bigger question: Does Kevin Durant still want Scott Brooks to be the coach? If the answer is yes, then Oklahoma City will sign Brooks to an extension. Why is it taking so long? The Thunder...

If Heat don't win title, is Spoelstra fired?

2012-05-08 20:43:18

Too good to let go K.C. Johnson Chicago Tribune Erik Spoelstra is as linked to Pat Riley as winning. So, yes, even if the Heat go 0-for-2 with the Big Three, Spoelstra will be back as coach. The better question is: Who would Riley get to replace...

If there's a season, who will win next NBA title?

2011-06-14 00:00:00

Race is wide open Broderick Turner Los Angeles Times It would be easy to say the Heat will be the favorite. It would be easy to say the Mavericks will repeat because they now have the know-how. But in reality, it will be wide open. The Heat, if they...

Your turn: How do you feel about LeBron and the Heat now?

2011-05-12 07:30:00

When LeBron James announced last summer where he was taking his talents -- turning his back on his hometown of Cleveland and disgusting sports fans across America with his choreographed performance on ESPN -- he became the NBA's public enemy No. 1 outside...

Richardson's take: Pacers 97, Heat 93

2013-05-24 20:26:25

What went right for the Heat The Heat have LeBron James and the rest of the league doesn't. Once again, James was able to offset the struggles of his teammates. What went wrong for the Heat The Heat have proven they can play from behind, but it's...

Winderman's view: Pacers 97, Heat 93

2013-05-24 20:27:00

Observations from Friday night's 97-93 playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers at AmericanAirlines Arena: - The Heat are getting back to asking LeBron James to do everything, and then even more. - Including a blocked shot on Roy Hibbert. - And winning a...

Greg Cote: LeBron James needs help from teammates if Heat is to continue its dream run

2013-05-25 00:00:00

MIAMI LeBron James sported a Nike T-shirt some 90 minutes before Friday night's game that was plain white but for three small words stamped big and black in block-letters: UP TO ME, read the declarative. Except, the words were stacked, for emphasis. UP...

Erik Spoelstra keeps his eye on the game in the third quarter against the Pacers. Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers Game 2 Eastern Conference Finals. 5/24/13. Jim Rassol, Sun Sentinel

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is unhappy with a fould called during the third quarter against the Indiana Pacers, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in game one of the Eastern Conference Final

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra doesn not like what he sees during the third quarter against the Indiana Pacers , Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in game one of the Eastern Conference Final at the American Airlines Arena in Miami.

2013-05-22 00:00:00