Erik Spoelstra

It’s almost over, but not quite. Now that the Miami Heat have eliminated the Chicago Bulls from the NBA playoffs, the Derrick Rose chatter can stop. Criticism can cease. The “will he or won’t he” game desist. It’s finally over. Except it’s not. Chicago went down against Miami swinging. Down 22-4 early in the first [...]

I’ve never been much of an advocate for Kenyon Martin, but with the Miami Heat playing the way they are, I’m all for him taking his aging talents to South Beach. And according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinal, Martin himself is more than amenable to such a marriage: For what it’s worth, [...]

April 13, 2012 – Dan Favale Tom Thibodeau and Erik Spoelstra. Both coach contending teams with superior talent, but only one has the guts to rock the boat. The Bulls defeated the Heat 96-86 in an overtime thriller, sans the overtime period. The game had playoff implications, in more ways than one, but it was [...]

April 26, 2011 – The Hoop Doctors The Heat have more than enough firepower but were dealt a huge blow when Udonis Haslem went down in November. Imagine how tough they’d be in the playoffs if they were to get him back healthy… Heat forward Udonis Haslem says he’s hopeful of returning to the Miami [...]

March 21, 2011 – R.S. De France We see it all the time. Bad seasons often lead to coaching changes. The average tenure for an NBA Head Coach is only 3.2 seasons. Legends like Phil Jackson (in his 12th season with the Lakers) and Jerry Sloan (with Utah for 23 years) and Gregg Popovich (16th [...]

November 29, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Rumors are circulating across the web today, most of which seem to be stemming from the ESPN post by Chris Broussard this morning claiming that the Miami Heat Players are frustrated with coach Erik Spoelstra and want him replaced. The Miami Heat have lost 4 of their last [...]

September 15, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Well there is a first time for everything this summer. For Lebron James, this is the first time he has been on the positive side of a PR story. Although it is only by affiliation with the Heat, it is still a positive move for an organization who [...]