Browsing Tag Erik Spolestra
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21 July 2012 at 14 : 14 PM
Today’s NBA Head coach compared with past coaches
The era of the legendary head coach has passed. A coach cannot in today's NBA succeed through motivation, through being a 'father figure' to his players or an all-knowing oracle of game plans, offensive plays and NBA rules. The NBA is now in the era of the 'diva athlete'. It has been for awhile but now, more than ever. A diva athlete is a player who is, on ...
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23 June 2012 at 07 : 15 AM
HEAT WIN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 4-1 VS. OKC THUNDER
The game ended past midnight on the East coast and the celebrations went well into the early morning. The Miami Heat ended a year long journey by winning the 2012 NBA Championship. Not since Steve Young and 1995 San Francisco 49ers had a team played with such a big 'monkey' on their backs. The Heat were never given a inch of favoritism and they had to fight ...
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12 January 2012 at 06 : 07 AM
Heat offense still needs work
The Heat have been able to refine their defensive skills and as a team, they are fantastic. Offensively though, they still have a lot to work on being able to find touches for three big offensive stars. They have though made tremendous strides early this season with a pressure-style fast break offense that gets opposing defenses into foul trouble and to ...
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28 December 2011 at 11 : 21 AM
Heat display new uptempo fastbreak offense
The Miami Heat have begun the season with a roar in their first two games displaying a fast break attack that pushes and pressures opposing defenses. On Christmas Day, they outscored Dallas 31-10 on fast break points. Tonight they put the same pressure on the Boston defense with similar results but committed many turnovers, threw errant passes and shot ...
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