Miami Heat: Erik Spoelstra’s Perfect Call Shows Coaching Really Matters

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra coaches from the sideline against the Washington Wizards(Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports)
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra coaches from the sideline against the Washington Wizards(Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports) /
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The Miami Heat are one of the better teams in the league and they should be, as they have some pretty good talent in their main group, while they also have one of the better reserve units around.

While the notion that “talent wins out” is true, there may be a little something else to winning at as high a level as the Miami Heat have, Erik Spoelstra has, and as they all hope to do again this season.

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When you look at teams like the Splash Brothers Golden State Warriors or the Kevin Durant version, a lot of people will say that Steve Kerr was a figurehead, meaning anyone could have coached them to victory. That just isn’t true though.

The same thing is often echoed about Erik Spoelstra. When the Big 3 reigned supreme upon the NBA, many had the feeling that it had little to do with Spo.