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1 day agoErik Spoelstra sent a strong message the Heat's front office can't ignore
Erik Spoelstra's decision signals the Miami Heat must choose between Tyler Herro and Norman Powell this offseason.
In their win over the reigning champions, the Miami Heat hauled down 21 offensive rebounds, a season-high at the time. They didn't shoot the bal well, knocking down just 36.9 percent of their attempts. But Miami generated 34 more attempts than OKC. That marked the biggest FGA discrepancy by any team in any single game this year, with a plus-16 advantage on the offensive glass and a plus-five advantage on the glass entirely.
Morant's talent can't be questioned at this point. In a vacuum, he's one of the most talented point guards in the league. Even though it seems that he hasn't been himself lately, there's still reason to believe that he can work his way back to an All-Star form. But that's under the assumption that his biggest "flaw" right now is his effort.
Yet, even with the best of the best, there is always an end, and both Harbaugh and Tomlin experienced one such as this following their teams' disappointing seasons in the NFL. For Harbaugh, it ended when his now former team, the Baltimore Ravens, finished the season without making the playoffs. He coached in Baltimore for 18 years.
EXACTLY ONE HOUR before the tipoff of the gold medal game last summer in Paris, when Olympic rules dictated players could come onto the court for warmups, an unlikely duo was the first to hit the floor. Erik Spoelstra and LeBron James, all business, worked through their pregame routine, Team USA's assistant coach putting the player through the paces. It was a common sight all summer, Spoelstra and James working together individually,