MANILA, Philippines—The creation of the “Heatles” in 2010 brought an unprecedented level of scrutiny to the city of Miami not only for the team’s Big 3 but also to the inexperienced head coach Erik Spoelstra.
LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, at that time, created possibly the most polarizing trio in the NBA with the Heat immediately getting branded as a world beater.
Keeping that team in check was Spoelstra, then just in his second year as head coach. He was naturally bound to get the ire of the public if the Heat failed to deliver just one of James’ promised “not seven, not eight” championships.
“I mean you know it’s such a tough being a coach, especially for a champion…
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