Pass (some of) the blame to ‘Spo

Again, while I usually refrain from writing about the wonders of international basketball (choosing to leave it to the so called “expert bloggers/analysts”), I just feel like sharing my two cents worth of insight on the recently concluded NBA Finals which the Dallas Mavericks won over the lethargic Miami Heat, 4-2.


“If we lose games, it’s not because we weren’t prepared,” a quote shared by Miami Heat co-captains Udonis Haslem and Dwyane Wade when asked about head coach Erik Celino Spoelstra earlier this season.

By now, we’ve read all the stories on young Fil-Irish coach Spoelstra or “Coach Spo” and his ascencion to the top of the Miami ranks. A point guard out of Oregon who played a few years in America and Europe before taking a job as a video scout for Pat Riley at the young age of 25, later on becoming an errand boy, Dwyane Wade’s personal shooting coach, assistant coach and pre-Big Three head coach.