{"id":7960,"date":"2019-10-22T14:16:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T19:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/?p=7960"},"modified":"2020-12-12T21:51:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T03:51:26","slug":"erik-spoelstra-the-best-nba-coach-you-forgot-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/erik-spoelstra-the-best-nba-coach-you-forgot-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik Spoelstra: The Best NBA Coach You Forgot About"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8037\" style=\"width: 734px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8037 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/erik-spoelstra.png\" alt=\"Erick Spoelstra Addresses The Media\" width=\"734\" height=\"367\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/erik-spoelstra.png 734w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/erik-spoelstra-600x300.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8037 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/erik-spoelstra.png\" alt=\"Erick Spoelstra Addresses The Media\" width=\"734\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/erik-spoelstra.png 734w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/erik-spoelstra-600x300.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erick Spoelstra addressing the media, presumably after another W he will get zero credit for.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Erik Spoelstra has one of the greatest NBA coaching resumes of all time. It&#8217;s time to give him some more respect.<\/h1>\n<p>With tonight&#8217;s win over the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, Spoelstra has won the 8th most playoff games in NBA history en route to his fifth NBA Finals appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Erik Spoelstra is the cranberry sauce of the proverbial NBA coaches Thanksgiving dinner.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s always there, you forget he&#8217;s there, then you have some and remember, &#8220;This stuff is actually pretty good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Spoelstra does have a caveat about his career thus far. For every championship he&#8217;s won, he had one of the first real superteams in NBA history.<\/p>\n<p>So how does this guy keep his job for so long with such little success?<\/p>\n<p>Easy- Spoelstra is a genius.<\/p>\n<h2>I don&#8217;t think this is a stretch when I say this, but I think Erik Spoelstra could be the next Gregg Popovich.<\/h2>\n<p>I always thought once Pat Riley calls it quits as team President, the Miami Heat should hand the keys over to Erik Spoelstra. He&#8217;s really earned his stripes in this league, and has kept himself relevant in a situation where most other coaches would falter.<\/p>\n<p>Spoelstra took the job after Riley&#8217;s last season as coach, a 15-67 stinker. Not only that, but many believe Riley forced out prior coach Stan Van Gundy. All Van Gundy did was lead the Heat to three straight <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/hey-miami-1989-called-and-said-you-suck\/\">playoff appearances and an NBA<\/a> title in three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Spoelstra was also seen as a teacher&#8217;s pet\/lame duck coach like Jason Garrett and Jerry Jones with the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also forgotten because of the LeBron James years.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s overshadowed by the greatness that surrounded him, but great coaches know how to get the best out of great players.<\/p>\n<p>Spoelstra&#8217;s story is also so incredible.<\/p>\n<p>Coming out of the University of Portland, Spoelstra wanted to be a coach in the NBA. Nothing was going to stop him from attaining that dream.<\/p>\n<h2>He got a gig in the film room with the Miami Heat. Read that again &#8211; Erik Spoelstra started one of the greatest coaching careers in NBA history via editing video.<\/h2>\n<p>That is one of the hardest jobs to have in sports. A lot of times, these guys aren&#8217;t even full time employees because they make such little money.<\/p>\n<p>Spoelstra took it as a full time position, and was a part-time janitor on the side. All just to live his dream.<\/p>\n<p>After a long stint watching tape for the Heat, he finally got the call to be the full time assistant coach under Pat Reilly.<\/p>\n<p>Once Riley moved into the front office, it was Spoelstra&#8217;s time to shine.<\/p>\n<p>He was already an NBA champion as he started year one, and did not look back.<\/p>\n<p>He filled his shelves with awards and accolades, and has compiled a career record of 523-363. He&#8217;s won 59% of his regular season games and is the second-longest tenured coach (behind Popp) in the league.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15447 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/erik-spoelstra-record.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"621\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/erik-spoelstra-record.png 698w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/erik-spoelstra-record-600x534.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15447 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/erik-spoelstra-record.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/erik-spoelstra-record.png 698w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/erik-spoelstra-record-600x534.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>His teams have made the playoffs in nine of his 12 seasons. His career record in the playoffs is 82-50, winning 62% of his games.<\/p>\n<h2>Let&#8217;s not forget Spoelstra also made four straight NBA Finals appearances.<\/h2>\n<p>This guy isn&#8217;t one of the greatest NBA coaches ever, but he is one of the forgotten greats. Think about what could&#8217;ve gone wrong for Spoelstra.<\/p>\n<p>He could&#8217;ve been like Isiah Thomas in New York. Absolutely awful with an incredibly talented offense.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he&#8217;s got rings, awards, records and wins.<\/p>\n<p>THAT is what makes Erik Spoelstra the best coach you forgot about.<\/p>\n<p>Related NBA Content:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Dunk Ever: Tom Chambers Dunk Over Mark Jackson (Video)<\/li>\n<li>James Harden Without Beard (GIF)<\/li>\n<li>Worst Trades in NBA History<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik Spoelstra has one of the greatest NBA coaching resumes of all time. 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