Erik Spoelstra plays Miami Heat point guards more

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is reading The Great Gatsby and The Power of Negative Thinking these days. That covers the spectrum from an examination of decadent excess to the notion that concerted effort is a whole bunch more important than an ...

Dwyane Wade has not looked like himself these playoffs. The aggressive guard who we remember weaving through defenders like a shifty running back has become a straight-line driver who will resort to a pull-up jumper if you get in his way. . A lot.

_ MIAMI Heat coach Erik Spoelstra obviously has grown weary of the inquiries concerning Dwyane Wades bruised right knee.Spoelstra addressed the topic again Tuesday, a day after his teams 88-65 Game 4 win over the Bulls. Wade scored just six points ...

Tom Thibodeau sounded like Tom Thibodeau — that was good but it won't be good enough next time. Erik Spoelstra sounded like the classic frustrated coach. And Dwyane Wade sounded like a guy who has lost big games before and expects to bounce back.

10:40 PM ET 05.19 | One would think that NBA MVP LeBron James would be the Heat's most important player. But don't tell that to Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, who bestows that title upon Chris Bosh. ???He is our most important player for a reason,??? ...

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra suggested Wednesday the fact he didn't win the NBA Coach of the Year ? he finished second to Denver's George Karl ? was actually a good thing.Why? Four of the previous seven coaches to win the award were fired within two ...

_ MIAMI Although Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called Dwyane Wades status "day-to-day" coming off a knee injury, Wade participated in Sundays full-contact practice and appears set to play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the ...

LeBron James Miami Heat forward LeBron James (L) greets Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra at a ceremony where James was named the NBA Most Valuable Player in Miami May 5, 2013. The Heat meet the Chicago Bulls in Game 1 of the NBA basketball ...

Miami Heat forward LeBron James accepts the MVP trophy from Percy Vaughn of Kia Automobiles as coach Erik Spoelstra applauds at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on May 5, 2013. Patrick Farrell / Staff Photo Miami Heat forward LeBron James gets a ...