#erik-spoelstra

#erik-spoelstra

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.

The challenges facing Heat coach Erik Spoelstra ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season seemed straightforward. Steep, sure, but most of the typical stuff: navigating around a void at point guard, forming this group's identity, helping rookie Kasparas Jakucionis find his way after a shaky summer, bringing the best back out of Bam Adebayo. That was true until the injury bug hurled an unexpected curveball their way and sent Tyler Herro under the knife for surgery on his foot and ankle.