In honor of the NBA finals starting tonight, ESPN posted a fun column with 23 little-known facts about LeBron James. One of them happens to involve Eagles head coach Chip Kelly:
"Heat coach Erik Spoelstra credits a conversation with then-Oregon Ducks football coach Chip Kelly that same summer as his eureka moment to maximize James and Wade on offense together through a Kelly-like pace-and-space attack."
"Could a no-huddle spread offense work in the NBA?" The reinvention of the Heat Explosive. Fast. Unpredictable.
Chip Kelly's speedy spread offense was an inspiration for Spoelstra.