The Miami Heat were eliminated from the playoffs last night, marking the first time in Erik Spoelstra’s superb career as head coach he won’t be coaching in the postseason.
Miami has a 36-45 record with one game to play and despite getting crushed by waves of injuries throughout the season, some people think Spo’s seat should be starting to warm. Like ESPN’s Chris Broussard, for instance, who slighted Spo’s accomplishments and also thinks the Big Three Era in Miami failed to live up to expectations.
“I’ve never thought Spo was great,” Broussard said on the Marc Hochman Show with Zach Krantz on 560 WQAM. “I haven’t seen enough to tell me he’s a great coach yet.