Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra knows how to ace an NBA test. He apparently knows how to copy one, too.
You know that new offensive approach everyone keeps raving about? The one that feels like it has already changed what's possible for the Heat this season? Well, as innovative as it appears for them, it's actually modeled off of the Memphis Grizzlies' approach from last season. In fact, Spoelstra and his staff actually consulted with former Grizzlies assistant Noah LaRoche before installing the motion-based offense, per ESPN's Brian Windhorst.
Memphis was a bulldozer with this approach last season—until suddenly it wasn't.