Erik Spoelstra

BY BARRY JACKSON Heat small forward Quentin Richardson has been cleared to return against Boston on Sunday, but coach Erik Spoelstra was noncommittal about whether Richardson would reclaim his starter's job. It wouldn't be surprising if...

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...Quentin Richardson was held out of a fourth consecutive game Friday night, despite being declared fit to return by Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. Richardson, who has been sidelined by back spasms, worked out with the team's coaching...

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...Heat last season. ``Against Dwight Howard you have to be willing to sacrifice your body just to get into the battle,'' Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. ``It is so physical. He is so explosive and dynamic and strong as an athlete. Jermaine put...

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...the past three games. "Our sense of urgency and desperation to get to the 3-point line has to be greater than what it's been," coach Erik Spoelstra said after Tuesday's practice at AmericanAirlines Arena. "I thought we were doing it a little...

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...if training camp, the preseason and the 6-1 start never happened. That's what has Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra so disappointed. For a month, his team had established a defensive disposition. For the first two weeks of the season, it...

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...the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Center. "We've worked too hard and fought too hard for our identity to just surrender it," said coach Erik Spoelstra, whose notion of his team as a defensive force was slapped down by the Raptors' 43-point...

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...a rising tide of doubters have combined to leave Heat guard Dwyane Wade in an offensive slump and a foul mood. Meanwhile, coach Erik Spoelstra has found comfort in the controversy. ``Some of my favorite moments as a coach are when he gets...

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By Ira Winderman South Florida Sun Sentinel 2:00 p.m. EST, November 17, 2009 MIAMI - Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said today that he expects point guard Mario Chalmers and center Jermaine O'Neal to be back from their injuries and in...

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