Heat focus on mistakes, not magnitude of rout

MIAMI—    The record will show that the Miami Heat defeated the Milwaukee Bucks by 23 points in Sunday’s playoff opener.    Heat coach Erik Spoelstra showed something completely different before Monday’s practice at AmericanAirlines Arena.    “I don’t think we watched one play where we did something good,” guard Dwyane Wade said of the [...]

Lacking picks, Heat still have NCAA focus

   Before Erik Spoelstra could wish Pat Riley a happy 68th birthday Wednesday he first had to find him.    “Pat has actually been very busy,” Spoelstra said. “Every game you put on TV, if there’s a college game going on, he’s at it. I don’t care, he can be three places at once, but [...]

Miami Heat prefer to keep focus on current roster

PORTLAND, Ore. — — Even Erik Spoelstra admits to at times losing interest. There are days Spoelstra, the Miami Heat coach, has had enough when discussing personnel moves with team President Pat Riley. “You’ve got to deal with all these other scenarios,” Spoelstra said. “[Riley] doesn’t stop, and that’s what awesome about Pat. I can [...]

Heat turn focus to Camby, Lewis while Ray Allen decides

By Shandel Richardson, Sun Sentinel 5:45 p.m. EDT, July 6, 2012 As the Miami Heat await a decision from Ray Allen, they have already looked into a possible backup plan. The Heat are scheduled to meet with Rockets center Marcus Camby on Saturday, according to the Houston Chronicle. The paper, citing an anonymous source, said [...]

Heat’s primary focus not on Mavericks, but themselves

MIAMI— When the opposition is the Dallas Mavericks, the Miami Heat’s focus tends to be singular.   Whether it’s winning the 2006 NBA Finals, falling in the 2011 championship series, or snapping a seven-year regular-season losing streak to the Mavericks with a Christmas Day victory in this season’s opener, Dallas has a way of getting [...]

No deal for Heat; focus turns to buyout deadline

PHILADELPHIA—    There are deadlines. And then there are drop-dead deadlines.    So at Thursday’s NBA trading deadline, the Miami Heat essentially found themselves in a holding pattern.    But there still is wiggle room for the Heat in terms of roster space and time.    With 14 players under contract, one below the league [...]

Dwyane Wade: Focus is on Lakers, not Kobe Bryant or All-Star foul

LOS ANGELES—   All you need to know is this: When Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant squared off in an exhibition last week, they played like the game meant something.    Sunday, they meet in a game that means something, which means the rivalry is about to be taken to the next level.    For [...]

Spoelstra wants Lin focus on basketball, not race

MIAMI— Like everyone else, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is fascinated by Jeremy Lin’s rise. Lin, the New York Knicks point guard sensation, has captivated audiences by going from a D-League player to the talk of the NBA. He’s also gained notoriety because he is Asian-American, something Spoelstra hopes diminishes with time. Spoelstra, who is [...]

Exhibitions over, LeBron, Wade, Chalmers turn focus to season

As the NBA waits to restart, the Miami Heat’s LeBron James and Dwyane Wade took part Tuesday in what essentially stood as the final wind down of the lockout season. Initially scheduled to be hosting lockout all-star games in coming days, James, Wade, New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and New Orleans Hornets guard Chris [...]

Green schools, green learning focus of conference

Ready to “learn green?” That’s the focus of a conference for educators and the community from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach. The cost is $ 25 for adults and $ 10 for students. With Palm Beach and Broward county schools closed in honor of [...]

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