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MIAMI –— The notification comes early as the morning shootaround or late as during a timeout. The Miami Heat players are well aware of the constant rotation moves made by coach Erik Spoelstra. There is only way to prepare for this revolving door of change. Stay ready. “You get used to it,” forward Udonis Haslem [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— So how does Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra round out his 10-man rotation from game to game? Apparently it’s a case of who measures up. Tuesday, after practice at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus, before the Heat departed for Wednesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, Spoelstra expanded on his decision [...]
MIAMI— After playing as a mainstay in the Miami Heat’s rotation to start the season, Rashard Lewis now finds himself biding his time on the bench. Lewis was held out for a second consecutive game Saturday due to “coach’s decision,” although coach Erik Spoelstra cited a cold as a reason for holding out [...]
MIAMI— It was a new feeling for Terrel Harris. Time was, teammates used his attire as opportunity to make jokes. He was often ridiculed because a limited wardrobe caused him to repeat outfits on road trips, making him an easy target. But Wednesday was different. As Harris dressed after the Miami Heat’s victory against the [...]
(April 5, 2012) MIAMI— So what happens when the two best players in a team’s power rotation both play power forward? You wind up with a nominal starting center, with practically no place for a backup center. For all of Erik Spoelstra’s talk of how the Heat value Joel Anthony, the box scores from the [...]
ORLANDO –— The Miami Heat reserves have always had a “stay-ready” mentality in terms of playing time. With swingman Mike Miller unavailable this three-game road trip, the Heat will turn to forward James Jones, center Dexter Pittman and even seldom-used Terrel Harris to fill the void. Miller did not travel with the team after sustaining [...]
(TO COMMENT, CLICK ON “COMMENTS” TOP LEFT)— If nothing else, the rare opportunity to play a close game might have opened a window into Erik Spoelstra’s thinking. In Wednesday’s 89-86 victory over the Hawks, the only players who went more than 8 1/2 minutes over the final 24 in the second half were: LeBron James, [...]
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