Eric Spoelstra: Fil-Am Head Coach of Miami Should Re-ignite the Heat

First Fil-Am and Asian Head Coach in the NBA
Eric Spoelstra with Miami's Big Three

Miami Heat of the National Basketball (–foul word(s) removed–)ociation suffered its worst lost against Orlando Magic. After a commanding 24 points in the third quarter, Miami Heat could no longer depend surging rally of the Orlando Magic and eventually beating them in the final minutes with a score of 99-96 in favor of the Magic.

Eric Spoelstra, the Filipino-American head-coach of the Miami Heat came under fire for the lost and their previous losses against the winning team.  The team has now a record of 12-16 against the top teams in the NBA.

Miami’s line-up is full of superstars and with the latest acquisition of Mike Bibby, fans are getting disappointed with the way the Heat are playing.  Miami’s powerful line-up includes Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James.

Coach Eric Spoelstra of Miami Heat
Spoelstra with his Uncles in San Pablo Laguna

Eric Spoelstra needs to regroup his team to re-ignite the Miami Heat. After Pat Riley have chosen him to lead the Miami Heat, there are lot of people who are skeptical about his capability to lead the Miami Heat into the NBA Finals.

Eric Spoelstra was the first Asian and first Filipino to coached an NBA team. He is the youngest ever coach in the NBA. Eric is a Filipino-American born on November 1, 1970 at Evanston, Illinois. His mother Elisa Celino came from San, Pablo Laguna.

Coach Spo as what he is usually called, have been a coach for the Miami Heat since 2008 season. He (–foul word(s) removed–)umed the leadership after legendary Pat Riley step down as head coach. Eric Spoelstra was even cited by Sports Illustrated magazine as the one who honed the shooting balance of Dwyane Wade, a former NBA MVP.

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