Flash Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Erik Spoelstra was on the sidelines when he had his moment of clarity. Only, it came on a football field in Eugene, Ore., and with an Oregon Ducks logo, not a Miami Heat one, on his collared shirt. On a sunny August morning, two months removed from watching his Heat team collapse against the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, Spoelstra stood on the sidelines at the Ducks' training camp, trying to absorb any insight into the contrarian mind of famed Ducks football coach Chip Kelly. This was the first stop on what Spoelstra refers to as his lockout-induced sabbatical, a trip born of summer boredom. After six weeks of cathartic film marathons in his Miami office, Spoelstra finally had enough, so he mapped out a tour around the country to pick the brains of the collegiate coaching ranks. "The No. 1 thing I was trying to do was learn," said Spoelstra, who is beginning his fourth season as the Heat's head coach. "I had a lot of time on my hands and I didn't just want to sit there." As he saw it, the NBA's labor stalemate offered a rare opportunity to become a student again -- on a college campus, no less. It's fitting that Spoelstra, an Oregon native, kicked off his tour in Eugene. For two coaches who shared similar success so early in their coaching careers, the meeting between Spoelstra and Kelly was long overdue. Not to mention that each has recently come excruciatingly close to winning his first championship. Over the course of a two-hour conversation on the sidelines, Kelly explained in detail the thinking behind his wildly successful up-tempo spread offense. Spoelstra hung on Kelly's every word. Not just because he is a Ducks fan. But because it was all coming together. Finally. As Kelly spoke, Spoelstra's mind was consumed with one idea: "Could a no-huddle spread offense work in the NBA?" ESPN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNotoriousBANG Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 it will only work cause they have wade n lebron running itanything will work with these guys but terrible idea in general Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Thats exactly the type of offense Bron and Wade will thrive in; I really like Erick, he seems to take chances and is always open to learning new ways to exploit his players talents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Loved the part of him going around getting info from different coaches. Spo's a tireless worker and its why he's been so successful early in his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
?QuestionMark? Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 No wonder they signed Eddy Curry. They needed a 300 pound offensive lineman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNotoriousBANG Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Loved the part of him going around getting info from different coaches. Spo's a tireless worker and its why he's been so successful early in his career. tireless coaches work in the nfl in the nba the chill ones like Phil Jackson are the ones who come out on top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 The Heat are averaging 102.5 possessions per game, well above their 2010-11 season average of 93.2 (21st in NBA).Miami had 104 possessions against the Celtics Tuesday night, making it the Heat's fastest regulation game in the last two years.LeBron James finished with 26 points, six rebounds and five assists. Read more:http://basketball.re...s#ixzz1htDrE9sp Tom Haberstroh: Last time LeBron didn't shoot a three-pointer in three consecutive games? He was a rookie. 1 minute ago Read more: http://hoopshype.com...l#ixzz1htD3dF1g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 We didn't really use it the whole game tonight because it was a back to back but damn this offense is impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Bosh loves the offense... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lbG40GLPNk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeroadkill Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 someone needs to make a gif of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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