Wiley Pat Riley protege: Could Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra have everyone fooled? (Associated Content)

Posted on | Saturday, March 26, 2011 | No Comments

As a fan of the Miami Heat since their inception, I've passionately followed them every single year Pat Riley has been with the team. I remember distinctly the happiness I felt when Micky Arison hired the former Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks coach to take over for Kevin Loughery, whom he fired and replaced on an interim basis with Alvin Gentry. Riley changed the culture of the Miami Heat overnight, within two years had made them an Eastern Conference powerhouse, and after watching them fall away when Alonzo Mourning was forced from basketball to...

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