Riles has the magic formula. Let’s figure out a way to steal it and give it to Coach Udoka. The 3 leading scorers of the Heat are all undrafted players. That’s insane. Whatever the formula is, he didn’t have it for the 1986 defending champion Lakers when we beat them in 5 games in the WC Finals. On paper, that was a vastly better team than this Miami collection of shockingly good talent that’s fixing to sweep Boston. Go figure.
Sinple formula: have your team shoot better then curry. They were 54% from 3, if this years rockets shot like that (and Miami wasn’t a very good shooting team) we’d have won like 60 games lol
Haha, luck and variance works in strange ways. Sometimes it goes your way and sometimes it doesn’t. Playing Miami right now is like playing poker with someone who hits every draw. Even if they’re a bad player, in a small sample anyone can run good and dominate.
Just realized man is about to turn 43. That's some basketball longevity for you. Real "they're going to have to cart me off the court in a wheelchair" energy.
He already ran analytics when he played against Houston in the finals. Except it told him the Knicks were guaranteed to win, a discrepancy that continued to dog him when he went to the heat. He's a competitor that genuinely drives to stay ahead of the curve. The Spoelstra nod also reflects his ability to trust and choose talent that fits his system. I didn't think he'd last beyond LeBron.
It takes a lot of losing in the Conference Finals to win a couple of titles. Still remember basically that Tyler Herro went Super Nova hot in the bubble but still came a tad short. That put him in the Harden Sweepstakes discussions..... And he is not even playing.
