Riley Steps Down as Heat Coach; Spoelstra Takes Over

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Riley Steps Down as Heat Coach; Spoelstra Takes Over
NBA-Blog found this 4/28/2008 on www.nba.com [flag]
Miami HEAT President and Head Coach Pat Riley announced this afternoon that he has decided to step down as Head Coach of the Miami HEAT, but will continue to serve as team President. HEAT Managing General Partner Micky Arison and Riley jointly announced that former Assistant Coach/Director of Scouting Erik Spoelstra has been elevated to head coach. Spoelstra becomes the sixth head coach in franchise history. [link]

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Wenn's am schönsten ist, soll man... [1:58 min]
Published 4/28/2008 by Paul Niemeyer at NBA-Blog
...von wegen. Jetzt, da Pat Riley offiziell zurückgetreten ist, befinde ich mich irgendwo zwischen der unsicheren Erkenntnis, dass er bereits vor zwei Jahren seinen Zenit überschritten hatte, zolle ihm andererseits Respekt, nicht mitten in dieser Katastrophensaison hingeschmissen zu haben, was z. B. bei einer Eskalation der internen Streitigkeiten mit Shaquille O'Neal durchaus hätte passieren können. Pat Riley hatte nie einen schlechteren Rekord während einer RS. Es war erst das dritte Mal, dass sein Team unterhalb von 50% landete. In anderen Worten: Riley, der frühere ...

NBA Playoff Triple Threat: Could Atlanta Actually Pull Off The Upset?
Published 4/29/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... Pat Riley Steps Down As Heat Coach - Riley will stay on as team president and probably come back as coach around the time the Heat start winning again. ...

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