A lucky man...or Erik Van Spoelstra?

ESPN reported a story today saying that Wade said "He is our (Wade's and Bosh's) coach" while referring to Erik Spoelstra. Do you buy it or is our UP guy a sitting duck?

Oh man, it is sure going to be interesting for the next year...starting tonight on whether LeBron decides to join them.

Spoelstra might get a year and if he can't win then he's out. Regardless he's in a dream position and a nightmare situation at the same time. I'd have to imagine it would be quite difficult to manage those egos and it may be a bit more than Speolstra can handle.

A YEAR? Unlikely... The one year the Heat one the title Stan Van Gundy barely got half a season before the aging oil slick took over. And if Pat Riley used showing off his rings as a ploy to draw in LeBron, I hardly think he will sit up in the luxury box if things aren't going right...

Spoelstra was one of my favorite Pilots, but what do I do when he's got LeBron on his team. Can I root for Spoelstra and against LeBron?

I'm conflicted

Erik's involvement is the only reason I'm remotely interested in what happens to the Heat. I love that ESPN is finally giving the World Cup it's fair respect so that the networks will have a bidding war for the next Cup due to ratings. On the other hand, I can't stand the arrogance in creating "The Decision" for James and then the stupid interviews involving their own employees afterwords. The whole "We covered the story first" idea just feels insane to me. This whole thing was like a paid advertisement of Lebron and his new contract...except that the Boys and Girls Club received the proceeds. If a stripper takes off his/her clothes for Jesus that doesn't make it admirable...

"He was a fringe collegiate player at the University of Portland and started as a video coordinator for the Heat."

Down 2 games to 1 against the Pacers, Erik is again facing the firing squads:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1187967-miami-heat-must-fire-erik-spoelstra-and-lure-pat-riley-back-to-the-bench

DoubleDipper wrote:"He was a fringe collegiate player at the University of Portland and started as a video coordinator for the Heat."

That is what you call an ad hominem argument and it is also called a logical fallacy. Also, has anyone considered the fact that maybe it isn't Spoelstra's lack on control but rather a lack of respect and control from the Big 3? I would never yell at my coach the way that Wade did in that video.

Also also, it seems like the Miami Heat are like some of America's big banks and corporations: too big to fail? too good to fail? I guess not.