Man, that is SO awesome of a Filipino-American coaching three of the biggest superstars (Bosh, LeBron & D-Wade) and the rest of the Miami Heat players. Erik Spoelstra, 40, started off as the team's video coordinator, then assistant coach (especially during the 2006 championship season, and now head coach (replacing the legendary Pat Riley, who is now team president). The Heat are just 3 more wins away from winning it all in the 2011 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. Their road to victory remains to be seen as this blog is written while the series is 1-0, Miami Heat leading. Should the Heat win, this'll be their 2nd Finals win AND Spoelstra's milestone of being THE FIRST FILIPINO-AMERICAN COACH in the NBA to ever win the Finals...So tonight's another game as they'll do battle again. The guys will give their all for Coach Spoelstra!
Tidbit from Wikipedia of Erik Spoelstra:
"He is the son of Dutch-Irish-American Jon Spoelstra, who was an NBA executive for the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, Buffalo Braves and New Jersey Nets[3], and the grandson of the late Watson Spoelstra, a sportswriter in the Detroit area.[5] His mother, Elisa Celino, is from San Pablo, Laguna in the Philippines."
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