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Heat Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
11 May 2008 at 1:27am
Erik Spoelstra, a 37-year-old wonder kid of sorts, is the Heat's new head coach. Pat Riley, elected to the Hall of Fame in early April, resigned after 24 years as a head coach on April 28. Riley will remain with the team as president, thus getting the final word on all personnel decisions. But Riley said he's done coaching. Forever. "I am officially retired," he said. Riley resigned days before the 2003 season. But he came back in December 2005 after his replacement, current Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy, suddenly resigned for family reasons. After winning the 2006 NBA title, his fifth, Riley returned to the bench the following season, only to take a 22-game break to have hip and knee surgeries.
Spoelstra rises up every rung of Heat ladder to take over (AP)
29 Apr 2008 at 1:48pm
Erik Spoelstra's tenure with the Miami Heat nearly ended after just a few months when Pat Riley arrived in 1995. Spoelstra was settling in as Miami's new video coordinator in 1995 when the Heat hired Riley as coach and president. Riley had final say over everything, including staff, and wanted someone he already knew to manage that part of the team's operation.
Riley resigns as Heat coach; Erik Spoelstra to take over (AP)
29 Apr 2008 at 1:11am
This time, Pat Riley insists he won't come back. The Hall of Fame coach stepped down from the Miami Heat sideline on Monday, although he'll remain team president. His first act as Miami's former coach was to choose its new one, and he hired Erik Spoelstra, a 37-year-old who started in the Heat video room in 1995 and now becomes the NBA's youngest coach.
Riley leaves with coaching legacy intact (Yahoo! Sports)
28 Apr 2008 at 10:22pm
Pat Riley's last championship reaffirmed his standing as one of the all-time great coaches.
Pat Riley resigns as Heat coach (PA SportsTicker)
28 Apr 2008 at 3:10pm
Insisting that his coaching career is over for good, Pat Riley announced his resignation Monday as head coach of the Miami Heat.
For Miami Heat, a dismal season brings renewed optimism (AP)
17 Apr 2008 at 3:16pm
It has been a long goodbye to this disastrous season for the Miami Heat. The final buzzer sounded Wednesday night, with the Heat finding a way to enter the offseason with their 15th win of the year, matching the lowest total in franchise history. But in actuality, Miami's eyes began turning toward the future nearly three months ago, when it became evident that the Heat simply weren't going anywhere...