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If there were any people who doubted the abilities of Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra to get his team prepared to play at the highest levels of the NBA. They should be believers now that Spoelstra led the Heat back to the NBA Finals for the first time since the days of LeBron James and The Heatles. While it’s a matter of public record that LeBron wasn’t sold on Spoelstra early on his relationship with him, his gripes about him are nearly a decade old. He came to realize quickly that Spoelstra was ready for the job after a learning experience in the 2011 Finals and has sung his praises since.