As Erik Spoelstra sat down at the podium for his closing press conference of the season, there was an odd feeling swirling through the bones of American Airlines Arena.
If this were April 17 of any of the last four years, we’d be listening to Spo preach about defense, energy, and “process” as the championship favorites would be prepping for their first-round opponent, typically a feisty but overmatched team hovering around .500.
Today painted some perspective on the last four years of wealth.
“We’re not used to this,” Spoelstra said. “This is a new process for me, really having this much time off in an offseason. It’s new for a few of our players.