While many credit the franchise’s cornerstone players, Erik Spoelstra has been essential to the Miami Heat’s success. To continue CBS Sports’ quarter-century rankings, they voted Spoelstra as the third-best coach since 2000 behind Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich. Despite not winning as many championships, they broke down why they believe he was voted higher than Steve Kerr’s dominant run with the Golden State Warriors. “Jackson faced stiff competition for the second-place spot,” the article wrote.