Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

Miami Heat: Dwyane Wade vs. Aaron Gordon, Tua's #, Last Dance

The crew is back to discuss three NBA/Heat related topics

 

-- Should rookie Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa pick No. 3, after Dwyane Wade welcomed him to South Florida?

 

-- What was Aaron Gordon thinking, coming at Wade in a diss rap?

 

-- Thoughts on episodes 3 and 4 of #TheLastDance, and what would Dennis Rodman do in today's NBA.

 

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Spotlight: Mindin Our Business with Jax and Windy (Season 2, Ep 4)

We again turn over the feed to Mindin Our Business with Jason Jackson and UM professor Windy Dees.

 

They discuss:

 

-- NFL Draft - viewership, ads sold & $100M raised for COVID-19 relief

-- The Last Dance viewership

-- ARod & JLo possibly owning the Mets

-- USOC cost cutting

-- Virus impact on travel sports

Miami Heat/Dolphins: Will Tua Take Over Miami?

South Florida was a football market forever.... and then it wasn't. The younger generation has gravitated toward the Miami Heat, because they've been compelling winners while the Dolphins have typically been dull losers.

 

Now that may change. The Dolphins just had a seemingly terrific draft, headed by former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. So can Tua turn the tide? And who on the Heat can compete with him for the top spot among the most popular local pro athletes? Jimmy? Bam? Herro? Or someone on the way?

 

Ethan Skolnick, Alphonse Sidney and Alex Toledo discuss.

 

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Miami Heat: Shane Battier conversation (Heat Stories)

In the latest installment of our Miami Heat Stories series, current Heat executive Shane Battier reflects on his three seasons with the team on the court -- before retiring in 2014.

Ethan J. Skolnick and Shane discuss his decision to join the Heat, his first championship run, his infamous speech in Toronto, his Horsetronaut costume, his relationship with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, and more. Much you haven't heard from one of the smartest men in the league.

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Spo Talk + The Last Dance (Parts 1 & 2)

After the first airing of ESPN's The Last Dance on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty, the Five on the Floor crew (Ethan Skolnick, Alphonse Sidney, Alex Toledo) compare players and eras.

 

But they start with some random conversation about Erik Spoelstra and the Big 3 Heat, as we get the Shane Battier episode ready to post later this week.

 

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Miami Heat: Eric Reid on the 2019-20 season

Ethan J. Skolnick and Alex Toledo were privileged to be joined for a second time by Miami Heat play-by-play man Eric Reid to discuss:

-- His 2019-20 season predictions (Bam, Jimmy Butler, Kendrick Nunn, Justise Winslow, Tyler Herro) and how they played out

-- The day the NBA stopped

-- How he's handling the shutdown

-- Which of the Five on the Floor Miami Heat all-time teams is best

And More.

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Miami Heat: Big 3 Era Disrespect (LeBron, Wade, Bosh)

They were the biggest team in the world for four years. 

But now, so many in the national NBA media seem to have forgotten what LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and others did with the Miami Heat from 2010-2014.

The latest is a Bleacher Report post that omitted them from the top 10 starting lineups of the past 20 years.

Ethan J. Skolnick and Alphonse Sidney discuss this... and the Rookie of the Year conversation about Kendrick Nunn and the Grizzlies' Ja Morant.

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Miami Heat: Donovan Mitchell? Rudy Gobert? (+ a Heat/Lakers champions debate)

Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert are reportedly feuding after the Utah Jazz co-stars both contracted Coronavirus. If they can't repair the relationship, and the Jazz split them up, would either make sense for the Miami Heat? 

Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo discuss.

Then they turn their attention to a Twitter debate: the 2006 Miami Heat or the 2009 Los Angeles Lakers?

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Spotlight ep 3: Mindin Our Business w/ Jax and Windy (NBA, college football)

We again share the Five on the Floor feed with University of Miami professor Windy Dees and Miami Heat sideline host Jason Jackson, who discuss sports business topics:

-- The NBA's May 1 target

-- Wimbledon's insurance windfall

-- WNBA's opportunity (Ruth Riley Hunter stops by)

-- Cities bracing for the loss of major events

-- What would no college football in 2020 mean?

 

Miami Heat: How can the Miami Dolphins emulate them?

Crossover episode!

Ethan J. Skolnick is joined by Alfredo Arteaga, one of the hosts of our popular 3 Yards Per Carry podcast to discuss how the Miami Dolphins can finally emulate the model of Pat Riley and the Miami Heat. We discuss all the attempts (Jimmy Johnson, Nick Saban, Bill Parcells) and what Riley would do in the draft if he had all the assets that Dolphins GM Chris Grier does. Is Brian Flores the Dolphins' Riley? Will this ever be a football town again? Or are the Heat too entrenched?

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Jorge Sedano judges our All-Time Miami Heat Draft

ESPN's Jorge Sedano comes on with Ethan J. Skolnick, Alphonse Sidney and Alex Toledo to go over the three all-time Heat teams we drafted. Lots of stories were told about the players involved, and there may have been someone who was swept out of the conversation before Sedano decided who would win in a 7 game series.

 

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Miami Heat: All-Time Draft. The Reserves!

The starters are set... kind of.

Now, the three main hosts of Five on the Floor (Ethan Skolnick, Alphonse Sidney, Alex Toledo) fill out their rosters from the 30 players in the pool.... and a few wild cards.

Where does Mario Chalmers go? Udonis Haslem? Antoine Walker? And is that a Dion Waiters signing? And how will LeBron and Wade and Zo feel about their "teammates"?

Next: Jorge Sedano will rank the three complete teams.

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Spotlight Episode: Mindin Our Business on NBA, NCAA, more

Jason Jackson (@TheJaxShow) and Windy Dees (@GetDeesTweets) are back for another episode of Mindin Our Business on the Five on the Floor feed.

Topics:

The NCAA reality

The MLS and NCAA pay cuts

The Toronto event ban

The NBA negotiations with the NBPA

Television ad spending

 

Look for a new episode of Five on the Floor later in the day. 

TV add spending

Miami Heat, NBA, Corona: It's a Bleepshow

What's the fifth stage? Acceptance?

The crew at Five on the Floor are almost there.

Ethan J. Skolnick, Alphonse Sidney and Alex Toledo contemplate the possibility that not only is the 2019-20 season over, but 2020-21 is in jeopardy also due to Coronavirus. We look at many of the possible ramifications, including some you may not have thought about.

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Miami Heat w/ Zach Buckley: Where's Bam, Others in NBA's Top 25 Under 25

Zach Buckley, who has covered the Miami Heat and the NBA for Bleacher Report, recently wrote a piece ranking the NBA's top 25 players under 25 years old. 

Of course, he has Zion, Luka, Jayson Tatum, KAT, Ja Morant and others.

Where's Bam Adebayo on his list?

Tyler Herro? Duncan Robinson?

A thorough breakdown of the NBA's future.

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