Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

Miami Heat: The legacy of Pat Riley‘s last build

Pat Riley has been with the Miami Heat for more than a quarter-century, and it's produced 20 playoff appearances, six Finals appearances and three titles.

This looks like his final build -- call it the Jimmy Butler build.

What will constitute success? How will it impact his legacy?

Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo discuss.

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Miami Heat: East Threats after Free Agency

Ethan, Alex and Greg take a break from examining the Miami Heat, to assess their top competition in the Eastern Conference.

Did Milwaukee downgrade too much?

How formidable are the Nets?

And of the Sixers, Celtics, Bulls, Hawks and Knicks, who poses the most challenges to Miami?

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Miami Heat #FloorsYours: Final Roster Questions

In a looser episode from Five Reasons You Tube channel, Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo and Brady Hawk take questions from Twitter and YouTube.

Including this one: Who leads the Heat in field goal attempts per game?

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Miami Heat: Max Strus shares his story

A special guest episode, as Miami Heat summer league star Max Strus joins to discuss how he got to where he is, now a fully-signed member of the Heat.... and where he thinks he can go from here, as a likely rotation player for the 2021-22 season.

(Plus nicknames, a stunning conversation with Spo, meeting the "Godfather" and briefly carrying Jimmy's bags).

Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo host.

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Miami Heat: Which past team does this resemble?

Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo and Greg Sylvander are back -- and go back in Heat history --- to determine which prior squad the 2021-22 most resembles, in terms of roster composition and expectations.

They settle on a couple, more than the others.

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Miami Heat: Kyle Lowry from a Raptors perspective

Blake Murphy of The Athletic in Toronto joins Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Marco Romo to share insights about what Kyle Lowry will add to the Miami Heat -- on and off the court.

They also discuss Precious Achiuwa and Goran Dragic. 

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Miami Heat: Tyler Herro entering Season 3

After recent episodes focusing on the newcomers to the Miami Heat roster, the hosts (Ethan, Greg, Alex) turn their attention to one of the more important holdovers, Tyler Herro.

Perhaps a victim of expectations and circumstances in his second season, Herro has been working out differently entering his third. 

How will his role change with Kyle Lowry on board? Can he lead the bench unit without Goran Dragic around? And can he earn a core spot in the Heat future, rather than being seen as a "chip" for another major acquisition?

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Miami Heat: Assessing the Depth after Offseason

It's time to debate the Miami Heat's offseason.

Will they compete? Contend? Get the right seed to make a playoff splash?

A lot may come down to the depth. 

Ethan Skolnick lays out Miami's plan from here, and Alex Toledo, Greg Sylvander and newcomer Sean Rochester stake their positions.

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Miami Heat #FloorsYours: Summer League (Strus, Okpala, Yurt)

In a FloorsYours episode from the Five Reasons Sports YouTube channel, Ethan, Greg and Alex are joined by Michael Christian, who has been watching the Miami Heat summer league team in Las Vegas.

Thoughts on KZ Okpala's struggles, Max Strus' rise, Omer Yurtseven's emergence and more. And a discussion of the luxury tax.

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Miami Heat: Breaking Down Kyle Lowry

With no Ethan Skolnick in the mix tonight, Greg 'Leif' Sylvander and Alex Toledo (@GregSylvander & @tropicalblanket, respectively), hopped on to dig deeper into star acquisition Kyle Lowry's game.

We talked about the way he runs an offense, including the pick-and-roll element, his free throw volume, all the ways he helps his teams on offense, his strong defense and whether or not he's slipped in that regard, as well as our expectations for him for next season.

 

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Miami Heat: Will they celebrate or regret Jimmy Butler extension?

Jimmy Butler signed his mega max extension with the Miami Heat this week, as expected.

How will the Miami Heat and their fans feel about it in four years?

When Butler is 36? Making $50 million? 

Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander discuss.

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Miami Heat: Tampering? What now for Kyle Lowry?

The Miami Heat didn't have much time to celebrate the acquisition of Kyle Lowry, the gold medal for Bam Adebayo, and the contract extension for Jimmy Butler.\

Not after the ESPN report of a tampering investigation centered on the Heat and the Chicago Bulls.

Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander assess the risk, and trash the rule.

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Miami Heat Free Agency Day 3: Oladipo In, Still Questions

On the third day of NBA free agency, the Miami Heat brought back Victor Oladipo on a cheap, prove-it deal.

Now, with the rotation largely fill, how did the Heat do? 

And is it enough to contend in the East?

Ethan, Alex and Greg discuss.

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Miami Heat Free Agency Day 2: Nunn & Derozan gone, Markieff Morris in

As the second day of NBA Free Agency began to wind down, Greg Sylvander was joined by Clutch Corner's Adam Borai and Full Court Press host Ariel Attias to discuss all the HEAT activity on day two. 

 

Topics include: 

1. Demar Derozan going to Chicago
2. Kendrick Nunn basically being encouraged to leave for the Lakers
3. The Heat shored up the frontcourt by signing free agent power forward Markieff Morris. 

We break down all the moves and also have a candid conversation related to the Heat's willingness to spend into the luxury tax this offseason.

Miami Heat Free Agency: Kyle Lowry, PJ Tucker, Duncan Robinson In

At the (near) end of the first full night of free agency, Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo assess the Miami Heat's new roster -- still in progress.

That includes the signings of guard Kyle Lowry and forward PJ Tucker, and the re-signings of Duncan Robinson and Dewayne Dedmon.

How will the team look?

And is DeMar DeRozan still an option?

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