Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

Pat Riley's Comments on Bam Adebayo: Takeover Player?

We continue our series on the Pat Riley press conference, by discussing his responses to Ethan Skolnick's 2 questions about Bam Adebayo.

What were Riley's thoughts about Adebayo's tough series against the Milwaukee Bucks?

And can takeover players be developed, or does that need to be an innate trait?

Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo join.

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Miami Heat: Pat Riley's end of season press conference overview

Pat Riley spoke to the media Thursday, and set the tone for the offseason.

Expect changes.

That's what Ethan Skolnick has heard behind the scenes, and that's pretty much what Riley telegraphed Thursday. Ethan is joined by Alex Toledo and Greg Sylvander to discuss what Riley said about Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Victor Oladipo and others.

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Shakeup in Boston, from Miami Heat perspective

Danny Ainge, the architect of one of the Miami Heat's chief rivals the past 15 years, is stepping down as the Boston Celtics' top executive, with coach Brad Stevens moving up to replace him, and a new coach on the way.

Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo share memories of the Ainge rivalry with Pat Riley's Heat, and talk about what the Heat can learn from Ainge's mistakes.

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Bonus: Feel the Heat (End of an Asterisk)

In a bonus episode on the Five on the Floor feed, Five Reasons Sports contributors Allana Tachauer and Michael Christian discuss the disappointing end of the Miami Heat season... and what it means in terms of history and the future.

Find it here on Five Reasons You Tube channel:

(14) The End of An Asterisk? | Feel the Heat Podcast - YouTube

Miami Heat: What Butler, Adebayo, Robinson, Haslem said

The Miami Heat held their final Zoom calls for players this season, and there were some interesting comments to evaluate.

Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo discuss Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Duncan Robinson, Udonis Haslem, Dewayne Dedmon and Precious Achiuwa.

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Miami Heat Swept by Milwaukee Bucks

It's over. The Miami Heat started fast, but collapsed again, and got swept by the Milwaukee Bucks. What happened in this series? How did they go from beating Milwaukee, 4-1, to not winning a game? What happened to Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo? And what about the role guys and shooters? 

Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo were at the arena to assess the damage.

 

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Miami Heat: 1... 2... 3... Cancun

The Miami Heat, playing in front of 17,000 fans, were embarrassed in Game 3 of the NBA first round, losing 113-84 to the Milwaukee Bucks.

 

They look done. How did this happen?

 

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Miami Heat: 5 Ways to Save the Series

With the Miami Heat down 2-0 against the Milwaukee Bucks, but coming home, Ethan, Alex and Greg discuss how they can make this competitive.

Jimmy Butler. Bam Adebayo. Lineup changes. Scheme changes. Effort.

All broken down prior to Game 3.

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Miami Heat: Will They Finally Get #PlayoffJimmy?

Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports joins Ethan Skolnick to discuss Jimmy Butler's play in the first two games of the Miami Heat's first round series against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Heat trail 2-0, after Butler was inefficient in Game 1 and largely invisible in Game 2. 

How has Butler handled playoff struggles? How is this situation different?

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Miami Heat in Game 2: Destroyed, Dominated.... Defeated?

That was an embarrassment.

The Miami Heat allowed 46 points in the first quarter on the way to a 34-point loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, and now trail 2-0 in the series. 

Only Dewayne Dedmon really put up a fight.

What happened? And can the season be salvaged?

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Should Have Stolen It: Butler, Bam, Miami Heat lose G1 to Bucks

The Miami Heat got great performances from Duncan Robinson and Goran Dragic (part of their 20 3-pointers) but lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in overtime on a Khris Middleton jumper. 

Why? 

Inefficiency from Jimmy Butler and indecision from Bam Adebayo.

Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo dissect it, and don't agree on the issues with Adebayo's aggression. 

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Miami Heat: Final Bucks Preview, Butler "Controversy," Bam Snubbed

Finally, the first round is here.

Allana Tauchaur joins Ethan, Greg and Alex for:

-- The supposed Jimmy Butler practice tantrums

-- Bam Adebayo getting no love for Defensive Player of the Year

-- Giannis' weird press conference

-- Predictions for Heat/Bucks 

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Miami Heat Offense vs. Milwaukee Bucks Defense ... Brady Hawk joins

With no Ethan Skolnick in the mix tonight, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo bring the young protege Brady Hawk into the fold to talk about the different ways the Heat can get going on offense against the Bucks elite defenders. We talk about the team shooting, the guards needing to step up as drop-killers as well as Bam's scoring opportunities and whether or not he'll take them.

 

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Miami Heat D vs. Milwaukee Bucks O.... Nekias Duncan joins

The Bucks were one of the best offensive teams in recent history this season. 

The Heat looked elite.... at times.... on defense.

How will they match up? Who guards Giannis? How does Jrue Holiday change the equation? Where best to deploy Jimmy Butler? What schemes will Erik Spoelstra use?

Nekias Duncan (The Dunker Spot, BasketballNews.com) joins to break it down with Alex Toledo and Ethan Skolnick.

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Bonus: ESPN's Jorge Sedano joins Full Court Press to Preview Playoffs

We bring you Full Court Press, a new show on the Five Reasons YouTube channel. 

Gad, Marco and Ariel are joined by ESPN's Jorge Sedano to preview the playoffs. 

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