Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

Miami Heat: Team Nobody Wants to Play?

The Miami Heat looked strong in their return home Wednesday, beating the Toronto Raptors behind All-Star level performances from Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo.... and helped by the return of Goran Dragic.

They're looking more and more like a darkhorse team in the East again.

Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo and Greg Sylvander discuss whether they are fine as is, or still need a tweak or two.

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Bobby Marks on Miami Heat, NBA Trades

With the trade deadline one month away, Bobby Marks of ESPN returns to Five on the Floor to discuss strategy and scenarios with Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander.

They start with his All-Star selections and then cover the Heat's ideal approach, what happened to the 2021 free agent class, and whether some big names will be moved. Everyone is covered.

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Miami Heat: Lessons of 4-3 West Coast Trip

The Miami Heat woke up in time to finish off the Thunder in Oklahoma City, lifting their trip record to 4-3 before liftoff for home.

After the final buzzer, Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander identify the five primary lessons from the road trip, covering everyone from Jimmy Butler to Kendrick Nunn, and projecting forward as the team heads home and into the trade deadline.

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Miami Heat: Fixing the Crunch Time Offense

The Miami Heat are now 13-17 on the season after a solid win against the Los Angeles Lakers, but one problem remains:

They keep going cold down the stretch.

Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo discuss the reasons behind the Heat being last in the NBA in field goal percentage during "clutch" minutes. 

Can it be fixed with the current roster?

Bonus: A conversation about Kendrick Nunn.

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Miami Heat: Nunn leads upset of LeBron, Lakers

The road trip is now at 3-3 after the Miami Heat squeezed past the Los Angeles Lakers, 96-94. It took 27 points from Kendrick Nunn and some key plays by Jimmy Butler down the stretch to overcome the loss of Tyler Herro and a stagnant second half offense. 

Ethan Skolnick is joined by Johnathan Ramlakhan (@ThreePieceCombo) to discuss Nunn's continued strong play, Butler playing LeBron James to another standoff, and whether this changes the trade equation.

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Miami Heat: Another "Dumbfounding" Defeat

The Miami Heat found another way to lose, blowing a 15-point lead and losing to a Warriors team that was missing Draymond Green.

Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo and Greg Sylvander try to identify what's gone so wrong this season, and they seem to have a consensus.

Bonus: Value Plays segment with Eric Brown of FiveReasonsRealtor.com in which he and Ethan discuss whether this team can contend, or should sell off.

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Miami Heat: Trade Options with Nekias Duncan

With the Miami Heat stuck in mud, we turned our attention to trade targets.

Nekias Duncan of The Dunker Spot and BasketballNews.com joins Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander to discuss what type of player the Heat need.... followed by a list of specific players who may be in play. 

Everyone from Blake Griffin to John Collins to Kyle Lowry and Rudy Gay.

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Miami Heat: It's Enough after awful L vs. Clippers

There's no excusing this one. Facing a team without four starters, including Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, the Miami Heat couldn't guard anyone and fell to 11-16 on the season.

Ethan Skolnick is joined by Five Reasons Sports contributors (and Clutch Corner hosts) Adam Borai and Michael Christian to chart the course from here, if there is one. That includes such previously unappealing scenarios such as taking a step back for the future -- maybe even trading Goran Dragic for a first round pick.

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Miami Heat: Freeing Duncan Robinson

Duncan Robinson was the surprising key to the Miami Heat offense in 2019-20, as dribble handoffs into three point shots destroyed defenses.

It's not working as well this season.

Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander examine why, discuss who is most responsible for fixing it, and what it says about Robinson's value to and future with the Heat.

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Miami Heat: Target John Collins?

With the news -- first reported by Sam Amick of The Athletic -- that the Atlanta Hawks are open to trading young forward John Collins, there's a natural question:

Should the Heat get in on the South Florida product?

Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo discuss the fit, the cost (in players and money) and whether it's a better idea than Victor Oladipo or another perimeter scorer.

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NBA and Miami Heat: How the East Teams Look (with Tim Bontemps)

While the Miami Heat have struggled to start the season (11-14 heading into a 7-game road trip), the Eastern Conference contenders haven't been consistently dominating either. 

How do the 76ers, Bucks, Celtics, Nets look so far? What's their upside? And can the Heat compete with them in the playoffs? Do they need to make a trade first?

Tim Bontemps of ESPN joins Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo to discuss.

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Miami Heat: Jimmy Butler pulls out rematch

Jimmy Butler was brilliant Tuesday night against the New York Knicks, and it was just barely enough for a 98-96 Miami Heat win.

What does that say about where the team is, and where it's going?

Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo and Greg Sylvander look back at Tuesday's game, and ahead to the tough Western Conference swing.

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Miami Heat: Going over Kyle Lowry Rumors, Trading In-season vs. Acquiring Players in Free Agency

Without Ethan tonight, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo are joined by Royal Shepherd (host of Clutch Corner and many 5R postgame streams). We address the Lowry rumors, viable trades and whether the Heat should strike now while the iron's hot or wait until the offseason and use cap space to acquire guys, based on the work done by the Miami Herald's Barry Jackson to make clear of their cap situation going forward.

In the second part of the episode, Eric Brown (FiveReasonsRealtor.com) joins Ethan Skolnick for Eric's weekly Value Plays segment. Reach out to Eric through his website if you are looking to buy or sell a house in South Florida. 

 

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Miami Heat: Strong finish vs. Knicks

After a slow start, during which they could not guard the 3, the Miami Heat got it together and beat the New York Knicks on Super Bowl Sunday.

 

Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander discuss Kendrick Nunn and Tyler Herro back in old roles, plus Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and the late game execution.

 

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Miami Heat: Jorge Sedano on Struggles, Solutions

Jorge Sedano of ESPN makes his fifth appearance on Five on the Floor -- this time with Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo -- to discuss the Miami Heat's problems. 

How did it get this bad?

Is this season salvageable?

Who should the team pursue?

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