Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

Miami Heat: What Now after Washington Loss?

There doesn't seem to be a bottom right now for the Miami Heat, which fell to 7-14 in losing to a worst in NBA Washington Wizards team that was missing second star Russell Westbrook.

What do the Heat do now?

Allana Tachauer joins Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo to assess the damage and the path.

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Miami Heat: Vinnie Goodwill on their Chances, Butler, Beal

Ethan Skolnick is joined again by Vinnie Goodwill (@VincentGoodwill), national NBA writer for Yahoo! Sports, for an outsider's perspective on the Miami Heat.

 

They also discuss Jimmy Butler's return, Bradley Beal's situation in Washington, Victor Oladipo, LeBron James and more.

 

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Miami Heat: Falling Apart vs. Hornets

The Heat were finally close to whole Monday night, and rallied to take a 10-point lead late, before blowing all of it with a series of bad decisions and slow closeouts. 

 

So, now what, after Malik Monk scored 36 against them, and Tyler Herro and Goran Dragic struggled, and Miami's hole at the four spot was again evident?

 

Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo and Greg Sylvander discuss whether it's time, after 20 games, to make a move. Can Miami win with its current roster?

 

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Miami Heat: Can they find an identity without trade?

The Miami Heat finally ended their losing streak after Jimmy Butler returned, but there are still questions. 

The biggest is this: Can they find an identity with the players on the current roster? And what is it? Defense? Shooting? Certainly it's not rebounding.

Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Royal Shepherd evaluate Erik Spoelstra's options... and debate whether he has enough good ones to get the Heat's game where he wants it.

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Miami Heat: Assessing Young Players in Bad Loss to Clippers

No Kawhi Leonard. No Paul George.

The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Miami Heat anyway.

Miami is still shorthanded also, relying heavily on young players until Jimmy Butler and Goran Dragic and others return. 

Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo and Johnathan Ramlakhan look at the good and bad of Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson, Kendrick Nunn, Precious Achiuwa, Gabe Vincent, KZ Okpala and Max Strus. 

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Miami Heat: It will get better... soon

The Miami Heat lost again to the Denver Nuggets, while still playing without Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Goran Dragic and others.

 

When will it get better? Will Butler get back in condition soon? And what is the front office's position on the roster.

 

Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander discuss.

 

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Miami Heat: Duncan Robinson's D... and Lonzo Ball rumors

A two-part episode....

New contributor Marco Romo joins Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo to discuss Duncan Robinson's improved play on defense (a subject of a Romo article on FiveReasonsSports.com) and the possibility of the Miami Heat trading for Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball.

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Miami Heat: What the losses to the Brooklyn Nets mean going forward

Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo hop on to talk about the latest series against the Brooklyn Nets and how the Heat come out of that series looking as a team. We go through Bam's continued growth as a scorer, addressing the hole at power forward, as well as what a potential Playoff matchup against the Nets would look like.

 

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Miami Heat: Bam Top 10? Nunn Here to Stay?

The shorthanded Miami Heat have fallen to 6-9 on the season, but there have been two clear positive developments. One is Bam Adebayo recognizing his own power. The other is Kendrick Nunn finding his confidence.

Ethan and Greg focus on those two players.

Can Adebayo grow into a top 10 player? Who is ahead of him?

Is Nunn someone who will stay in the rotation and get back in Heat fan hearts?

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Miami Heat: Nunn Back?! Kendrick Rips the Raptors

After 10 months of struggle, Kendrick Nunn seems to have found his form, scoring 28 in the Heat's win against the Raptors.

Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo and Greg Sylvander discuss his performance, and what it means for his role. Plus, Olynyk, Iguodala and Point Bam play well in an encouraging win.

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Miami Heat: Full Team Breakdown with Nekias Duncan

With no Ethan tonight, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo are joined by Basketball News' NBA writer Nekias Duncan, co-host of "The Dunker Spot" NBA podcast to break down the team's strengths, weaknesses, potential roster acquisitons and where the Heat stand amongst the rest of the East's Finals contenders.

 

After that, Ethan J. Skolnick is joined by Eric Brown for his Value Plays segment

 

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Miami Heat: What's sustainable after rally vs. Pistons?

The Miami Heat got off to a horrible start before righting themselves and squeaking past the Detroit Pistons. 

 

Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander discuss what's sustainable and what's not, focusing on Bam Adebayo, Kendrick Nunn, Duncan Robinson and yes, Moe Harkless.

 

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Miami Heat: Need a trade shakeup? Who?

The Miami Heat are struggling at 4-7. They haven't had their full complement of players most nights, but you can't ignore some of the warning signs. 

Do they need a trade for a trade's sake, just to shake things up?

Who can they target?

And did they miss on players in 2020 free agency that could have helped?

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Miami Heat: Trying to find positives (other than Herro)

The Miami Heat, again with only eight available players, dropped another game to the Philadelphia 76ers, and it's unclear when many guys will return.

In that light, Ethan, Greg and Alex try to find some positives from this week, starting with Tyler Herro's confidence and Precious Achiuwa's development. The rest weren't so easy.

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James Harden to Nets: What's Next for Miami Heat

James Harden wanted out of Houston, as we first reported at Five Reasons Sports Network more than a month ago. 

And after making his desires very clear publicly, the Rockets star was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a massive four team deal that sent the Pacers' Victor Oladipo and a slew of picks and pick swaps to the Rockets. 

How did it happen? Who won the trade? And what do the Heat do now? 

Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo, Greg Sylvander and Adam Borai (@ClutchAdamNBA) discuss, and Greg finishes with a Guts Check for Heat fans.

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