- How do the Heat fix Wiggins, other struggling players?
Half the Miami Heat rotation is really going through it at the moment. Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk discuss Andrew Wiggins, Tim Hardaway Jr. and others, to pinpoint the problems ... and how to correct or mitigate them.
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The Miami Heat struggled again Friday night, and Amir Motameni was on the scene. He joins Ethan Skolnick to discuss what happened after a decent start, and how the Heat move forward.
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After a fast start, the Heat fizzled against Golden State, as Steph Curry got going in the third quarter. Not a great Giannis game, but others were to blame too. Is this team headed for a shakeup? Ethan and Alex went live after the loss.
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As the Heat play Golden State tonight, there's a lot of talk about whether Erik Spoelstra should sub out the struggling Andrew Wiggins. Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander debate what that would mean, and if not now, then when should it happen?
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It took overtime, and a lot more than expected from Klay Thompson and Bam Adebayo, but the Miami Heat overcame awful second quarter defense to beat the Clippers, 117-116, on Thompson's 3-pointer with 1 second left. Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo went live after the win.
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After the loss to the Lakers, Heat players and coaches tried to diagnose the problems -- and then Dwyane Wade did the same. Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander sift through the takes, and add their own.
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Personnel? Effort? Scheme? Pace? What's the major problem with the bottom 5 in the NBA Miami Heat defense? And who are the major problems? Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk try to find solutions for a defensive group that hasn't had many.
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Miami couldn't do anything with Luka Doncic -- or anyone else -- as a defensive meltdown leads to a loss in Los Angeles. Ethan and Alex went live after the game.
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Five games, five chances to show the turnaround is real. The Heat start in Los Angeles against the Lakers and then the Clippers. How many of these games can they win? Ethan, Greg and Brady went live.
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Surprise! Alf954 joins Greg Sylvander/Lefty Leif to discuss their early season observations on all things Miami Heat.
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Giannis had a triple-double, Bam scored 27 and Klay Thompson made seven 3-pointers in a rout of undermanned Indiana. Ethan and Adel went live after the win.
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As the Miami Heat were getting their first win, ESPN was reporting that the team still has some interest in Kyrie Irving, the Mavericks former All-Star. Would he fix all the Heat's creation issues? Can that be done in-house? And what would it take to get him? Ethan and Alex discuss.
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Greg and Alex go over the positives from the Heat's first win and which of those positives is most repeatable as they go forward.
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Erik Spoelstra made adjustments, Bam Adebayo found his spots and Andrew Wiggins found his game as the Miami Heat won in Atlanta. Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk went live after the victory.
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As the winless Heat visit Atlanta on Wednesday night, many in the national media are blowing up the team already. Too soon for that kind of alarm? What do the stats say? And how can the Heat fix this? Ethan Skolnick is joined by Amir Motameni of OnSI.
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With the Miami Heat at 0-4, Bam speaking on being a "scapegoat" and only three players in the rotation playing up to expectations, Ethan Skolnick and Bryan Fonseca sift through the wreckage. (With a little winless Knicks talk thrown in).
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Greg and Digital Adel go LIVE after another disappointing loss.
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In the latest Sunday night LIVE show on Five Reasons YouTube channel, Ethan, Greg and Brady go through the top 9 players -- and the coaches -- and what can be done differently to rally from an 0-3 Miami Heat start.
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The Heat are 0-3, so we can't sugarcoat any of it. But were there any green shoots in the fourth quarter comeback against the Hornets, even if it fell short? Ethan Skolnick and Digital Adel search for something.
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No one expected this start. The Miami Heat fell way behind an undermanned Charlotte Hornets team that had just lost by 47 on its home floor -- and after tying the game late, let it slip away. Giannis fouled out, Tim Hardaway Jr. couldn't guard anyone and lots of other stuff went wrong. Ethan, Alex and Greg dissect another defeat.
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