Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

5R52- Ethan and Chris are joined by Evan Cohen and Ken LaVicka of ESPN 106.3 in Palm Beach. We debate whether or not the Heat or the Dolphins are in a better position for the immediate future. Wittyngham is decidedly outnumber. We dig into their current position, trust in the management and coaching staff of the respective teams, and where they're headed towards the future. Plus, Evan and Ken...

5R51- Ethan and Chris are joined for this episode by the leader of an army, the Stugotz Army. Stugotz of the Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz on ESPN Radio discusses the shocking even to the hosts success of the program, his origins in radio, the show's origins, then fire up the hot take cannon to get Stugotz's opinions on Kevin Durant, Elon Musk, Sister Jean, and much more.  Thanks to our...

5R50: Chris isn't around, so Ethan welcomes former Dolphins quarterback Sage Rosenfels, who spent 12 years in the NFL and now works for The Athletic Minnesota, and has spent several years studying -- and writing and talking about -- quarterbacks. They start by talking about Sage's Dolphins days from 2002-2005, before discussing some of the NFL's most interesting quarterback situations,...

5R49- Ethan and Chris discuss LeBron James' ridiculous performances in the 2018 NBA Playoffs and ask the question 'is this the best he's ever been?'. Per usual, we break it down into 5 parts. Starting with (2:00) His performance in these playoffs, then get to (14:50) the growth of his all-around game, (26:30) LeBron’s defining moments in the clutch moments of games, (35:25) his rol...

5R48- Ethan and Chris are joined by Craig Mish of Sirius XM to talk about the mismanagement of the Miami Marlins under their previous regime and the difficulties the new regime is facing. Craig tells some stories never before heard about both. We start with, (11:00) the ownership change, then move onto (19:05) the Giancarlo Stanton trade, (27:35) the Ozuna and Yelich trades, (34:00) if the Marlins...

5R47- The first coach in Miami Heat franchise history Ron Rothstein joins Ethan and Chris for another edition of their "Heat Stories" series: a long-form "Ronnie's Rewind." Ron takes us through the expansion years of the franchise, his return as head coach of the Miami Sol, then as assistant under Stan Van Gundy, Pat Riley, and Erik Spoelstra during the 2006 championship and Bi...

5R46- Ethan and Chris are joined for this pod by Billy Gil AKA Guillermo, producer of the Dan Le Batard show with Stugotz on ESPN Radio. Guillermo is an emotional Marlins fans hurt by the current state of affairs with the team, what he calls the "endless cycle of hopelessless." We discuss Derek Jeter taking over the team, his thoughts on tanking, and his internal emotional conflicts about...

We launched into a bit of soccer talk to close our conversation with Simon Clancy for Tuesday's mostly Dolphins-centric pod. It was good enough that we wanted to offer it as an extra bit of content for you the listener. We talked about Liverpool's run to the Champions League semifinal, Simon's experiences at Anfield going to their 3-0 win over Manchester City and 5-2 win over Roma, and...

5R45- Ethan and Chris are joined by Simon Clancy, 1/3 of the 3 Yards Per Carry podcast on the Five Reasons Podcast Network, to discuss the Miami Dolphins' selections in the 2018 draft and where their roster sits now after adding 8 new draftees. Why is he so optimistic? Thanks to our sponsors The new X Miami Apartment Community. Check out listings for rents in Brickell starting in the 1200s at...

5R44- Ethan and Chris discuss the latest happenings in the NBA Playoffs. They go over LeBron’s Game 7 victory over Indiana and the Cavaliers' vulnerability heading into their series with Toronto, which team that got eliminated in Round 1 was most promising (Pacers?) and most needs to blow up their blueprint (maybe the Heat), which team of New Orleans and Utah can give the Warriors or the Rocke...

5R43- In the spirit of NFL Draft Grades, we crowdsourced grades on most individual Miami Heat players and major figures on their performance in the 2017-18 season. A lot of you responded emotionally after the playoffs. We run through the results and give our thoughts on Riley, Wade, Dragic, Whiteside, Spoelstra, Winslow and more.   Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, the new X Miami Apartment...

5R42- Ethan and Chris react to the Miami Heat getting eliminated from the NBA Playoffs by the Philadelphia 76ers in 5 games. We get into (2:20) what went wrong for Miami in game 5, (17:10) asking the question “Was this Dwyane Wade’s last game for the Heat?”, (31:45) put a bow on a pretty lackluster playoffs for Hassan Whiteside, (46:45) look at the positives from this series, (53:30) and finally c...

5R41- Ethan and Chris react to the Miami Heat going 3-1 down to the Philadelphia 76ers in their series after a Game 4 loss at the Triple A. We get into (1:05) all the things that went right for the Heat and how it all somehow added up to a loss, (8:20) asking the question “Is the series over?”, (12:20) run through the ‘no-shows’ in the game and in this series for Miami, (20:00) break down the Heat...

5R40- Ethan and Chris break down a Game 3 loss by the Miami Heat to the Philadelphia 76ers by a score of 128-108. We discussed (2:25) How the Heat can improve on defense and slow down the pace, (14:00) Hassan Whiteside’s continued struggles and Joel Embiid’s return, (27:10) Justise Winslow’s quality performance and confusing +/- figure, (36:10) Dwyane Wade’s lack of follow up in Game 3 and analyzi...

5R39- Ethan and Chris look back on a Miami Heat road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 2 of their NBA playoff series by a score of 113-103. We could only start with (0:55) Dwyane Wade’s incredible, game-changing performance. We then covered (16:05) the Heat ramping up their pressure and intensity on defense, (26:55) how the Hassan Whiteside minutes went in Game 2, (32:30) the contributio...

5R38- Ethan and Chris look back on a 130-103 Miami Heat loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their first round series and use it as a launching pad to discussing adjustments for Game 2. We discuss (2:35) if the Game 1 performance from Philly was a continuation from their win streak and that’s just who they are now, (13:20) Hassan Whiteside’s Game 1 struggles and if he has a role to play in...

5R37- After the madness of Wednesday night, the Miami Heat secured the 6 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. That means Miami will play the Philadelphia 76ers. Ethan and Chris break down every facet of the series. In the pod, we (1:00) Recap a crazy final day of the regular season that got us to Heat-Sixers, (8:00) Start previewing the series, (14:15) Examine The Process vs. The Culture, (27:...

5R36- Ethan and Chris are joined by Howard Beck of Bleacher Report (@HowardBeck) to ask some of the biggest questions surrounding the 2018 NBA Playoffs. (1:15) Which NBA star is under the most pressure? LeBron? CP3? Harden? Curry?, (14:00) Which NBA star can jump to the next level with a strong playoff performance?, (22:20) Which young player can jump to star status in the postseason?, (28:15) Whi...

5R35- Ethan and Chris are joined by Ira Winderman, who covers the Heat for the Sun Sentinel, to begin to preview the Miami Heat's upcoming run in the NBA Playoffs. We do so by looking at who the most important players are going to be in the playoffs. We discuss (2:15) Goran Dragic, (11:55) Dwyane Wade, (23:30) Hassan Whiteside, (32:00) Josh Richardson, and (38:55) we got through a few other pl...

5R34- With the Miami Heat confirming their place in the NBA playoffs Tuesday night, Ethan and Chris break down their potential opponents in a first round series. We run through the (3:23) Cavaliers, (11:10) Celtics, (19:00) Sixers, (27:05) Raptors, and (34:18) Pacers. Do Heat fans really want LeBron? Then, at 37:40, we flip the script and ask who the top 5 teams in the conference would want to fac...

5R33- Ethan and Chris are joined by Vinnie Goodwill, who covers the Chicago Bulls and the NBA for NBC Sports Chicago, to discuss a variety of NBA subjects: (1:25) Fixing the league's Tanking Problem, (12:35) Projecting this year’s rookies headlined by Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell, (21:05) Reassessing the big summer trades, namely the Paul George and Jimmy Butler moves, (31:07) Ranking memb...

5R32- Ethan and Chris discuss Heat center Hassan Whiteside's "bulls***" comments during which he asked for more playing time. We discussed: (3:16) The immediate impact. Does the rotation change? Does Whiteside get benched?, (10:52) Should Hassan Whiteside be benched at the end of games?, (19:55) Whiteside’s comments being so atypical for the Heat organization, (31:50) Did we expect mor...

5R31- Eric Reid joins Ethan and Chris for part 2 of their Miami Heat Stories podcast. Part 1 ended around 2005, so we pick up with where we left off with (1:02) The 2006 Championship winning team, (14:40) The years between the first title and the Big 3 era including Dwyane Wade’s prime years, (20:45) The Decision and Eric’s role in Big 3 recruitment videos, (23:25) The Famous Not 1, Not 2, Not 3,...

5R30- For the 30th episode, Ethan and Chris are joined by Matt Porter, who covers the Miami Hurricanes for the Palm Beach Post, for a look at a UM team in the midst of spring practice. What will it take to contend? How far ahead is Clemson? Discussed in this episode: (1:05) Where expectations are for the program after a trip to the Orange Bowl, (10:20) The ongoing quarterback battle, (20:45) the w...

5R29- Tim Bontemps, NBA writer for the Washington Post, joins Ethan and Chris for this edition of the pod. We cover a variety of storylines from around the Association in this episode. (0:55) How Steph Curry’s Injury affects the NBA Playoffs, (10:00) The legitimacy of Houston’s 2018 title chances, (18:40) Cleveland’s status as favorite to win the east, (27:00) How Ethan and Tim vote for MVP, (30:4...