Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander & Alex Toledo jump on live to talk about Heat-Pistons after watching the game with fans on Playback.tv/FiveOnTheFloor. We went over another game where they played down to competition (Pistons missing Cade Cunningham & Bojan bogdanovic among others) & where they go from here in the standings. Sponsors: InsuranceByLinnette.com, ODMPSI.com, PrizePicks (FIVE)...

Greg Sylvander, Brady Hawk & Alex Toledo jump on live on the Five Reasons YouTube channel after watching the game with fans on Playback.com/fiveonthefloor to go over the abysmal first half performance by the Heat, where they had to try to dig themselves out of a 25-point deficit, did so and then blew the game in the 4th. Sponsors: InsuranceByLinnette.com, PrizePicks (FIVE), ODMPSI.com Advertis...

Long-time NBA writer Howard Beck joins former colleague Ethan Skolnick to discuss the Miami Heat's short and long-term prospects, as the NBA changes around them. Can they eventually get the other star they need? Also, rapid fire on the status of NBA contenders and on a variety of NBA topics.  Sponsors: Water Cleanup of Florida, Prize Picks (FIVE) and Bettor Edge (5RSN) Advertising Inquiries: h...

The Miami Heat's biggest problem this season? Shooting. But not lately. Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo discuss the upticks from several players, and whether it's sustainable. Also, a deep dive on where Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro are getting most of their looks. Sponsors: C-ArmAndStaffing.com, PrizePicks (FIVE) and Bettor Edge (5RSN) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.c...

Finally, a blowout. The Miami Heat rolled the shorthanded Grizzlies behind one of their better shooting performances of the season. Ethan Skolnick and Sean Rochester discuss all the key players, including Jimmy Butler's early free throws and Tyler Herro's sharp work inside the arc. Sponsors: ODMPSI.com, InsuranceByLinnette.com and Prize Picks Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/br...

Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo try to project what a potential Playoff rotation could look like for the Heat, and go over different bench lineups in the hope of maximizing the minutes where Jimmy and Bam are not on the floor together. Sponsors: PrizePicks (FIVE), Water Clean Up of Florida, ODMPSI.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/priva...

Greg Sylvander, Alex Toledo & Bryan Fonseca jump on live after Heat-Jazz (watch the games with us at Playback.com/FiveOnTheFloor) to go over another very good Jimmy game, threes falling, defensive inconsistencies and more. Sponsors: InsuranceByLinnette.com, ODMPSI.com, Water CleanUp of Florida, PrizePicks (FIVE) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://red...

Jimmy Butler has been on fire since the All-Star break, but the Miami Heat's house is what's burning. So it raises a question, as the other players on the team offer little help, and the organization seems stuck in neutral: Are they failing their franchise player? And what does it mean for the future? Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander have a frank conversation. Sponsors: C-ArmandStaffing.c...

After the Miami Heat trailed all game to lottery-bound Orlando, Jimmy Butler saved them with a furious final stretch, including a game-tying 3-pointer. The Miami Heat were outscored 18-6 in OT. Ethan, Brady & Alex jump on live, (after watching the game with fans on Playback), to discuss what went wrong on the court, what's going on with Bam and interact with viewers on the Five Reasons You...

The Miami Heat split their 6-game homestand, overcoming a scoring blitz from Donovan Mitchell to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers. Tyler Herro carried through a second half stretch to take the lead, and Jimmy Butler closed it out. Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander lead the postgame stream. Sponsors: ODMPSI.com, InsuranceByLinnette.com and Prize Picks (FIVE) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com...

Absence can make the heart grow fonder, and some Miami Heat fans are calling for Duncan Robinson and Kyle Lowry to get back in the mix (once Lowry is healthy) as Max Strus and Gabe Vincent have been inconsistent. Do either of the former starters make sense in the current rotation? Ethan, Alex and Greg discuss. Sponsors: Water Cleanup of Florida, PrizePicks (FIVE) and BettorEdge (5RSN) Advertising...

The Miami Heat dropped a case game with Cleveland Cavaliers despite strong performances from Jimmy and Tyler. Several players made critical mistakes that dropped Heat further into play-in. Ethan Skolnick, Brady Hawk & Alex Toledo go over the game from the arena. Sponsors ODMPSI.com , InsuranceByLinnette.com , PrizePicks (FIVE) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-O...

Victor Oladipo had a strong game Monday, but can he be counted on? What about Max Strus, Caleb Martin, Duncan Robinson and the other role players. Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo give their expectations for the final 15 games. Sponsors: PrizePicks (FIVE), BettorEdge (5RSN), EricRubenstein.com, All Pro Construction Builders Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https...

The Miami Heat swept a two-game set against the Atlanta Hawks with an 130-point outburst led by a surprisingly strong reserve unit. Victor Oladipo, Caleb Martin and Duncan Robinson all contributed in support of Jimmy Butler. Sponsors: InsuranceByLinnette.com , PrizePicks (FIVE) and ODMPSI.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

How have Kevin Love and Cody Zeller done in their first six games with the Heat? Ethan and Greg discuss that, and then Ethan speaks with Miami Heat VP Michael McCullough about the plans to celebrate Udonis Haslem's career with "4 days of 40." Sponsors: Water Cleanup of Florida, Prize Picks, BettorEdge Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcir...

After a devastating loss to the Knicks the night before, the Heat responded by taking control and never letting go vs. the Hawks, leading to a combined 5/27 shooting from the field between Trae Young and Dejounte Murray. Greg Sylvander, Bryan Fonseca & Alex Toledo jump on live after the game to go over the big performances, the stifling defense, before answering some listener questions. Sponso...

The Miami Heat blew a home game to the Knicks after a big 2nd half comeback, before Julius Randle hit a tough game-winning shot. Greg Sylvander and Sean Rochester jump on live after the game (and after watching the game with fans on Playback) to discuss what went wrong in the first half, what went right during the comeback and where they go from here. Sponsors: ODMPSI.com, InsuranceByLinnette.com...

Tyler Herro has had a very solid statistical season, but has been struggling with his efficiency since the New Year started, especially against the better defensive teams. How badly do the Miami Heat need him to turn it around? And does he remain a core part of the future, or will the playoffs determine that? Ethan, Greg and Alex evaluate Herro's season, and the discourse about him. Sponsors:...

Eric Reid said it best when Gabe Vincent took another errant 3: "Yikes." The Miami Heat turned in a clunker against the 76ers to start a 6-game homestand, as Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo didn't play enough, and no one else played well. Ethan, Greg and Bryan Fonseca discuss it on the Five Reasons YouTube channel. Sponsors: ODMPSI.com, InsuranceByLinnette.com and PrizePicks (FIVE) Advert...

The Miami Heat are almost whole, even with Kyle Lowry's return still delayed. As they begin a critical 6-game homestand against East teams just ahead, or behind, them in the standings, how will Erik Spoelstra juggle the pieces? Ethan, Alex and Brady discuss. Sponsors: C-ArmAndStaffing.com, Prize Picks, Water Cleanup of Florida Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-O...

The Heat ended their 4-game losing streak with a crunchtime win in Philadelphia. The Heat finally had a good shooting game to make up for Bam and Herro's struggles offensively and the defense closed them out. Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander, Brady Hawk & Alex Toledo go live after the buzzer (and after watching the game with fans on https://www.playback.tv/fiveonthefloor) to go over the game...

After being blown out by the Bucks and falling again to the hapless Hornets, the Miami Heat have now dropped four straight and are squarely in the play-in. And there's no target date to point to anymore, when something might get fixed. So what now? Can they recover? Or is this just a wait for a total rebuild? Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander try to evaluate the situation honestly. Sponsors: W...

The Heat have kicked off the final stretch of the regular season with a couple of disheartening weekend losses, have now lost 4 straight games in total and are 2.5 games behind the 6th-seeded Knicks. Alex Toledo and Brady Hawk jump on after the loss to go over the putrid offensive output that led to them going down 22 in the first half before having to come back and grind out the game. We also wen...

Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo go over the Heat's 29-point loss to the Bucks to kick off the final stretch of the season, including the threes problem, Kevin Love and Cody Zeller's debuts, before previewing Saturday's Hornets game. Sponsors: InsuranceByLinnette.com, ODMPSI.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Heat were back at practice on Thursday, where Kevin Love, Cody Zeller and Coach Spo spoke. Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo go over what some of their comments could mean for the team's new acquisitions and their places in the Heat's rotation before talking about the back-to-back set they've got coming up this weekend vs. the Bucks and Hornets. Sponsors: PrizePicks (FIVE), BettorEdge...