Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

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Miami Heat: Eric Reid‘s 5 Things to Get Excited About Oct 13, 2021

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Eric Reid, the play-by-play voice of the Miami Heat, appears for a third straight preseason, to reveal what has his excited about this season -- from the impactful addition of Kyle Lowry to the possible return of Victor Oladipo.

The conversation with Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander also covers some Heat nostalgia, the difference in broadcasting this season compared to the last two, why the "Game is My Boss" ..... and the New York Jets.

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Miami Heat: Bam, Lowry, Yurtseven stand out against the Hornets Oct 12, 2021

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With Ethan Skolnick and Brady Hawk working postgame coverage at the arena, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo jump on to talk about Bam's ascendence into scoring stardom happening before our eyes, Lowry's shooting prowess and impact on Bam's game. We also went over some changes to the team's defense and the young standouts who lead a remarkable comeback push to keep the Heat undefeated in preseason (4-0).

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Miami Heat: Tyler Herro leading a midrange revival? Oct 11, 2021

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For years, the midrange game has been out of vogue in the NBA.

But the NBA Finalists both used it effectively last postseason. Now Tyler Herro has been lethal in the preseason, and it's raising a question:

Could Miami go against the analytics, and exploit that area more this season.

Brady Hawk joins Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo to discuss.

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Miami Heat: Worst case scenarios for season Oct 07, 2021

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The Miami Heat looked great in their preseason opener.

But some promising seasons haven't panned out.

Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo shut out the sunshine, and identify what could go wrong, other than injuries to Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and others.

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Miami Heat: Preseason Opener a Success Oct 05, 2021

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Just about everything you wanted to see in the Miami Heat's preseason opener, you did. Ethan Skolnick and Alex Toledo were at FTX Arena, and are joined by Greg Sylvander to discuss Kyle Lowry and PJ Tucker debuting, Tyler Herro starring, and more. Sponsored by CPT-Florida.com, Manscaped.com (5RSN) and TherapistPreferred.com (5Reasons)
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Miami Heat: What to Watch this Preseason Oct 04, 2021

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It's basketball season in South Florida.

Ethan Skolnick, Alex Toledo and Greg Sylvander tell listeners what they are looking to see from the Miami Heat this offseason. A lot of Kyle Lowry stuff, but plenty of intriguing elements down the roster as well.

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Miami Heat: Will they push the pace? Sep 30, 2021

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The Miami Heat have typically been one of the slower teams in the NBA during Erik Spoelstra's coaching tenure.

Now, with Kyle Lowry at point guard, will they play faster?

Or will this look more like the Heat teams of the late 1990s?

Ethan, Alex and Greg discuss.

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Miami Heat: Bam Adebayo after Media Day Comments Sep 29, 2021

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Greg Sylvander Alex Toledo welcome Brady Hawk onto the program to talk about his article on fivereasonssports.com about the Lowry acquisition allowing Bam to "just go." We talk about this as well as what Bam himself had to say on Media Day about being assertive, picking his own spots and wanting to be a shooter.

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NBA: Michael Lee on Ben Simmons, Bradley Beal, Heat, more Sep 24, 2021

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Michael Lee, a long-time NBA writer now back with The Washington Post, joins Ethan, Alex and Greg to dive into several topics:

-- the Ben Simmons situation in Philadelphia

-- whether Bradley Beal will ever leave Washington

-- the Miami Heat's age concerns

-- the Lakers' best player

-- the curse of the Nets....

and more.

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Miami Heat: Who can win awards this season? Sep 22, 2021

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The Miami Heat have several award candidates this season, but how likely are their chances?

Ethan Skolnick, Greg Sylvander and Alex Toledo assess the chances of Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler, Erik Spoelstra, Tyler Herro and others.

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