Five On The Floor: Miami Heat/NBA

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David Thorpe on Justise Winslow, Heat, NBA Jan 15, 2019

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5R152- Ethan and Chris are joined by David Thorpe, AKA Coach Thorpe, an NBA player development specialist to break down all the latest in basketball. We hit on the incredible development of Justise Winslow, some Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem stories, and go around the NBA.

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Brian Flores To Be Next Fins Coach + Tanking for 2020? Jan 14, 2019

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5R151- Ethan and Chris break down the reports over the weekend that Patriots linebackers coach and defensive play caller Brian Flores is expected to become the next head coach of the Miami Dolphins. We break down why the news broke before he can officially take the job, what we think of the hire, the Dolphins becoming the most diverse organization in the NFL, and whether or not they'll be tanking to draft a quarterback in 2020.

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Tommy Tighe on Heat Rotation, #WadeWeekend Jan 10, 2019

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5R150- Ethan and Chris are joined by Miami Heat pregame and halftime host Tommy Tighe to run through everything going on with the team. We hit on the Heat's "too many guys" problem, how they've coped with Goran Dragic's absence, and Dwyane Wade's candidacy for the All Star Game.

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Alex Donno on Dolphins, Diaz, Fight Game Jan 09, 2019

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5R149- Ethan and Chris are joined by Alex Donno, cohost of Donno and Friedo on 560 WQAM, to go around the sports landscape. We hit on the Dolphins coaching search, how UM Football has changed overnight with their coaching changes, how the National Championship illustrates how far away they are, the NFL Playoffs, and hit on a subject near and dear to Donno's heart, Combat Sports.

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Miami Dolphins Coaching Search Update Jan 07, 2019

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5R148- Chris returns from vacation and joins Ethan to break down the current state of the Dolphins coaching search. We examine the direction the Dolphins organization is going and examine all the candidates: Kris Richard, Brian Flores, John Harbaugh, Darren Rizzi and Eric Bienemy.

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Mindin' Our Business w/ Jason Jackson & Windy Dees (Ep 1) Jan 07, 2019

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Welcome to the newest podcast on the Five Reasons Sports Flagship. Mindin' Our Business, hosted by Jason Jackson, Miami Heat TV Host and Courtside Reporter, and Dr. Windy Dees, Professor at the University of Miami focusing in Sports Marketing and Sponsorship. Jax and Dr. Dees will be featured here on the flagship podcast discussing all the latest issues and stories in the world of Sports Business.

In this episode, they cover ESPN's Megacast for the National Championship (tonight at day of publish), the value NBA teams have seen from the sales of jersey patches with corporate sponsors, the NBA playing preseasons game in India next year, how legalized sports gambling has interacted with the major professional leagues, and the auctioning by Disney of Regional Sports Networks previously owned by FOX and how it might affect how sports fans consume their local teams.

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Adam Gase Fired, Manny Diaz Hired Dec 31, 2018

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Huge 24 hours in Miami sports, so Luis Zabala of CBS4 (who was in Buffalo with the Dolphins) joins @EthanJSkolnick to talk about the Dolphins firing Adam Gase and re-assigning Mike Tannebaum; and about the Hurricanes bringing back Manny Diaz to replace the retiring Mark Richt.

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Dolphins Season Over, Now the Fun Begins Dec 31, 2018

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The Dolphins got blown out in Buffalo to finish the season at 7-9.

With @ChrisWittyngham out of town, Alfredo Arteaga (@UptownReport) of @3YardsPerCarry joins @EthanJSkolnick to discuss:

-- Adam Gase's weird behavior

-- Steve Ross's difficult choices

-- Matt Burke's imminent demise

-- What the front office shakeup should look like, maybe even with Dan Marino.

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What the Dolphins Should Do Now -- with Kyle Crabbs Dec 26, 2018

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Kyle Crabbs (@GrindingTheTape) joins @EthanJSkolnick for a stripped-down opinion-heavy episode to discuss:

-- How Steve Ross should reshuffle the Dolphins' front office

-- What Adam Gase needs to do better if he stays

-- The quarterback options beyond Ryan Tannehill

-- The futures of Kenyan Drake, Reshad Jones, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Cameron Wake and more.