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Should the Miami Heat explore a Jimmy Butler position change to point guard?

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Coach Erik Spoelstra has made a career out of experimenting with lineup changes and adjustments. His more recent move included a tweaked starting five of Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson, Jimmy Butler, Haywood Highsmith and Bam Adebayo. Terry Rozier and Nikola Jovic originally were rounding out the Herro, Butler and Adebayo trio, until struggles from both […]

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Should we be concerned about the Heat’s continued inability to finish at rim?

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Even though the Miami Heat completely weeded out long 2s from their shot profile and are making 3s rank inside the top-10 in both 3-point frequency and 3-point percentage, they have still been a mediocre offense through the team’s first 15 games after being a bottom-third offense in each of the last two seasons. The

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Dru Smith made a case for himself to earn more minutes with the Heat

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When the Miami Heat fell into a first half hole against the Philadelphia Sixers in their last game, coach Erik Spoelstra was desperate to find answers. The Heat have dealt with inconsistency in their play for the past few seasons now, and so far the 2024-25 campaign hasn’t looked any different. Spoelstra is deemed with

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Keshad Johnson, Isaiah Stevens are dominating in Sioux Falls

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While the 2024-25 NBA Season is nearly a month old–how time flies!–the G-League tip-off-tournament tipped off just over a week ago! The Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Miami Heat’s G-League affiliate, is currently 3-2, including a three-game win streak after two consecutive losses to the Iowa Wolves (Minnesota) to begin the campaign. There are a handful

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Heat’s issues remain glaring in loss to Sacramento

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The Miami Heat’s 111-110 loss to the Sacramento Kings on their home court underscored familiar struggles. Here are four critical takeaways from the game that highlight Miami’s challenges this season: 1. Third-Quarter Troubles Continue The Heat’s “turd periods,” as they’ve become known, have been a persistent issue this season. Against Sacramento, Miami was outscored 37-17

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Miami Heat: New look starting 5 has been worst lineup in NBA to begin 2024-25

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We’re still four games into a grueling 82-game season for the Miami Heat, but first impressions matter. The Miami Heat opened the 2024-25 season with a new starting 5 that didn’t play a single possession last season: Terry Rozier, Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo. It’s still way-to-early in the NBA season,

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Miami Heat must change this glaring trend sooner rather than later

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It was just one game, but it wasn’t an encouraging one for the Miami Heat on Wednesday, getting smacked on their home floor 116-97 by the Orlando Magic. Check out Dan’s full recap of the game here–spoiler: It wasn’t pretty. Bam Adebayo ultimately called the performance “embarrassing” after the game. He’s not wrong. After all,

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